Appleton announced that Lester Sales Co., Greenfield, IN, will represent its product portfolio across Indiana. The territory covers the entire state except the Evansville region south of Interstate 64. The appointment builds on an existing partnership. Lester Sales already represents SolaHD, part of the Appleton Group, across Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan.

ABB’s Installation Products Division has named ElectroRep, Sausalito, CA,Electris360’s western local agency, as its sales representative for California and northern Nevada, strengthening ABB's local-for-local strategy in a high-growth region. Effective Nov. 1, Electris360/ElectroRep will serve as the primary contact for electrical distributors, contractors, specifiers and end-users throughout the territory, bringing ABB's comprehensive commercial and industrial portfolio of Installation Products closer to customers across the West.

"California and Northern Nevada represent significant growth opportunities for ABB, particularly in commercial construction, industrial facilities and the region's expanding data center market," said Mike Shenouda, general manager and Region Leader for ABB’s Installation Products Division in the U.S. and Latin America, in the press release. "Electris360/ElectroRep's established relationships and local expertise make them the ideal partner to serve this region, including the Thomas & Betts portfolio of branded products.”

Electris360/ElectroRep has served the western electrical market for more than 66 years, building relationships with distributors, contractors and end-users across California and the region.

The company also appointed Fields Electrical Sales, Lebanon, OH, as its representative in Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.