About Us
About Us
Stearn Electric was founded in 1924...
To the wholesale industry Stearn are known as ‘The wholesaler’s wholesaler’. We are a super distributor to the electrical industries wholesale trade, and specialist distributer to many other industries.
Holding huge ranges of stock in depth can be a costly business for wholesalers, this is where our policy of Your ‘Other’ Warehouse offers to stock replenish the wholesale trade efficiently and effectively from an extensive range of stock from our 14 business’.
We serve all regional areas in the UK and Northern Ireland, with a commitment to providing a comprehensive service which includes a next day delivery to our customers for all their electrical requirements.
The extensive brand range, which includes some of our own, are detailed in our quarterly publication ‘The’ Price Guide, which extends to more than 340 pages and has become an essential tool to any person in the electrical wholesale trade.
Batteries & Torches Space Heating Water Treatment Air Treatment
Major Appliances Floorcare Small Appliances Home Entertainment
Telecoms Garden Equipment Catering Focal Fires
As well as our well established industry known catalogue ‘The’ Price Guide we have recently introduced extensive support documents in the form of brochures and catalogues which focus on specific categories within our large selection of products.
Stearn also prides itself on supporting the electrical wholesale industry by offering dedicated branded literature on behalf of its customers.
History
Stearn is a company with a fine history – the company has grown over the intervening years into a National Super Distributor, with a exceptionally guarded reputation for good service and excellent customer relations.
Charles Stearn was the founder of Stearn Electric……..
1874
Charles Stearn was an amateur scientist, an expert in his time on vacuum pumps. He met Charles Topham, who was helping his father blow glass for Stearns development of spectrum tubes and radionmeters.
1878
Charles Stearn assisited Sir Joesph Swan to develop a method of processing that removed all the air from the bulb to avoide it blackening, He took the carbon filaments from Swan’s experiments and inserted them in tubes made by Topham, the first bulb was demonstrated in 1878 and Swan went on to patent his findings, Swans house was the first in the world to be lit by a lightbulb, thus the first house in the world to be lit by Hydro Electric power!
1898
Charles Stearn and Charles Topham also developed the continuous filament spinning process and the machinery needed to wash and collect the viscose yarns, Stearn patented filament manufacture. This was a revolution for spinning viscose thread into artificial silk.
1907
Charles Stearn formed Stearn Electric Lamp Company in 1907, and manufactured light bulbs (lamps) and became a key supplier to the Electrical Wholesale industry.
1924
Stearn Electric Co Ltd was fully founded in 1924. The story begins.
Our Service
To the wholesale industry Stearn are known as ‘The wholesaler’s wholesaler’. We are a super distributor to the electrical industries wholesale trade, and specialist distributer to many other industries.Holding huge ranges of stock in depth can be a costly business for wholesalers, this is where our policy of Your ‘Other’ Warehouse offers to stock replenish the wholesale trade efficiently and effectively from an extensive range of stock from our 14 business’.
We serve all regional areas in the UK and Northern Ireland, with a commitment to providing a comprehensive service which includes a next day delivery to our customers for all their electrical requirements.
Products
Stearn Electric represents in excess of 120 leading manufacturers. The foundation behind the business and its strong and long established relationships with major suppliers, means that we can meet the needs of the developing electrical market. It is testament that Stearn is relied upon by our customer base for communication of new products and market trends all of which goes to support the growth of the industry.The extensive brand range, which includes some of our own, are detailed in our quarterly publication ‘The’ Price Guide, which extends to more than 340 pages and has become an essential tool to any person in the electrical wholesale trade.
The range of products are:
Lamps & Lighting Wiring Accessories Controls Fire, Security, Health & SafetyBatteries & Torches Space Heating Water Treatment Air Treatment
Major Appliances Floorcare Small Appliances Home Entertainment
Telecoms Garden Equipment Catering Focal Fires
As well as our well established industry known catalogue ‘The’ Price Guide we have recently introduced extensive support documents in the form of brochures and catalogues which focus on specific categories within our large selection of products.
Stearn also prides itself on supporting the electrical wholesale industry by offering dedicated branded literature on behalf of its customers.
History
Stearn is a company with a fine history – the company has grown over the intervening years into a National Super Distributor, with a exceptionally guarded reputation for good service and excellent customer relations.
Charles Stearn was the founder of Stearn Electric……..
1874
Charles Stearn was an amateur scientist, an expert in his time on vacuum pumps. He met Charles Topham, who was helping his father blow glass for Stearns development of spectrum tubes and radionmeters.
1878
Charles Stearn assisited Sir Joesph Swan to develop a method of processing that removed all the air from the bulb to avoide it blackening, He took the carbon filaments from Swan’s experiments and inserted them in tubes made by Topham, the first bulb was demonstrated in 1878 and Swan went on to patent his findings, Swans house was the first in the world to be lit by a lightbulb, thus the first house in the world to be lit by Hydro Electric power!
1898
Charles Stearn and Charles Topham also developed the continuous filament spinning process and the machinery needed to wash and collect the viscose yarns, Stearn patented filament manufacture. This was a revolution for spinning viscose thread into artificial silk.
1907
Charles Stearn formed Stearn Electric Lamp Company in 1907, and manufactured light bulbs (lamps) and became a key supplier to the Electrical Wholesale industry.
1924
Stearn Electric Co Ltd was fully founded in 1924. The story begins.
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