{"id":62,"date":"2021-09-11T20:42:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T01:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2023-01-05T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T20:05:18","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/about\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tour history\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Mercer Zimmerman has been a major presence in the lighting industry for over 75 years, and has developed strong relationships with countless customers, from the specification community to the electrical contractors. Our team is made up of a diverse group of sales, quotation, and customer service staff, the most qualified professionals in our market. We put a strong emphasis on family here at Mercer Zimmerman and believe that a cohesive work environment of talented individuals who truly enjoy their work are essential to providing the best possible service to our customers. Good work, like good lighting, shines from the inside out.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tCelebrating 75 Years\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mercer_75th_100mb_Update.mp4\" \/><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video muted class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-62-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" autoplay=\"1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mercer_75th_100mb_Update.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mercer_75th_100mb_Update.mp4\">https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mercer_75th_100mb_Update.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Walter-Gladys-Zimmerman.jpg\" alt=\"Walter and Gladys Zimmerman\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1534\" width=\"1228\" title=\"Walter &amp; Gladys Zimmerman\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1228px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1228\/1534;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Walter-Gladys-Zimmerman.jpg\" alt=\"Walter and Gladys Zimmerman\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1534\" width=\"1228\" title=\"Walter &amp; Gladys Zimmerman\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t<h3>1947<\/h3>\n<p>Walter and Gladys Zimmerman founded the Walter Zimmerman Company working from their home on Murdock Street in Wichita, Kansas. Walter started out representing timers and electrical devices, and gradually grew his business.<\/p>\n\t<h3>1955<\/h3>\n<p>Walter hired Rich Mercer, his son-in-law, just out of the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rich-Mercer-and-Jay-Johnston-in-office-e1639753528627.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Mercer\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1190\" width=\"1063\" title=\"Rich Mercer and Jay Johnston in office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1063px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1063\/1190;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rich-Mercer-and-Jay-Johnston-in-office-e1639753528627.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Mercer\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1190\" width=\"1063\" title=\"Rich Mercer and Jay Johnston in office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Walter-Gladys-at-Trade-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Walter &amp; Gladys at Trade Show\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1236\" width=\"1228\" title=\"Walter &amp; Gladys at Trade Show\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1228px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1228\/1236;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Walter-Gladys-at-Trade-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Walter &amp; Gladys at Trade Show\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1236\" width=\"1228\" title=\"Walter &amp; Gladys at Trade Show\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t<h3>1958<\/h3>\n<p>The Walter Zimmerman Company started representing their first lighting companies, Keystone and EJS Lighting.<\/p>\n\t<h3>1968<\/h3>\n<p>Continuing to grow, we added Marco &amp; Devine Lighting to our line card in 1963 followed by Revere Electric and H.E. Williams in 1968.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-williams_portrait.1.jpg\" alt=\"John Williams\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"445\" title=\"john-williams_portrait.1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 445px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 445\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-williams_portrait.1.jpg\" alt=\"John Williams\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"445\" title=\"john-williams_portrait.1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MZ-HistoryLogo.jpg\" alt=\"MZ Original Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"750\" width=\"429\" title=\"MZ-HistoryLogo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 429px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 429\/750;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MZ-HistoryLogo.jpg\" alt=\"MZ Original Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"750\" width=\"429\" title=\"MZ-HistoryLogo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t<h3>1969<\/h3>\n<p>The company incorporated in 1969 and officially changed the name to Mercer-Zimmerman, Inc.<\/p>\n\t<h3>1975<\/h3>\n<p>Walter passed away in 1975 and Rich became president of the company. Subsequently, the headquarters were moved to the Hoel Parkway office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jay-Tom-Rich-Mary-Alice-Standing-Outside-Hoel-Prkwy-office.jpg\" alt=\"Jay, Tom, Rich, &amp; Mary Alice Standing Outside Hoel Prkwy office\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1228\" width=\"1776\" title=\"Jay, Tom, Rich, &amp; Mary Alice Standing Outside Hoel Prkwy office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1776px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1776\/1228;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jay-Tom-Rich-Mary-Alice-Standing-Outside-Hoel-Prkwy-office.jpg\" alt=\"Jay, Tom, Rich, &amp; Mary Alice Standing Outside Hoel Prkwy office\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1228\" width=\"1776\" title=\"Jay, Tom, Rich, &amp; Mary Alice Standing Outside Hoel Prkwy office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MZ-Staff-outside-Barton-office.jpg\" alt=\"MZ Staff outside Barton office\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1228\" width=\"1488\" title=\"MZ Staff outside Barton office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1488px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1488\/1228;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MZ-Staff-outside-Barton-office.jpg\" alt=\"MZ Staff outside Barton office\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1228\" width=\"1488\" title=\"MZ Staff outside Barton office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t<h3>1998<\/h3>\n<p>Rich and his wife Helen moved the company from their Hoel Parkway office to a 5,800 square foot office building in Overland Park, Kansas with branch offices in Topeka, Wichita, and Springfield.<\/p>\n\t<h3>2003<\/h3>\n<p>Tom Eads and Shon Yust become full owners of Mercer Zimmerman and purchase Coopersmith Lighting. The following year, Rich and Helen retire.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/helenspeech-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rich and Helen Mercer Retirement\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"helenspeech\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/helenspeech-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rich and Helen Mercer Retirement\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"helenspeech\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tom_Shon_Rich.jpg\" alt=\"Tom_Shon_Rich\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"2048\" title=\"Tom_Shon_Rich\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1536;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tom_Shon_Rich.jpg\" alt=\"Tom_Shon_Rich\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"2048\" title=\"Tom_Shon_Rich\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t<h3>2005<\/h3>\n<p>President Tom Eads and Vice President Shon Yust continued to grow the company until Tom&#8217;s retirement in 2005, when Shon became the sole owner and President of Mercer-Zimmerman.<\/p>\n\t<h3>2011<\/h3>\n<p>As the industry shifted from fluorescent lighting to energy-efficient LED technology, Mercer Zimmerman solidified anchor partnerships with Cooper Lighting Solutions, H.E. Williams, and Legrand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mercer_cooper_web_3.jpg\" alt=\"Mercer Zimmerman Represents Cooper Lighting\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"355\" width=\"451\" title=\"mercer_cooper_web_3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 451px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/355;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mercer_cooper_web_3.jpg\" alt=\"Mercer Zimmerman Represents Cooper Lighting\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"355\" width=\"451\" title=\"mercer_cooper_web_3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Aerial-Photo-of-Site-November-of-2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Corporate Headquarters\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1706\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Aerial Photo of Site - November of 2018\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1706;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Aerial-Photo-of-Site-November-of-2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Corporate Headquarters\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1706\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Aerial Photo of Site - November of 2018\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\t<h3>2018<\/h3>\n<p>Corporate headquarters is built in Overland Park, KS, just down the street from the previous building.<\/p>\n\t<h3>2021<\/h3>\n<p>Mercer Zimmerman acquires AES Lighting and expands market territories into Nebraska and Iowa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mz-territory-1.png\" alt=\"mz-territory\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"763\" width=\"1200\" title=\"mz-territory\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/763;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mzltg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mz-territory-1.png\" alt=\"mz-territory\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"763\" width=\"1200\" title=\"mz-territory\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/><\/noscript>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>our history Mercer Zimmerman has been a major presence in the lighting industry for over 75 years, and has developed strong relationships with countless customers, from the specification community to the electrical contractors. 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