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Infrastructure – The Revenue Opportunity is Coming
David Gordon Posted On July 20, 2021


Infrastructure plans have been talked about for years by politicians but it appears that one could be on the horizon given recent Washington discussions. The final number, and elements, are still to be finalized, but it appears that the “budget” […]


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$5 Copper. Coming or Averted?
David Gordon Posted On June 23, 2021

$5 Copper Banknote

It looks like the market has averted the threat of $5 copper, however, this appears to be more through financial dynamics than through market forces. Prior to last week’s Federal Reserve statement confirming a strong market, rising inflation and that […]


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Rising Metal Prices … the Why and Possible Consequences
David Gordon Posted On February 28, 2021

Rising Metal Prices

The year has started with seemingly every manufacturer raising prices due to meta pricing. There is a myriad of reasons ranging from a strong residential market to COVID affecting mines and transportation; from production shortfalls to China’s consumption; from the […]


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Looking Forward for 2021
David Gordon Posted On January 6, 2021


January 1 marked the turning of the calendar and with it we think “a new year.” 2020 was an “interesting” year. Few, if any, recall the first 75 days of 2020 and the promise, or concerns, that ushered in the […]


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Could Solar Lighting Light Up Interest?
David Gordon Posted On August 20, 2020

Solar Lighting SOLTECH

Green. Environmentally-friendly. Energy-efficiency. Reduced maintenance. Sustainable. Renewable. Solar. Any key “buzzwords” missing? Solar lighting is emerging as a viable outdoor lighting alternative. Recently our friend, David Shiller from Lighting Solution Development shared insights into the solar lighting market on behalf […]


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Q3 Pulse of Lighting Results are in … slow. Tariff impact
David Gordon Posted On October 1, 2019


The 2019 Q3 Pulse of Lighting results are in and it appears that Q3, on average, for lighting was slow for distributors and manufacturers, with results in the low single digits. The major reasons reported in the Q3 Lighting Report […]


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Impacts On Lighting If China Weaponizes Rare Earth Metals
David Gordon Posted On June 3, 2019


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 […]


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The Intelligent Building – A reality or just an IoT dream?
David Gordon Posted On November 19, 2018


The last couple of years have seen a plethora of lighting innovations in a quest to “control” the ceiling and eventually a building, a network of buildings and then cities.  This is the vision of smart cities … interconnected devices […]


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Lighting Roundup
David Gordon Posted On May 4, 2018


In honor of LightFair being next week, thought it good timing for a little “Reading Roundup” with a focus on lighting … tidbits we’ve heard and seen that relate to lighting: PoE, power over ethernet, was a topic at the […]


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A Changed Lighting World … Who Are They?
David Gordon Posted On October 29, 2017


The lighting industry has dramatically changed over the past 5 years.  Name brand companies, who have been and in most cases still are, have lost overall share to companies that are “unfamiliar” to many.  Distributors now comment that their lighting […]


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