Having spent many years in the electrical industry as a 4th generation rep agency, my grandfather told everyone that my first words as an infant were “thank you, but we choose not to get into lighting.” Things have certainly changed, […]
Loeb Electric, an independent electrical distributor and service provider, announces leadership changes. With the continued growth and evolution of the business, these changes bring a renewed commitment to strengthen and elevate operational processes and business efficiencies to best meet customer’s […]
Rexel shared a press releasing announcing the addition of John Pehler to its executive leadership group: “Rexel USA announced today that John Pehler is appointed as Chief Digital Officer and has joined the company effective January 10, 2022. In this […]
The Smart Home category – which includes smart light bulbs – is among the top three areas expected to see continued growth in 2022 and beyond, according to Steve Koenig, VP/Research for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which produces the […]
Last week, Greg Reynolds president of Flynn & Reynolds Agency, a leading New England electrical manufacturer rep agency, is excited to announce that his 30-year plan to retire at 62 has worked! Greg has been a progressive leader of the […]
As the year was coming to an end, many heard that there were a number of acquisitions “teed up” to close by the end of December. While there were a number of deals closed, and some announced last week, the […]
Power management company Eaton has completed its acquisition of Royal Power Solutions, a U.S.-based manufacturer of high-precision electrical connectivity components used in electric vehicle, energy management, industrial, and mobility markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton paid US$600 million […]
Last month we conducted our Pulse of Lighting Survey. Over 200 individuals from the electrical distribution channel – electrical distributors, manufacturer reps, lighting agents and manufacturers – participated. Q4 lighting results encouraging While lighting, as a product category, under-performed the […]
On the to-do list for the Department of Environmental Conservation in Vermont in 2022 is deciding whether or not to ban light bulbs that contain mercury (i.e. compact fluorescent, fluorescent, HID, non-LED UV). What makes the decision significant is, if […]
Welcome to a new year and let me be one of the first to say, “happy New Year to you.” While some manufacturers, reps and distributors started their joint 2022 planning in Q4, for the majority of us the planning […]
