Marcus Transformer was founded in 1942 in Hillside, New Jersey by Alvin Marcus, the father of the company's present owner Barry Marcus, During the early years the company concentrated on the manufacturing of transformers for the war effort, for munitions plants, and government airplane, tank and cargo carrying production facilities.
Mr. Marcus senior served on the War Production Board and was decorated for his efforts by J.A. Krug, the chairman of the W.P.B. In post war years the U.S. economy was booming and Marcus transformer opened two new plants in the New York/New Jersey area, while expanding their sales agent network across the U.S. Puerto Rico, and into Canada. As the 1960's dawned one particular region prospered and offered great potential for future growth – the Montreal area. With the un-veiling of the plans for Expo 67, the building boom was on.
Canada as a whole was a very different market for electrical equipment than it is today. In particular, for dry type transformers which is what Marcus Transformer manufacturers, electrical wholesalers were hesitant to sell and particularly to stock these heavy bulky boxes. Alvin Marcus saw an opportunity and he educated and encouraged the wholesalers to stock the Marcus products.
He spent more and more of his time in Montreal and Toronto, and finally opened a small manufacturing plant in Montreal. Expo 67 led to the 1976 Olympics and today Marcus is a Canadian company with three plants in the Montreal area. We now market our control and distribution transformers throughout Canada, U.S., the Caribbean and, Far East.