Sonepar () is an independent electrical products distribution company headquartered in Paris, France. Operating in 40 countries through 90 brands, the group was founded in 1969 and made 32.5 billion euros in sales in 2024.
Sonepar () is an independent electrical products distribution company headquartered in Paris, France. Operating in 40 countries through 90 brands, the group was founded in 1969 and made 32.5 billion euros in sales in 2024.
== History == Sonepar was founded in France in 1969 by the Coisne and Lambert families. Their first foray into electrical components was the acquisition of Comptoir d'Électricité Franco-Belge (CEFB), which sparked a series of similar acquisitions throughout the 1970s. In the 1980s, the company grew worldwide with acquisitions in the Netherlands (Technische Unie), Germany (Otto Kuhmann) and Canada (Lumen in Québec). The family holding Colam Entreprendre, owner of Sonepar and syndicating inheriting descendants of the Coisne and Lambert families, was created in 2000.
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