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Douglas Lighting Controls, a commercial manufacturer of lighting control equipment, and EELighting, a UL-certified manufacturer of LED solutions announced the compatibility of Dialog® Bluetooth® controls with luminaires at EELighting.

COVID accelerated many distributors’, and manufacturers’, interest in investing in technology. Coincidentally, just before COVID, NAED released it’s Building a Connected Business report and NEMRA released its Rep of the Future report (if you are a manufacturer or a rep and your company is a NEMRA member, the report is free.) Technology was becoming “front and center”.

Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, invites current and future customers and suppliers and members of the press to join RS Group’s Chief Operating Officer, Mike England, for a virtual press conference.

Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched an RFP for the Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP), which aims to expand zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) charging infrastructure and hydrogen refuelling stations in public places, on-street, multi-unit residential buildings, workplaces and fleets.

This session will demonstrate how RidgeTech, a Canadian system integrator based in Ontario, Canada, works closely with EPLAN Canada and Rittal Canada to achieve ‘Digital transformation across the value chain’.

Robertson Electric Wholesale was recently happy to announce that Bruno DiLeo had joined their team. Bruno has over 35 years of sales, management, and telecom experience, and has spent the last 15 years of his career focused on LED lighting.

Over $3.6 billion has been committed to finance energy efficiency and low carbon upgrades to large buildings across Canada to meet GHG emission reduction targets through building retrofits. It is a historically large investment that will require the green building workforce to more than triple by 2030.

EFC's 2022 Industry Conference was electrified by nostalgic connections, new visions, and next steps to bring our industry forward stronger together. Set in beautiful Whistler, BC, and virtually connected across Canada, this conference accounted for many 'firsts'.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.8% in the first quarter of 2022, a third consecutive quarterly increase, mainly on the strength of increased business investment and household consumption. Growth slowed in the first quarter compared with the previous two quarters due to a drop in international exports volumes.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7% in March, following a 0.9% expansion in February. Broad-based increases across most sectors were led by client-facing industries. Both services-producing (+0.6%) and goods-producing (+0.9%) industries were up, as 14 of 20 industrial sectors expanded in March.

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In-House or Managed EDI: How to Determine the Right Fit for Your Business

IDEA EDI Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the most commonly used B2B eCommerce technology. Based on standards, this computer-to-computer exchange of business documents between trading partners increases efficiency while cutting costs by simplifying processes across the entire supply chain.

More documents are shared and processed in less time with greater accuracy, accelerating business cycles by up to 61% and reducing the number of transactions with errors by 30–40%.

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Accreditation Helps Us Walk the Talk on Our Way to a More Sustainable Future

Climate change poses very real risks to people and the environment. Extreme weather events like the destructive storm we just saw in Ottawa that left thousands without electricity for days, and damaged homes and critical infrastructure, are a stark reminder that we must take action, now.

Countries around the world agree – achieving a more sustainable future is a top priority. Commitments like the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the landmark Paris Agreement and the ISO London Declaration, bring nations into a common cause to undertake the ambitious efforts it takes to tackle one of our time’s most critical challenges.

Selling Services … Diversifying Revenues & Adding Value

By David Gordon, President, Channel Marketing Group

As every distributor knows, there is a labor and driver crisis in every market. It affects hiring warehouse staff as well as drivers. Today’s competition for labor is further exacerbated by competitive environments that can pay $20 / hour plus benefits (aka Amazon and others.) Further, within the electrical industry, many electrical contractors are faced with their own staffing challenges.

Industries have talked about fee-based services and many industry leaders are seizing upon the opportunity to diversify their income stream, improve profitability AND add a valuable service to their customers.

Can EPLAN Be Used as an Alternative to Your PDM?

Why Use Elements Collaboration

Elements Collaboration represents a new alternative to conventional Project Data Management softwares. It is is a low cost and effective alternative to your dedicated PDM. Here's why:

EPLAN is built from the ground up with features you value in a Project Data Management software. As such, it is faster and can be better integrated to your workflow. This means that you can potentially save on the cost of an additional software without sacrificing productivity.

Bird Construction Inc. Announces Progressive Design-Build Contract For Net-Zero Plant Protein Processing Facility In Alberta

Recently, Bird Construction Inc. was pleased to announce that it has been selected to lead the design and construction of a state-of-the-art, net-zero plant protein processing facility for Phyto Organix Foods Inc. in Strathmore, Alberta. The value of the progressive design-build contract is approximately $125 million.

Bird will lead the design and construction of the facility and the 3D connectivity to the processing equipment. The 100,000 square foot facility will be the first net-zero plant protein processing facility in North America, employing industry-leading technology solutions to recycle and reuse water, leverage low emission energy sources, and reduce overall energy consumption.

Real gross domestic product rose 1.1% in February, the largest monthly growth rate since March 2021. Inflationary pressure remained in April 2022, when the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8% year over year, a slight increase from March 2022 (+6.7%).

After surging by nearly 340,000 in February, employment rose by an additional 73,000 in March as Omicron-related restrictions eased, and was little changed in April. After reaching a record low of 5.3% in March, the unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 5.2% in April.

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