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The History of Routeco

1978 Routeco was formed as a multi-franchise industrial electrical distributor based in Milton Keynes. The company focused on electrical wholesale products such as lighting, cable and wiring accessories.

1980 We were awarded an Allen-Bradley franchise for Milton Keynes and the surrounding area and it was during this time that the company changed direction to become a specialist technical distributor of industrial control and automation products.

1989 We opened our first sales outlet outside of Milton Keynes in Peterborough.

1990 The Peterborough branch became an exclusive distributor for Allen-Bradley products and during the next couple of year’s further sales outlets were opened in Manchester and Coventry.

1992 We agreed a unique deal with Allen-Bradley to become an exclusive distributor throughout the Routeco organisation. New sales outlets were opened immediately across Southern England and the Midlands.

1996 We gained market presence in South Wales and this was quickly followed by the opening of a new branch in Cardiff. Throughout the remainder of the 90s further branches opened in the Midlands and the North of England.

1998 Routeco GmbH was formed based in Linz to serve the Austrian market with industrial control and automation products.

2000 A new branch opened in Glasgow. 

We continued to invest in Product Specialists and Technical Support personnel further enhancing our reputation as the UK’s leading technical distributor of industrial control and automation products.

2008 We established 13 regional centres to service the UK.

2011 The original founders of the company decided to take retirement and the operating board which had been in place for over 12 years constructed a management buyout (MBO).

2013 Routeco has continued to grow successfully achieving £100million turnover. Routeco continued its strategic expansion into European markets forming Routeco BV as the preferred Rockwell Automation channel serving the Netherlands market.

If you have any questions or would like any information on Routeco or on our products, please email info@routeco.com or call 0370 607 1000.

Have a great weekend!

Roya