Lawrence & Hanson
Ben Merritt is an experienced branch manager currently leading operations at Lawrence & Hanson since January 2023. Previous roles include assistant manager positions at Myelec Electrical Wholesalers and Rexel Electrical Supplies Australia, where responsibilities encompassed maintaining inventory levels, enforcing operational policies, and achieving financial objectives. Earlier experience as a warehouse supervisor at EIW involved motivating teams to meet productivity targets, while a brief stint as a development officer for Almere Baseball Club highlighted skills in team organization and coaching. Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Curtin University and a High School Certificate from Duncraig Senior High School.
Lawrence & Hanson
Lawrence & Hanson is Australia’s most recognised electrical wholesaler with a strong heritage and over 170 branches. Since 1886 we’ve been supplying quality products to customers across multiple market sectors, including residential, commercial and industrial. ‘We Know Electrical’ and strive to be the wholesaler of choice for knowledge, customer service, digital business solutions, consistent pricing and stock availability. www.lh.com.au About Sonepar Sonepar is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in B-to-B distribution of electrical products, solutions and related services. Through a dense network of 100 brands spanning 40 countries, the Group has an ambitious transformation agenda to become the first global B-to-B electrical distributor to provide a fully digitalized and synchronized omnichannel experience to all customers. Drawing on the skill and passion of its 45,000 associates, Sonepar had sales of €26.4 billion in 2021. Sonepar makes its customers’ lives easier, over the counter, visiting customers, by phone or online, – however we’re needed www.sonepar.com