1919 — Cadillac Electric Founded

Cadillac Electric's first
storefront on Larned in Detroit

1925 — Cadillac Electric takes on Allen-Bradley Industrial Control Line

1961— Newark Purchases Cadillac Electric

1962— Built Oak Park, MI branch
Newark and Cadillac move under one roof

1968 — Premier Purchases Newark:
Cadillac becomes independent
Subsidiary

1996 — Premier and Farnell merge

— Cadillac Electric attains
ISO 9002 rating and recently
achieved its ISO 9001:2000 rating

2000 — Built Cadillac Electric & Automation branch iin Ypsilanti, MI

A History of Service

Cadillac Electric was founded in 1919, originally located on Cadillac Square in downtown Detroit. Since that time Cadillac Electric has focused on serving southeast Michigan manufacturers, institutions and commercial concerns. Today, Cadillac Electric is housed in a 53,000 square foot facility located on Hubbell Avenue, Oak Park, and also operates a business unit in Ypsilanti, MI as CE&A - Cadillac Electric & Automation.

World Class Products

Cadillac Electric offers nationally recognized brands including Acme, Allen-Bradley, Appleton, Brady, Bussmann, Crouse-Hinds, Hoffman Engineering, Sola/Hevi-Duty, Hubbell, and Thomas & Betts, thus ensuring that customers can source products with the features, quality and reliability they require from one convenient supplier. Leading international industrial automation lines including Siemens can be sourced from CE&A - Cadillac Electric & Automation. Together, Cadillac represents one of the broadest line cards in the industry.

Support

Cadillac serves the market through a knowledgeable team of account representatives acting as a resource for customers who are sourcing the electrical and automation solutions required to keep their companies competitive. The efforts of our account representatives are backed by experienced inside sales, procurement, logistical and technical support specialists. More demanding application and sales issues are resolved by our application engineering and management team, who are further supported by a network of manufacturer's representatives and factory staff.

Stock Room Solutions

For electrical and industrial control products which must be stocked on site to complete maintenance projects or avoid costly down time, Cadillac offers the Stockroom Management program. Barcoded storage cabinets are provided as part of a structured system minimizing procurement costs, improving inventory control and adjusting stock levels to meet demand. Customers using this inventory management service can realize significant savings while remaining in control of the program.

Engineering & Training

Engineering Services are available to those customers who are seeking to complement their technical and maintenance staff with specialists in bar coding, SCADA, PLC programming, machine vision, and drive configuration. Customer training for PLCs, drives, and operator interface displays are also offered.

Private Label Products

Complementing the premium lines carried by Cadillac, alternative "private label" connectors, cable, test equipment, and wire management products are available which either offer cost saving or unique capabilities that far exceed those available elsewhere. For customers who need to increase reliability or are seeking to lower up front costs, Cadillac's private label products may offer a solution.

ISO 9001:2000

Cadillac Electric has been ISO 9002 registered since 1997 and recently earned the new ISO 9001:2000 rating. Attaining this certification has added structure and accountability to our organization and processes which are continually being improved in an effort to increase efficiencies and ultimately improve the level of customer satisfaction.

Corporate Strength

Part of the Industrial Products Division of Premier Farnell, Cadillac Electric is a leading area distributor of electrical and industrial control products to manufacturers and OEM’s. The company benefits from the corporate strength and global reach of Premier Farnell while being allowed the flexibility to meet the specific challenges presented by a unique regional market. Cadillac Electric is headquartered in a 53,000 square foot distribution center in Oak Park, Michigan, and operates a business unit in Ypsilanti, Michigan as CE&A, which specializes in international automation lines and engineered solutions.

Premier Farnell markets and distributes electronic, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) and specialist products and services throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Premier Farnell operates in 21 countries and trades in over 100, it has 5,000 employees worldwide and a database of 1.2 million customers. Companies within the Premier Farnell Group include Farnell InOne, CPC, BuckHickman InOne, Kent, Newark InOne, MCM, an InOne company and Akron Brass.