B.L Robinson to takes on Van Meter name at Burlington, Iowa location

A report in Iowa's Hawk Eye says B.L. Robinson Electric Supply Co., Burlington, Iowa, has taken on the Van Meter Industrial name, 14 years after Van Meter Industrial Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, purchased the 65-year-old company. The Burlington location is now being remodeled and will host an open house on May 10 to show off the extensive renovations. The Hawk Eye report says the Burlington branch will start carrying Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation products along with Van Meter Industrial's other locations and will stop carrying Square D products as of April 25.