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Launch of ETIM North America to Support Electrical Industry Needs

David Gordon Posted On February 20, 2020

The web, and more importantly digitalization, is changing the way business is being done. Aside from eCommerce, digital initiatives are becoming embedded into business processes and communication methods. And it is going to go “deeper” with endeavors broadening into machine […]

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Halco Lighting Hires Three. Josko Back.

David Gordon Posted On February 18, 2020

Over the past six months Halco Lighting has made significant investment in people. In October, Chis Chickanosky joined the company as CEO. Chris previously had been VP Strategic Marketing at Rexel. Last month Don Runyon joined as VP Sales and […]

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Rexel Up Globally but Down in US

David Gordon Posted On February 18, 2020

Being global can have its ups and down. As a company you become susceptible to currency issues as well as differing economic challenges. It appears that Rexel is benefiting in areas of the globe but suffering here in North America […]

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Grainger Q4 Growth Rate Slows

David Gordon Posted On February 11, 2020

Grainger usually provides a good barometer of the industrial and commercial MRO markets and the “healthy” of large companies, so let’s take a quick look at their Q4 and outlook for 2020. Grainger earnings call and slides Grainger introduced a […]

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Werner Electric Turns 100

David Gordon Posted On February 10, 2020

In a world of distribution consolidation, it is becoming less and less frequent for a distributor to achieve the ripe old age of 100. And especially to know the day! Werner Electric, located in Cottage Grove, MN, just outside Minneapolis, […]

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Digging into Anixter

David Gordon Posted On February 9, 2020

Given that Anixter has been in the consciousness of many in the industry lately due to WESCO’s successful acquisition bid, thought it may be informative to take a deeper dive into Anixter’s recent Q4 / end of year report. Some […]

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Coronavirus Impact on US Electrical Industry

David Gordon Posted On February 9, 2020

The old phrase “when x sneezes, others get a cold” may be the major US impact from the Coronavirus. While it’s unfortunate that 37,000+ are ill and over 800 have died (as of 2/9/20), here in the US there is […]

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WESCO Reports on 2019

David Gordon Posted On February 7, 2020

February is the time for Q4 earnings and outlooks, so, with that let’s look first at WESCO. WESCO From their earnings call: Regarding Anixter, which WESCO cannot share much about, the highlighted a key reason for the acquisition when it […]

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Runyon Joins Halco

David Gordon Posted On February 6, 2020

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 […]

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NEMRA Powers Forward

David Gordon Posted On February 4, 2020

Last week’s NEMRA conference, where independent manufacturer representatives celebrated their 50th anniversary, brought together over 2000 manufacturer representatives and manufacturers to conduct the industry’s largest set of meetings. The theme of this year’s conference was “Powering a Smarter World, 50 […]