We’ve supported contractors and construction professionals across the country for decades, offering a wide variety of contractor supply solutions that include automation, datacomm, electrical, lighting, and power transmission products and services. Keeping your projects on schedule by offering services like project coordination along with the right inventory delivered when you need it.
From customized inventory management, kitting, and wire and cable services to lighting, gear automation, access control, and hazardous location solutions, our contractor supply solutions help you get your projects done better, faster, and safer. When you don’t have to wait for your contractor supply solutions, neither do your customers – and that’s a win-win.
We don’t just sell products – we customize and add more value to them before passing them along to you.
Van Meter’s customized solutions help contractors:
Increase staff efficiency to save time and money
Eliminate excess material handling
Get the right materials exactly where they’re needed – when they’re needed
Ensure safety for staff in the field
Let a Van Meter expert modify your wire, cable, enclosures, controls, VFDs, wire harnesses, and combination motor starters so you can spend more time getting the job done – and less time assembling and packaging pieces.
COMBINATION MOTOR STARTER ASSEMBLY SERVICES
CUSTOM WIRE & CABLE SERVICES
ENCLOSURE MODIFICATION & ASSEMBLY SERVICES
MATERIAL STAGING & KITTING
COMBINATION MOTOR STARTER ASSEMBLY SERVICES
Tell us which modifications you need, and we’ll use our large in-stock inventory to configure, build, and deliver your motor starter products fully assembled.
We can ship fully assembled enclosures and server cabinets straight to the jobsite, eliminating the hassle of several product numbers and separate parts purchases.
Van Meter is great to work with. Their knowledgeable staff, ability to resolve problems and quick response time keeps jobs running smoothly and helped my customer meet its goals for cost savings and improved sustainability.
— PAUL F. President, ECT
My Van Meter Account Manager has gone out of his way to drop off parts and the counter people are pleasant to deal with. Best distributor that I have dealt with for over 40 years.
— DWIGHT W. Owner — Whitlatch Electric
Facility Management & Construction
Our facility maintenance solutions help contractors manage product obsolescence, reduce downtime, and ensure jobsite safety.
We’ll make sure your contractor supplies are performing as expected, as well as being maintained properly, so you can make the most of your investment.
Customers measure performance based on how quickly, efficiently, and safely you finish your work.
With Van Meter’s facility management and construction solutions by your side, you’ll be more organized, have the tools required for proper equipment installation, and the precautions in place to protect everyone on the jobsite.
From heavy-duty handholes and meters to safety gear and inventory management options, we’re ready to set you up for success.
ENERGY UTILITY
HAZARDOUS LOCATION SOLUTIONS
ONSITE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
SAFETY
TOOLS & METERS
WIRE & CABLE
ENERGY UTILITY
Working on a utility project? Our contractor supply solutions include heavy-duty handholes for convenient access to termination and branch points, innerduct in a variety of materials, and medium-voltage rubber goods. We also offer advice on how to properly install and work with these tools.
Don’t risk being unprepared for a project that poses potential safety hazards. You can count on Van Meter to provide contractor supplies for hazardous situations and classified areas, with explosion-proof capabilities and the ability to handle high temperatures and dust/dirt.
Van Meter’s inventory specialists will make sure you’re not waiting on parts by offering these onsite inventory management options:
Jobsite trailers stocked with contractor supplies are left on your jobsite until work is complete. We’ll check inventory and restock regularly, saving you trips to the warehouse and providing a way to secure materials afterhours.
Customized mobile cribs (inventory supply boxes) containing the contractor supply solutions you specified, delivered exactly where you need them.
Managing your complete contractor supply inventory by organizing and regularly checking stock and replenishing it as necessary, handling any repairs, upgrades, or exchanges.
Protecting your staff is the first step toward ensuring safety, keeping your costs and liability down, and preserving your reputation. Our omprehensive portfolio of safety solutions, services and training can help you do just that – as well as improve operation and increase efficiency and productivity. Our lighting and electrical experts can assist in evaluating potential hazards and risks to find the right solution for you – your people and property.
Are you comfortable using and applying the contractor supply solutions you’ve purchased? No two jobs are exactly alike: Do you have the right tools for the job? We’ve got what you need to get any job done, and can also walk you through the best tools and meters for whatever project you’re working on.
With millions of dollars dedicated to keeping our in-house wire and cable inventory fully stocked, Van Meter offers Iowa’s largest selection of wire and cable solutions without having to order them – which means it’s ready to go right away. We can also customize and add more value to your wire and cable supplies before passing them along to you, saving you valuable time in the field. Van Meter can decrease contractor installation time by up to 50% with custom wire and cable services.
The majority of today’s low-voltage technology systems run on the network (or will in the future).
Van Meter has the contractor supply solutions you need to wow your customers. Integrating technology solutions on customer jobs can give them better control of lighting, HVAC, alarms, security, and other building systems. We’ll guide you to the building intelligence solutions that reduce operating expenses, cut down on manual labor and manpower, decrease downtime, and improve communication for your customers.
GEAR AUTOMATION
LIGHTING
SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL
GEAR AUTOMATION
When your jobs call for motors, controls, gearboxes, bearings, or any automation solution, we’ll get you the products you need fast for the conveyor systems, production lines, fans, machines, and other equipment you’re working on. We’ll also help you find automation offerings that integrate with other Van Meter solutions for an all-encompassing result.
Lamps and fixtures, lighting controls, lighting design services, lighting audits: The lighting products we offer as part of our contractor supply solutions quickly arm you with the supplies you need to finish a lighting project, whether it involves new construction or a retrofit. From our lighting design team to our project quotation specialists, we are here to support you with all of the latest lighting solutions.
No matter what security challenge your customer expects you to tackle, Van Meter’s contractor supply solutions include surveillance cameras, access control, intercoms, parking control, biometrics, video management, and intrusion control so you can confidently carry out their security requirements.
Getting started on the cybersecurity journey involves asking some hard questions and being the aggressor and learning as much as possible about its strengths and especially its weaknesses.
Minnesota’s Clean Lighting Bill is banning the sale of screw-or-bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in 2025 and pin-base CFLs and linear fluorescent tubes in 2026. What do you do if you’re still using fluorescent lamps? How do you transition from fluorescent lamps to LEDs without interrupting business? Don’t get caught in the dark on these changes. Follow these steps to prepare for a fluorescent free future.
Set the knife down and say goodbye to injuring yourself or damaging your wire when trying to remove the plastic wrap from your wire spools. Southwire’s Rip Chips make removing the plastic wrap from your wire spools quick, safe and simple because they eliminate the need for knives, but have you ever had the Rip Chip fail as you tried to pull on it?