A posting on the website of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, VA., said ABB won a $30 million order from GA Solar, part of the Gestamp Corp. to deliver a 13MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant in northern Spain. ABB will be responsible for the design, engineering, erection, civil works, and commissioning of the plant, and will supply all the electrical equipment required to connect the plant to the grid, including medium- and low-voltage switchgear, transformers, and a medium-voltage substation.
Archive for March 22nd, 2010
Updated: HD Supply Hires Ferguson Exec
Home Channel News reports that HD Supply, Atlanta, has hired John Stegeman, former president and CEO of Ferguson Enterprises, Newport News, Va., as executive V.P. to lead its North American business units. A division of Wolseley, Ferguson is the largest plumbing distributor in North America.
Eaton to Work with U.S. Postal Service on Retrofit Projects
Eaton Corp., Cleveland, has secured an Indefinite Job Order Contract from the United States Postal Service (USPS) Eastern Facilities Service Office (EFSO) for energy conservation projects at postal facilities in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. The scope of this initiative includes energy engineering, audits and implementation of energy conservation opportunities including lighting retrofits, lighting controls, minor heating, ventilating and air conditioning improvements, and compressed air systems improvements.
This contract is one of several recent agreements that Eaton has reached with government organizations, including $8 million in electrical products and services for the San Antonio Military Medical Center on the Fort Sam Houston Army base in Texas and supplying hybrid electric power systems for 35 fuel-efficient shuttle buses purchased by the U.S. General Services Administration for use on U.S. military bases. Details
Fastenal Enjoys First Back-to-Back Quarter of Sales Growth Since November 2008
Interesting article in Barrons says Fastenal Inc., Winona, Minn., a specialty distributor of screws, nuts and bolt and other industrial MRO supplies, stuck to its conservative operating strategy during the downturn and may be a solid investment as the economy improves.
Wolseley Expects 2010 to be a Tough Year
This Reuters report says Wolseley doesn’t see any big turnaround in its business fortunes in 2010 and will spend much of the year evaluating its overall growth prospects and the potential sales of under-performing business units. The article says Wolseley recently sold all of its branches in Northern Ireland.
Ideal Industries Acquires Pratt-Read to Build Line of U.S.-Made Products
Building on its strategic focus to bolster its line of product made in the United States, Ideal Industries Inc., Sycamore, Ill., announced plans to acquire Pratt-Read Corp., Shelton, Conn., the third largest manufacturer of screwdrivers in the United States. This acquisition follows Ideals 2009 purchase of Western Forge, Colorado Springs, Colo., a Colorado Springs-based manufacturer of pliers, screwdrivers and adjustable wrenches,