In 1957, Kuhlman Electric supported Jay G. Gates as he established the Jay G. Gates Company, a representative firm to serve the electric utility market. Jay was a Regional Sales Manager with Kuhlman and represented them in southern Ohio and Kentucky. John Commons joined the firm in 1972 and worked under Jay for 12 years before purchasing the company in 1984.

In May, 1989, the Jay G. Gates Company changed its name to ELUS Company. Our engineering/sales team consists of John Commons, John Hebeler, Chris Zaphiris, Greg Laneve, Brad Reigelsperger, Brian Miserlian, Harold Diedrich, Dave Bouchard, Jared Bassett, George Slyman, Jamie Shields, Jerry Jackson and Eric DiSalle. Our inside personnel include Patty Brenneman, Louise Salvina, Sandy Reed, Megan Bruewer, and Carmen Carstens.

Currently, most of our sales force has been educated as engineers. We feel this helps us relate to some very technical customers with some highly engineered products. It also aids in our ability to convey technical questions to and from the manufacturers that we represent.

Our customer base consists of the investor owned utilities, municipals, and REA electrical systems throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Western Pennsylvania. Our largest customer is American Electric Power (including all operating companies). In addition, we work through several utility oriented distributors to serve our REA and municipal customers.

Some of our major lines include Thomas & Betts, GE Lighting, Eaton Electrical, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc., Hendrix Wire & Cable, Kerite Cable, Delta Star, Inc., Dis-Tran, and PASCOR Atlantic.