![]() ![]() Every day we're looking into additional product lines."|ret||ret||tab| A typical White Cap store could be as much as 30,000 square feet, said Eimers, but "it won't happen overnight, as far as handling everything that White Cap does. To keep up with its product line growth, Kel-Welco will be expanding from its current 10,000-square-foot building to 15,000 square feet with outside fenced-in yard space. "We're busier every day," said Eimers.|ret||ret||tab| Kel-Welco is expecting 20 percent growth in its first year operating under the White Cap umbrella, Eimers said.|ret||ret||tab|Įimers said the store has already expanded its product lines tremendously, and has definitely noticed an increase in revenue since the acquisition, although no dollar amounts were available. Kel-Welco's revenues for all its branches in fiscal year 2002 were in excess of $30 million, said Eimers White Cap's sales in fiscal year 2002 were over $500 million. The Springfield store currently has 10 employees and plans on adding more sales staff as they grow, according to Eimers.|ret||ret||tab| Kel-Welco had approximately 150 employees White Cap has about 1,500 employees, said Eimers. The former staff and managers of Kel-Welco are still in place. To compete in the markets you grow very quickly or you get swallowed up," Eimers said.|ret||ret||tab| "It was just an opportune time (to sell) we've been in business for over 28 years. Eimers declined to divulge the selling price of those nine branches.|ret||ret||tab| It grew into a privately-owned company with nine branches in Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas. In 1978, it moved to a commercial building in Omaha. Kel-Welco was created in a garage in Omaha, Neb., by two power-tool salesmen in 1975. ![]() They have great relationships with the markets they serve," Tsujioka said.|ret||ret||tab| "The major reason we acquired Kel-Welco is they have a strong management team, they have great associates working for them and they're motivated. ![]() The Kel-Welco purchase was White Cap's first move into the Midwest. The new company will be expanding into concrete and specialty items, Eimers said.|ret||ret||tab| Prior to the acquisition, Kel-Welco's focus was on small tools, fasteners and supplies for the construction industry. It currently has 62 locations in 13 states and is attempting to be a coast-to-coast company by year end, according to Dan Tsujioka, White Cap executive vice president.|ret||ret||tab| White Cap is a fast-growing contractor supplier headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif. We've been around for 28 years, so people know us throughout the nation as Kel-Welco," said Kent Eimers, branch manager of Kel-Welco's Springfield location.|ret||ret||tab| "We don't want to throw (the name change) on the customers and throw them off. The Springfield store will operate through the rest of the year as Kel-Welco, A White Cap Company, before changing its name to White Cap Construction Supply.|ret||ret||tab| Only inquiries regarding accommodations will be addressed.Kel-Welco, a construction supply company, has already begun to expand its product lines, retail space and staff in conjunction with its April acquisition by White Cap Industries.|ret||ret||tab| Please do not use this email address for any other questions. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you need an accommodation you may use the following email address: Please specify which position you are seeking to apply for employment. White Cap provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures and/or process.įor more information regarding the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), please view the EEO is the Law Poster (English, Spanish, and Chinese), the EEO is the Law Supplement Poster (English, Spanish, and Chinese), the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster, and White Cap’s EEO Policy Statement. White Cap considers applicants with criminal histories. White Cap considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to age, race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law. EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans
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