Steve Antenucci, recently retired vice president and general manager for Hubbell Wiring Systems and recipient of NAED’s 2019 Associate Service Award, will be participating in Channel Marketing Group’s Executive in Residence Program. Steve will be sharing his insights and expertise […]
The recent acquisition of United Structural Products (USP) (known by its brand, US Tray) by Atkore helps Atkore expand its tray offering by bringing aluminum and 316 stainless steel welded tray to complement Cope’s steel, fiberglass and aluminum offering inclusive […]
We know tariffs can impact the electrical business. But rare earth metals? We’ve had tariffs after last year’s tariffs on steel, aluminum and a number of other products. The recent acceleration of tariffs on Chinese imported products (price increases from […]
For a word that wasn’t part of the national conscience, it is now front and center and bringing disruption to business. Tariffs. In an industry where price increases occurred annually, where pricing was stable except for copper, companies have now […]
Last week’s LightFair show in Philadelphia was a lighting and lighting control aficionado’s dream. Booths and booths of LED lighting and it seemed like 300 booths that had some sort of lighting control system. In talking with a number of […]
Or are we talking ourselves into a recession? Since the fall and the beginning of planning season there have been some economists who have been warning of a second half 2019 slowdown leading to a 2020 recession. Their prognostications were […]
Last week’s NAED 2019 National Meeting culminated the 2019 NAED meeting season and, according to many, “thankfully”. While San Francisco is a nice city and may have contributed to some of the attendance, for many, the trek to the West […]
Let’s take a look at some of the recent quarterly calls from manufacturers in the electrical space to see if there are any trends … Eaton From their analyst call, and we’ll focus on their electrical information rather than the […]
A few years ago, NEMRA identified that a major issue for its members was ensuring that they were compensated appropriately. While manufacturers endeavored to pay their reps, and typically did according to their contractual agreements, the reality is that the […]
nVent shared its 2019 Q1 earnings report and, while positive, seemed to be underwhelming or perhaps a harbinger of the industry’s performance in Q1. nVent encompasses the businesses of Erico, Hoffman and there is a Thermal Management business. From their […]
