Kirby Risk Snapshot
Kirby Risk sees nothing risky about helping harness a little electrical energy. The company, named after one of its co-founders, supplies electrical products (process automation products, drives and motors, lighting, fuses, wire, and cable) and services to the Midwestern US. The company operates through four business units comprising Electrical Supply, Service Center, Mechanical Solutions and Service, and Precision Machining. The Electrical Supply distribution unit handles more than 20,000 products from some 500 manufacturers, including GE, Thomas & Betts, and Rockwell Automation. Other operations include ARCO Electric Products (phase converters). CEO James Risk III owns the company that was founded in 1926.
