CED, one of the industry’s largest electrical distributors and probably Hawaii’s largest distributor with 5 locations in the state, two of which are in Maui, is giving back. According to a note from CED: “On August 8, 2023, a devastating […]
Recently nVent released their 2022 ESG report (on 2022 activities). For those who don’t know, ESG stands for Environmental, Social and corporate Governance. While every company strives to be a good corporate citizen, some companies have formalized their efforts into […]
The recent NEMRA 2023 conference represented the largest gathering of electrical manufacturers and their sales organization since the pandemic with 1916 people. The event, held at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, was acclaimed by almost all (someone always has […]
1862. That’s a huge number. It’s the current (as of January 18) registration for the NEMRA Annual Conference. 1862 people (probably more) will descend upon Las Vegas on January 30th and occupy the Virgin Hotel (and some spillover hotels) till […]
Each year MDM (Modern Distribution Management) develops its Top Distributor rankings. They identify the top 25 distributors from the prior year (2021) in the following industries: Electrical, Data & Security Industrial MRO Industrial Building Materials/Construction HVACR/Plumbing/PVF Power Transmission/Bearings Fluid Power […]
Our recent posting on digital transformation got me thinking about data. Quality, matching data is the foundation of a digital initiative as, after all, data is what gets transmitted. This is needed for ERP systems and websites. For most distributors, […]
As a leading global lighting company, Signify employs almost 37,000 people in 96 nations — including both Russia and Ukraine. In the US and Canada its core brands are Philips Lighting and Copper Lighting Solutions. Signify released the following statement […]
NEMRA’s 2022 Annual Conference, NEMRA22, held earlier this month had over 1400 registrations and about 1300 attendees (some last-minute cancellations due to weather in New England and some contracted COVID). The conference was a resounding success although the Dallas weather […]
On the to-do list for the Department of Environmental Conservation in Vermont in 2022 is deciding whether or not to ban light bulbs that contain mercury (i.e. compact fluorescent, fluorescent, HID, non-LED UV). What makes the decision significant is, if […]
With the year quickly coming to a close I wanted to say, “thank you for your readership of ElectricalTrends.” 2021 was the 14th year of ElectricalTrends, and I hope the information, observations, and insights we share are beneficial to you […]
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