Wes Smith, president of Mayer Supply, announced today that the Birmingham, AL-based electrical distributor has appointed East Region Vice President Mike Kidney to the position Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer. In this newly created role, Kidney will be […]
Welcome to ElectricalTrends’ Cyber Monday. There’s nothing that says “Thanksgiving Weekend” and signals the start of the holiday season” like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So, not wanting to interrupt your weekend, we decided to launch ElectricalTrends’ first Cyber Monday […]
ETIM North America, the North American chapter of the only widely accepted product classification system that has been in use for over 20 years, gained further momentum in November. The association, charged with refining the ETIM model terminology into American […]
Dick Friedman, a warehouse productivity improvement “guru” with much experience working with electrical distributors shares thoughts distributors should consider as there becomes the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel” for COVID (due to pending vaccines), fierce competition and […]
Orbit Industries, known for their fittings, boxes, lighting offering and pre-fab solutions has expanded its rep network with Electra Sales of Arkansas and L.P. Chick in Kentucky. The company, based in California but expanding rapidly in the East with its […]
With COVID interrupting our lives, IDEAL Electric was committed to continue with its IDEAL National initiative. The rationale was pretty straightforward – they wanted to continue to recognize electricians for their efforts and maintain the momentum they have created in […]
Congratulations to the following on their new opportunities Ryan Montgomery joins EPCO – Engineered Products Company (EPCO), a supplier of specialty lighting and wiring consumable products for electrical contractors, announced that Ryan Montgomery has joined Engineered Products Company as its […]
The major story in the distribution industry yesterday was Home Depot acquiring HD Supply. While many electrical distributors may wonder “why the coverage” as “we don’t compete with them”, the reality is that Home Depot and HD Supply are competing […]
COVID changed every manufacturer’s sales budgets in April. Aside from top line revenue and maybe salaries (due to employment reduction), the one expense line that may have changed the most is travel and entertainment. The spender of these … sales […]
As expected, WESCO and Graybar reported bounce back Q3 quarters as the industry rebounded from a dismal COVID-driven Q2. The two companies, however, portray different stories based upon their customer mix, hence sharing some insights into the construction market (Graybar) […]
