Mississippi River Adventure

A love for history and adventure inspired the Mississippi River adventures of Jeff Larsen, who is a regional manager for our Shreveport, Louisiana and Longview, Texas branches.  Part of the IES family since 1981, Jeff also serves as a Firefighter/EMT in Greenwood, Louisiana.  He has never shied away from adventure, or hard work - both of which were essential to his success - both on and off the river.

See below for a short video highlighting some of what went into his journeys, including a few of the photos taken along the way...

by Pepperl+Fuchs Factory Automation Division

Industrial Electronic Supply (IES) is honored to be among the elite group of distributors recognized in 2018 by the Pepperl+Fuchs Factory Automation Division. 

The award for Excellence in Distribution is determined on a number of factors, including:

• Sales Excellence
• Fiscal Responsibility 
• Marketing & Promotional Activity
• Business Communications
• Commitment to Education

Cooking up Christmas Dinner for Community Fire Department for Almost 25 Years

With a culture of servant-based leadership, Industrial Electronic Supply (IES) takes pride in seeing the way so many of our team members serve not only our customers, but in their communities. IES even offers full time employees a paid day off to volunteer and support local programs. And many of them, like our Branch Manager in Little Rock, Steven Ratliff don't stop there. 

For almost 25 years, instead of just opening gifts and celebrating at home, Steven, along with his family, have spent Christmas Day serving food at their local fire department - providing a Christmas meal not only for the firefighters, but their families, too!

Sheriff's Office Rescues New K-9 Recruit

A recent story about the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) recruiting a rescue from the Humane Society to join its K-9 unit is not only a heartwarming story of a second chance for a Labrador retriever named Rougarou getting a new "leash" on life but a reminder that it pays to seek out innovative and sensible solutions.

According to the Caddo Sheriff’s Office, it currently has four other K-9s. All are dual-purpose dogs trained in narcotics and patrol work, and all are European imports purchased from U.S. K-9 vendors. They range in price from $11,000 for a single purpose dog to $15,500 for a dual-purpose dog. The cost of Rougarou? $0.

Product & Technology Showcase + Sporting Clay Shoot

This invitation-only event was set up to give many of our East Texas area customers a chance to meet with members of our team, as well as several of our key manufacturing partners who "showcased" some of their innovative new products and technologies.  

Those who attended not only had a chance to discover some of the latest solutions available but also got to network and learn from each other.

The event was held at Prairie Creek Ranch, where everyone also got the chance to join us for some clay shooting!

Commended for Commitment & Contributions

Steve Overlease was only 19 when he started his career with IES. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, the company had moved from stocking radio, TV, and broadcast repair parts to industrial electronic equipment - largely at the request of a growing industrial customer base. As the company continued to evolve, by the late 1970s, IES had committed to expanding not only its product selection (from stocking MRO products, to selling and supporting high-tech electrical equipment) but also its geographic reach. In the 1980s, IES established new stocking locations in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. Steve was tapped to help open the first of these new branches in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Student brings it!  Even Breakfast...

A Shreveport area high school senior and honor student who served as president of his high school robotics team spent some time shadowing our executive vice president, David R. Doyal. After spending a day at the IES corporate office and getting to attend a meeting with our Siemens partner and Louisiana Tech (before officially becoming a student there), he showed up the next morning with breakfast for the entire office to show his appreciation!

Like this thoughtful gesture, a video profile by a local news station shows that this bright young man has character and heart - something we look for in those interested in the chance to join the IES team...  

Warehouse Employee Delivers Supplies from Shreveport to Panama City

Ryan Stroud previously served in the Army and was still pretty new to his position with our Shreveport branch warehouse when Hurricane Michael hit. 

Living in Panama City, Ryan's in-laws thankfully didn't suffer major damage - but tens of thousands did.  So, Ryan used his day of service (a paid community service/stewardship day offered to every IES employee), and joined by his wife, took a long weekend to deliver supplies and offer assistance and deliver supplies that the IES team, who wanted to help out, rallied to gather.

See below for photos, and some of what Ryan encountered while in Panama City...

Customers Come Together to Serve Community

What we do at IES isn't just about the latest technologies and product solutions we get to deliver each day.  It's really about the people and the communities we get to serve.

We love our customers!  And we wanted to share a short story about a couple of our customers coming together to make a difference...

Business Excellence Award from Siemens

Industrial Electronic Supply (IES) was honored to accept the prestigious Business Excellence Award from our partners at Siemens for the seventh time.  The Bronze Eagle is only awarded to a select group of top distributors (less than 5% of those that are eligible) each year to recognize them for sales achievements, support capabilities, and overall commitment to business excellence.