Locke Supply Co – #81 – Electrical Supply

Locke Supply Co - #81 - Electrical Supply is an electrical supply business in Bixby, Oklahoma, part of Locke Supply Co., an employee-owned distributor of plumbing, electrical, and HVAC products. The company operates more than 200 locations across six states, supplied by a 45-acre distribution center. Its commercial services division handles project takeoffs for lighting, gear, floor boxes, and cable trays, along with project management from order entry through final delivery, wire management, and project staging. The wiring room stocks 8 to 600 Kcmil wire in low voltage to high voltage colors, and the company provides wire tuggers, A-frames, pulling heads, fixture carts, and crimping tools. It also offers project staging space at its facility and job trailers with transportation for materials, and has supplied projects including Integris Hospital, Cherokee Springs Plaza, Discovery Church, the FAA, Border Casino, and school systems in Allen, Purcell, and Canadian Valley.

Locke Supply Co. was founded in 1955 by Don J. Locke and his wife Wanda, who opened a wholesale plumbing supply outlet in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as a two-person operation with no additional employees. The company moved to Oklahoma City in late 1956 and early 1957, and opened its second branch in 1958, beginning the practice of taking the store to the customer. Don Locke had entered the plumbing business in 1946 while attending the University of Oklahoma, graduating in 1948 after serving two and a half years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The company is employee owned and holds a 5.00 rating from the customers who have reviewed it.