Professional Manufacturers' Representatives Serving the Electrical Industry since 1956
Company Overview
Established in 1956, the Robert S. Howley Company is a manufacturers' representative agency based in Columbus, Ohio. The Howley Company specializes in selling medium and high voltage, specification-based electrical equipment to utilities, distributors, and other clients in the utility/C&I markets. Typically, this would include investor-owned utilities, rural electric cooperatives, municipal power companies, distributors, large industrial users, and consultants who interface with the above.
Geographic Coverage
The Robert S. Howley Company provides value-added services and products within a five state area consisting of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana (excluding NW corner), West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Typically, the territory can be defined by the territory coverage of investor-owned utility companies within each of these four states.
Company History
The Howley Company was founded by Robert S. Howley, Sr. in 1956 in Vermilion, Ohio. Prior to the founding of the Robert S. Howley Company, Robert Sr.'s background included a degree from the University of Notre Dame, active duty as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and the successful start-up of several small sales businesses.
Robert Howley, Sr. retired in 1984 after the purchase of the company by Robert S. Howley, Jr. The company moved its corporate headquarters to Dublin, Ohio in 1992.
On November 19, 1999, The Robert S. Howley Company purchased Powertech Sales, an agency specializing in the sale of electrical products to large industrial clients, consulting engineers, OEM's, distributors, and to some degree, electrical utilities. Following this acquisition, in 2002 the Robert S. Howley Company moved its offices to the Chambers Rd facility in Columbus, Ohio.
Professional Associations
Established in 1956, the Robert S. Howley Company is a manufacturers' representative agency based in Columbus, Ohio. The Howley Company specializes in selling medium and high voltage, specification-based electrical equipment to utilities, distributors, and other clients in the utility/C&I markets. Typically, this would include investor-owned utilities, rural electric cooperatives, municipal power companies, distributors, large industrial users, and consultants who interface with the above.
Geographic Coverage
The Robert S. Howley Company provides value-added services and products within a five state area consisting of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana (excluding NW corner), West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Typically, the territory can be defined by the territory coverage of investor-owned utility companies within each of these four states.
Company History
The Howley Company was founded by Robert S. Howley, Sr. in 1956 in Vermilion, Ohio. Prior to the founding of the Robert S. Howley Company, Robert Sr.'s background included a degree from the University of Notre Dame, active duty as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and the successful start-up of several small sales businesses.
Robert Howley, Sr. retired in 1984 after the purchase of the company by Robert S. Howley, Jr. The company moved its corporate headquarters to Dublin, Ohio in 1992.
On November 19, 1999, The Robert S. Howley Company purchased Powertech Sales, an agency specializing in the sale of electrical products to large industrial clients, consulting engineers, OEM's, distributors, and to some degree, electrical utilities. Following this acquisition, in 2002 the Robert S. Howley Company moved its offices to the Chambers Rd facility in Columbus, Ohio.
Professional Associations
- EERA Member Firm Since 1963
- NEMRA Member Firm Since 1979
- MRERF Member Firm Since 1994