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Halco Lighting Technologies (HALCO), offering a strong portfolio of lighting solutions including energy efficient lamps, ballasts and lighting fixtures, is pleased to announce that Don Runyon has become the Vice President Sales & Marketing, effective January 2020. As the new […]
Last week the industry lost someone universally considered “a good man.” Clarence Martin, CFO and CEO of State Electric passed away. He would have been 81 next month. I had the privilege of knowing Clarence for the past 18 years, […]
Acuity reported its 2020 Q1 / 2019 Q4 performance last week and reported a XX% sales decline of which their independent channel (C&I distributors) was down XX%. The question then becomes, “As the industry’s largest US focused lighting manufacturer, is […]
Milbank Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of electrical products, is restructuring their sales organization to support the company’s long-term growth strategy. The following strategic moves and promotions are to be effective January 2, 2020: Milbank will operate with three regions in […]
Orbit Industries announced a new sales partnership with ElectriSpecNY of Skaneateles, New York. ElectriSpecNY will represent Orbit’s line of electrical products throughout Upstate New York. Established in 2018, ElectriSpecNY associates will focus on educating electrical contractors about Orbit products, and […]
Ken Hooper, the former President & CEO of NEMRA, has announced the formation of a new consulting firm focused on electrical equipment manufacturers and independent manufacturer representative firms. Hayward Hooper LLC works with both manufacturers and representatives in two distinct […]
After 30+ years working for lighting manufacturers, Kevin Grayson joins Channel Marketing Group as Vice President with a focus on supporting companies in the lighting industry as well as providing sales management coaching. Many in the industry know Kevin from […]
G&G Industrial Lighting is proud to announce that Ben Jamison has joined the team as Director of Business Development. Jamison will take the reins as the company’s head sales strategist, leading the sales team while defining and implementing methods to […]
In an age of analytics and process automation, two industry-focused companies have recently come together to enhance services for the industry … SPA (Strategic Pricing Associates) and Jigsaw Systems. SPA historically has been focused on improving distributor profitability through improved […]
Colleen Ehrhardt has joined DDS (Distributor Data Solutions) as Director of Global Sales, where she will spearhead efforts to build relationships with DDS’ current and prospective customers in the wholesale distribution industry. DDS is excited to welcome Ehrhardt to its […]
