Industrial Electric Supply (IES) was founded in 1977, and has been a privately-owned full line Electrical Distributor servicing the Chicagoland Area. IES is a distributor of quality electrical products and material to the utility, construction, commercial, and industrial markets. It is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Women Business Enterprise (WBE).
The newly reorganized company will continue to be a full-service wholesale electrical distributor for complete lines of electrical, lighting, industrial, data and telecommunications networking products, wire and cable, tools and safety equipment. Their quality electrical products and material service the utility, construction, commercial, and industrial markets throughout the Chicagoland Area.
IES is now certified as a Women/Minority Business Enterprise (“W/MBE”) through the Illinois Department of Central Management Offices, Cook County, the City of Chicago and IL-UCP. Most recently, IES obtained its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) certificate through its host agency, Metra. Participating agencies include, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace.
Vanguard Global Solutions is a leading distributor of emergency management, homeland security, laboratory, electrical, medical, and packaging products and supplies. Vanguard Global Solutions is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with headquarters in Encinitas California and the only authorized SDVOSB distributor for Audubon Machinery products. We support the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and both State and Municipal Agencies. Vanguard Global Solutions has personnel with hands-on experience and technical expertise in project management, marketing, strategic planning, small business consulting, and a myriad of homeland security and emergency preparedness disciplines. Our working knowledge of entering and maintaining government and corporate contracting space provides our customers a competitive advantage.
Vanguard Global Solutions is comprised with a very diverse team of skilled professionals. We are passionate and dedicated to our clients and each team member has an abundance of experience in multiple industries. Our team’s unique abilities enable us to provide real world solutions to real world issues.
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