Essco Wholesale Electric – Number One in the Southwest - was founded by Pasquale
Dellisanti in 1973. The original name was Electric Surplus Sales Co. or ESSCO.
In October 1976, businessman Don Tapia purchased the company located in Anaheim, California and changed the name to Essco Wholesale Electric, Inc.

Mr. Tapia’s influence and business savvy was immediately felt within the electrical
wholesale community. By July of 1977 Mr. Tapia had created another Essco Wholesale
Electric Branch in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. To date, Essco has matured to twelve branches
located throughout Arizona and Southern California – each branch is independently owned
and operated.

ESSCO joined Sonepar USA’s family of businesses in 2008. Sonepar USA has over 4,600 associates in 12 companies operating more than 253 branches in 35 states. In 2007, the company achieved $3 billion in revenue. It is a member of the Sonepar group - the world's largest privately held electrical distributor. Worldwide, Sonepar employs over 34,000 employees, with 2,050 branch locations and 2007 annual sales of $19 billion pro forma.

As a full-line commercial and residential electrical contractor supply house, Essco’s goals
and business focus have remained unchanged since inception…to provide each and every customer
Excellent customer service, Competitive pricing, and Significant local product stock availability.

Essco prides itself on our quick, reliable and personalized electrical wholesale services
which include:

• Jobsite Delivery
• Will-Call / Counter Service
• Top Manufacturer Lines
• Early and Convenient Hours of Operation
• Significant Stock Positions
• Outside / Inside Sales Staff
• Personalized Credit Staff
• One credit account for all branches
• Commodity Futures Contracts

From our humble beginnings, Essco’s greatest asset remains our personnel; our team’s
day-to-day dedication to our customers is the heart of Essco. If you haven’t worked with Essco’s staff recently, please give us an opportunity to serve you.

Whether you wish to inquire about opening an account or report to us on how we are
doing, please feel welcome to call me directly at 480-497-8000, ext. 1178.

Sincerely,

Scott L. Tonn
President