http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:32:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fromm Electric Supply (Reading, Pa.): John Plotts has joined Fromm Electric Supply as manager of the company’s Bloomsburg, Pa., location, scheduled to open late spring. In addition to his branch management responsibilities, Plotts will also spearhead Fromm’s expansion efforts in north-central Pennsylvania. He is a 28-year veteran of the electrical ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/12/fromm-electric-supply-hires-branch-manager-for-new-location-in-bloomsburg-pa/ This Reuters report says Siemens wants to be one of the three largest wind turbine manufacturers by 2012. http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/12/siemens-wants-to-be-a-top-power-in-wind-by-2012/ An article in The Economist discusses the potential for creating LED lighting that users will find more agreeable by using "quantum dots" of incandescent crystals to color the light from LED lamps. In the race to find ways to make LED light more attractive and smooth consumer acceptance, this technology ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/11/quantum-dots-may-improve-leds-light-quality/ Siemens announced that it will build a new production plant to build 60-Hz gas turbines at its existing facility in Charlotte, N.C. As part of an effort to expanded and emphasize its U.S. presence, Siemens said the new facility will be a global production hub for manufacturing, servicing and other ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/11/siemens-to-create-global-turbine-hub-in-nc/ Penton Media Inc., New York, the company that owns Electrical Marketing, Electrical Wholesaling, EC&M and about a hundred other business-to-business publications, websites, data products and trade shows, today emerged from Chapter 11, less than 30 days after filing a pre-packaged reorganization plan. The capital restructuring resulted in the elimination of ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/10/penton-media-emerges-from-ch-11/ Graybar Electric Co., St. Louis, said its net sales were $4.38 billion in 2009, a decrease of 18.9 percent compared to 2008. The company also posted net income of $37.4 million, down 57.3 percent, from the previous year. “While conditions were some of the most difficult in business history, our ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/10/graybar-reports-2009-results/ Essco Wholesale Electric, Inc. an Arizona-based subsidiary of Sonepar USA, will distribute PV modules for Trina Solar Ltd., (Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.). Under the terms of the agreement, Trina Solar is expected to supply Essco, Chandler, Ariz., with approximately 25 MW of PV modules and an ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/10/essco-wholesalesonepar-signs-sales-agreement-with-trina-solar/ W.W. Grainger Inc., Lake Forest, Ill., enjoyed a 12-percent daily sales increase YTY in February. Results for the month included a five-percent contribution from acquisitions, a one- percent point benefit from the sales of seasonal products and a two-percent contribution from foreign exchange. Daily sales in the United States ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/10/grainger-gets-nice-bump-in-february-yty-sales/ Gexpro/Rexel Group, Shelton, Conn., has been awarded a United States General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contract. The award opens the door for Gexpro to sell products to every federal government agency and to participate in additional government quotes for items that are in the same product classification on the ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/10/gexpro-awarded-gsa-contract/ Fromm Electric Supply (Reading, Pa.): Rich Miller has been promoted to the position of manager, Residential Solutions Group. He will oversee the sales, customer service and operations of Fromm’s residential market segment. In addition, Miller will manage their appliance division and three design centers. Miller came to Fromm Electric Supply ... http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/2010/03/10/fromm-electric-supply-promotes-from-within-for-residential-division/