100% Employee Owned Company

As a 100 percent employee-owned company, we understand that when you succeed, we succeed. That’s why each one of our employee-owners works hard to improve customers’ productivity and profitability by delivering superior products and innovative services.

Here’s how we work to create lasting value:

Unparalleled customer service. We’re dedicated to providing everything you need to succeed, including:

• Product specialists
• On-call technical support
• Drive-through pickup
• Online ordering
• And more

Delivering superior products. Our expert product specialists recommend and select the right products for your exact needs.

• More than 800 best-in-class brands
• $130 million worth of in-stock inventory
• Same-day delivery
• 25 branches across seven states
• And more

Customized services and solutions. We are all empowered to find the best solution for your needs, whether it comes from finding the right product or creating an entirely new service.

• Dedicated teams to develop custom innovative solutions
• Empowered employee-owners encouraged to make decisions
• Shared purpose to succeed with, and for, our clients
• And more

A history of forward thinking.

R.L. Van Meter and R.W. Lemley founded The Van Meter Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, just before the start of the Great Depression in 1928. Proving they were forward thinking from the beginning, the bright duo outfitted their headquarters with fluorescent lighting—the first building west of the Mississippi to have such a feature.

Despite the daunting task of selling new technology during difficult economic times, The Van Meter Company survived—and thrived. Powered by the motto “Service is our first thought,” The Van Meter Company succeeded because they believed that owners, employees and customers should treat each other as family.

Underlying their commitment to service was their tireless spirit of innovation. Each employee was encouraged to listen to customers and motivate manufacturers to create better solutions. They understood that when customers’ businesses grew, the whole “family” grew.

Now, more than 90 years later, 500+ employee-owners remain committed to these values. Whether our customers need wire services, technical support, project management assistance or additional solutions, our team is ready and willing to go above and beyond.

More than products, a shared purpose.

We work. We grow. We innovate. We advance. That’s because our purpose is more than electrical distribution. Our shared purpose is to create lasting value for those we serve.

Because every employee is also an equal owner in our company, we value each other as well as our customers. Here are the beliefs that guide each and every one of us, every day:

People

We help our people to be their personal best.

Partners

We build strong relationships with our customers and suppliers.

Progress

We improve ourselves and our company every day.

Place

We make a difference in the places where we work and live.

Profit

We grow to reinvest in our business and our people.

We are grounded.

We’re a small company with a big heart. It’s our honor to give back to the communities, organizations and people that power our personal and professional lives.

We are connected to our communities. We coach local t-ball teams. We walk for the cure. We serve our schools. And we support local theater productions. In fact, each year our employee-owners volunteer more than 7,000 hours to local communities. And, as a company, we’re honored to donate more than $650,000 annually to local charities.

When you do business with Van Meter, you help us extend our gifts to many. Because, from where we stand, being an integral part of the communities we serve and contributing to the quality of life is vital to our success.