THE PSI HISTORY

Over the years, PSI has developed into an engineering firm providing system integration and control solutions. We began in Mayfield, KY as a full line electrical distributor. Today, PSI assembles control panels and provides engineering service to a vast array of industries. Our unique position as a former electrical distributor has enabled us to form strong alliances with many of the electrical manufacturers that we use as suppliers today. We are able to capitalize on our strong relationships in the industry to receive preferential pricing, thus increasing our competitive advantage.

PSI was founded in 1961 by the father son team, A.C. and Bill C. Pickens, and flourished for years as a supply house. Bill's son, David E. Pickens, President and CEO, began his career in the family business in outside sales. Soon after joining the company, David realized the need for PSI to diversify into more than a local electrical supplier. He began looking for opportunities where he could combine the company's experience and business relations to form a new venture, resulting in PSI's future as a control systems integrator.

Initially, PSI assembled and supplied wire harness and kits for the air compressor industry. Once established in this market, PSI expanded into the assembly of control panels. Through a well staffed control solutions team and a properly equipped facility, PSI became a competitive force in the control panel industry. After years of perfecting our business process, PSI realized by utilizing our current resources with the addition of a highly qualified electrical engineering staff, we could provide a broader range of services. So, in 1996, the electrical engineering department was in place, evolving PSI into a service oriented company.

Today, PSI has facilities in North Carolina and Kentucky. The tradition of evolving and expanding for the company's long-term success continues as we aggressively seek to form new relationships using our reputation as a superior control systems integrator.