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Editor's Message - An Experience Piece
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What’s Next – A North American Experience
Recently, Canadian Electrical Wholesaler had the opportunity to attend Affiliated Distributors’ 2022 Electrical North American Meeting (NAM). The event, which took place over several days, brought together the group’s members and suppliers from Canada, the United States and Mexico with a goal to plan for what’s next, which was also the theme of... Read More... |
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Targeted Marketing Helps Minimize, Avoid, Recessions
Over the past several weeks David Gordon has spoken to a number of distributors and manufacturers who have commented that they have seen a decline in the number of units that they are selling compared to last year, especially for stock items. While sales revenue remains strong, in most cases this is due to projects or declining backlog. All inquire about thoughts on a recession. Read More... |
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Hammond Power Solutions Unveils New Power Quality Lab
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (“HPS”) has recently announced the opening of their new HPS Power Quality Lab. Located at their headquarters in Guelph, Ontario, the PQ lab allows HPS to demonstrate their wide range of power quality products through real-time testing. The lab will primarily be used to host consultants, distributor... Read More... |
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Sponsored Content
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The NEMA- and NAED-backed initiative that’s improving IDEA Connector product data
Increased purchasing via e-commerce platforms has put an unprecedented spotlight on product data quality. Although product data is critical for the end user to make a purchasing decision, it is often misrepresented or missing key information on e-commerce sites. As a result, the amount of time and resources spent on manipulating... Read More... |
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Electrical Safety Authority Honoured Nationally for Digital Transformation Efforts
The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) is proud to be selected as the inaugural CIO award winner by International Data Corporation (IDC) Canada and Foundry’s CIO, for the implementation of an inspector mapping tool. The CIO Awards celebrates Canadian organizations and the teams within them that are using... Read More... |
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Southwire – Investing, Diversifying and Growing
For more than seventy years, Southwire has been delivering power to customers throughout the world. A major company in the multi-billion-dollar North American market, the company is enhancing its proven legacy, trusted reputation and longstanding, disciplined financial management by building upon its... Read More... |
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Ron Spozio and Jerry Bestler Join Service Wire Company
Ron Spozio and Jerry Bestler have joined the Service Wire team as Regional Sales Managers, with Spozio in the Houston Sales Office, and Bestler in the Phoenix Sales Office. Spozio is a graduate of the University of Texas and has over 18 years of sales experience within the metal industry. He will be serving the territories... Read More... |
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EFC Electric Vehicle Charger Business Section Appoints New Chair
Tom Kartmazov, Leviton Canada, has been appointed the new Chair of EFC’s Electric Vehicle Charger Business Section committee. Tom brings more than 9 years’ experience to this role in areas of lighting controls and energy solutions, as well as business development and project management. The Electric Vehicle... Read More... |
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Schneider Electric Appoints Frederick Morency to Drive Electrification and Sustainability in Canada
Schneider Electric has recently announced the appointment of Frederick Morency as Vice President, Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives & Innovation to lead its Electrification and Sustainability strategy in Canada. Frederick has been with Schneider Electric for 25 years and most recently served as Vice President, Services, where... Read More... |
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Sonepar Acquires PEPCO
Sonepar announced that its U.S. subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Professional Electric Products Co., Inc. (dba “PEPCO”). With a strong presence in the state of Ohio, this acquisition offers Sonepar the opportunity to expand in the 6th largest electrical distribution market in the U.S. A family-owned business... Read More... |
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LEDVANCE Welcomes the Addition of Lightspec Canada Inc as Specification Agency in GTA & Southwestern Region for Ontario, Canada
LEDVANCE, the maker of SYLVANIA general lighting in the US and Canada, is excited to welcome Lightspec Canada Inc as their specification agency in the GTA & Southwestern Region for Ontario, Canada. “Lightspec Canada Inc is a premiere agency, that we have formed a partnership with, and we are looking... Read More... |
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BJ Take Welcomes Contact Delage as New Quebec Agent
BJ TAKE INC has signed Contact Delage as their new agent for Quebec, effective October 1, 2022. Contact Delage has built a solid reputation within Quebec, focusing on providing superior service to its client base. They work closely with customers in the manufacturing, aerospace, telecommunications... Read More... |
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Bartle & Gibson Has Promoted Joseph Meier to Senior Vice President of Operations
