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Acquisitions Heat Up. Size Matters.
David Gordon Posted On April 7, 2021

Electrical Acquisitions

The first quarter saw a number of industry acquisitions and, while individually they highlight company growth initiatives, collectively they signal a trend that could be transformative for the industry … an industry divide driven by size. Yes, the big are […]


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7 Industry Highlights
David Gordon Posted On February 18, 2021

7 Highlights

The year has started at a torrid pace but there have been some highlights relating to acquisitions, sales models, strategic relationships, POS, ETIM and more. With COVID driving everyone to online planning it seems like there everyone is on a […]


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Rexel – steady Q4, positioned for growth
David Gordon Posted On February 16, 2021

Rexel Market Update

February brings earnings month and Rexel is one of three electrical distributors that shares some information (the others being WESCO and Graybar). WESCO reported earlier with “eh” performance from its electrical group if the Anixter acquisition is excluded which was […]


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Van Meter Follows Advice … “Go West Young Man”
David Gordon Posted On January 7, 2021


Back in the 1850’s John Babsone Lane Soule, in the Terre Haute Express, reportedly said “Go west, young man, go west.” And it seems like Van Meter is heeding this call and going west. After seeking to grow to the […]


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Looking Forward for 2021
David Gordon Posted On January 6, 2021


January 1 marked the turning of the calendar and with it we think “a new year.” 2020 was an “interesting” year. Few, if any, recall the first 75 days of 2020 and the promise, or concerns, that ushered in the […]


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2020 Winding Down, ElectricalTrends’ Top 10
David Gordon Posted On December 29, 2020

Happy New Year's from Channel Marketing Group

2020 is winding down and we’d like to thank you for your readership of ElectricalTrends. This year we had over 113,000 page views, which represented a 10% increase over 2019. Lots of different topics were covered through over 90 new […]


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Konnerth Retires From Egret Consulting
David Gordon Posted On December 14, 2020

Ted Konnerth Retires

Ted Konnerth, an industry stalwart for many a year, has decided to retire from recruiting to focus full-time in supporting distributors and manufacturers in the areas of mergers and acquisitions. According to Egret Consulting, the electrical and lighting industry recruitment […]


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Southwire Adds to Board, Two Tied to Electrical Industry
David Gordon Posted On December 3, 2020

Southwire

Southwire, ostensibly the US’s electrical distribution wire and cable leader, announced that it added four people to its board of directors. The four individuals are: Karen Carter, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer for Dow Richard Holder, formerly […]


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Power Plays: ABB, Rockwell, Schneider (+Graybar) Info
David Gordon Posted On December 2, 2020


Companies involved in the power distribution space have recently made a number of announcements that we thought were newsworthy: ABB At its recent Investor Day meeting, ABB’s CEO announced the plan to divest of three business units.  One is from […]


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HD Supply Goes Home
David Gordon Posted On November 16, 2020

Home Depot Acquires HD Supply

The major story in the distribution industry yesterday was Home Depot acquiring HD Supply. While many electrical distributors may wonder “why the coverage” as “we don’t compete with them”, the reality is that Home Depot and HD Supply are competing […]


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