Newey and Eyre
Newey and Eyre was an electrical wholesaling company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1926, the company is now part of Rexel.
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| Industry | Trade, Maintenance & electrical |
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| Headquarters | Luke Wayland, West Midlands |
Key people | Edgar Aponte- Rexel UK CEO Marcus Leek - Rexel UK CFO |
| Products | Wiring, cable, HVAC, cable management, luminaries, circuit protection, sockets, Hand Tools, Fixings and Accessories, Lighting, LED, Safety and Workwear, |
| Revenue | £630m GBP (2019) |
Number of employees | 2,135 (2019) |
| Website | rexel |
History
Established in 1926, Newey & Eyre has celebrated over 80 years of service to the electrical wholesale market. Over the years the business has been acquired by a number of different holding company but has remained relatively unchanged by the corporate mergers.
In 1993 Investor Group Hagemeyer acquired Newey & Eyre Group Ltd from Invensys PLC and in 2008 Newey and Eyre was acquired by Rexel.
In 2009 Newey and Eyre launched an online store, Neweys Online.
Newey & Eyre operates in the UK through a national network of nearly 130 branches with a profiled stock range of more than 32,000 different lines. Another 140,000 products are available either from stock or to special order. Newey and Eyre also hold a range of over 3.500 own branded products called Newlec.
Newey and Eyre's head office is based in Birmingham, West Midlands at Eagle Court.
In 2008 Newey & Eyre opened the capital's first dedicated facilities management centre.
In 2016 Newey & Eyre rebranded to Rexel as part of the One Rexel transformation programme.