Bartle & Gibson has promoted Joseph Meier to Senior Vice President of Operations. Joseph started his career with Bartle & Gibson in 2007 working as a Purchasing Agent, then Purchasing Manager, Corporate Purchasing Manager, and most recently Vice President of Supply Chain & Logistics... Read More... |
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LEDVANCE Welcomes the New Addition of Yasmin Navid as Sr Sales Representative in Central Region for Canada
LEDVANCE, the maker of SYLVANIA general lighting in the US and Canada, is excited to welcome Yasmin Navid as Sr Sales Rep in the Central Region for Canada. “Yasmin has 12+ years industry experience and brings a wealth of knowledge within the lighting and electrical industry. Her skills... Read More... |
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Robertson Electric Names Jeff Thompson New Branch Manager in Ottawa
Robertson Electric is very excited to announce the hiring of their new Branch Manager in Ottawa, Jeff Thompson. Jeff brings his extensive experience in sales, distribution logistics, product sourcing, and procurement, along with the ability to manage and develop sales and profit-focused teams. Jeff is a leader who has consistently delivered on goals and... Read More... |
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Stephane Leblanc Appointed Partner with Focus Electrical Sales
The Partner group of Alex & Tanya LeBlanc and Jeff Thomas are very pleased to announce that Stephane Leblanc has joined the ownership team of FOCUS Electrical Sales. Stephane has been a significant contributor to the success and growth of FOCUS since joining our Agency in 2011. His dedication, commitment, and attention to detail was obvious from... Read More... |
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Derek Monk, Strong Advocate for Energy Efficiency, to Lead ABB Motion Canada Sales Team
ABB Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Monk as Head of Sales for the Motion business area in Canada. Derek will support the efforts of the Sales & Marketing team for the Motors, Drives and Services divisions. With more than 25 years of experience at ABB, his role over the years has focused... Read More... |
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Craig Moffatt Promoted to Central Region Sales Manager with Hubbell Canada
Dave Keegan, National Sales Manager, Hubbell Canada is pleased to announce the following organizational change: Craig Moffatt has been promoted to Central Region Sales Manager, Hubbell Canada. With over 14 years experience at Hubbell Canada, Craig will be responsible for developing and executing sales strategies... Read More... |
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Nedco/Rexel Atlantic Appoints Amelie Cyr-Lapointe Director of Marketing
Nedco/Rexel Atlantic is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Amelie Cyr-Lapointe as Director of Marketing effective September 1st, 2022. In the role, she will provide leadership to the marketing departments as we execute various online/offline marketing and communication strategies designed to increase their... Read More... |
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Marjorie Dionne, Stanpro, Appointed Vice-Chair of EFC’s Lighting Business Section
Stanpro want to offer a huge congratulations to Marjorie Dionne for being announced as the Vice-Chair for the Lighting Business Section at Electro-Federation Canada (EFC). Everyone at Stanpro have expressed eagerness to see Marjorie thrive in this new role and they look forward to seeing her take on this new challenge... Read More... |
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Gross Domestic Product by Industry, July 2022
Real gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.1% in July, after a similar increase in June (+0.1%). Growth in goods-producing industries (+0.5%) was partially offset by a decline in services-producing industries (-0.1%), with 11 of 20 industrial sectors increasing in July. Advance information indicates that real GDP was essentially unchanged in August... Read More... |
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Leviton Announces Goal to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030
Leviton has recently announced its climate change goal to achieve company-wide Carbon Neutrality by 2030 (CN2030) and its ambition to achieve NetZero Carbon by 2050. The company also announced its CN2030 program which is based on the company’s refreshed commitment to reduce its environmental impact in six focus areas. The focus areas... Read More... |
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Electrical Safety Authority Celebrates Safety Leaders at 2022 Ontario Electrical Safety Awards
In the last week of September, the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) held its Annual Meeting and Ontario Electrical Safety Awards to celebrate achievements in electrical safety. In addition to the awards, ESA’s Chair, Board of Directors, Annette Bergeron, and Chief Executive Officer and President, Josie Erzetic, highlighted... Read More... |
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Enable’s Maureen “Mo” Barsema Honored with Supply & Demand Chain Executive Annual Women in Supply Chain Award
Enable, the collaborative rebate management platform, announced today that Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected its Industry Principal, Maureen “Mo” Barsema, as a recipient of the 2022 Women in Supply Chain award. The Women in Supply Chain award... Read More... |
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Monitoring recent products launched in Canada
New products are hitting the market at such a pace that it is often hard to be aware of everything new. Let Canadian Electrical Wholesaler and its sister site Electrical Industry Newsweek help you stay aware of new products and solutions for your customers. Read More... |
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