Family-owned Buckeye Electrical traces its roots to a modest one-room operation founded by Dick Platfoot in 1995. Today, his son Kevin leads the Botkins, Ohio, company, which is known for custom electrical assembly work and for reverse-engineering replacements for obsolete equipment.
Penn Panel & Box CompanySince 1938, family-led Penn Panel & Box Company in Collingdale has designed, built, repaired and retrofitted custom electrical power-distribution equipment. Now in its fourth generation of Craven family leadership, the company is particularly suited to fitting new equipment into existing systems, from replacement panel interiors to medium-voltage switchgear. Its 24/7 emergency service includes fabricating replacement metalwork and busbar for damaged equipment.COLLINGDALE, PA
Voyten Electric & Electronics, IncFounded in 1953, Voyten Electric & Electronics is a third-generation, family-owned Pennsylvania wholesaler that supplies and remanufactures new, surplus, obsolete and used electrical equipment. Its engineers and technicians are particularly known for extending the working life of aging switchgear and circuit breakers, including custom upgrades for equipment dating back to the 1950s. Voyten operates two 200,000-square-foot facilities on 440 acres, employs approximately 45 people and was one of the founding members of PEARL, the Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League.221122POLK, PA
Darrah Electric CompanyA third-generation, family-owned business founded in 1960, Darrah Electric Company remains rooted in Cleveland-area manufacturing. It builds custom D.C. power supplies for industrial and OEM customers while drawing on more than a century of combined engineering experience to support demanding power-conversion projects.CHESTERLAND, OH
Bud Industries, IncFounded in 1928, Bud Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned manufacturer rooted in Willoughby, Ohio, where employees with decades of service help sustain its long-running work in electronics protection. The company serves engineers, OEMs, and manufacturers with electronic enclosures, including custom modifications for demanding applications.WILLOUGHBY, OH