Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 12, 1999, except for note 22,
as to which the date is April 26, 1999, relating to the financial statements and
financial  statement  schedule which appear in Form S-1 of WESCO  International,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 24, 1999