CORE Industrial Partners, a manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services-focused private equity firm, has acquired Vantage Lighting, a manufacturer of specification-grade LED lighting products, by CORE portfolio company Saylite. Vantage Lighting – which manufactures specification-grade LED recessed downlights, cylinders, and […]
A proposed bill – jointly sponsored by Audubon California, the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the American Bird Conservancy – aims to reduce the amount of lighting on state-owned property. According to a post by the National Audubon Society, Assembly member […]
The acquisition trend continues with CED and Galco announcing recent acquisitions. This brings the count to six electrical distributors acquired so far this year (NEDCO, Buckles Smith, Holt and ErieTec (which was acquired by Purvis)) on top of the 57 […]
Greg Baker, CEO/President, of JD Martin is pleased to announce Jeff Anderson has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Industrial Sales. A seasoned electrical industry veteran, Anderson leads the firm’s Demand Creation team which focuses on strategic business initiatives in support of […]
Kirk Key is seeking a Sales Engineer to support its customers and sales organization. Not familiar with Kirk Key? KIRK designs and manufactures interlock safety solutions to ensure the safety of workers and the efficiencies of operations. KIRK manufactures more […]
Last week NEMRA, in preparation for its 2023 Annual Conference, NEMRA announced the new rep members of its Board of Directors as well as new manufacturer members of its NMG (NEMRA Manufacturer Group.) According to the press release: :The National […]
Earlier in the week John Salvadore from GRN Coastal shared thoughts on this year’s talent recruitment challenges and some tidbits on how companies can better compete for top talent. Part of the process is having a desirable culture and an […]
Will Hawkins, Founder & CEO of Hawkins Sales, recently promoted Joe Miezin to President of the agency. Miezin was in sales covering northeast Ohio prior to his appointment. “Joe has been an exceptional outside salesman — he emulates all of […]
Okay, so I debated about writing this but I received a number of calls about the NAED Western from people who thought I was there. And calls from people who were there. All were asking for my observations from the […]
One of the areas where we hear companies are continuously challenged is recruiting quality people that have some experience with the electrical industry and targeted product categories. It’s usually not too difficult to find people with specific skill sets. The […]
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