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May 2013
Ideal Industries celebrates 50 years of manufacturing in Canada. Click here for article in Electrical Business. Eaton continues counterfeit awareness with Electrical Safety Foundation. Click here for article in Electrical Business. April 2013
Schneider-Electric Canada appoints Linda Cleroux as Chief Financial Officer. Click here for article in Electric Energy Online. Electro-Federation Canada honoured Doug Baldwin with its 2013 Industry Recognition Award (IRA) presented during EFC’s Annual General Meeting in Mississauga, Ont. Also announced were EFC's 2013-2014 Board of Directors. Click here for article in Electrical Business. Horizon Utilities: Horizon Utilities first company to achieve Sustainable Electricity designation. Click here for News Release. Thomas & Betts: John Sencich, Vice President, Utility and Other Markets, Thomas & Betts – Canada, announces the following organizational changes: Don Smrke to retire. Rob MacPherson to take over as Regional Sales Manager, Central Region. Click here for News Release. GE Lighting Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation at Nela Park Headquarters. Click here for News Release. CSA Group Awarded $1.8 million to develop new EV-related standards. Click here for article in Electrical Business. Electro-Federation Canada: Tom Mason, Sonepar Canada, is the 2013/2014 EFC Marketing & Communications Committee Chair. EFC and the Committee members thank Kevin Mallory, Hubbell Canada, for his leadership as past Chair of this committee. Hydro One: Norfolk Power Inc. sold to Hydro One Inc. for $93 million....“Our sale to Hydro One shows that voluntary consolidation of electric utilities can provide significant win-wins for employees, ratepayers, municipalities and the province,” added (mayor Dennis) Travale. Click here for article in Electrical Business. March 2013
Nedco: Nedco receives congratulations for recycling over 1 million lamps from Take Back the Light, a program of Recycling Council of Ontario. Click here for article in Electrical Business Thomas & Betts: Pascale Daviau, Vice-President of Marketing for Thomas & Betts Canada announces appointment of Jean-Marc Myette as Director of Market Development and Katharine Crowe as Director of Marketing Communications. Click here for article in Electrical Business. Siemens: Siemens has been awarded a 270-MW wind power order for the supply and commissioning of 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project . Click here for article in Daily Commercial News. Burlington Hydro: Burlington Hydro receives prestigious Performance Excellence Award by Electricity Distributors Association (EDA). Click here for news release. Siemens: Siemens opens massive wind turbine R&E test facilities. Click here for article in Electrical Business.
Hydro One: Hydro One announces Women in Engineering University Partnership Powered by Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo and Western University. Click here for news release. Graybar: Graybar receives No. 1 Industry Ranking on the 2013 FORTUNE "World's Most Admired Companies" List. Click here for news release. February 2013
Naylor Group: Naylor Group puts younger generation in charge to drive growth. Click here for interview and video in Financial Post. January 2013 Siemens: Siemens Canada opens smart grid centre of competence in Fredericton. Click here for news item in Electrical Business. Eaton: Perry D'Ortenzio named VP & GM, Power Distribution Organization, Eaton Canada. Click here for news item in Electrical Business. Ascent Solutions: Ascent Solutions announces appointments of Ron Osborne as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Ascent Group of companies and Laurie Skinner as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ascent Solutions. Click here for news item in Electrical Business. Eaton: Eaton executive, Tom Gross, vice chairman and chief operating officer of the electrical sector, outlines company's future with Cooper. Click here for article in TED magazine. December 2012 ASCO Power: Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, reports that its ASCO Power business is meeting the intense demand for fast-track construction with a ‘concept to completion’ project management approach. Click here. Schneider: Schneider's 2013 Go Green in the City competition opens to Canada! Click here for article in Electrical Business. Torbram: Torbram Electric Supply has been recognized by PowerStream as a Conservation & Demand Manager (CDM) Champion for making the saveONenergy conservation program a key element of its service offerings. Click here November 2012 Siemens: Siemens Canada has been awarded 10 year wind power service contractat Kruger Energy's Port Alma & Chatham Kent wind energy plans. Click here Eaton Corporation: Eaton announces completion of acquisition of Cooper Industries. Click here. Horizon Utilities: Horizon Utilities Corporation has once again been selected as one of the Top 10 Employers in the Hamilton-Niagara area by the authors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers list. Click here Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric Canada appoints Susan Uthayakumar to lead Schneider's Canada Power business. Click here for notice in Electrical Business. Fustek: General manager Malcolm Bird announced that Randy Fillmore will step into the role of national sales manager starting January 3, 2013. Click here for news item in Electrical Business. Hydro One appoints Carmine Marcello as President & Chief Executive Officer. He will assume his responsibilities effective January 1, 2013, following the planned retirement of outgoing President and Chief Executive Officer, Laura Formusa. Click here. Schneider Electric named winner of the 2012 Safety Award for Excellence for its efforts in fighting counterfeit electrical products by The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI). Click here. Electricity Distributors Association (EDA): "Approximately 400 electricity distribution workers from 25 Ontario utilities travelled in convoys of vehicles numbering more than 175 to Long Island, New York and other Northeastern states to restore power to communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy." Click here. October 2012
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