Orbit Industries, the CA-based manufacturer of specialized electrical prefab brackets & boxes, announced that JMA Group (John Moore & Associates) is its new rep in Tennessee Effective immediately, JMA Group will represent Orbit’s complete line of electrical products and prefabrication […]
Lots going on in Chicagoland lately. Distributor acquisitions and lighting agency drama. On the distributor side of the business there was CED acquiring Amperage. Graybar acquired CX Connexion On the representation side, and more specifically, on the lighting agent side, […]
Following its acquisition of I-Pro this summer, JD Martin has expanded its reach with the acquisition of Integrated Component Sales. ICS, to be known as ICS Martin effective January 1st, is a Southeast industrially-focused agency supporting industrial OEM and MRO […]
I was speaking to a large regional VP of Sales for an electrical distributor recently. His comment was “everyone wants loyalty, but when you give it, what is given in return?” This got me thinking, What is loyalty and how […]
Biben Sales, a leading Philadelphia-based independent electrical manufacturer representative, announces the expansion of its geography to Western Maryland and West Virginia territory. The company will initially represent eight manufacturers to electrical distributors and electrical contractors. Biben has already hired staff […]
DeFazio Industries, a leading and growing independent manufacturer representative serving the Carolinas, Virginia, and the DC / Maryland marketplaces announced that they have expanded their lighting offering and have added LEDVANCE to their linecard for North Carolina and South Carolina. […]
Joint sales calls can be an effective partnering between a “manufacturer” and a distributor to generate demand from specifiers, end-users, and contractors. I put quotes around “manufacturer” as, most frequently, this is the local rep. But mention to a distributor […]
I was speaking with a manufacturer who was contemplating converting his direct sales force to a rep network. He was having difficulty replacing salespeople leaving his company either for retirement or other reasons (some of which were revealed in our […]
Morris Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of Electrical and Lighting Products, has announced the appointment of a new representative effective August 15, 2022. Electrical Solutions & Design, based in Elk River, MN, and its principals, Rick Ryan and […]
Convergence Partners, a leading manufacturer rep agency in the Midwest, has expanded its coverage area, and lines, via a strategic partnership with Integrated Sales and Lighting Solutions of Iowa. The net effect is expanded coverage into Iowa and more lines […]
David Gordon
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