Company Description:
French Gerleman is a fifth generation, family owned business that has served the local community for more than 85 years. French Gerleman was ranked the 70th largest North American distributor by Electrical Wholesaling magazine (June 2010).
Five generations of service and leadership
A family-owned, St. Louis-based corporation, French Gerleman is featured in the St. Louis Business Journal's list of Top 150 Privately Held Companies.
With more than 85 years and five generations of innovative service to customers, employees and the community, French Gerleman was a proud recipient of the 2001 Mississippi Valley Family Business of the Year Award for medium-sized companies based in the state of Missouri, and first-runner-up in the national Mass Mutual Family Business Award competition. As a reflection of our own strong commitment to both business and family, these awards recognize the technological leadership and spirit of service that the French family has strived to achieve since the company incorporated in 1923.
As technology evolves, so do we
At French Gerleman, one of our goals is to respond to - and even anticipate - changes in customer needs and demands, and adapt our product and service offering accordingly. This has resulted in many changes over the years since the company's founder, Albert O. French, opened a small motor-repair shop called French Electric in downtown St. Louis in 1914.
Today, the company's distribution arm, called French Gerleman Supply & Service Center, comprises Automation, Datacom, Electrical Supply and Power Transmission divisions.
Grounded in the past, poised for the future
French Gerleman was built on a strong foundation of strong principles. Perhaps chief among them is a continued emphasis on forging powerful, enduring relationships with all those who have had an interest in our success.
For example, our mission statement incorporates these interrelated objectives:
To provide a true career environment for employees
To serve every customer above and beyond the abilities and standards of the rest of the industry
To ally with the best manufacturers and to build enduring relationships with them.
As we celebrate our past and look to the future, we especially want to thank our loyal customers, who have grown with us; our manufacturers, who have supported us and encouraged us for so many years, and our dedicated employees, who literally are the company to both manufacturers and customers.
Our goals for the immediate future are to:
Maintain healthy growth in our mature businesses
Produce dramatic growth in those initiatives still in their infancy
Exercise creativity in forming new ventures
Continually improve the quality and efficiency of all business systems
Aggressive pursuit of these goals, combined with adherence to our guiding principles, will push us on to the next level.
Our success is dependent on all of us working together to become more of what we are today. In that way, as our company grows, everyone associated will benefit.
We make a firm commitment to achieve this bright future. To this end, we pledge continued performance above and beyond the minimum...building on our solid foundation and investing in strong relationships with our employees, our customers and our partner manufacturers.
French Gerleman is a fifth generation, family owned business that has served the local community for more than 85 years. French Gerleman was ranked the 70th largest North American distributor by Electrical Wholesaling magazine (June 2010).
Five generations of service and leadership
A family-owned, St. Louis-based corporation, French Gerleman is featured in the St. Louis Business Journal's list of Top 150 Privately Held Companies.
With more than 85 years and five generations of innovative service to customers, employees and the community, French Gerleman was a proud recipient of the 2001 Mississippi Valley Family Business of the Year Award for medium-sized companies based in the state of Missouri, and first-runner-up in the national Mass Mutual Family Business Award competition. As a reflection of our own strong commitment to both business and family, these awards recognize the technological leadership and spirit of service that the French family has strived to achieve since the company incorporated in 1923.
As technology evolves, so do we
At French Gerleman, one of our goals is to respond to - and even anticipate - changes in customer needs and demands, and adapt our product and service offering accordingly. This has resulted in many changes over the years since the company's founder, Albert O. French, opened a small motor-repair shop called French Electric in downtown St. Louis in 1914.
Today, the company's distribution arm, called French Gerleman Supply & Service Center, comprises Automation, Datacom, Electrical Supply and Power Transmission divisions.
Grounded in the past, poised for the future
French Gerleman was built on a strong foundation of strong principles. Perhaps chief among them is a continued emphasis on forging powerful, enduring relationships with all those who have had an interest in our success.
For example, our mission statement incorporates these interrelated objectives:
To provide a true career environment for employees
To serve every customer above and beyond the abilities and standards of the rest of the industry
To ally with the best manufacturers and to build enduring relationships with them.
As we celebrate our past and look to the future, we especially want to thank our loyal customers, who have grown with us; our manufacturers, who have supported us and encouraged us for so many years, and our dedicated employees, who literally are the company to both manufacturers and customers.
Our goals for the immediate future are to:
Maintain healthy growth in our mature businesses
Produce dramatic growth in those initiatives still in their infancy
Exercise creativity in forming new ventures
Continually improve the quality and efficiency of all business systems
Aggressive pursuit of these goals, combined with adherence to our guiding principles, will push us on to the next level.
Our success is dependent on all of us working together to become more of what we are today. In that way, as our company grows, everyone associated will benefit.
We make a firm commitment to achieve this bright future. To this end, we pledge continued performance above and beyond the minimum...building on our solid foundation and investing in strong relationships with our employees, our customers and our partner manufacturers.