Over the past several years, a variety of lighting trends have combined to impact the school and higher education lighting retrofit market. One example is the plummeting cost of LED lighting products. LED tube lamps, also known as TLEDs, have […]
John Gross, known as Dr. Copper, authors a weekly newsletter providing significant information on many commodities. He frequently adds some commentary in introduction highlighting some trends. In this week’s issue he shared: “The last time we looked, WTI crude oil […]
The recently signed Infrastructure bill’s wide scope provides ample opportunity for project work in the electrical industry. Peter Ferrell, Manager/Connectivity & Data Policy for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), detailed the benefits of the bill and announced the creation […]
Last month five-year-old Atlantic Coast Electric Supply held its first major customer training event combined with a trade show. At the same time, it recognized key suppliers. The company had over 325 customers turnout for the event and more than […]
March closed with a rash of acquisitions or perhaps many were ones that were going to occur at the end of the year. The following acquisitions occurred recently: Manufacturers NSi acquired Metallics Littelfuse acquired C&K Switches Southwire acquired Novinium Distributors […]
The uncertainty stemming from the COVID pandemic kept utility rebates in a holding pattern the last two years, however, 2022 is showing movement in many areas as some programs reset and others launch. Pittsburgh-based service provider turned technology company Encentiv […]
My last article comparing the lighting and supply representation models produced discussions that continue. It was then requested we consider other channels to see what manufacturers and distributors could learn. I decided to look at the HVAC channel with given […]
2021 was the perfect storm for sales growth … price increases and supply chain shortages coupled with the economic rebound. The question becomes, how to continue the ride? While both are expected to continue through the first half of the […]
While many expected a significant number of acquisitions to be announced at the end of the year, anticipated changes in the tax code seem to have delayed many of them. According to sources who were involved in distributor and manufacturer […]
As the year was coming to an end, many heard that there were a number of acquisitions “teed up” to close by the end of December. While there were a number of deals closed, and some announced last week, the […]
