Rockwell Automation announced fiscal 2Q 2026 results on May 5 and sales were up 12%, organic sales increased 9%, to $2.239 billion. Management explicitly cited improving demand across warehouse automation, data centers, semiconductors, and energy. Rockwell’s enterprise operating margin rose […]
We’re coming up upon mid-year. For many sales appear to be good. But are they? Those who are benefiting from the data center boom, or perhaps an industrial project in their market, or are a beneficiary of the Iran War […]
Atkore announced its Q1 2026 results on May 5. There sales were $731 million, an increase of 11%. However, gross margin fell sharply to 18.6% from 26.4% a year ago, and adjusted EBITDA declined year over year to $81.1 million from $116.4 million. Organic volume increased 5% […]
Ewing Foley, Inc. (EFI), a leading manufacturers’ representative firm covering 21 states from the West coast and Pacific Northwest through the Rocky Mountain states and down through the Southwest, announced the appointment of Andrew Walter as Vice President of Commercial […]
Flow, an emerging, AI-powered, rep management system, is seeking a Rep Enablement Lead. This is a new role within the company due to the company’s success, especially in the electrical industry after the recent NEMRA Annual Conference. Rep firms have […]
Last month AHTD, the Association of High-Tech Distributors, or more commonly referred to as the automation market, held their Spring Meeting. Reports were that it was well-attended by both distributors and manufacturers. In addition to distributors and manufacturers pairing up […]
Last week Nexans spent $800 million to enter the US electrical distribution wire / cable business with their acquisition of Republic Wire. This week we start with the news that Hubbell made the largest acquisition in many years, sending $3 […]
NSI announced that it expanded its partnership with Atlanta-based Bishop & Brogdon, Inc. for Florida. The agency had been representing NSI’s entire portfolio in Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. “Bishop & Brogdon has consistently demonstrated remarkable growth year after […]
Last month LEDucation ran its largest show ever … over 8500 people attended the first day and reportedly registrations over 10,000! And there was a record 565 booths. Talking about packing sardines into a can! It then begs the question […]
Recently Forward Solutions, best known as Electris360 in the electrical industry and the firm that owns ElectroRep, RB Sales and Fields Electrical Sales, acquired Sales Lane, a California manufacturer rep firm. Forward Solutions’ ElectroRep Acquires, Integrates, Sales Lane According to […]
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