Many have talked about the potential for a number of acquisitions to occur in the industry by the end of the year. This is driven by generational change, a strong past couple of years profit wise as well as stress […]
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A frequent issue we’re hearing from manufacturer reps and distributor salespeople is the challenge of connecting with specifiers and customers, especially industrial customers. While COVID drove many to work from home, it appears, at least for now, that a number […]
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The electrical and HVAC markets have many similarities, and some private equity companies may be noticing. The commonality, other than manufacturers being able to identify operational synergies, could also extend to some distributors and create opportunities for distributors. This commonality […]
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Integrating Text for an Omni-Service Experience
Or I could have titled this “Replicating Your Customer’s Experience – Why Text Should Be Part of Your eCommerce Offering.” Earlier this year we conducted research on contractor decision drivers in working with distributors for a client. While admittedly it […]
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James Ross Walton, better known as “J.R.”, 63, passed away on Saturday, November 6. Walton was employed by Bob Jones & Associates, a manufacturer rep covering Arizona, Southern Nevada, Imperial Valley California, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Western Nebraska, and El […]
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Espen Technology, a leading manufacturer of indoor, linear, LED lighting solutions, has announced its launch of 3-output, 3-CCT selectable center-basket troffer retrofit kits, as part of its Versa KitTM family of retrofit kits. These advanced kits easily convert 2X2 and […]
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NAED should be congratulated for its valiant effort to hold the NAED Eastern last week in Austin, TX. By no means did anyone expect the turnout to equal prior conferences from almost two years ago … especially when similar conferences […]
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City Electric Expands Solar, Acquires Soligent
City Electric, the Texas-based, $1 billion plus electrical distributor with over 525 locations, and seemingly another location opening every week, throughout the country continued the rash of recent electrical distributor acquisitions, this time with a twist. The twist is that […]
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Schaedler Yesco, a fourth generation distributor committed to growth recently completed construction on its CDC expansion. The, based in Harrisburg, PA, company broke ground on the construction of the CDC in April. The company shared a release stating: Schaedler Yesco […]
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How Did Graybar, Rexel and WESCO Perform in Q3?
Over the past few weeks three of the industry’s major distributors (Graybar, Rexel and WESCO) either made news and/or shared their Q3 performance which provides some insights into the industry and customer segments. DISC Insights DISC just released their Q3 […]
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