Here Ye! Here Ye! Another Edition of the Breaker Buzz!

Dear {!Contact.FirstName},	January 2013
I hope you can take a second to check out the latest news from GroupCBS and its 14 electrical industry affiliates across the U.S. Extra! Extra! Latest BreakerBuzz is Here! In this issue of GroupCBS's BreakerBuzz newsletter, learn about: Circuit Breaker Sales helps fix Hurricane Sandy's aftermath. Revolutionary CBSMagVac Magnetic Latching Medium-Voltage Breakers Guaranteed for 30,000 Open-Close Operations with 5-Year Warranty The world's first field-portable test system for vacuum interrupters: Magnetron Atmospheric Condition (MAC) Testing How HiPot tests can make bad vacuum interrupters appear good CBS Nuclear Services opens new facility Western Electrical Services saves Seattle's Municipal Tower. How you can help a great little boy with leukemia.... ...Plus water eaters, going green (for real), thoughts about efficiency, Matt Connellan comes home to WES, some golf news, and how to travel backwards in time Thank you for helping to make GroupCBS and its affiliates market leaders in the electrical supply and service industries. Sincerely, Bill Schofield, President Circuit Breaker Sales Co. Inc.

Circuit Breaker Sales Acquires Federal Pacific Equipment

Gainesville TX, January 7, 2013 -- Circuit Breaker Sales Co., Inc. (CBS, www.circuitbreaker.com), a leading provider of new and used circuit breakers, switchgear and related components, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Federal Pacific Equipment, Inc. (FPE) of Brick, NJ (www.fpeparts.com). 
 

In addition to numerous parts, components, and inventory, Circuit Breaker Sales also acquired the company’s technical and historical libraries. “By adding Federal Pacific Equipment’s technical library to the ITE specification documents we acquired in 2007, Circuit Breaker Sales is now one of the largest providers of new, replacement and remanufactured parts for the industrial circuit breaker industry,” says Bill Schofield, President of Circuit Breaker Sales Co., Inc.
 

“At one point in history, Federal Pacific was one of the largest providers of residential and industrial circuit breakers in the United States. CBS’ growing library of historical records, card files and drawings will give our engineering staff the tools they need to help customers determine whether they need replacement parts, repairs, remanufactured components or retrofit upgrades to get their FPE and ITE electrical equipment safely up and running.”
 

While details of the acquisition were not disclosed, privately owned Circuit Breaker Sales Co., Inc. plans to move the equipment from Federal Pacific Equipment’s New Jersey facility to Group CBS’ Matthews, NC, facility, and then close Federal Pacific’s Brick, NJ, offices. Former owner and longtime employee of Federal Pacific Equipment, John Cifrodella, will continue to serve as a consultant to CBS.