As a follow up to a recent article (Is Today’s Changes Redefining Our Roles?), I thought about the original group of representatives that founded NEMRA, and I was fortunate enough to have been there. NEMRA did not begin at LaGuardia […]
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 […]
Yes, it is April but no this is not an April Fool’s Day joke … Prysmian plans to acquire Encore Wire! The deal was announced early this morning. According to an article on the BusinessWire, “Encore Wire today announced that […]
Last week’s Acuity quarterly earnings report coincided with the release of our Pulse of Lighting report and, surprisingly, the Acuity’s performance mirrored the Pulse of Lighting results. Many have expressed concern for the first quarter, especially on the lighting side […]
Hubbell’s Commercial Construction brands expanded its relationship with ASA Electrical Solutions effective April 1st. In late October, ASA entered the Utah and Idaho with its representation of Chalfant, a cable management solutions company whom it represented in its three other […]
The switchgear supply chain issues are well documented and well known … and the continue to plague the industry, delaying distributor sales and hindering the performance of other manufacturers whose products cannot be installed until switchgear is performed. Prior to […]
For the past few years, the distribution equipment / switchgear market has been a blessing and a curse to many. Sales in this category have accelerated, and hence benefited, many distributors but at the same time seemingly all lament the […]
What’s going on in the agent / rep world? As many know, the electrical distribution has gone through much consolidation in the past three years with almost 100 distributors being sold. It seems that independent manufacturer representatives and lighting agents […]
According to a recent press release from MaxLite, the company has forged an expanded relationship with Lester Sales that now covers eight states. “MaxLite, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting & controls, and Lester Sales Company, a leading sales and […]
As I heard at the recent NAED Eastern, electrical distributors and manufacturers are expecting a “slow” 2024 faced with macro-economic uncertainty in many markets. The year is shaping up to be a “knife fight” where companies are fighting for market […]
