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Today’s Geopolitical Issues … and US Electrical Potential Opportunities

David Gordon Posted On June 2, 2022

Electrical Opportunities in a Geopolitical Environment

Last week I mentioned that the recent NAED National meeting had one of the best keynote speakers that NAED has had in 20+ years of attending these conferences. Peter Zeihan spoke about geopolitical issues, correlated it to population trends in […]

Industry Consolidation / Industry News / Lighting / Manufacturers / More Insights

Halco Divests Specialty Lighting Biz to Hayward

Linda Longo Posted On June 2, 2022

Georgia-based manufacturer Halco Lighting Technologies has sold its specialty lighting business – which includes such recognized brands as ColorSplash®, J&J Electronics™, PureWhite®, and Sollos® Landscape Lighting – to Hayward Holdings, Inc. Halco’s specialty lighting business includes a robust portfolio of lighting solutions serving the residential […]

Lighting2 / Manufacturers / People in the News

VOLT Lighting Taps John DiNardi as New President

Linda Longo Posted On June 2, 2022

Florida-based outdoor lighting manufacturer VOLT® Lighting has tapped John DiNardi as President, while founder Alan Brynjolfsson moves into the role of CEO & Executive Strategy Advisor. Most recently, DiNardi served as CEO of CM Partner USA, where he led the […]

Associations / Branding / Lighting

Attention Manufacturers Exhibiting at LightFair

David Gordon Posted On May 30, 2022

US Lighting Trends is pleased to be a LightFair 2022 Media Sponsor. In a short time (we launched in November) we now are reaching over 25,000 readers twice a month with information to assist in specifiers, contractors and the distribution […]

Distributors / Industry News / Industry Outlook

Schaedler Yesco Positions for Western PA Growth

David Gordon Posted On May 30, 2022

Schaedler Yesco Distribution, one of Pennsylvania’s largest independent electrical distributors, announced plans for an RDC in western Pennsylvania. Currently the company has 4 locations in western PA. According to its press release, “Fourth-generation, family-owned Schaedler Yesco Distribution, Inc. has announced […]

Reps

Electra Products Expands Signify Relationship

David Gordon Posted On May 30, 2022

Joel Van Treese, President of Electra Products Agency, a leading Indianapolis-based independent manufacturer agency, announced that Electra Product’s A entered into a representation agreement with Signify-Philips, expanding the agreement to now include Ohio and Kentucky. “Philips is the industry leader […]

Associations / Distributors / eBusiness / eCommerce / eMarketing / Industry Outlook / More Insights / Productivity / Technology

NAED 2022 National … A Success

David Gordon Posted On May 25, 2022

Last week the NAED National was held in Scottsdale for the first “face-to-face” conference in a few years and for those in the west, it was their first face-to-face in 3 years since Western was cancelled in January. The conference […]

Awards / Distributors / Growth Strategies / Industry News / More Insights

WESCO & Rockwell Sell Cyber Security Services

David Gordon Posted On May 18, 2022

Earlier in the week we shared some thoughts we, and Dick Friedman, had on selling services. While distributors can create services based upon their capabilities, there are manufacturers who team with their distributors to bring resources to customers. Such is […]

Distributors / More Insights / Profitability

Selling Services … Diversifying Revenues & Adding Value

David Gordon Posted On May 16, 2022

Electrical Distributors Selling Services

As every distributor knows, there is a labor and driver crisis in every market. It affects hiring warehouse staff as well as drivers. Today’s competition for labor is further exacerbated by competitive environments that can pay $20 / hour plus […]

Industry News / Industry Outlook / More Insights / Pricing / Profitability / Purchasing

Copper giveth and copper can taketh, but beware

David Gordon Posted On May 11, 2022

The past few years have seen copper prices increase. A combination of construction increases, EVs and supply constraints have benefited distributors as the price of copper has risen. And with rising prices has come increased gross margin dollar windfall for […]