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Plenty of executive appointments over the past two weeks. Here’s Electrical Marketing’s expanded coverage of personnel changes in the electrical market.
Dec. 21, 2012
Wire man John Pasqual and lighting rep Jack Melnick
Dec. 21, 2012
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Electrical product prices remained on their flat trend, showing no change from October and little change in almost all major product categories.
Dec. 21, 2012
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Privately-owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 861,000, 3% below the revised October estimate, but 21.6% above the Nov. 2011 rate.
Dec. 21, 2012
Dec. 21, 2012
Veteran reps form new agency in Raleigh; WinWholesale buys Lloyd Graves in Texas; United Electric Supply expands through acquisition; and more.
Dec. 21, 2012
W.W. Grainger Inc., Lake Forest, Ill., announced plans to purchase Techni-Tool Inc., Worcester, Pa., a 200-plus employee distributor supplying customers in the cable television...
Dec. 21, 2012
Kaman Industrial Technologies (KIT), the industrial distribution business Kaman Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., has built up in recent acquisitions of Minarik, Zeller Electric and others...
Dec. 21, 2012
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered an update on the city’s plans to renovate its infrastructure to withstand future storms.
Dec. 7, 2012

Rep News August 26, 2005

James “Jamey” Yore has been named president of Electrical Marketing Services, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Aug. 26, 2005

James “Jamey” Yore has been named president of Electrical Marketing Services, Altamonte Springs, Fla. In his 10 years with the rep firm, Yore has held positions in inside and outside sales, served as vice president of operations and most recently as vice president of sales and marketing. Yore was the 2005 recipient of the Electrical Marketing/Electrical Wholesaling GEM Rising Star Award, which recognizes those independent reps whose early careers and industry contributions show promise of leadership. Yore succeeds his father, Joe Yore, who started the business in 1986. Joe Yore was the 2000 recipient of the Electrical Marketing/Electrical Wholesaling GEM Award.

Remke Industries, Wheeling, Ill., recently appointed D&R Solutions as their manufacturers representative for Maryland and the northern half of Virginia. D&R will be responsible for sales and marketing for both Remke product lines: Tuff-Seal wire management products and Tuff-Link molded connectors and cordsets.

Knight Electronics, Dallas, has announced that CanaREP will represent Knight’s full line of OEM products, including Orion Fans, to all markets in Canada. CanaREP has six offices across Canada.