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Export Distribution Services
WESCO International, the International Operations unit of WESCO, provides one of the most comprehensive product and service offerings of any electrical supply company servicing the international market. Directed from our headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, WESCO International has established operations worldwide dedicated to providing supplies, material management, and quality services on a global basis.WESCO specializes in sourcing, negotiating, and delivery of a wide range of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies. Staffed with experienced sales expeditors, and backed by the world's leading manufacturers, WESCO provides worldwide services virtually 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via phone, fax, EDI, or the Internet.
The International Group has active customers in more than 40 countries including contractors based in key centers for engineering throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, who design, engineer, and procure for projects constructed in a multitude of challenging locations and to a wide array of electrical standards.
WESCO International serves a broad base of industrial, construction, and utility customers across many industries, including:
- Metals
- Automotive
- Transportation
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Petrochemical
- Power plants
- Offshore platforms
- Commercial development
- Rural electrification
WESCO transacts business in multiple currencies backed by an established base of more than 5,000 suppliers. This enables WESCO International's team to locate even the most exotic and difficult to find items. The International Group has access to more than 300,000 items on a daily basis from seven WESCO Distribution Centers and more than 400 Branch locations. We can also provide customers with products to solve particular requirements from global manufacturers who meet NEMA/ANSI, IEC, CSA, BS, and JIS standards.
WESCO International's extensive Branch network throughout North America, Mexico, South America, and the United Kingdom, includes more than 5,000 employees and 1,000 sales representatives ready to help you worldwide. We are experts at driving cost out of the products we sell, supporting this effort in part through our large Regional Distribution Centers that provide outstanding supply capability to our Branches and our customers.
Services Available
WESCO International offers its customers unique services needed for successful operations in a global market. These services include:- Global sourcing
- Project coordination
- Export documentation
- Partnering with freight forwarders
Global Sourcing
WESCO International offers internationally focused customers a channel to the global marketplace. This is important for a number of reasons:- Varying electrical standards used around the world (NEMA/ANSI, IEC, BS, VDE, JIS, etc.)
- Procurement and transportation costs to a customer's facility can be reduced if product is supplied from a supplier closer to the customer's location
- Several countries have the requirement to supply materials from local manufacturers to provide protection for local industry
Project Coordination
The task of project coordination is critical to the successful on-time completion of an overseas project. WESCO, through its years of experience and resources, is able to provide a variety of services to the customer constructing a plant or working on any other large project. WESCO is able to interface with a customer's traffic department, the freight forwarder, and steamship company to ensure compliance with the customer's schedule.Export Documentation
Each individual order, whether it requires one complete shipment or several, will need a set of documents to ensure its passage through customs, both in the sourcing country and in the country of final destination. These documents are normally supplied by WESCO as a part of our project coordination service. Upon completion of the order, WESCO can provide you with one or more sets of operation and maintenance manuals for use at the plant site.Export Packing
In order to ensure that the materials arrive at their destination in good condition, they must be protected against both the elements and improper handling during shipment either by air or by ocean. WESCO provides, through its association with export packing companies, an export crate or box for break bulk shipments (normally items whose size prohibits loading into a container) or container packaging for smaller pallet-size items. Export packing may also include shrink wrapping or banding of pallets, as well as waterproofing wooden boxes. The marking of the boxes for identification during shipment and at the site is an integral service provided by WESCO. This could be as elaborate as color-coding or stencil-painting depending upon customer requirements.WESCO International/Export Locations
In addition to our 370 Branch locations and our eight Distribution Centers, WESCO's International Group has offices to serve you in more than 40 countries worldwide. For more information about our extensive product and service offering, or to request a quote, please contact:Jack London
District Manager - WESCO International
PO Box 40216
24-39th Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201
Phone: (412) 995-0450
Fax: (412) 995-0460
jlondon@wesco.com
