Current Opens 1st RDC in Atlanta

Last month Current announced that they were developing a network of distribution warehouses throughout the country to bring inventory closer to distributors and end-users. It is a two-tier strategy … some warehouses devoted to material destined for distributors and other warehouses devoted to products used in projects … and inevitably there will be some products in both types of warehouses.

Given how manufacturers seemingly prefer to reduce the number of warehouses that they have, Current is going against the grain … bringing inventory closer to the client in a belief that better service, defined as quicker turnaround time, will help them take share.

Current Expands U.S. Distribution Capabilities

Current, a leader in commercial and industrial lighting and controls, has made a major expansion to its U.S. distribution capabilities.

The growth marks a significant step in Current’s mission to provide best-of-class lighting solutions with speed, agility, and precision. This new distribution model is designed to support faster service, greater efficiency, and smarter product availability.

The enhanced network is built around a system of Master Distribution Centers (MDCs) and Regional Distribution Centers (RDCs), each playing a strategic role in optimizing logistics.

• MDCs are in Harrisburg, Pa., Hendersonville, N.C., and Mira Loma, Calif. They will serve as national hubs managing bulk inventory and fulfilling large-scale distributor orders.
• RDCs are in Chicago, Ill., Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Ga. They will focus on high-demand products and enable frequent, agile shipments to jobsites and end customers.

“This growth in our capabilities marks a pivotal step in our mission to deliver unmatched value to our customers and partners,” Current’s Chip Taylor, Chief Commercial Officer said. “By optimizing our distribution network, we’re accelerating deliveries, improving product access, and staying focused on serving our customers better, regionally and nationally. This new model ensures that our best-of-class lighting and controls solutions are always within reach, wherever and whenever they’re needed.”

This improved supply chain delivers easier ordering, faster lead times, and smarter inventory placement. Regional customers benefit from greater shipping efficiency and tailored product availability. It also deepens collaboration with distributors, agents, and specifiers by providing more reliable access to Current’s innovative lighting and controls solutions.

Atlanta is First RDC

According to a posting on LinkedIn by Brennen Matthews, General Manager Lighting and Controls- Georgia for Bell & McCoy Lighting and Controls, Current’s first RDC has opened in Atlanta.

Given Current’s definition of RDCs, this location will focus on products / orders heading to jobsites / end-customers … the project business.

Given Bell & McCoy’s relationship with Current and being their agent for much, if not all of the Southeast, this will benefit Current’s largest agency and their key customers throughout the Southeast.