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July 23, 2024 – Genlyte Solutions (a Signify business) is partnering with WSA Light Energy and Design effective August 1. “We are very excited to partner with WSA, an agency that boasts half a century in the electrical industry and expertise in energy-efficient lighting and controls solutions,” said Bryan Charlebois, Head of Genlyte Sales, Canada. WSA is a lighting agency serving the Ottawa and Gatineau metropolitan areas. Genlyte and WSA will collaborate on project and distribution business. “We look forward to embarking on this new journey to continue supporting and serving our customers wit ..read more

July 24, 2024 – The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) announced its new officers and executive committee for the 2024-2025 administrative year. Chair: Paul Rossiter of Energy Management Corp. (Salt Lake City, Utah) Vice-chair: Barry Bullard of EMI Power & Automation Inc. (Decatur, Ala.) Secretary/treasurer: Mathis Menzel of Menzel Elektromotoren GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Serving on the executive committee with them are: Immediate past-chair: Sean McNamara of Komatsu (New South Wales, Australia). Kevin Krupp of York Repair Inc. (Bay City, Mich.) Christopher Culver of Ainsworth ..read more

July 24, 2024 – The Ontario government is spending up to an additional $260 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to tackle the province’s labour shortage. This will be the largest round of funding since the SDF Training Stream was launched in 2021, says the Premier’s Office, bringing Ontario’s total spending through the SDF to $1.4 billion. “We’re grateful and proud of SDF support for our Construction Bootcamp, which addresses the skills gap and creates a pathway to a well-paid career in the trades, particularly for youth and underrepresented groups,” said Ian DeWa ..read more

July 24, 2024 – Resa Power LLC—a player in electrical testing, transformer services, and solutions for power distribution equipment—has acquired PCA Valence Engineering Technologies Ltd. With locations in Calgary and Edmonton, PCA Valence is a full-service electrical testing business that has been providing acceptance, commissioning, and maintenance testing services in western Canada since 1995. “This acquisition significantly strengthens Resa Power’s electrical testing services presence in western Canada, adding an impressive roster of highly skilled technicians to our ranks,” said Kevin Noon ..read more

July 24, 2024 – City Electric Supply’s Ottawa East branch recently celebrated 25 years of service to its community. Congratulations! Located at 740 Belfast Road, the branch celebrated its anniversary with a special day for customers, vendors, and community members, where guests enjoyed a free lunch, special deals and prizes. “Even in the rain and bad weather, we still had lots of customers come help us celebrate 25 years of serving our community,” said branch manager Brooke Merkley, adding, “It was really awesome to have so many vendors come together to help us make this day even better.” The ..read more

July 24, 2024 – Timothy King has joined Nexans as vice-president of the North America business unit for the company’s Distribution & Usage AMEA business. “I am delighted to welcome Timothy King to our team,” said Vijay Mahedevan, executive VP of the D&U AMEA group. “His extensive experience in electrification portrays a strong track record of success throughout the industry, and I am confident that he will contribute substantially to driving Nexans’ continued momentum forward in North America.” King most recently served as president of Southwire Canada. Prior to joining Southwire, he h ..read more

July 22, 2024 – Distribution Solutions Group Inc.’s operating company Lawson Products—under its affiliate Lawson Products Canada Inc.—is acquiring Source Atlantic Ltd. from Ocean Capital Holdings. “We have a vision of growth for Source Atlantic, and this agreement provides a unique opportunity to accelerate this vision of being a national player in industrial distribution,” said John Irving, president, Ocean Capital Holdings. “These two companies are coming together with a steadfast commitment to growth and excellence.” Ocean says it was approached last last year by Lawson Canada on behalf of ..read more

July 19, 2024 – The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga College is receiving $834,550 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Ontario Research Fund to help find “creative solutions to addressing workplace hazards and injuries in the skilled trades”. The funding will be directed toward CISWP’s “CONSTRUCT” initiative (Centre for Ontario’s Network of Skilled Trade Researchers, Unions, Contractors and Tradespeople). “We are very excited for this significant investment in our CONSTRUCT initiative,” said Dr. Amin Yazdani, co-lead. “It wil ..read more