About Us E.B. Horsman & Son

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We have been helping communities thrive since 1900. As the largest Western Canadian independent electrical distributor, we offer our customers the best people, products and services in the electrical industry.

Today

The Present

For five generations, we have been guided by our core values of teamwork and collaboration, reliability, integrity, initiative and continuous improvement.

As an electrical supplier, distributor and wholesaler, we source, stock, store, sell and ship electrical products using a central distribution model. We also provide supply-chain management and support services.

History

The Early Years

It all began in the early autumn days of 1900 in Moosomin, Saskatchewan. Under the tutelage of its determined and distinguished co-founder, George Dennis Horsman, and with the assistance of his father Edward B. Horsman, the local E. B. Horsman & Son hardware store originated. In 1907, George Dennis visited Vancouver – where a new journey began.

One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

For Nine Years Running

E.B. Horsman & Son achieved Platinum Club status with the Canada's Best Managed Companies program by retaining its Best Managed designation for nine consecutive years. The Canada’s Best Managed Companies program recognizes best-in-class Canadian-owned and managed companies with annual revenues exceeding $15 million. Best Managed Companies demonstrate strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth.

The Canada’s Best Managed program is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums.

Investing in the Community

EBH is an organization that prides itself on making positive contributions to its employees as well as the community. We are pursuing further corporate social responsibility initiatives that will provide more intrinsic and extrinsic value to our stakeholders. Intrinsically the organization believes that community development and social progress are an imperative part of business operations.

Children’s Hospital

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Continuous fundraising activities involving our employees and customers occur throughout the year, enabling us to give back to the community. BC Children’s Hospital will continue to be the primary foundation of support for E.B. Horsman & Son.

In 2016, E.B. Horsman & Son began contributing a portion of its yearly BCCHF fundraising dollars specifically to Beads of Courage, a program within the Child Life department at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Affiliated Distributors

Together, We Win

We are a longstanding member of Affiliated Distributors. AD, the largest wholesale buying and marketing group in North America, comprises more than 530 independent distributor companies with 3,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Members have completed more than $20 billion in sales across six categories: electrical supplies; industrial supplies; pipe, valves and fittings; plumbing supplies; HVAC equipment and supplies; and drywall and drywall-related products

Customer Feedback

We are passionate about being your electrical distributor of choice. Furthermore, we truly take pride in listening and learning from you, our local customer. Your comments give us direction. We respect your time, so please give us any feedback – be it brief or in-depth – that you feel will help us better serve you.