The Wild World of Wire and Cable
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
Potential sales opportunities in renewables, nuclear power and the upgrade of the global electrical grid may be just around the corner for the wire and cable market....
Data-Driven Decisions
By Beth Badrakhan
Creative use of data capture and statistical analysis can give your company the business intelligence it needs to make better decisions....
2010 GEM Award for Independent Reps
The Ganzenmuller Electrical Marketing Award, or GEM Award, was established in honor of George Ganzenmuller, who was chief editor of Electrical Wholesaling magazine for more than 30 years....
Electrical Wholesaling's annual listing of the largest distributors in the U.S. electrical products channel is an industry benchmark. Since the 1970s, the electrical industry has looked to the EW Top 200 for insights on how the industry's largest distributors have fared over the past year.
For a look at past Top 200 lists, start from our Top 200 page and you can reach all our discussion of the survey results, all the lists in rank and alphabetical order, charts of various findings from our research and links to further resources.
Copper Pricing Update
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM,
By John Gross
Right now there doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason for the run-up in pricing for copper and other metals....
Managing Price Risk
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM,
By John Gross
Hedging can help protect buyers of copper and other metals from wild swings in prices...
Economic News and Information
Get the latest news on how the economy is impacting the electrical wholesaling industry. Don't miss this important information...
Sylvania Partners with ESCOs on Lighting Upgrades
Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Mass., has launched an alliance with energy service companies (ESCOs) nationwide to pursue energy-efficient lighting upgrades in commercial and institutional facilities....
Congress Takes On Energy
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and the related bills in the Senate would have a significant impact on sales of electrical products....
Summit Opens in Waco
Summit Electric Supply, based in Albuquerque, N.M., has chosen Waco for its newest location. The company opened a 17,300-square-foot service center on...
New Look for Gross Electric's 100th Anniversary
If Joe Gross had simply done his job, there would be no Gross Electric today, the company says. Gross was sent to Toledo to close a store for the Peerless...