Our History Our founder, Charles E. Howells, started servicing the utilities in Iowa and Nebraska in 1968, when he moved to Omaha as an A.B. Chance salesman for the territory. Charlie worked with Chance until 1976, when he began working as a manufacturers representative. In 1982, Charlie set up an independent manufacturers representative firm, C.E. Howells Sales Company. Howells Sales continued to grow and in 1997, we changed our name to EnergySolutions, Inc. The year 2007 marks our company's 25th year of operation as the Howells Sales / E.S.I. firm, maintaining our vision of focusing on the needs of our clients. Our Mission The purpose of our business is to provide our clients quality electrical products and services to keep their systems safe, reliable and in business. We do this by focusing on the needs of our clients and by creating the most economical long-term solutions for their power requirements. Service and professional integrity with all of our clients and manufacturers has always been an integral part of our work ethic and corporate culture. Our Partners We are members of the following professional and trade organizations: EERA - Electrical Equipment Representatives Association MANA - Manufacturers' Agents National Association IPA - Institute for Professional Advancement (Certification body for the Certified Professional Manufacturers Representative designation) LNM - League of Nebraska Municipalities IAMU - Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities NREA - Nebraska Rural Electric Association IAEC - Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives NMPP - Nebraska Municipal Power Pool NIEC - Nebraska / Iowa Electrical Council
						Scott Howells instructing line workers at the IAMU Underground School