We know, like most other distributors, that Sonepar USA had a “good” 2021. At least enough to enable it to carry out any planned acquisitions but, perhaps the recent news that it sold Vallen is a hint that they are […]
Last week’s NAED South Central, held in Phoenix, brought industry participants from the South and Central part of the country back together after a two year hiatus and was a resumption of the NAED regional schedule. 562 individuals registered for […]
I am going to step away from the norm of the type of articles that I usually submit for ElectricalTrends and attempt to call your attention to what I think is a huge opportunity for every electrical distributor and their […]
NEMRA’s 2022 Annual Conference, NEMRA22, held earlier this month had over 1400 registrations and about 1300 attendees (some last-minute cancellations due to weather in New England and some contracted COVID). The conference was a resounding success although the Dallas weather […]
Electrical and datacom distributors are used to going to wire and cable distributors as a source for “niche” wire and cable products. These unique products could be for specialty cable, brands they are not authorized to carry or for special […]
2021 represented the best of times and the worst of times. Companies reported record sales, record sales growth, many had record profits and backlogs grew. And then there were supply chain issues, labor shortages, rising costs of goods and the […]
As expected – in fact, perhaps a little earlier than most in the industry anticipated – GE Current, a Daintree company, completed its acquisition of Hubbell® Inc.’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business. The combined new business will be branded […]
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 […]
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