Last week IDEA held its eBiz conference which, with the support of NAED this year, was essentially billed as “the industry’s technology conference.” And while IDEA had record attendance with 207 registering, the challenge is that, according to one attendee […]
If your electrical business relies heavily on home construction, you might want to expand your inventory of outdoor lighting and ceiling fans, according to survey results released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at this month’s International Builders’ […]
Last week’s NAED South Central, held in Phoenix, brought industry participants from the South and Central part of the country back together after a two year hiatus and was a resumption of the NAED regional schedule. 562 individuals registered for […]
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 […]
The National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA) announced the appointment of one officer to its Board of Directors and one Executive Committee Member to the NEMRA Manufacturers Group (NMG). NEMRA is a powerful voice in the electrical industry and an […]
Next week represents potentially the biggest week of the year for many manufacturers and reps as the NEMRA Annual Conference begins February 1st. Over the past two years there has been limited success with the industry getting together “at scale”, […]
The saying, “Great minds think alike” could easily apply to two veteran commercial lighting reps who recently joined forces to create an organization serving their segment of the industry. The American Association of Independent Lighting Agents (AAIILA) officially launched last […]
Lonestar Electric Supply, a Texas-based five location distributor, is IMARK’s newest member, effective January 1st. Profiled a few years ago in Electrical Wholesaling magazine and ranked as the 33rd largest distributor in the country based upon 2020 sales of $281 […]
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 […]
Many in the lighting industry came together at the Javits Center in New York last week at LightFair, including yours truly who popped up there for a day. Key lighting “mavens” reported their observations of the show: Al Uszynski from […]
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