Sea Gull Lighting (Riverside, N.J.): Spencer Bolgard, currently V.P. of sales, will assume the additional responsibility of overseeing the company’s marketing department, which includes the Sea Gull Lighting and Monte Carlo brands. Bolgard has been with Sea Gull Lighting since 2002 and has served in his current position for five years. In another promotion at the company, John Sena, Northeast regional sales manager and director, will become national sales manager for the Sea Gull Lighting brand.
Archive for April, 2010
Eaton teams with Takaoka Electric to develop EV chargers
Eaton Corp. announced that it will collaborate with Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, to develop and launch DC Quick Chargers, a key component in the charging of electric vehicle (EV) battery packs. The collaboration will enable Eaton to provide a complete line of charging stations across residential, commercial and industrial applications in North America.
Eaton said it’s working to advance the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Burlington, Ontario, and many other communities across North America. Eaton has some expertise in other markets that use free-standing electrical charging, including truck-stop electrification, ports, marinas, recreational vehicles, government and major public-sector infrastructure.
Takaoka Electric manufactures and sells electrical equipment primarily to the Japanese market. The company offers power transformers (gas-insulated and oil-immersed), on-load tap changing transformers (gas-insulated and oil-immersed), distribution transformers, mobile transformers and mold-type transformers as well as switchgear and gas circuit breakers.
Chloride Rejects Emerson Buyout Offer
Chloride Group plc, a British-based UPS manufacturer, rebuffed a buyout offer by Emerson Electric, St.Louis. Emerson believes the combination of Emerson and Chloride would create a powerful force in the global uninterruptible power supply (UPS”) market. Details
Albuquerque’s National Electric Appoints Renewable Energy Specialist
National Electric (Albuquerque): David Durbin a 14-year company veteran, is now the company’s renewable energy specialist. He is also close to completing his NABCEP certification for renewable energy design from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). With the recent addition of its renewable energy division, National Electric now offers design, estimating and technical support to help provide renewable energy solutions for its customers and their clients. Durbin will work one-on-one with customers at each step in the system design and pricing process and will assist with on-site surveys to help determine the best solutions for each energy system as well as provide information and package pricing on products that meet each project’s unique requirements.
Golden State’s Public Utility Commission Blesses PG&E’s Latest PV Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), San Francisco, is getting ready to launch a major new solar photovoltaic (PV) program, Once complete the new PV program will generate up to 500MW of clean energy, enough to meet the needs of about 150,000 homes in PG&E’s Northern and Central California service area. Details
Eaton Taps Randrianarison to Build Business in South America
Eaton Corp., (Cleveland): Patrick Randrianarison has been named president – South America. In this capacity, he will have responsibility for leading Eaton’s business in the region with a specific focus on growing sales, transferring best practices, building organizational capability, supporting Eaton’s regional business leaders, and strengthening the Eaton brand throughout the region. Details
Gray Joins Michigan’s Standard Electric
Standard Electric Co. (Saginaw, Mich.): William Gray has joined the company as executive V.P. Along with Laverne Weber, president, he will oversee the Standard Electric’s 24 Michigan locations. A Michigan native, Gray over 15 years of related industry experience, including nine years at General Electric. Just prior to joining Standard he spent five years as an executive in the chemical industry in Cleveland.
Bergen Industries names new reps for Arizona, Missouri and Kansas
Bergen Industries, Inc., Las Vegas, made two new rep appointments. Walker-Loudermilk will represent the company in Kansas and Missouri and Total Lighting & Control (TLC), Phoenix, will represent the company in Arizona. For more than 37 years, Bergen Industries has been manufacturing electrical safety products in the United States including temporary lighting (string lights), tube guards, replacement cages and lampholders, fixture whips, ballast kits, lenses & vapor-tight ernclosures.
Swift Electrical Supply honored by Philips Lighting for skills in green marketing
Swift Electrical Supply Co., Teterboro, N.J., was recently recognized by Philips Lighting, Somerset, N.J., for achieving the highest status in its Green Leadership program. To achieve this status, Swift Electrical Supply had to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability in five areas: promotions, merchandising, training, selling and recycling.
SupplyFORCE Awarded General Services Administration 51V Contract
SupplyFORCE, King of Prussia, Pa., has been awarded a five-year General Services Administration (GSA) 51V contract from the federal government. The Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Schedule 51V Hardware Superstore Contract GS-21F-0117W gives supplyFORCE members opportunities to service a new market and opens the doors for building long lasting business relationships with government buyers. The supplyFORCE Contract gives federal customers the opportunity to purchase more than 30,000 products from 110 distributor members of supplyFORCE for their electrical, industrial, safety, pipe, valves and fittings, plumbing and HVAC MRO needs.