Mid-Coast Electric Supply Inc.

Company Overview

Since its inception in 1968, Mid-Coast Electric Supply Inc. has become one of the largest and quickest-growing electrical distributors in South Texas, operating 6 locations that serve a broad swath of Texas and Northern Mexico. We are a full-line electrical distributor, offering a wide selection of electrical equipment to original equipment manufacturers, industrial MRO, factory automation, construction, utility, and government markets.

In 1968, Louis Barker and William McKinney incorporated Mid-Coast Electric Supply, Inc. (MCESI) in the State of Texas. By 1980, Louis Barker became the sole proprietor of MCESI. That same year, the corporate headquarters was constructed in Victoria, Texas.

Back then, the company’s revenue was below $3 million. During the 1980s, the company continued to grow by enhancing its market presence in Victoria and establishing a satellite office in Bay City, Texas. By 1989, MCESI had increased its total revenue to $5.8 million.

The 1990s brought further expansion as the company launched its Rio Grande Valley location in Harlingen, Texas. During this period, Steve and Tom Barker came on board as full-time employees and part owners of MCESI. In 1999, MCESI opened its location in Corpus Christi. By the close of 2000, total revenue for the company exceeded $18 million.

The company has maintained steady growth from 2000 to the present. In 2003, we acquired the San Antonio location. In 2003, MCESI's Distribution...