The nice thing about quarterly earnings is that they can provide insights into companies. Recently comments from Philips and WESCO caught our eye. Philips – A April 23 article in the WSJ highlighted Philips’ LED business and its role in […]
Solar, Wind, and LEDsWe’ve all watched as the promise of solar offered many so little return. Soylandra comes to mind as a Government hand out that went astray. Many question just exactly what is in the low cost panels that […]
The NAED SouthCentral was held last week in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace. And while Caesar’s is a very nice hotel, especially if you like gambling, and it is perfect for large conventions (the AD North American Meeting was there […]
During the second half of 2012, Schneider Electric experienced a number of changes driven by a consolidating industry. While two of its competitors (ABB and Eaton) expanded their product offerings and distribution reach through acquisitions of T&B and Cooper Industries […]
Last week a new competitor was introduced to the industry … and distributors, probably primarily Schneider Electric distributors that are authorized Automation and Control distributors, were introduced to a new acquirer (and competitor). Graybar also probably now has a new […]
The controls industry has attracted much attention from electrical distributors over the past couple of years – whether it be industrial controls, lighting controls or building controls. Lighting Controls: As many know, Leviton acquired HAI (Home Automation Inc) which many […]
As reported in trade publications late last month, a group of 11 independent Rockwell distributors have formed a separate organization, called EDGE, to enable them to compete more effectively for global opportunities.The endeavor, under development for well over a year […]
Frequently when companies make acquisitions there are nominal changes. In the case of Shealy and EDI, the changes have been more pronounced, creating a domino affect amongst distribution in the Carolinas. And change is not necessarily bad. In fact, it […]
Earlier this week we commented on Rexel’s acquisition of Platt. Now let’s turn to the big manufacturer deals that were announced – Eaton buying Cooper and General Cable buying Alcan, with the Eaton / Cooper deal capturing more industry attention. […]
Much has been written and discussed about Amazon’s entry into the industrial supplies space through www.amazonsupply.com over the past couple of weeks. While today they don’t have much, if any, electrical offering on www.amazonsupply.com, we’re confident that it isn’t far behind […]
