Wesco buys Communications Supply

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Wesco International Inc., which sells electrical supplies, is buying Communications Supply Holdings Inc., an Illinois company.

Wesco said Tuesday it was acquiring CSH for an undisclosed amount from Harvest Partners LLC, a New York private equity firm.

Communications Supply Corp. Inc., the operating unit of CSH with headquarters in Carol Stream, Ill., had 2005 sales of $431 million. This year's revenues are estimated to be about $600 million.

Communications Supply Corp. Inc. sells low-voltage network infrastructure and industrial wire and cable products.