Ted Konnerth, an industry stalwart for many a year, has decided to retire from recruiting to focus full-time in supporting distributors and manufacturers in the areas of mergers and acquisitions. According to Egret Consulting, the electrical and lighting industry recruitment […]
Southwire, ostensibly the US’s electrical distribution wire and cable leader, announced that it added four people to its board of directors. The four individuals are: Karen Carter, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer for Dow Richard Holder, formerly […]
Companies involved in the power distribution space have recently made a number of announcements that we thought were newsworthy: ABB At its recent Investor Day meeting, ABB’s CEO announced the plan to divest of three business units. One is from […]
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 […]
Recently I had the honor to be interviewed by Jason Bader of The DistributionTeam for his 50th podcast Distribution Talk. Our conversation, which you can listen to here, was wide-ranging. We touched on: Acquisitions Customer loyalty programs The role of […]
2020 is a year of change in the rep community. And the change is creating new opportunities. There have been Many lines that have changed agencies which, considering the circumstances, was surprising. Some are being forced to make changes due […]
WESCO’s recent sale of its Sheboygan Falls, WI branch and Rexel’s recent sale of two locations in northeastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York mark the first time in many people’s memory that national chains sold anything, let alone a branch. […]
Last week’s WESCO Q2 earnings call shed some light on Q2 performance but, perhaps of greater interest, insight into how it will be structured and reporting in the future. Q2 financial performance was “muddied”, from a communications viewpoint, with various […]
Hossley Lighting Associates, led by Al Near, and Lighting & Power Solutions, led by Don Henderson, agreed to merge last week, forming a powerhouse agency serving the Southwest / Gulf Coast area. The two agencies, with a number of lighting […]
Southwire, known for their wire and cable offering, has been on the expansion trail the past few years broadening its offering into tools, material handling (Maxis Tools) and a couple of years ago Garvin Industries, which was a head scratcher […]
