September 6, 2013 – Ontario independent distributor Gerrie Electric says it has purchased assets of Watt’s Electrical Supplies and Solutions Inc., which will continue to operate under the direction of the current branch manager, Graham Watt.

“I am extremely excited about joining the Gerrie team with my son Andrew,” said Graham Watt. “With Gerrie’s breadth of product, inventories, technical specialists and services, we look forward to continuing to grow the business in the region.”

Watt’s Electrical Supplies was founded in 2008 in Alliston, Ont., to serve commercial, industrial and residential markets. The company will now operate as Watt’s Electrical Supplies, Division of Gerrie Electric Wholesale Ltd.

“On behalf of the entire Gerrie team, we are very pleased to warmly welcome Graham and Andrew to our growing family,” said Heather Gerrie.

Gerrie Electric sports 23 locations throughout South-Central Ontario and over 300 employees.