Bright Ideas
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
New technologies like LEDs, solar panels and electric-vehicle charging stations are finding their way onto distributors' warehouse shelves in ever-increasing...
RAB Lighting Leads 2011 Launches
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Doug Chandler
RAB Lighting's LED product launches were a hit with electrical distributors in 2011....
Sidelights
Minnesota's Finest Electrical Expo
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
The 2012 Upper Midwest Electrical Expo, held last month in Minneapolis, once again lived up to its billing as the top regional electrical show in the United States...
Agreements Enforced
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Doug Chandler, Executive Editor
Schneider Electric, Palatine, Ill., won a jury trial in April against a Houston-based residential electrical contractor who, the court found, had purchased...
Articles
Steady Progress
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Anthony Kure and Karl Ackerman
To gauge near term trends for the March 2012 quarter, we have again conducted our proprietary KeyBanc Capital Markets Electrical Distributor survey in...
Mobile Security
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Joe Dysart
While tech-giddy employees are prone to fawn over every new iThing smuggled into the workplace devices often used in violation of company policy IT security...
Times & Trends
Commentary: Amazon Makes a Splash
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
Amazon's recent announcement that its new AmazonSupply business would offer industrial and business customers quick-click access to 500,000 MRO (maintenance,...
Speaking Out
Speaking Out: LEDs: The Time is Now
May 1, 2012 12:00 PM,
By Ted Konnerth
LED usage in commercial lighting is expected to grow at an annual rate of 39 percent for the next three years, putting LED commercial lighting sales at...
