Electrozad welcomes Dan Deneau back to their team in the position of Branch Manager at their Chatham location.
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The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced an organizational rebrand to the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).
Ouellet Canada inc. continues to grow in the Ontario Market and is adding to its sales team.
Read more: Ouellet Canada adds Territory Sales Manager for...
E.B. Horsman & Son (EBH) announced they are a 2021 winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation, having retained its status for 12 consecutive years.
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It is with great emotion that after 40 years of combined service and leadership of Ideal Supply, the company announces that Tim MacDonald, President, will be retiring as of June 30, 2021.
Gerrie recently provided an update on their new Burlington Distribution Centre is almost complete...
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Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) and its members are proud to support the next generation of leaders who will power a changing world in the Canadian Electrical industry.
Read more: EFC Scholarship Program Application Deadline May...
Alberta has entered a critical stage of the pandemic - the arrival of highly transmissible variants have put pressure on our health care system. Public health measures are required to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 provincewide.
Read more: Alberta Expands Restrictions Amid Critical Stage...
The National YPN committee is looking forward to welcoming 4 industry leaders who will share their stories, thoughts, and tips and tricks for emerging talent and leadership to establish a successful career within the electrical community.
Read more: EFC's National YPN Roundtable: Insights for an...
The annual Skills Ontario Competition and Career Exploration Showcase will run VIRTUALLY on the VFairs platform from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm (EST) and will be set up to replicate the experience of the Toronto Congress Center event as closely as possible, but without the need to travel!
Where Innovation and Safety Intersect: GUV Devices in Canada
By Swati Vora-Patel
The electrical market is at the helm of innovation — from robotics and automation products that support advanced manufacturing to smart technology in homes and businesses, our industry leads innovation and competitiveness in Canada.
With advanced electrical and automation products shaping how we work, live and play, our industry is continually at the forefront of designing technologies that meet the needs of Canadians today.
Digitizing Contractor Interaction
By David Gordon
Many talk about digitizing the channel and the emerging / present digitalization of the industry and then wonder why eCommerce as a percentage of distributor sales is not higher. One major reason is for many distributors their key customer is a contractor.
Much is being invested into the space. Everything from product content to website development / eCommerce platforms (and CMG is involved in some of this in supporting clients as well as involved with ETIM North America).
Investment in Building Construction Rose 5.9% in March
Total investment in building construction increased 5.9% to $18.6 billion in March, led by the residential sector. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction was up 5.2% to $14.3 billion in March.
Residential investment continues to set records
Residential construction investment increased for the eleventh consecutive month, up 7.6% to $14.0 billion in March.
Hiring — Connecting the Dots
By Michelle Branigan
A career seeker looking for a job. An HR manager looking to hire. Both are looking to fill a need quickly, effectively and as cost efficiently as possible. The career seeker needs to pay their rent or mortgage, and the HR manager knows the cost to the business of the wrong hire.
This is where the need for a well-written job description comes in. All too often job descriptions are outdated, listing requirements that are no longer valid, or failing to accurately portray a clear description of the role and employer expectations.
By Line GoyetteAmong the recipients of the 2021 Clean50 Awards announced last month is Carolina Gallo, Vice President Government and Institutional Relations Canada, for Hitachi ABB Power Grids Canada. CEW reached out to Gallo, about the experience. But first, a little about the Clean50 Awards.
These annual awards recognize Canadian leaders in sustainability for their contributions over the prior two years.
Changing Scene
Ideal Supply is proud to announce that as of January 1, 2021 they have appointed a new Sales Manager for both the Electrical and Industrial divisions.
Wayne Long (left) will serve as thier Electrical Division Sales Manager. Wayne spent 11 years with Ideal Supply in the early years of his career, and was with Benshaw Canada for 20 years in senior sales management roles in Canada and the USA before re-joining Ideal in 2017, as thier Industrial Division Sales Manager. Long is a seasoned executive and has a proven track record of building strong relationships with customers and suppliers, and as a coach to sales teams to grow businesses.
OmniCable Canada Receives IMARK’s 2020 Order of the Maple Leaf Award
Omni Cable located in Brampton, ON, is proud to announce it received IMARK’s 2020 Order of the Golden Maple Leaf Award in its first year eligible for the award.
The Order of the Golden Maple Leaf Award is an annual award that is presented to all IMARK suppliers who meet the set requirements, including supporting members and participating in IMARK Canada’s marketing programs.
Pow-R-Line CS Switchboards by Eaton
The Solution to Your Switchboard Needs Now and for the Future.
Introducing Eaton’s Pow-R-Line CS switchboard, the most compact, expandable, service entrance and distribution solution in Canada. This versatile design allows for top or bottom service entrance cables, and expansion sections to the main structure to suit any design requirement.
Eaton’s Pow-R-Line CS switchboard provides a space-saving design advantage with a smaller footprint than any comparable switchboard in the market.
Liteline Announce Expansion for West Coast Distribution
Liteline has announced they will be establishing a Western Canada Regional Office and Distribution Center. Currently under construction in Langley, British Columbia, the new facility will service British Columbia to Saskatchewan in Canada, as well as the Pacific Northwest and California in the United States.
"As we lightly refer to the facility as “BC/DC”, the new operation will relieve some load for our 160,000 sq ft HQ in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and our other distribution points in Montreal, QC, and Dallas, TX," said the company via press release.
Envision your Switchboard Lineup and Requirements in Eaton's New AR app.
Add or remove switchboard structures according to your construction needs, such as the main incoming with or without Canadian metering requirements, distribution loads, and submain sections. Verify your assembly footprint with thermal magnetic devices such as breakers and fusible switches (with or without meter sockets). Check for clearances and cable landing locations.
No need to guess what configuration will best suit your needs or wonder how the Pow-R-Line CS switchboard will fit in your location.
Marcos Simard — A Young Leader with a Huge Desire to Meet the Challenges Ahead
By Line Goyette
Marcos Simard was recently appointed Managing Director of WESCO and Anixter EES Montréal (Electrical & Electronic Solutions). This young manager, a graduate of the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières with a degree in business administration and holder of a post-graduate degree from Laval University in Information Technology Management, does not seem destined for a career without unexpected shifts.
Marcos has been with WESCO since 2015. We remember that in 2020, WESCO proposed a merger with Anixter...
Rexel’s Jeffrey Moyle — Taking Strategy from a White Board to Reality
By Line Goyette
“The ongoing integration of Rexel Utility into our Canadian business platforms has underscored our responsibility as an organization to find creative solutions for today’s challenges, as well as to prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.”
This quote from Jeffrey caught my attention. Vice President, Supplier & Digital Strategy at Rexel Canada Electrical Inc., Jeffrey has extensive experience in the industry and is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with a Master’s in Business Administration, focusing on internarial leadership.
