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Atkore reveals new branding “to better reflect its future”

“This is an exciting opportunity for us to not only better reflect our aspirations for the future, but to simplify and standardize the brand around common principles,” says president & CEO Bill Waltz.


Manitoba launches pandemic recovery campaign: “Ready. Safe. Grow.”

Manitoba has formally launched its #RestartMB campaign as a roadmap to recovery from the pandemic, announced Premier Brian Pallister.


Dennis O’Keefe retiring from Stanpro, Glen Melanson taking over

“Dennis will always be part of the Stanpro family and we will always have a special place in our hearts for him.”


Canadian Energy Centre insists: “When we work, Canada works”

The new campaign from the Canadian Energy Centre aims to underscore the importance of Canada’s energy industry to the national economy.


E.B. Horsman & Son’s Calgary branch moving to larger location

The new 21,000-sf facility replaces the current, smaller location, and is better suited for accommodating business growth, says the distributor.


Getting closer to micro modular reactor at Chalk River

Global First Power Ltd., Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. and Ontario Power Generation have formed a joint venture to build, own and operate the proposed micro modular reactor project at Chalk River.


Eaton’s Cleary retiring after nearly 40 years; Green named his replacement

“[Matt] has been an invaluable member of the Eaton team and, for the past year, he has been working closely with Will Green to enable a seamless transition for our channel partners,” said Molly Murphy.


Satco welcomes John Chin as Western Region sales manager

In the past, Chin has worked for Hubbell Canada, Legrand Canada and Acuity Brands.


LightFair 2021 issues call for presenters

North America’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow & conference seeks presentation proposals across 6 tracks, PLUS submissions that “defy categorization”.
 
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Canada's energy future

What does Canada’s energy future look like? CanREA’s Robert Hornung answers

In this episode of Direct & Current, Robert joins Anthony Capkun to not only talk about CanREA’s vision and goals, but to dig deeper and answer questions like: Is there a distinction between renewable energies and green energies? (Yes, in fact) What, exactly, does our energy future look like? » LISTEN NOW
 
 
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EATON

Double up on safety with enhanced features in disconnects

We understand the importance of safety, which is why we designed the industry’s first line-side isolation switch. It enhances switching device safety by providing access to the fuse compartment with no exposure to the line-side.

To learn more about this revolutionary new line-side isolation safety switch with increased safety and visible means of disconnect—and to see a demo of our online configurator—join Eaton’s webinar on September 9 at 2 pm (EDT).

Your host Annu Yadav, distributor programs manager, and presenter, Bhavesh Trivedi, product manager of switching devices & power management products, are looking forward to seeing you there!
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SOLUTIONS 
 
Acuity

Sensor Switch JOT solution enables app-free pairing for single-room controls

JOT-enabled products are integrated with a Bluetooth radio to wirelessly control switching, dimming, daylight harvesting and detection. » Learn more
Appleton

Appleton Contender LED for retrofitting legacy hazloc HIDs

Delivering the lighting equivalent of 70W to 175W HID luminaires, the Contender LED directly retrofits to legacy mounting hoods without an adapter. » Learn more
Megger

Megger DLRO2 is a friend to very long leads

Megger’s DLRO2 is a 2A hand-held, digital low-resistance ohmmeter that promises reliable results when using long test leads. » Learn more
 
Events 
 

Golf Tournament, Alberta Electrical Alliance

Date & Location: September 9, Lethbridge » More info

Golf Day, Ontario Electrical League

Date & Location: September 23, Oakville » More info

BICSI Fall Conference & Exhibition (online)

Date & Location: September 27-October 1 » More info

Visit our industry calendar for new dates/formats due to COVID. » CLICK HERE