For some reason when it comes to December manufacturers seem to make a flurry of moves with a number being of the acquisitive type. Don’t know why, but… And there are other manufacturer “happenings” that we’ve heard of. So, as […]
For the past 18 months NEMRA has been working with its NMG (NEMRA Manufacturer Group) to better understand the impact of the lack of industry standards to report point of sale (POS) and point of transfer (POT) between distributors and […]
Earlier this week there was a press release announcing that a small, innovative and progressive LED lighting company, START Lighting, had recently joined NEMRA. Now normally a small manufacturer joining an association isn’t too noteworthy, and, quite frankly, it isn’t, […]
ElectricalTrends would like to welcome Epicor as our latest advertiser. Epicor, as many in the electrical industry knows, is a prominent ERP system in the electrical industry. In fact, according to Electrical Wholesaling, more than 70 of the Top 200 […]
It was 9 years ago today that Allen Ray from Allen Ray Associates and David Gordon from Channel Marketing Group decided to collaborate and launch ElectricalTrends as a resource for the electrical distribution industry. The goal of ElectricalTrends has been […]
Eight years ago we started ElectricalTrends with the idea of sharing ideas and observations regarding the electrical channel. Our concept was to extend our reach, hopefully create discussion and, in some instances, share an idea that may help your company. […]
We are reminded every 4th of July to have a ‘Safe One’. Drink and eat what ever you want. But in these times where children and teenagers are recruited via the Internet to some war that does not concern […]
The Ides of March (March 15th) is quickly coming upon us and with it the opportunity to help kids with cancer. As many readers of ElectricalTrends know, this time of year we let you know that Pat Schrager, formerly of […]
Fenway Park and US servicemen and women go hand-in-hand for those of use from Boston and the New England area. Fenway Park’s first official game was April 20, 1912 against the New York Highlanders (and we won the World Series […]