by Doug Chandler February 17th, 2010
The government relations folks at NEMA, Rosslyn, Va., said the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) issued waivers for several lighting products from the Buy American requirements that apply to manufactured goods to be used in projects funded by EERE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The waiver applies to screw-base and pin-base compact fluorescent lamps, with the exception of pin-based CFLs longer than 10 inches, which are made in the U.S. NEMA had sought the waiver because the CFLs are not made in the U.S. in sufficient quantities to meet demand, NEMA said.
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by Doug Chandler February 17th, 2010
EMCOR Group, Inc., Norwalk, Conn., has acquired Scalise Industries, Lawrence, Pa., a privately held engineering and facilities maintenance company with 2009 estimated revenues of approximately $70 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Scalise specializes in in mechanical and electrical services, system commissioning and fire protection services for a broad range of markets including healthcare, commercial, institutional/universities, transportation and power in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Through its ‘SI Technologies’ division, the company provides integrated building automation solutions, including HVAC, lighting, and access systems. Details
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by Doug Chandler February 17th, 2010
Nexxus Lighting, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., is launching a national advertising campaign around its new Array Lighting LED replacement light bulb product line. The campaign includes print, on-line and social media and is focused on the spec-grade commercial lighting market, especially hotel and hospitality, restaurant and retail store lighting markets. Advertisements showcasing Array LED lamps as superior to compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are also being launched to the lighting industry.
Part of Nexxus Lighting’s thrust is a belief that too many “low-performing” LEDs are being introduced into the market. “With all of the low performing products being introduced to the consumer market by the large lighting companies, we felt it was important to target high performance commercial and institutional lighting accounts. These specification grade lighting customers demand higher performance, better color, longer life and the best in reliability and quality,” stated Mike Bauer, Nexxus Lighting’s president and CEO, in a press release.
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by Doug Chandler February 17th, 2010
Laura K. Ulz is the new president of Cooper Tools. Ulz joined Cooper in 2007 as vice president, operations, and since then has been responsible for leading Cooper’s manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, quality and continuous improvement groups. She will continue to oversee these functions in her new expanded role.
“Laura has a proven track record of success at Cooper and has been instrumental in advancing our operational excellence initiative forward across the entire company,” said Cooper Industries Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kirk S. Hachigian. “She brings a wealth of experience and management expertise to her new additional responsibilities of overseeing Cooper Tools and will help ensure the continued success of this great business.”
Prior to joining Cooper, Ulz worked for Honeywell International and Texas Instruments. Ulz holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University.
Ulz succeeds Gary A. Masse, who is leaving Cooper to explore other opportunities, the company said.
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by Doug Chandler February 17th, 2010
Electrical distributor Hagemeyer North America, Charleston, S.C., said it has attained AS9120 Aerospace Quality Management Certification after an audit by QMI-SAI Global at its Charleston location.
The certification authorizes Hagemeyer to stock local inventory of critical items required in the aerospace industry. For the company’s aerospace customers, the certification means just-in-time supply of materials, reducing necessary inventories, lead times, and overall costs, the company said.
“This is a major milestone for our business,” says HNA Market Manager Matt Kiefer. “This certification further positions Hagemeyer North America as the leader in the supply of materials for the growing Aerospace industry in the Carolinas.”
The AS9120 “Quality Management Systems, Aerospace Requirements for Stocklist Distributors” certification was developed for pass-through distributors of aerospace commodity items. This standard addresses chain of custody, traceability, control and availability of records. Based on ISO 9001:2000, but with nearly 100 additional requirements specific to aerospace distributors, AS9120 provides suppliers of certified distributors with a comprehensive quality system focused on areas directly impacting product safety and reliability.
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