Mersen Canada Receives Franklin Empire’s 2021 Ontario Supplier of the Year Award

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March 14, 2022

Mersen Canada is honored to receive the 2021 Ontario Supplier of the Year Award from distribution partner Franklin Empire. This award recognizes the excellent support provided by Mersen in 2021.

“During such uncertain times, Mersen achieved the results required to be nominated and was ultimately awarded Franklin Empire’s Supplier of the Year Award for the Ontario Region. We are exceedingly proud of this accomplishment,” states Mr. Sean Hanoman, Regional Sales Manager-Central at Mersen Canada. “This would not be possible without the support of our sales agent, Intralec, and is testimony to our commitment in serving the electrical industry.”

Franklin Empire Inc. has helped shape the electrical distribution industry in Canada. An independently owned electrical distributor in Canada, Franklin Empire has 23 branch locations and 5 assembly and repair shops in Québec and Ontario, with over 500 employees and an inventory investment exceeding $35 million. The family owned and operated distributor has been serving the electrical, industrial, and construction industries for 80 years. Franklin Empire is a proud member of AD (Affiliated Distributors) Canada.

For more information about Mersen, visit ep.mersen.com.

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