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The Value-Added Distributor Series: Winning the Game
By Bridget McCrea Ask Doug Borchers what he thinks about electrical distributors offering value-added services to their customers and his answer is straightforward: “We all need to differentiate ourselves from…
Blog: Will LEPs Replace LEDs?
By Brooke C. Stoddard As promising and powerful as light emitting diode (LED) and high-intensity discharge (HID) – including metal halide (MH) – technologies are, plasma lamp technology goes further.…
Blog: LED Sales Driving Electrical Growth
By Jack Keough LED sales are continuing to grow sharply, according to the fourth quarter earnings report from Acuity Brands, one of the world’s largest providers of lighting solutions. For…
Blog: Cost and Efficacy Forecasts For LEDs
By Brooke C. Stoddard The Department of Energy has articulated the following goals for the Solid State Lighting (SSL) industry: 1) introduction in federal fiscal year (FY) 2016 of warm…
Blog: Consumer Acceptance of LEDs
By Brooke C. Stoddard Many reasons should attract consumers to LED lighting. LED replacements are mercury-free, entirely recyclable, turn on instantly, do not flicker, consume less power (thus lowering electricity…
Blog: LEDs and Their Commercial Applications
By Brooke Stoddard LEDs, being wholly different from incandescent and fluorescent lighting, come with a host of advantages. The two most celebrated are high efficiency and extreme longevity so that…
Contractor’s Corner: Why Purchase From a Distributor?
By Stan Walerczyk Welcome to this week’s installment of Contractor’s Corner. Today we will be discussing contractors deciding to buy from local distributors, online distributors, big box stores, online Googles…