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July 25, 2003
Canadian Electrical Contractors Voice Concerns in State-of-the-Industry Report
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM,
Jim Lucy
A research study commissioned by the Electro-Federation of Canada and presented at the Electrical Supply & Distribution Conference held June 4-7 in Charlevoix, Quebec, offers a fascinating snapshot of what Canadian electrical contractors think about the services they require of electrical distributors, product branding and a broad range of other industry issues....
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Name Change to Westinghouse Spikes Sales
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM,
Dale Funk and Jim Lucy
With lamp sales up over 22 percent since it first inked a three-year licensing agreement to use the Westinghouse name, Westinghouse Lighting Corp., formerly Angelo Brothers Co., has found that a well-known but once-dormant brand name with ties to the earliest days of the electrical industry still carries considerable clout....
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Housing Starts Remain Strong in June
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM
Builders broke ground on new housing units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.8 million units in June, up 3.7 percent from the previous month, the Commerce Department reported....
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NEMA Index Improves for July
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM
Business confidence in current conditions affecting the electrical manufacturing industry remained constant or edged slightly higher in July compared to June in all regions of the world except Asia/Pacific, according to NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI)....
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People July 25
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM
GE Supply (Shelton, Conn.): Jeff Schaper has been named president of GE Supply, succeeding Bill Meddaugh, who is retiring after 37 years with the company....
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Gambino's Role Expands To Include Overseeing The Wiremold Co.
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM
Michael J. Gambino, president & CEO of Pass & Seymour, will also assume the role of The Wiremold Co.'s president. Gambino will replace Gary Brooks, who announced he will transition out of the company by the end of the year....
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GE Supply names new president
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM
Jeff Schaper has been named president of GE Supply, Shelton, Conn. He succeeds Bill Meddaugh, who is retiring after 37 years with the company....
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John Peterson joins EGS
Jul 25, 2003 12:00 PM
EGS Electrical Group, Skokie, Ill., announced two key appointments to its Appleton and O-Z/Gedney sales and marketing team....
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Industry Calendar
February 13-16
NEMRA Annual Conference
Washington, D.C.; National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA), 800-446-3672,
www.nemra.org
February 13-16
2008 International Builders Show
Orlando; National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 800-368-5242,
www.buildershow.com
February 20-23
NAED South-Central
Region Conference
Palm Desert, Calif.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) 888-791-2512,
www.naed.org
February 27-29
Electric West
Las Vegas; Penton Media Exhibition Business,
800-559-0620, www.electricshow.com
March 25-26
2008 Electrical and Data Products Expo
Overland Park, Kan.;
Kansas-Missouri Electric League, (816) 561-5323
www.electricleague.org/trade.htm
April 9-11
Keystone 2008 All Rep Conference:
Baltimore; The Manufacturers’ Agents National Association (MANA),
NEMRA and the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Food Service Industry (MAFSI),
(877) 626-2776
www.manaonline.org
April 16-18
Equity/EDN annual meeting
Atlanta; Equity /EDN, (800) 373-1894,
www.equityednmeeting.com
May 3-6
11th Annual Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference & Exhibition:
Costa Mesa, Calif.; Professional Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL), (877) 287-3275
E-mail pearl@pearl1.org
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