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  • Jan. 28, 2013
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    Flynn & Reynolds Agency Merges with EMF and Takes On Leviton Product Line  

    Flynn & Reynolds Agency Inc., Tewksbury, Mass., is merging with the Electro Marketing Force (EMF) Agency, East Hampton, Conn., effective Feb. 1. The combined company will continue to operate from the Flynn & Reynolds office and warehouse building in Tewksbury, and Rick Schaller, EMF’s president, will continue his current sales responsibilities....More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    Electrical Wholesaling to Analyze 10 Trends that Will Shake the Electrical Industry  

    The economy has turned the corner and looks to be in position for some steady if not spectacular growth in 2013 and some really robust growth in 2014. In next month’s cover story, Electrical Wholesaling will analyze the key macrotrends that will shape how manufacturers, distributors, reps and end users will do business during the next few years. Following is an advanced look at these trends for Electrical Marketing readers....More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    Market Roundup: Electric Vehicles  

     The electrical industry keeps a close eye on news about the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the evolution of their charging systems. Even though adoption rates may have fallen short of some of the more optimistic early predictions, 2012 sales results and some recent developments in the use of electric vehicles give considerable justification for being optimistic about the growth of this market and the eventual ubiquity of charging systems as part of the developed world’s infrastructure of electrical equipment....More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    DOE’s CALiPER Testing of LEDs Shows Shift in Focus to Color Quality and Lower Cost  

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s testing program for solid-state lighting — CALiPER, which is short for Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting — in 2012 found continued improvement in the performance of LED lighting products and saw evidence of a shift in the priorities of the manufacturers. DOE put out a summary report looking back at the CALiPER program’s findings in 2012 and how LEDs have changed since its testing began in 2006....More

Latest Numbers

  • Feb. 24, 2012
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    Electrical Marketing's Key Economic Indicators  

    AIA's Billing Index remains solid in January On the heels of consecutive months of strengthening business conditions, the Architecture Billings Index...More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    Price Index Remained Flat in December  

    Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index increased just 0.1% in December, extending its streak of little change for yet another month. Two product categories decreased more than 1%: pole-line hardware (-1.2%); boxes (-1.2%). The air conditoners category increased 4.4%. Year-over-year, the EPI increased 0.8% in December compared to Dec. 2011....More

Around the Industry

  • Jan. 30, 2013
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    Westinghouse Lighting bolsters Canadian market with joint venture  

    Westinghouse Lighting-U.S., Philadelphia, announced the establishment of Westinghouse Lighting Canada (WL-C), a joint venture between Westinghouse Lighting-U.S. and Combi Inc. Westinghouse Lighting-U.S. currently sells products into Canada through distributors and retail partners. Combi will remain Westinghouse Lighting’s representative and third-party logistics provider....More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    Siemens head sees impact from continuing uncertainty  

    Peter Loescher, Siemens president and CEO, discussed the company’s 1Q 2013 financials in a conference call this week. Said Loescher, “In a nutshell, our start into the new fiscal year and towards our Siemens 2014 target was solid in a still difficult macroeconomic environment despite the clear stabilization in the financial markets in Eurozone....More
  • Jan. 30, 2013
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    Cree shares surge 19% on earnings report  

    Despite its position as one of the largest manufacturers of LEDs and LED lighting fixtures, Cree Inc., Durham, N.C., hasn’t been able to get a ton of consistently positive momentum going for the price of its shares — until this week when it beat analysts estimates for its fiscal second quarter and they enjoyed a hefty 19% increase to more than $39 per share....More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    Japan to grab giant share of global LED market, accourding to Toshiba exec  

    Toshiba expects Japan to take a commanding share of the global LED market according to a report in www.digitimes.com. The article says Tooru Shibuya, president and CEO, Toshiba Lightech, expects Japan to account for approximately 40% of the global LED market from 2012-2013 and says the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of LED lighting globally will reach 31% by 2020. Toshiba first began producing LED lamps in 2009....More

People On the Move

  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    People - Jan 25, 2013  

    Southwire Co. (Carrollton, Ga.): Jack Carlson is now leading all of the company’s sales and marketing and product development efforts in North America. In his new role as president of North American business, Carlson manages Southwire’s Electrical, Energy and OEM divisions, as well as its newly created Industrial Division and Canadian wire and cable business. A 30-year veteran of the electrical industry, Carlson joined Southwire in 2001 as president of the Electrical Division....More
  • Jan. 25, 2013
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    Obituary: Fred Laver  

    Fred Laver, 84, of Phoenix, passed away on Dec. 2. An obituary posted at www.azcentral.com said Laver, a rep for nearly 50 years and a big supporter of the National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA), built a successful agency founded by his father, F. Walter Laver. A native of Utica, N.Y., he graduated from St. Lawrence University and served as an Army lieutenant in the Korean War, where he was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Medical Badge....More
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