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WESCO-EECOL South America
WESCO-EECOL South America is a partnership of WESCO Distribution in the USA and EECOL Electric in South America. We have combined the best practices of both companies to establish a service-driven organization that supplies electrical, instrumentation, and data communications materials to the mining and metals industries in South America.
The partnership combines WESCO’s capital projects experience and heritage with EECOL’s infrastructure and local market expertise. From the beginning, as part of Westinghouse Electric in 1922, WESCO has focused on and excelled at completing large, complex projects. EECOL’s local infrastructure and experience in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Peru enable us to deliver the right products at the right time.
Ultimately, our goal is to keep construction projects operating at optimum levels while reducing your overall costs. We deliver the right products at competitive prices and provide more value by looking for every opportunity to improve labor productivity. Leverage our expertise and experience to keep your construction projects well-coordinated and operating at peak efficiency.
Products
WESCO-EECOL South America proudly offers electrical and data communications products and services from some of the most high-profile, industry-leading manufacturers in the industry. As a full-line electrical and data communications distributor, we offer a wide range of market-leading products, and our customers have access to a global stock inventory. We provide a single-source procurement solution and coordinated supply of material for capital projects as well as maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and materials, including:
- Distribution and control equipment
- Lamps, lighting, and ballasts
- Wire and cable, conduit and cable tray systems, splicing and terminations and ID
- Data communications products
- MRO and consumable supplies for general maintenance, safety, security and tools
- …and more.
Services
WESCO-EECOL South America offers advanced Supply Chain Management Services — Integrated Supply Solutions, Working Capital Solutions, Materials Management Services, Cable Management Programs, and much more. We help customers to reduce supply chain costs and raise the efficiency of their operations through advanced, innovative distribution capabilities and "extra-effort" services:
- Local, in-country inventory
- Global sourcing to comply with a range product standards
- IEC, NEMA, UL, and more
- Local customer service with access to a global network of more than 17,000 suppliers
- Logistics and documentation requirements
- Capital project material management using our state of the art Remote Project Management (RPM) software, including product and specification compliance, terms and conditions, submittals, and approvals
- International customer service coordination between engineering, factory, transport, and jobsite
- Kitting and staging of materials
- Electrical and non-electrical material, including standard and non-standard items
- Supply chain integrity/quality products
- Industry-leading Global Accounts program serving large national and multi-national customers with complex service requirements
- Multi-currency
Markets
WESCO-EECOL South America serves a broad base of customers in the mining and metals industry, as well as Engineering, Procurement and Construction Companies (EPCs).
WESCO Company Overview
WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating ("MRO") and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services. 2010 annual sales were approximately $5.1 billion. The Company employs approximately 6,800 people, maintains relationships with over 17,000 suppliers, and serves over 100,000 customers worldwide.
EECOL ELECTRIC CORP. operates with ISO 9001 Management Systems in Canada and Chile. We have been offering competitive value and superior service for over 90 years, now from over sixty stocking locations in Canada and South America. We service the electrical material supply requirements of industry, contractors, E.P.C.’s and institutional customers with large and complete inventories, technically qualified personnel and prompt and efficient service.