Sonepar

sonepar is an independent french family-owned company with global market leadership in b to b distribution of electrical products and related solutions. founded in 1969 by henri coisne, the sonepar group, electrical equipment distributor, grew rapidly thanks to the ongoing support of its family shareholders, organizing and structuring its business of electrical equipment distribution. a group of european stature as of 1982, sonepar is now enlarging its international footprint through targeted acquisitions around the world. the integration of substantial hagemeyer assets in 2008 marks a major step forward in that direction. today, with 17.2 billion euros of revenue (31 december 2014), sonepar is represented by 224 entities operating in 41 countries on five continents. it is at the heart of a €200 billion global market which, due to the growing number of applications for electrical equipment, fast-changing product technologies, and the need for new services, has considerable furthe