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Legrand Announces Expanded Partnership with Mercer Zimmerman 

January 12, 2022 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Legrand, North and Central America have expanded their partnership with Mercer Zimmerman in Iowa and Nebraska as the manufacturing representative for Wattstopper products.  

Mercer Zimmerman is the agency of record for Wattstopper products in Kansas and Missouri. For more than 75 years, Mercer Zimmerman has been creating value through trust and service with the most experienced team in the market.  

“I’m excited to announce our expanded relationship with Mercer Zimmerman, across the Iowa and Nebraska markets,” says Dave Coutre, Regional Vice President. “The level of experience and focus on comprehensive lighting controls and energy solutions will continue our growth in the market. Mercer Zimmerman has a proven track record with us in Kansas and Missouri already, and we’re eager to work with their sales team at Contractors, Specifiers, and Distribution partners in these markets.” 

Mercer Zimmerman is the Midwest’s leading lighting and controls agency. Their talented and experienced team partners with architects, engineers, designers, distributors, and contractors to find innovative products that bring project visions to light.  

“Wattstopper is known for their industry-leading lighting controls technology and this partnership brings immense value to our Nebraska and Iowa markets,” says Shon Yust, President of Mercer Zimmerman. “We have proudly represented Wattstopper in Kansas and Missouri for many years and look forward to expanding our support into these new territories.”  

As a large regional player, Mercer Zimmerman is positioned for exponential growth. Their depth of talent and expertise in Legrand’s Wattstopper lighting controls establish Mercer Zimmerman as the complete lighting and controls technology partner. 

The change in Iowa was effective January 1, 2022 and will be effective in Nebraska February 1, 2022.  

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About Wattstopper 


Wattstopper, a product line of Legrand, offers the most comprehensive line of simple, scalable, and flexible energy-efficient lighting controls and solutions for commercial and residential applications. The Wattstopper range of products, programs, and services has been helping customers save energy, meet green initiatives, and comply with energy codes for more than 30 years. legrand.us/Wattstopper 


About Legrand and Legrand, North and Central America 

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for use in commercial, industrial, and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and sustainable growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings—including connected products stemming from Legrand’s global Eliot (Electricity and IoT) program. Legrand reported sales of around $7.4 billion (USD) in 2019. Legrand has a strong presence in North and Central America, with a portfolio of well-known market brands and product lines that includes AFCO Systems, C2G, Cablofil, Chief, Da-Lite, Electrorack, Finelite, Kenall, Luxul, Middle Atlantic Products, Milestone AV, Nuvo, OCL, On-Q, Ortronics, Pass & Seymour, Pinnacle, Projecta, QMotion, Quiktron, Raritan, Sanus, Server Technology, Solarfective, Vaddio, Vantage, Wattstopper, and Wiremold. Legrand is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC40, www.legrand.us. 

 
Contacts

Gena Redding 
Marketing Manager 
Legrand  
Gena.redding@legrand.us