Rexel Buys in Belgium, UK
Apr 1, 2012
Bolstering coverage in several of its established markets, Rexel, Paris, announced acquisitions in Belgium, England and Wales. La Grange is a full-line...
What's Next for ABB?
Mar 1, 2012,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
The electrical market is still buzzing from ABB's announcement last month that it would acquire Thomas & Betts Corp., Memphis, Tenn., for $3.9 billion....
Siemens Buys RuggedCom
Mar 1, 2012
Siemens has an agreement with RuggedCom Inc., Concord, Ontario, to acquire all of the common shares of RuggedCom by way of a friendly, board-supported...
Cellular for Smart Grid Grows
Mar 1, 2012
In what may be a telling sign that cellular communications have been accepted as a viable option for the communications layer of the smart grid, meter...
Cooper Buys Fifth Light
Mar 1, 2012
Cooper Industries, Houston, has acquired Fifth Light Technology Ltd., a privately owned lighting controls company based in Oakville, Ontario, that specializes...
Nexxus Going Direct with LEDs Through Online Storefront
Jan 1, 2012
Nexxus Lighting Inc., Charlotte, N.C., says the distribution models now used to sell lighting products are and plans to sell LEDs direct to commercial...
Project Watch
Jan 1, 2012
Colorado to get $400 million in military construction. According to a recent report published at www.localwireless.com, a defense bill recently signed...
Infor Parent Buys Lawson Software for Billion
May 1, 2011
In yet another deal in the distribution software market, a holding company affiliated with Atlanta-based ERP giant Infor agreed to pay almost $2 billion...
Minarik acquires assets of Utah's Automation Technology
May 1, 2011
Automation distributor Minarik Corp. made its first significant expansion since being acquired last summer by Kaman Industrial Technologies, Windsor,...
Rockwell, Fanuc to Cooperate
Oct 1, 2010
Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, and Fanuc FA America, Hoffman Estates, Ill., have agreed to collaborate on integration between the companies' computerized...
EIS buys Seacoast Electric
Oct 1, 2010
EIS, Atlanta, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co. (GPC), announced that it has acquired the assets of Seacoast Electric Co. Inc., Hawthorne,...
Honeywell Adds to Smart-Grid with Acquisition of E-Mon
Sep 1, 2010
In a move to expand its offering to the smart grid projects under development around the world, Honeywell, Morris Township, N.J., has acquired E-Mon,...
Ideal Buys Assets of SK Hand Tools
Sep 1, 2010
Ideal Industries, Sycamore, Ill., is continuing in its quest to own some of the most iconic Made in America brands of hand tools. The company has entered...
