There are some tariffs we know (China, imported steel and aluminum) and then those (at least at the time of this writing) that are proposed (Canada / Mexico) and then others that are “floated” for consideration, or at least media […]
After a forty-plus year relationship, AD and Genlyte Solutions Group, a Signify company announced that they are ending their relationship and parting ways. Genlyte, which emanates from Philips Lighting, Advance Transformer, and Genlyte Group, which was founded in 1984, was […]
I’m looking forward to being a guest today on LEADsmart’s Around the Horn. If you haven’t heard of Around the Horn, it is a live podcast (yes, you can watch it on LinkedIn), with LEADsmart’s Kevin Brown and Tom Burton. […]
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to thank you for your support, interest, input, and most importantly, friendship over the years. This year has been another busy year. Aside from our consulting work on behalf of manufacturers, manufacturer […]
The electrical industry continues to consolidate. Three more acquisitions were announced last week and there were a couple of manufacturer deals from last month that we haven’t gotten to comment on. Manufacturers Three deals: Legrand Acquires Power Bus Last week […]
With summer, and Q3, coming to a close, what better time for electrical industry acquisition activity to ramp up. And while each company has its own rationale for why it did the deal, each represents an idea that could be […]
The electrical industry has seen much consolidation over the past 4 years. We’ve reported on manufacturer, distributor, and manufacturer representative / agent consolidation. While we have not reported on contractor acquisitions, there has been a trend in service-oriented trades, at […]
The second half of the year has started and the first week brought acquisitions / mergers and news that will, and could, influence many other factors. In most industry acquisitions, the acquisition of one company by another typically has most […]
Two things typically occur when you get to be 100 years old … You are celebrated You may tend to forget a few of your accomplishments and need to be reminded (or so I’m told!) Schaedler Yesco is celebrating its […]
The drive for “sustainability” is powering the green movement and much of the electrification initiatives that are supporting the electrical industry, culminating in sales for distributors and manufacturers. From a more all-encompassing viewpoint, the term “sustainability” represents even broader initiatives […]
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