Founded in 1946, Scott Electric is one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States that offers a variety of specialty lighting and electrical products. Its clients include government agencies, municipalities, retail hardware and building supply markets, and electrical, mechanical and general contractors throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Scott Electric operates through several divisions, including commercial lighting design, automation, apparatus, specialty lamp, battery, and fax and discount paper. Its products feature ballasts, switches, boxes, cabinets, insulating materials, cable trays, terminal blocks, testers, timers, conduits, timing relays, transformers, phase converters and ventilating equipment. The company also provides wire connectors, fasteners, fuses, wiring devices, meters, motors, power capacitors and signaling devices. Scott Electric offers products from various manufacturers, such as M & M Plastics, Madison Equipment, Yorklite, Zenith, Bergen, Blackburn and Polaris. In addition, the company operates a retail lighting showroom and a printing company.