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The UK’s largest electrical wholesaler

Powering the trade since 1801.

800,000+ lines from the world’s leading manufacturers, held in stock by local teams at 240+ branches — and on your site the same day.

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Service CentreKnutsford, Cheshire
240+ branchesHead office
240+Branches across the UK, Northern Ireland & Channel Islands
800,000Lines available from leading manufacturers
13Regions, each with its own regional office
225Years since Joshua Edmundson opened in Dublin

Why the trade chooses Edmundson

Big enough to stock it.
Local enough to know you.

Our branch teams are empowered to run their business like their own — investing in local stock, local people and local relationships, with the buying power of the UK’s largest wholesaler behind them.

Edmundson Electrical delivery lorry beside cable drums

Same-day delivery

Dedicated fleets based across the UK, ready to deliver fast. A wide range of products held locally means same-day delivery is the norm, not a promise.

How delivery works

Stock where you need it

High levels of stock held at a local level, plus access to 800,000+ lines — including the hard-to-find items other wholesalers can’t source.

800k+lines
Edmundson Electrical colleague at a branch trade counter

People who know the product

Our teams are trained to become experts in their field — so you get knowledge, not just a till receipt.

Only the brands you trust

No in-house brands. We don’t manufacture. We back the world’s leading manufacturers — and pay every supplier to terms.

240+ branches, 31 trusted local names

From Edmundson Electrical to Walter S Mercer, G A Nicholas and Western Electrical — one network, many local names.

Meet the family

The range

Everything electrical,
from first fix to handover.

Whether it’s standard electrical goods or cutting-edge technology, we hold it locally or get it fast.

Explore the range

Who we supply

From one-man bands to multinational M&E.

The electrician with a van and a full diary.

Fast counter service, stock on the shelf and a branch team that knows your name. Account terms from day one, with collection or delivery to site.

Growing contractors running several jobs.

Scheduled site deliveries, quotes turned around quickly and the cable, containment and distribution kit to keep every crew moving.

National and multinational M&E contractors.

Major-project supply with local delivery from 240+ branches, specialist cable through Cabletech and lighting schemes from UK Lighting Design.

Schools, hospitals and local authorities.

Reliable supply for estates and maintenance teams, with compliant products, WEEE take-back and a responsible, well-governed partner.

Factories, plant and facilities.

Breakdown cover from local stock, switchgear and controls, industrial lighting and the test equipment to keep plant running.

225 years in the making

From lighthouse lamps to the King’s Warrant.

Joshua Edmundson opened an ironmongery in Dublin in 1801. By 1900 the company was a major power generator employing 13,000 people. Today it’s the UK’s largest electrical wholesaler — and still privately owned.

Read our history
  1. 1801Founded in Dublin
  2. 1800sLighting the coast
  3. 1860Into London — and electricity
  4. c.1900A national power generator
  5. 1948Nationalisation
  6. 2025By Appointment to His Majesty The King
  7. 2026225 years
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Powering the future

Working towards net zero with Planet Mark.

We measure, report and reduce our footprint with Planet Mark — and help customers do the same, with renewables through UK Greentech and free like-for-like take-back of waste electrical equipment at every branch.

  • Planet Mark sustainability certification
  • Free WEEE take-back for end users
  • Licensed for lamps and hazardous WEEE

Careers

Learn the trade. Run the branch.

Graduates start from £30,000 with no electrical experience needed. Apprentices earn while they learn. Both build real careers inside a business that promotes from within.

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£30kminimum graduate starting salary

Ready when you are.

Open a trade account online, or walk into any of our 240+ branches today.

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