15 Facts About Rexel

Rexel is a French company specializing in the distribution of electrical, heating, lighting and plumbing equipment, but in renewable energies and energy efficiency products and services.

Rexel Group is the descendant of Compagnie de Distribution de Materiel Electrique, which was created in 1967 by Compagnie Lebon.

In 2007, Rexel teamed up with the Sonepar Group to make a joint offer to purchase the Hagemeyer Group which was then number 3 worldwide.

In 2007, Rexel changed its legal status to become a French public limited company with a management board and supervisory board.

In March 2008, Rexel acquired the majority of Hagemeyer's European assets .

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Rexel was the largest or second-largest market player in Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Rexel launched the Energy in Motion project in 2012 which put customers at the heart of its strategy.

In January 2016, Rexel announced it was selling its interests in Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic countries to Wurth.

In July 2016, Rexel changed its governance structure and separated the functions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

In February 2017, Rexel announced a new strategic plan intended to refocus its activity on the most promising countries and market segments in order to accelerate the group's organic growth, by promoting the digital transformation of electrical equipment and hardware, including connected objects.

In November, 2021, Rexel closed on the acquisition of Mayer, a major distributor of electrical products and services operating in the Eastern part of the United States.

Products marketed by Rexel relate in particular to medium voltage electrical circuits in buildings: secure meters, current carriers, attachments and protections, as well as equipment that protects circuits and that connects and controls devices .

In recent years, Rexel has developed low consumption solutions and products that use renewable energies: solar, wind, geothermal and aerothermal .

Since 2014, the Rexel Group has existed as a French public limited company with a board of directors.

In 2016, the Rexel Group continued updated its governance structure by separating the functions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.