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The Time to Come Together is Here Again!

Anticipation is growing right now for the Electro-Federation Annual Conference that many of us will be attending in person or virtually. For those not attending or working with EFC I highly recommend learning about the value they bring the electrical market and its players in Canada. Also be sure to read about the need to cast a wider talent net for industry ambassadors by Swati Vora-Patel as well as several other articles discussing the growing need and support being generated to attract young professionals into the electrical market. Enjoy and Have a Fantastic Long Weekend!

Owen Hurst, Managing Editor
owenhurst@kerrwil.com

Electro - Federation Canada - Industry Health

It’s Time to Cast a Wider Net for Talent: Become an Industry Ambassador

By Swati Vora-Patel

When I first began my career as a communications professional nearly 20 years ago, my net was cast wide: I wanted to ‘catch’ as much experience as I could in a communications role within a progressive industry. I experienced roles in media, education and software sectors – and then finally found my ‘career calling’ in the electrical industry when I joined Electro-Federation Canada. Read More

Reaching a Milestone

Linda McWhorter Celebrates 62 Years of Southwire Service

In March, Southwire celebrated its 72nd birthday. In the week of May 6, its longest tenured employee marked an impressive milestone, as she reached 62 years of service to the company – only ten years less than the entire length of time the company has been in existence. When she began her career at Southwire as a file clerk on May 2, 1960, Linda McWhorter never imagined she’d work at the company for more than six decades. Read More

Back to the Show Floor

Successful Return For The Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology (MEET) Show

The Maritime’s largest Mechanical and Electrical event took place last Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5 at the Moncton Coliseum. The Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology (MEET) Show, which is the second largest industry event of its type in Canada and the largest trade event east of Montreal saw 5,772 registered attendees this year. “This edition of the MEET Show was a great success,” said Shawn Murphy, Show Manager. Read More

Growing Support

Ontario Invests in Electrical Training and Apprenticeships Programs Across Province

The Ontario government is working for workers by investing more than $13 million to provide free training and paid electricians’ apprenticeships for more than 2,500 people across the province who are unemployed or looking to earn bigger paychecks. With over $2 billion in infrastructure projects on the horizon, Ontario faces a shortage of electricians and other skilled trades workers. Read More

Supporting All

Enabling Change: Electricity Sector Employment for Persons with Disabilities

EHRC, in collaboration with the Government of Ontario’s Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility, is launching a provincial initiative to expand the accessibility of jobs to persons with disabilities in the electricity sector. Like other sectors of the Ontario economy, the electricity sector is facing hiring challenges. Making more room in the sector for persons with a disability makes good business sense. This program will see the development of online resources and reference tools to support Ontario employers in building a more inclusive workforce for persons with disabilities. Read More

Growing Business

Signify Completes Acquisition of Fluence

Recently, Signify had completed the acquisition of Fluence, a US-based company that provides LED luminaires to horticultural lighting segments in North America and the rest of the world. Why this acquisition? Fluence adds complementary technology, market segments and geographical spread to Signify’s existing horticultural lighting offerings and operations. Joining forces allows Signify to serve their customers even better than before, and to further diversify customer base. Read More

Changing Scene

Leviton Lighting Canada Strengthens Presence in Greater Ottawa With New Agent BDA Lighting Group

Leviton Lighting Canada, headquartered in Toronto, ON, was recenty thrilled to announce the appointment of BDA Lighting Group to represent their full portfolio of lighting brands (Certolux, Visioneering, ConTech, Birchwood, Intense and V-Rail) for the Greater Ottawa region. The BDA team of experienced and respected professionals have been servicing the lighting community for more than 30 years. “BDA’s market presence and strong relationships within the specification community is perfectly aligned with Leviton Lighting Canada premium brands.” said David Janowski. Read More

E.B. Horsman & Son Victoria Relocating in Summer 2022

E.B. Horsman & Son (EBH) has announced their Victoria location will be officially moving to a bigger, better location this summer. The new 12,000 square foot building is located at 3250 Tennyson Ave, just a two-minute drive away from the current location on the corner of Cloverdale Ave and Blanshard Street. The new facility features a 28-foot clear height ceiling, a larger open concept counter service area, 22 parking spots, two EV chargers, as well as a dock and grade-level loading areas; all of which will allow us to better serve the Capital Regional District. Read More

