Electrical Wholesaling Magazine

Atlanta Light Bulbs, Tucker, Ga., is moving onto a new ERP this year, and Doug Root, CEO, says the company is making a “heavy investment” into online branding, a new website, blog platform, and email marketing capabilities. In Colorado Springs, Colo., Steve Blazer, president, said Blazer Electric Supply recently started up the Blazer ProFab division to provide customers with custom pipe bending and threading and labor-saving pre-assembled boxes, switches and plug drops....More

The industry’s largest distributors believe 2014 will be a solid year, and they are investing in their companies now to handle the future growth....More

WESCO International Inc., Pittsburgh, said its net sales for 2Q 2014 were $2,005.2 million compared to $1,894.0 million for the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 5.9%.  Organic sales increased 6.0%, acquisitions positively impacted sales by 1.6%, and foreign exchange negatively impacted sales by 1.7%.  Sequentially, sales increased 10.7%, and organic sales increased 7.9%.  Gross profit was $411.8 million, or 20.5% of sales, for the second quarter of 2014, compared to $392.6 million, or 20.7% of sales, for the second quarter of 2013....More

HD Supply Power Solutions, Atlanta, has opened a new 14,000 square-foot facility at 6050 Tuttle Place in Anchorage, AK...More

Jerre L. Stead, once CEO of Square D Co., is the new chairman of the American Writers Museum (AWM) Foundation. The Museum has additional electrical ties, as Malcolm O'Hagan, formerly president of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Rosslyn, Va., is its founding chairman and president....More

WECS Electric Supply, Palm Springs, Calif., has added a new distribution location in Abilene Texas, to service the wind farms in the region....More