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Red Metal Raging
By Doug Chandler, Executive Editor
Any distributor who's trying to time wire purchases according to the price of copper has got to be feeling dizzy by now. For over two months, the spot...
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Steel Prices Soar
By Dale Funk
One of the worst steel shortages in history is squeezing electrical manufacturers already struggling to cope with a downturn in the economy and rising...
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The Go-To Guys
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
For some electrical distributors, the business is more than just a numbers game. Sure, some companies can eke out a semi-profitable living by selling...
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Sola/Hevi-Duty Changes Name to SolaHD
Sola/Hevi-Duty, Rosemont, Ill., announced that it has changed its name to SolaHD. Complete with a re-designed logo, the new identity signifies SolaHD's...
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Distributor Financial Snapshots
Graybar Electric Co., St. Louis, enjoyed a 5-percent increase in total sales in 2007. The company reported net sales totaling approximately $5.3 billion...
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EPA Slams LIRR with $43,875 Fine
Most Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuters don’t give the proper disposal or recycling of the fluorescent lights over their heads a second thought as they ride in and out of Manhattan. However, this issue is at the heart of the recent resolution of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) complaint
against the LIRR, which the railroad settled by paying a financial penalty of $43,875.
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CFLs and Swordfish?
The National Lighting Bureau (NLB), Silver Spring, Md., isn't happy about what it calls "misinformation" regarding mercury in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)and wants consumers to hear both sides of the story....
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Good News/ Bad News
Good news. An LED that can replace the omnipresent 100W incandescent bulb has hit the market. Bad news It costs $95 bucks. ...
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Electrical Wholesaling has ranked the electrical industry's largest electrical distributors since the 1970s. Studying the listings of the largest electrical distributors over the past 34 years can teach you quite a bit about the electrical industry. Here's a look at the most recent lists.
(NOTE: The most recent complete Top 200 listings, including contact information for all the companies listed, are available for purchase. Just follow the "Resources" link at the top of the page.)
Electrical Wholesaling's editors are once again collecting data for the annual ranking of the Top 200 electrical distributors. The ranking will be included in the June issue of the magazine. If your company had at least $20 million in sales in 2007, don't let your company be left off the list! Click Here to take the 2007 Top 200 survey.
The Top 200
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor; Doug Chandler, Executive Editor; and Dale Funk, Contributing Editor
With sales soaring and acquisitions at an all-time high, the electrical industry's largest distributors grabbed an even bigger piece of the electrical market....
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Previous Electrical Wholesaling's Top 200
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