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New role expanded to include Canada and positions company for global expansion Polywater, the Stillwater, Minnesota-based global, specialty chemical manufacturer for the electrical and telecommunications industries, today announced the promotion of Tom Fredericks to general manager/vice president USA and Canada and global business development director, Electrical division. Fredericks most recently was vice president and generalRead More ›

WAGO is pleased to announce the promotion of Clayton Windsor to Product Manager — DIN rail mount terminal blocks. Windsor has held the position of Product Specialist for Marking and Tools at WAGO for the past two and a half years. “We are excited to promote Clayton to the position of Product Manager,” says DeanRead More ›

Superior Rents, a Missouri-based construction equipment rental center, sees customer success with the non-folding rails of Hy-Brid Lifts’ PS-1930, leading to an increase in unit rentals. This included one specific request for the models on a retail construction job. “Hy-Brid Lifts have features that make them a top choice for customers,” said Andy Galle, equipmentRead More ›

Pictured are Maretta Ferguson and Andrew Whitaker, JCHS Seniors and recipients of the AVO830. Megger recently donated 20 digital multimeters to 20 graduating high school seniors in the Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Systems class at Johnson County High School (JCHS) located in Mountain City, Tennessee. The AVO830 digital Trms multimeter offers a voltage range upRead More ›

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), has released a new, free software tool that aids in determining the most appropriate wall thickness of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit to be installed using horizontal directional drilling (HDD) techniques. Published on PPI’s website at plasticpipe.org/conduitcalc or at www.conduitcalc.com, the Conduit Design Calculator (CDC) simplifies complicated calculations into anRead More ›

Nora Lighting confirms the appointment of Davis Chastain as the company’s new Western Regional Commercial Sales Manager, reported Fred Farzan, Nora Lighting President and CEO. Chastain will oversee all Nora commercial sales and marketing activities throughout the West Coast, the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain states, along with the upper Midwest. He is based inRead More ›

Hy-Brid Lifts welcomes Chad Diacek as regional territory manager of the south-central region. Diacek will cover Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Northern Texas. He will provide customer support as well as continue the growth and channel development of Hy-Brid Lifts’ line of low-level scissor lifts. “My expertise is selling state-of-theart, innovative construction equipment,” Diacek said.Read More ›

MaxLite ENERGY STAR certified LED bulbs are being delivered to Massachusetts communities hardest hit by COVID-19 as part of a utility-sponsored program that distributes energy efficient lighting through food pantries. More than 21,400 MaxLite 9-watt ENERGY STAR certified A-line bulbs are being included in meal kits distributed at 45 food pantries this month in communitiesRead More ›

The 2020 NFPA Technical Meeting, being held in an electronic format this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, started recently and debate will run through June 19. The dedicated landing page for the Technical Meeting is nfpa.org/2020techsession. The NFPA Board of Directors suspended the NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules and approved Temporary NFPA Technical MeetingRead More ›

So proud of our team to have won the Altec Consistency Award, it was a total shock and surprise! We always try to do the best job we can, but it’s nice to be recognized by one of our best partners. Thank you, Altec! Mobile Desk / Mobile Office Solutions has been manufacturing innovative MobileRead More ›