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The Data-Center Supercycle Powers Legrand’s Breakout First Half of 2026

Kevin Coleman Posted On August 12, 2026

Legrand 2026 Q2 Earnings - ElectricalTrends

Legrand, the French conglomerate known for wiring devices, lighting controls, Wiremold and its lighting lines in the electrical distribution segment, who has also built a robust data center offering, announced 1H 2026 earnings on July 29. Legrand’s record first‑half 2026 […]

Associations / Customer Segments / Manufacturers / Supplier / Products

Savoy House – Supporting Distributors, Joins NAED

David Gordon Posted On August 12, 2026

Last month NAED announced Savoy House as a new manufacturer member. While I know none of us can know every manufacturer that serves the industry, this one piqued my interest. Merrimack Group, an M&A firm specializing in the lighting space, […]

Industry Consolidation / More Insights / Reps

ABB Rep Nexus Power Plans for PE-Powered Growth

David Gordon Posted On August 10, 2026

Nexus Power, an independent electrical manufacturer representative that covers 11 western states and serves the industrial, construction, and utility markets received a “strategic” investment from Madison River Capital, a private equity firm. This is MRC’s first investment in the independent […]

Industry Consolidation / Manufacturers / More Insights / Sales Channel

Prysmian Talks to Atkore … Done. Sold $3.8b Deal?

David Gordon Posted On August 2, 2026

Prysmian and Atkore - Talking - ElectricalTrends

Back in June Atkore settled its legal issues and The reason for the question is: Bill Waltz announced his retirement last year, after starting a succession process. The company announced it was going through a strategic review and then asked […]

Jobs

Opportunities at Solais Lighting

David Gordon Posted On August 2, 2026

While we’ve seen that some lighting companies are cutting back, Solais is hiring. In early June, Solais Lighting, a leading architectural-grade lighting solutions manufacturer. serving the commercial, retail, residential, hospitality, supermarket, museum, and utilities markets, hired Al Near as its […]

Lighting / Manufacturers / More Insights

Signify Q2 Earnings … Nebulous with a Cloudy Outlook

David Gordon Posted On July 29, 2026

Signify 2026 Q2 Earnings - ElectricalTrends

I was reading the Signify Q2 earnings report and was, quite frankly, confused. The company had just come off its Capital Markets Day where it is trying to communicate its strategy and, presumably, sway analysts that it is a good […]

eCommerce / Industry Outlook / More Insights / Technology

How Agentic AI Could Change How Contractors Buy Electrical Products

David Gordon Posted On July 29, 2026

Agentic AI Will Change Contractor Buying Process - ElectricalTrends

Amidst the conversation about AI and data centers, both of which distributors can benefit from, there is another conversation that, as typical, starts on the consumer side and then migrates to B2B. This is how AI is / may change […]

Distributors / More Insights

Rexel North America Carries the Day in 1st Half

Kevin Coleman Posted On July 28, 2026

Rexel opened the second half of 2026 with a clear message: North America—especially the U.S.—is the company’s growth engine, even as tariffs, commodity inflation, and macro uncertainty pressure margins and demand across the broader distribution landscape. Some key highlights from their […]

Customer Segments / Distributors / Renewables / Research Reports

Energy Transition Projects – Powering Opportunity

David Gordon Posted On July 27, 2026

Powering Economic Growth - Energy Projects - ElectricalTrends

For years we’ve heard about the need for grid modernization and once of the concerns regarding the growth of data centers is power generation. Industrial factories also play into this. Power generation construction, and subsequent maintenance, is, and will, represent […]

Industry Outlook / Lighting / More Insights / Pricing

Tariffs on Canadian Lighting. Will it Impact Distributors?

David Gordon Posted On July 24, 2026

On Wednesday the US announced increased tariffs, up to 50% on a variety of goods from Canada and the lighting industry was impacted. The tariffs are expected to be effective August 20th. Linda Longo, editor of ElectricalTrends’ sister publication US […]