Changing Scene

IDEA Announces 2022 Board Of Directors, Stern Named Chair

The Industry Data Exchange Association, Inc. (IDEA), the electrical industry-endorsed technology service provider and eBusiness standards body, announces its 2022 Board of Directors. Larry Stern, President of Standard Electric Supply, is the IDEA Board Chair for the coming year. “Larry’s experience and strong leadership are a driving force to tackle industry challenges and pursue IDEA’s roadmap.” said David Oldfather. Read More

Franklin Electric Announces Chris Villavarayan Elected to Be a Director of the Company

The board of directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) has elected Chris Villavarayan to be a director of the Company effective May 6, 2022. Mr. Villavarayan has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Meritor, Inc. since March 2021. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Villavarayan held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within Meritor. Read More

Company Achievements

Stanpro Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 10th Year

Stanpro has been recognized for its overall performance and sustained growth by receiving the prestigious title of winner of Canada's Best Managed Companies, 2022 edition, member of the Platinum Club. The 2022 Best Managed winners represent the cream of the crop of Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues exceeding $50 million. They have demonstrated leadership in strategy, capability and innovation, culture and engagement, and finance to achieve sustainable growth. Read More

Electrozad Recognized by Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program

For the fifth consecutive year, Electrozad has been recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation. The company first won the Best Managed award in 2018 and became a Gold Standard winner last year. The Best Managed program award winners are amongst the best-in-class of Canadian-owned and managed companies demonstrating leadership in the areas of strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and financials to achieve sustainable growth. Read More

Company Achievements

E.B. Horsman & Son Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

E.B. Horsman & Son (EBH), a fast-growing, employee-owned full-line electrical distributor in Western Canada, announced recently that it is a 2022 winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation, having retained its Best Managed designation for thirteen consecutive years. E.B. Horsman & Son was recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation. Read More

Ouellet Group Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Ouellet Group is extremely proud to have been named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. This yearly prestigious designation recognizes Canada's best companies who lead by example with their excellent business practices. This recognition is the result of outstanding growth over the last few years, acquisition of brands and businesses to expand its range of heating and air-conditioning products, and the collective efforts of its dedicated employees. Read More

Stelpro Once Again Named a Member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club

Recently, Stelpro was proud to announce that it has once again qualified as a Canada's Best Managed Companies Platinum Club member. This year's Best Managed winners represent the elite group of Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $25 million that have demonstrated leadership in strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and finances to achieve sustainable growth. “Stelpro has continued its strong growth over the past year, despite supply issues, labour shortages, and other factors that continue to present challenges." Read More

Economy

Wholesale Trade, March 2022

Wholesale sales rise slightly. Wholesale sales rose 0.3% in March to $79.8 billion, with the largest increases coming in the building material and supplies and the motor vehicle and motor vehicle accessories and parts subsectors. This was the seventh increase in the past eight months. Sales rose in four of seven subsectors, representing 64% of the total wholesale sector. Constant dollar sales fell 0.6%. Building material and supplies sales lead gains. Sales of building material and supplies rose 3.8% in March to $14.1 billion, the fifth increase in the past six months. Read More

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, March 2022

Manufacturing sales rose 2.5% to $70.2 billion in March, the sixth consecutive monthly increase. Sales rose in 16 of 21 industries, led by the petroleum and coal (+9.1%), primary metal (+6.5%), paper (+9.3%), and chemical (+3.3%) product industries. Meanwhile, the machinery industry posted the largest decline (-4.9%). On a quarterly basis, sales rose 6.5% in the first quarter of 2022, the seventh consecutive quarterly gain and the largest increase since the third quarter of 2020. Read More

A View from the South

Copper Giveth and Copper Can Taketh, but Beware

The past few years have seen copper prices increase. A combination of construction increases, EVs and supply constraints have benefited distributors as the price of copper has risen. And with rising prices has come increased gross margin dollar windfall for distributors as their COGs increased and gross margin percentages remained the same. We’ve all heard the stories about contractors who commented (complained) how they quoted a project “a while ago” and by the time they won the project and placed the order, the price had changed. Read More

A View from the South

Selling Services … Diversifying Revenues & Adding Value

As every distributor knows, there is a labor and driver crisis in every market. It affects hiring warehouse staff as well as drivers. Today’s competition for labor is further exacerbated by competitive environments that can pay $20 / hour plus benefits (aka Amazon and others.) Further, within the electrical industry, many electrical contractors are faced with their own staffing challenges. Industries have talked about fee-based services and many industry leaders are seizing upon the opportunity to diversify their income stream, improve profitability AND add a valuable service to their customers. Read More

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