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March 24, 2006
Copper Prices Set Another Record
Mar 24, 2006 11:36 AM
While most wire and cable industry veterans and commodity analysts expected 2006 to be a year of moderation for copper prices, when copper jumped 9.45 cents to nearly 2.36 a pound on March 17 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, it set another record....
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February Housing Starts Cool Down
Mar 24, 2006 11:03 AM
Following the warmest January on record that helped spur a 16 percent jump in new-home construction, the housing market showed signs of cooling in February, with total housing starts down 7.9 percent for the month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.12 million. ...
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Grainger Recognizes Top Suppliers
Mar 24, 2006 10:55 AM
W. W. Grainger, Chicago, presented 28 top-performing suppliers with its prestigious Partners in Performance Supplier Award for 2005 in Itasca, Ill., at its annual supplier conference on March 9. ...
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Colonial Electric Supply Launches Guaranteed 500
Mar 24, 2006 10:51 AM
Colonial Electric Supply, King of Prussia, Pa., recently launched its Guaranteed 500 program, pledging to customers that Colonial’s top 500 items will be in-stock and ready for pick-up or next-day delivery at any of Colonial’s branch locations. ...
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Machine Tool Consumption Up
Mar 24, 2006 10:36 AM
January U.S. machine tool consumption totaled $225.94 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology. ...
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Achievements 032406
Mar 24, 2006 10:30 AM
The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), St. Louis, will honor seven industry leaders at its Annual Meeting in Orlando in April. ...
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People March 24. 2006
Mar 24, 2006 10:24 AM
Chera M. Ellis has been promoted to director of marketing for Greenlee....
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Industry Calendar
Jan. 21-24, 2009
NAED Western Region Conference:
Palm Desert, Calif.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED),
(314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org
Feb. 25-28, 2009
NAED South-Central Region Conference:
Orlando, Fla.; NAED,
(314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org
March 10-14
Electronic House Expo Spring 2009:
Orlando, Fla.; EH Publishing,
508-663-1500,
www.naed.org
March 17-20
Electric West Conference:
Las Vegas, Penton Media Exhibitions,
203-358-3704,
www.electricshow.com
March 18-21
NEMRA Annual Conference:
Orlando, Fla.; National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association,
800-446-3672,
www.nemra.org
April 19-23
NAILD Convention:
Scottsdale, Ariz.; National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors (NAILD),
716-875-3670,
www.naild.org
April 20-23
A-D Electrical Supply Division Network Meeting:
Houston; Affiliated Distributors (A-D),
610-977-3100,
www.mya-d.net
April 29-May 1
2009 Equity/EDN Annual Meeting:
Dallas; Equity/EDN Electrical Associates;
800-373-1894,
www.equityedn.org
May 3-4
Lightfair International:
New York; AMC Inc.;
204-220-2004, www.lightfair.com
May 4-7
Windpower 2009 Chicago:
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA);
202-383-2512
May 16-20
NAED National Electrical Leadership Summit:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; NAED;
888-791-2512; www.naed.org
June 28-July 1
Women in Industry Forum:
Santa Fe, N.M.; NAED;
888-791-2512; www.naed.org
July 30-August 1
NAED LEAD Conference:
Orlando, Fla.; NAED;
888-791-2512; www.naed.org
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