Energy-efficiency professionals expect their revenue from energy-efficient lighting to grow in 2013 according to an annual survey done by Precision-Paragon....More
Engineered Products Company (EPCO), Minneapolis, got to take on a horse of a project, relighting part of the largest stallion barn in North America, home to Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver....More
The advances lighting manufacturers have been making in LED technology will eventually change all aspects of the lighting market. One of the first to see a significant change has been the market for roadway and outdoor area lighting, where in just a few years the market has shifted from essentially a relationship-driven sale focused on the utilities and commodity fixtures to a spec-driven sale at the municipal level....More
This Department of Energy (DOE) study doesn't pull any punches in its evaluation of the performance of LED lighting in a test simulating an office environment....More
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) did some digging into the recently enacted fiscal cliff bill and unearthed all sorts of interesting nuggets that offer incentives for the installation of energy-efficient building systems and renewables....More
Osterman Associates, Syracuse, N.Y., has signed on with Universal Lighting Technologies to represent the company's ballasts and controls in upstate New York, effective March 1....More
Groton-Dunstable Middle School South, Groton, Mass., won the grand prize in NorthEast Electrical Distributors’ Project Green Lights 2012 essay submission contest. NorthEast Electrical Distributors and Sylvania will provide a lighting energy audit that ......More
North Central Electrical Manufacturers Club ( (Bloomington, Minn.): Scott Vergin, vice president, Energy Product Sales, Vadnais Heights, Minn., is now serving a one-year term as the club's president for2013-2014. He succeeds Jim Grahek, field sales rep, Burndy, Plymouth, Minn....More
Madison Electric Products, Bedford Heights, Ohio, has added two new representative organizations. Blanchard Associates, Ontario, Calif., will represent the Southern California territory, and Synergy Electrical Sales, Fairless Hills, Penn., will serve the Pennsylvania and Delaware regions. Synergy will also carry local inventory. With the addition of Blanchard Associates and Synergy Electrical Sales, Madison Electric now has 27 independent manufacturers’ reps across the United States.
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Kriz-Davis Co., Grand Island, Neb., plans acquire the Russell Belden Electric Co., Joplin, Mo. The acquisition will expand the Kriz-Davis footprint from 13 to 17 locations, broadening the company’s presence in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. The deal will be effective July 1....More
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (Northbrook, Ill): The company’s board of directors recently elected David Gabriel, president and CEO of Sonepar North America, as a director of the company. He was elected as a Class A director and has a term expiring in 2016. Gabriel has held his current position at Sonepar since Sept. 2009. From May 2003 through Aug. 2009, he served as president and CEO of Hagemeyer North America. Prior to 2003, he served as senior V.P./general manager of Tenneco Automotive's North American aftermarket business....More
With all the talk about the expanding oil & gas market in the United States, I found this clip on Bloomberg TV about GE's intentions to supply equipment help extract petroleum for the massive oil discovery 150 miles off Brazil's coast to be particularly interesting. Oil experts say there may be as much as 100 billion barrels of oil a mile below the ocean floor. It's said to be the biggest oil find in a generation and could supply all of Brazil's oil needs for a century....More
