Newey and Eyre
 Logo NEWEY&EYRE RexelGroup-RGB-01 | |
| Industry | Trade, Maintenance & electrical |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Luke Wayland, West Midlands |
Key people | Mark Fiddy – Managing Director |
| Products | Wiring, cable, HVAC, cable management, luminaries, circuit protection, sockets, Hand Tools, Fixings and Accessories, Lighting, LED, Safety and Workwear, |
| Revenue | GBP (2007) |
Number of employees | 2,000 (2007) |
| Slogan | UK's leading Electrical Wholesaler |
| Website | Neweys Online |
Newey and Eyre is the UK's largest electrical wholesaler. Founded in 1927, the company is now part of Rexel UK Limited which also owns WF Senate, Parker Merchanting, Denmans and Wilts.
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.
Management
Mark Fiddy (Managing Director)
Chris Gibson (Corporate Sales Director)
Peter Elliott (Commercial Director)