The Moss Electrical story began in 1962 with Max Moss and a small outlet in the heart of the East End of London. He quickly grew and then opened two more branches, still concentrating on the same area and continuing serving the people of the East End. During this time, a young Robert Moss was learning from his father and working in the warehouse on Saturday and serving on the trade counter after school.

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Leaping forward to 1992, Robert Moss & Chris Homer established the business again in Canning Town, not far from where Robert’s father had put down his roots some 30 years earlier. Moss Electrical started small, and in 1996 Robert and Chris developed the business and that is when Lindsay Goubel, the current Managing Director joined the company, at the ripe old age of 25.

 

Robert & Chris had a wealth of experience, and they gave Lindsay and the growing team in Canning Town, all the support and confidence to do the simple things well, service their clients, invest in stock and be able to react in a way that really set Moss apart at the time.

 

The following years were ones of growth, and growing pains, but with the support and loyalty of an ever-growing customer base, the business grew and in 2005 Moss Electrical SW Ltd was born and headed up by David Tucker. Dave is yet another industry man and along with him not only came local Welsh knowledge, but an understanding of independent wholesaling, which proved invaluable over the next few years as the Welsh business grew from strength to strength, thanks to its loyal team and ever loyal customer base.

 

Not a company to sit on its hands and with the London Olympics in the near distance, it was time for the branch in Canning town to leave it’s East End roots and find bigger premises. This search led them to leafy Kent, and Dartford where they acquired a 150,000 sq ft, purpose-built warehouse, that even had parking which was a real luxury! The move happened over the Christmas of 2007/2008 and if memory serves, In the January of 2008 it was announced the UK was in recession. Not to be deterred, the team embraced their new premises and even diversified, by housing the local stock of new Mercedes Cars for a time. With hard work and determination, the business continued to go from strength to strength and in 2011 Moss Electrical NW ltd was incorporated in Manchester, and they joined the Moss family.

 

Some 30 years after they begun, the founding directors, Robert and Chris decided to retire and in April 2021 the business was handed over to Lindsay, and the team. Since then, it’s been business as usual, and Moss Electrical has continued to grow organically and still very much enjoys the loyalty and hard work of the staff & customer, and maybe even the eyes of the founding directors, checking in,  from time to time.

 

We are a small business with a rather large heart, steeped in history and driven by a real sense of team. We love doing the simple things well, and above all we love showing customers and suppliers alike, that we may be a little odd, and slightly rough around the edges, but at our core, we think we are rather unique.

Lindsay Goubel

Managing Director