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    ANAMET, nVent, Southwire & TradeTech Solutions Join ETIM North America

    March 23, 2022
    More than 30 electrical companies now participate in ETIM NA.
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    Lighting Community Unites to Donate to Children of Ukraine through UNICEF

    March 25, 2022
    Randy Reid of the EdisonReport is leading an effort in the lighting industry to raise funds through UNICEF for families fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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    Rockwell Donates $500,000 to Five Ukrainian Relief Charities

    March 18, 2022
    Rockwell’s $500,000 contribution follows a recent $50,000 employee challenge 2:1 match contribution made to Project HOPE.
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    OmniCable Opens Branch in Toronto

    April 1, 2019
    The 50,000-square-feet Toronto facility opened its doors on April 1 and is OmniCable’s 13th branch and services electrical distributors throughout Canada.
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    Lighting Merger in Canada: Standard and Stanpro Join Forces

    Feb. 15, 2019
    The combined business will be 100% Canadian owned and managed, and will be one of the largest lighting companies in Canada.

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    Sonepar Buys Belgian Electrical Distributor Cheyns

    June 16, 2016
    Cheyns has 180 people operating 10 locations across Flanders and Wallonia, with its headquarters in Courtrai.
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    Asset Recovery Center in Germany Under Sensor-based Lights

    March 8, 2016
    The lighting intensity varies between 80 percent and 20 percent based on movement patterns in the site. By dimming the facility when employees are not present, the lifespan of...