February 27, 2023
On February 23 of 2023, Rexel Moncton hosted the ‘Chili Cook Off’ customer event, sponsored in part by T&B.
Read the LinkedIn post by Norm Richard, Account Manager of Rexel Moncton, HERE.
Canadian Electrical Wholesaler has now heard that a settlement has been reached however details have not yet been released. We will continue to update on the situation as we learn more in the coming days.
Over the past few weeks I’ve tried to identify where and when rebates started in the electrical industry. After numerous conversations with current/retired management, I have determined that the first rebate program in our industry came out of the plumbing channel of distribution. At the same time, I could not determine which manufacturer actually started this process.
Marc Habets, Technical Director at ETIM International is thrilled to have Rexel joining, as “all members will benefit from the contributions of our Global Industry Members: they boost our collective power to move the development of the standard forward and seize the moment.”
Investment in residential construction totalled $28.2 billion in the first quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter of 2016. Higher investment in single-family dwellings (+13.7% to $6.5 billion) accounted for nearly 40% of the change at the national level. Renovation work (+5.5% to $12.1 billion) and acquisition costs related to new dwellings (+13.4% to $3.4 billion) also largely contributed to the gain. Investment in residential construction increased year over year in eight provinces in the first quarter, with Ontario (up $1.1 billion) accounting for more than half (56.8%) of the total national increase. Quebec also posted a significant increase ($544.4 million). In contrast, Saskatchewan (-$85.0 million) and Newfoundland and Labrador (-$17.1 million) posted losses compared with the first quarter of 2016.
Owing to similarities in standards, language and business practices, the Canadian market is often treated like a mere extension (a district/region) of the U.S. sales structure. Dedicated Canadian executives, marketing and technical resources are being made redundant and are believed to be not needed to service the Canadian consumer/end-user…
The range in earnings varies geatly for total pay, commissions, bonuses and two other categories.
AD has recently announced that its owner/members elected three directors to its Board of Directors. Each year, the AD Board’s Nominating & Governance Committee holds an open nomination and voting period, during which AD members select members to its board of directors. Currently, more than 140 of AD’s 850-plus member companies provide leadership on corporate and divisional boards and committees. AD’s newly elected director is François Deschênes, President & CEO of Deschênes Group Inc. Chrissy Nardini, President, American Metals Supply, and Donald D. Slominski, Jr., Executive Chairman of the Board, McNaughton-McKay Electric Company, were reelected by AD’s owner/members. Read More…
ETIM North America recently announced that R. STAHL, a major supplier in the field of explosion protected products and systems, has joined the North American chapter of the global product classification standards organization. R. STAHL, a global electrical manufacturer, provides the industrial customers of electrical distributors a wide array of products including terminal boxes, control boxes, control systems and distribution boards, industrial lighting, intrinsically safe barriers, remote I/O, grounding, industrial cameras and PCs, signaling devices and more. Read More…
Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is Canada’s top international corporate citizen in 2022. This designation was awarded to Schneider Electric by Corporate Knights, a media and research company committed to advancing a sustainable economy. Read More…
The Sonepar Ontario Region is proud to announce the relocation of their SESCO Central Distribution Centre (CDC) to its new location in Brampton, ON. This move has facilitated an amalgamation between Texcan’s large Brampton branch and SESCO’s CDC, as both businesses work together within one facility for the first time. Read More…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
