Company 10 · EDI research
Guillevin International
Electrical / industrial distribution
Public signal
The official About, home, store-locator, and renewable-energy pages describe a 120-plus-branch Canadian electrical distributor that already sells drop-ship next to in-stock and special-order, and that names dedicated solar / EV teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Victoria, and Dartmouth. That is a multi-branch, multi-category conversation, not a vendor ERP case-study pitch.
What they do / scale evidence
Official About page: Guillevin is a major player in Canadian distribution of electrical, lighting, datacom, automation, and renewable energy products, with more than 120 locally managed, autonomous branches. Official home: Canadian electrical distributor since 1906; over 120 years serving commercial, industrial, and residential markets through locally operated branches in major cities and regional communities.
EDI offering / current environment
Official storefront offers Drop Ship, In Stock, Special order (available within 5–7 business days), and oversized items that cannot be purchased online. Official About: electrical distribution, energy-efficient and commercial lighting, structured cabling / datacom, industrial automation and control, smart-building technologies, and renewable energy. Official renewable page: since 2016 EV charging and solar, with named branches at 730 42 Avenue SE, Calgary; 6204 50th Street NW, Edmonton; 1898 Spall Road, Kelowna; 44500 South Sumas Road Unit 301, Chilliwack; 4224 Commerce Circle, Victoria; and 61 Raddall Avenue, Dartmouth. A third-party Epicor page still describes Prophet 21 integrated EDI; treat that as an incumbent signal only.
Likely problem
Keeping vendor, drop-ship, special-order, and branch inventory consistent across 120+ locally managed autonomous branches while renewable / EV / solar flows sit on named regional teams.
Who they serve / likely owner
Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations, local branch operations, or vendor onboarding.
Tangentia angle
Managed EDI and ERP integration across Guillevin's 120+ autonomous Canadian branches and their contractor / industrial / renewable partners. Open on first-party 120-branch / drop-ship / named renewable-branch language. Do not open with the Epicor Prophet 21 success story.
Opening question
“Your About page says more than 120 locally managed, autonomous branches, and your renewable page names dedicated solar and EV teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Victoria, and Dartmouth—where do vendor, drop-ship, and special-order flows still break between those local teams?”
Opportunity / relationship context
Open on the official 120-branch, Canadian electrical-distributor map. Ask who owns exception handling across drop-ship, special-order, and the named renewable branches. Use the Epicor Prophet 21 page only as an incumbent-signal footnote.
Focused person
François St-CyrDirector, IT Infrastructure and OperationsOfficial Guillevin pages do not name a current executive. François St-Cyr remains the strongest verified current IT infrastructure and operations owner for a 120-branch network. Do not open on the Epicor-quoted EDI program.Sources · observed Current official About page; observed 2026-09-18
Official About — 120+ locally managed autonomous branchesofficial-site · supports: The official About, home, store-locator, and renewable-energy pages describe a 120-plus-branch Canadian electrical distributor that already sells drop-ship next to in-stock and special-order, and that names dedicated solar / EV teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Victoria, and Dartmouth. That is a multi-branch, multi-category conversation, not a vendor ERP case-study pitch.Official home — electrical distributor since 1906, drop-ship storefrontofficial-site · supports: Official home page: Canadian electrical distributor since 1906; Electrical, Lighting, Datacom, Industrial Automation, and Renewable Energy; over 120 locally operated branches; storefront already labels Drop Ship, In Stock, and Special order.Official find-a-store — nearest branch locatorofficial-site · supports: Official store locator asks customers to find a branch near them by city or postal code, matching the About-page claim of 120+ locally managed autonomous branches.Official contact — get in touch with a local branchofficial-site · supports: Official contact page routes questions to the nearest Guillevin branch and a central form, not a single national EDI mailbox.Official renewable energy — named solar and EV branchesofficial-site · supports: Official renewable page: since 2016 EV charging and solar; ChargePoint, FLO, and Electric Avenue; named branches in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Victoria, and Dartmouth with published street addresses.Incumbent signal — Epicor Prophet 21 case studyresearch · supports: Third-party vendor page describes integrated EDI with Epicor Prophet 21. Use only as an incumbent footnote, not the sales opening.Official company websiteofficial-site · supports: Company identity and website evidence.Company LinkedIncompany-linkedin · supports: Company identity and public organization context.François St-Cyr LinkedInperson-linkedin · supports: Official Guillevin pages do not name a current executive. François St-Cyr remains the strongest verified current IT infrastructure and operations owner for a 120-branch network. Do not open on the Epicor-quoted EDI program.