Prysmian to Acquire Encore Wire

Yes, it is April but no this is not an April Fool’s Day joke … Prysmian plans to acquire Encore Wire! The deal was announced early this morning. According to an article on the BusinessWire, “Encore Wire today announced that

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Hubbell Expands Partnership with ASA

Hubbell’s Commercial Construction brands expanded its relationship with ASA Electrical Solutions effective April 1st. In late October, ASA entered the Utah and Idaho with its representation of Chalfant, a cable management solutions company whom it represented in its three other

Digging into Graybar’s 2023 $11 Billion Performance

Recently Graybar announced record sales of $11 billion and, more importantly, a sales increase of 4.8%. Net income increased to $463 million. A “record” is nice, but any growth will generate a new record. While they serve some of the

Rosedin Hires Risch for Safety Role

Rosedin Electric, one of the largest electrical contractors in the country and one that more and more electrical distributors and reps are interacting with as they support / install projects throughout the country, has a strong emphasis on safety …

Wesco, A “Mess” or Mostly In-Line?

The other day I was talking to a friend, and he brought up Wesco and asked “What’s going on with them? I heard they are a ‘mess’ and their stock dropped by 30%?” First, I needed to correct him and

Monday Mergers & Acquisitions – CED, Synergy

Monday seemingly was just another day in the electrical industry … with acquisitions and mergers being announced. This time it was two acquisitions, which makes three in two days and, by my recollection, sixteen (yes, 16) in the past 60

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Research & Resources

Acuity and the Q1 Pulse of Lighting

Last week’s Acuity quarterly earnings report coincided with the release of our Pulse of Lighting report and, surprisingly, the Acuity’s performance mirrored the Pulse of Lighting results. Many have expressed concern for the first quarter, especially on the lighting side

2024 DISC Electrical Distribution Outlook

For the past few months many have been seeking insight on the electrical market for 2024 as they seek to set their goals. It was one of the topics of discussion at the NAED Eastern with the consensus (essentially a

Sluggish Pulse of Lighting in Q3; Acuity Reports

Our Q3 Pulse of Lighting survey revealed a continued sluggishness in the US lighting market, barely showing positive on a national basis. With almost 200 members of the industry reporting, A slowdown from Q2, but still overall positive although over

Winning the Product Data Revolution – Webinar Recap

In June ElectricalTrends hosted a webinar introducing the Trimble / Distributor Data Solutions (DDS) collaboration. The two companies shared what they are seeing in the construction trades and how data is being used, and will be used, to help companies

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Supplier News

MaxLite Launches c-Max Network Partners with Silvair

MaxLite, a well-known lighting manufacturer represented by lighting agents and supply reps, offers an effective, value-engineered fixture and controls offering. A few years ago MaxLite launch c-Max, which is its controls offering. Recognizing that specifiers and end-users may desire non-proprietary

MaxLite Launches EV Charger Offering … and the Why

With advancements in the EV batteries reducing range anxiety, electric vehicles are becoming more popular for a multitude of reasons. And with automotive and battery manufacturers committing to the technology, the trend has gone mainstream. This is further amplified due

Espen Introduces Outage Master and Emergency Lighting

Espen Technology, a leading manufacturer of indoor LED lighting and electric vehicle (EV) chargers, today announced the launch of its new emergency lighting brand, Outage MasterTM. The new brand offers emergency lighting, exit signs, and emergency inverters. There are also

Espen: Nearly All Lamps & Retrofit Kits Are CCT-Selectable

Espen Technology, a leading manufacturer of indoor, LED lighting solutions, announced that nearly all of its lamps and retrofit kits are now CCT-selectable. The company has been developing each of its lamp and retrofit kit families to be CCT-selectable to

Type A+B Hybrid 3-CCT Field-Selectable TLEDs from Espen

Espen Technology, a leading manufacturer of indoor, LED lighting solutions, today announced the release of its UniFlex™ Type A+B hybrid, 3-CCT Selectable, LED tube lamps. There are five lamp shapes in the product family. These include 2’, 3’, and 4’

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