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The history and scope of Guillevin in Canada is immense. One of our oldest wholesale brands its ...
By Line Goyette
With Industry 4.0 on our doorstep, we are facing significant technological and ...
Britech Corp, one of Canada’s largest heating cable companies has signed a formal agreement with ...
Leaders and innovators from business, government and the education sector gathered for this ABB ...
Hitachi has a deal with industrial giant ABB to purchase 80% of their Power Grids division for ...
I can still remember August 5, 2014 like it was yesterday. This date marks my first day as a ...
In setting growth plans for the coming year, one should ask, “What percentage of my customers might ...
The stigma behind dealing with contractors has forever been “they are a tough group to build a ...
Perhaps the better question is, “Why does it matter what young marketers want?” The answer is that ...
The Channel Marketing Group / William Blair Q3 2018 Pulse of Lighting Report shows that the ...
Essential Guidance on DCIM for Edge Computing Infrastructure
By Patrick Donovan
The lack of staff or “lights out” nature of many local IT and mobile edge computing (MEC) sites makes operations and maintenance a challenge. This struggle worsens as the number of sites increase. How do you maintain IT resiliency in a cost-effective way under these conditions? It is not practical to staff each location with trained personnel. The answer lies, in large part, on data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software. In this paper we describe essential DCIM functions for small, unmanned edge computing sites and attributes of next-generation DCIM solutions best optimized for that type of environment.
Is Branding Becoming a “Winner Take All”?
By Rick McCarten
Two articles on branding recently caught my attention.
The first was on electric vehicles. Ford Motor Company felt that, as all cars move to electric, the number of moving parts and the complexity of production will simplify, which will result in a reduction in brand importance from 30% to 10%. Your decision to purchase will only be influenced by the brand by 1/10. Nine-tenths of your decision will be based on other factors.
Future-Ready Digital Buildings Offer Enormous Opportunity for Value Creation
In an era of energy and digital transformation, the economics of building ownership are changing. According to a new white paper from the global Energy practice of Navigant, a Guidehouse company, energy, technology and service providers must innovate in the buildings sector or risk major disruption to their businesses.
Worldwide, an estimated 24 billion square feet of new commercial buildings is constructed annually — the equivalent of about 9,000 new Empire State Buildings. The new Navigant white paper concludes that while building owners have been deploying intelligent buildings solutions that rely on data for automation and control for decades...
Changing Scene
Founded in 1906 by François-Xavier Guillevin in Old Montreal, Guillevin International Co. has ...
Prior to joining ABB in 2017 as Executive Vice President of the Electrification business, Deschenes ...
Affiliated Distributors' (AD) Electrical Business Unit hosted its U.S., Canada and Mexico members, ...
AD reported a 13% increase in member sales across its 12 divisions, totaling $35 billion in the ...
Anixter International has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Clayton, ...
It is with a heavy heart that Stelpro has announced the passing of Mr. John Chabot, ...
OmniCable would like to thank the electrical distributors and industry partners who ...
WESCO has announced the appointment of Nelson Squires as its Senior Vice President and Chief ...
A Friday night, the end of summer, the weather is mild, and 2,500 people — customers, suppliers, ...
Sonepar Canada has announced the launch of new mobile applications for Gescan Vallen, Sesco and ...
Omron Canada Announces New Marketing Manager
Omron recently announced that Christa Bankay has joined the company's leadership team as Regional Marketing Manager, Canada.
Christa will be responsible for establishing and executing marketing strategies and tactics in support of Omron’s commercial team. In addition, she will help brand development and messaging for Canada consistent with Omron Automation Americas marketing & digital strategy.
Greenlee Introduces Cordless G1 Versi-Tugger Handheld Puller
Emerson announced the addition of a handheld puller to its Greenlee pulling lineup – the new G1 Versi-Tugger. The versatile and portable G1 is designed for pulls normally done by hand and can pull up to 68-percent faster when compared to manual pulling.
“We engineered and built G1 based on honest feedback from professionals,” said Adele Hendrix, product manager for Greenlee, Emerson. “We learned being fast wasn’t only about pull speed. From setup and pulling to unspooling the line after – the entire process should be quicker than pulling by hand. Our design delivers that speed.”
ILSCO Canada Appoint Adanac Sales for British Columbia
ILSCO Canada has announced the appointment of Adanac Sales as agency of representation for the ILSCO brand in the province of British Columbia.
This partnership exemplifies ILSCO’s dedication to collaborate with companies that share ILSCO’s commitment to providing excellent products and service to the electrical industry in British Columbia.
Peers & Profiles
Jon Llewellyn is the Branch Manager City Electric Supply’s Nanaimo, BC location. “I've worn many ...
Stephanie Medeiros leads ABB Canada’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure team, as well as ...
Earlier this month Canadian Electrical Wholesaler had the pleasure of tabling a few questions to ...
Canadian Electrical Wholesaler was able to catch up with Sonepar Canada’s Stacey Corley, which was ...
OmniCable was founded in 1977 by partners with deep experience in the US electrical marketplace. ...
On a regular basis, our publications profile members of our industry through their responses to a ...
First and foremost, sitting down with Susan Uthayakumar feels more like sitting down and conversing ...
Sales of electrical supplies from full-line electrical distributors capture the geographic ...
Laura Dempsey has been working as an outside sales representative for E.B. Horsman & Son for ...
Michael Gentile, President and CEO of Philips Lighting Canada, has had a long and distinguished ...
Alex Couckuyt, Southwire Canada's Director of Operations Discusses His Career and What Has Contributed to His Success
By Blake Marchand
Alexander Couckuyt, Director of Operations for Southwire Canada, spent the majority of his formative years in Belgium where he undertook his schooling in Business Marketing and Sales before entering an Electrician Apprenticeship program, and working as a licenced electrician as well as an independent contractor for three years.
His work as a contractor would eventually lead him to his current position. Working with suppliers as an electrician, Alex was presented with an opportunity to work for CEBEO, one of Sonepar’s operating companies.
Looking Back
The best memory I keep from CEDA is the way that they accepted me when I came into the business. ...
In the 1930s to 1940s, CEDA’s Western Canada membership was very stable with old line independent ...
Prior to the late 1950s there was little if any involvement in CEDA by the so-called “national ...
As 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation, we take a look back at an aspect of ...
