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Gerrie Electric Wholesale acquires FM Supply

Gerrie Electric Wholesale Ltd. has acquired FM Supply, an independently owned and operated Canadian electrical wholesale company founded in 2009. “Gerrie’s core purpose is passionately helping customers be more successful by delivering exceptional experiences. It is with every confidence that [FM Supply] contacted and selected Gerrie as being the best fit for their customers [...]” said Heather Gerrie, co-president & CEO.


EV charging stations – best practices

During our training/education session, Sean Silvey helped get attendees ready to tackle Level 1 and 2 electric vehicle charging stations by sharing Best Practices for EV Charging Station Installation & Troubleshooting. Sean is a product application specialist with Fluke, and he joined us to talk about how EV charging installations represent a wealth of new opportunities and additional revenue for electrical professionals.
 
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Tooey Courtemanche

Is the construction industry tech-averse? No way!

“People thought of folks in construction as being laggards, but they certainly weren’t,” insists Tooey Courtemanche, founder, president & CEO of Procore. Electrical Business Magazine recently connected with Tooey to chat about his personal and professional mission to help modernize an industry that has been “unfairly labelled as tech-averse”. » WATCH
 
 
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ABB and Shell up the ante on electric vehicle chargers roll-out

Under a new global framework agreement, ABB E-mobility will supply its portfolio of AC and DC charging stations for electric vehicles to Shell. “We have been working together on the roll-out of public charging infrastructure since 2019, and this latest agreement takes that collaboration to the next level,” said Frank Muehlon, CEO, ABB E-mobility. Shell is targeting the operation of over 500,000 charge points globally by 2025. » Learn more

Atlas to revolutionize energy storage

Energy start-up Atlas Power Technologies’ new supercapacitor manufacturing facility should be up and running by the end of 2022. Using technology first developed at the University of British Columbia, and in partnership with Mitacs, Atlas Power’s process takes materials like mined thermal coal and/or petroleum coke and refines them to make high-grade, activated carbon—a component of supercapacitors. » Read more
 
Events 
 

IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop

Date & Location: March 13, Reno, Nevada » More info

Electro-Federation Canada Annual Conference

Dates & Location: May 30-June 1, Charlevoix, Que. » More info

EUFMC

Dates & Location: June 5-8, Williamsburg, Va. » More info

EASA Convention & Solutions Expo

Dates & Location: June 24-27, Washington, D.C. » More info

Visit our calendar online for even more industry events. » CLICK HERE