November 22 , 1999 –Canton, MA–NESCO (Needham Electric supply Corporation), is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Lasden Electric Supply. Lasden Electric Supply was founded in 1959 and has competitively served the commerical and residential construction, contractor counter, and lighting showroom markets for over 40 years. Lasden's reputation has been built on providing value-added services at competitive price levels.

Lasden Electric Supply will compliment NESCO's ongoing strategy for growth, while providing additional access to an extensive line of quality electrical products delivered to our exisitng and new customers accurately and on time. This acquisition will also provide opportunities to serve our collective customers with many additional services.

About NESCO
NESCO is a full-service distributor of electrical products including lamps, switchgear, lighting, and an extensive line of electrical commodities. NESCO’s solid reputation for outstanding performance and dedication to its customers, vendors and associates has helped the company achieve annual recognition on Electrical Wholesaling Magazine’s “Top 200 National List of Electrical Distributors.” Our customers include electrical contractors, national retail accounts, commercial and industrial companies, institutional accounts, and OEMs. Headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, NESCO has four additional locations in Massachusetts and national account offices in California, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.