6 Tactics to Maximize the Purchasing Function: Tactic 4 — Influence

This article is the fourth in a series of six tactics in which the electrical contractor can maximize purchasing power and profitability though procurement.

Latest Articles

What Consulting Engineers Do

Almost 50% work with institutional clients. Small percentages work for four other types of clients…

Latest Articles

Global Wireless Power Revenue to Reach US $17.9 Billion by 2024

Wireless power is finally achieving substantial growth in adoption. Well over 100 million mobile phones are expected to be integrated with wireless charging functionality in 2015…

Latest Articles

CAN/ULC-S576-14, Standard for Mass Notification System Equipment and Accessories

Recent events in Southern Alberta, which resulted in an Amber Alert being issued for Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Montana,reiterate the need for mass communication…

Latest Articles

Investment in New Housing Construction Up 0.4% in August Year over Year

Nationally, higher spending on apartment and apartment-condominium building construction and, to a lesser degree, row house construction, offset lower investment in single-family and semi-detached dwelling construction…

Latest Articles

Simple Profit Sharing Plan for Contractors

Recently, several of the contractors I work with have asked for help developing profit sharing plans. Because they are looking to take advantage of the benefits of profit sharing, I thought others may want to consider a profit sharing plan as well…

Latest Articles

Key Factors to Maintaining Arc Flash Safety, Part 2

When an arc fault occurs, the result is a massive electrical explosion. The light and heat emitted by the explosion is known as the arc flash, and the pressure wave is known as the arc blast.

Latest Articles

Where Plant Electricians Work

five types of workplaces, one dominates the rest.

Latest Articles

The Impact of Arc Flash Events on Photocontrol Longevity in LED Lighting, Part 3

Although the extended life of LEDs compared to other lighting solutions is beneficial, it also presents a compatibility challenge with older technology controls, especially with outdoor photocontrols…

Latest Articles

What Are the Benefits of Effective Coaching?

In recent years, organizations are increasingly realizing the benefits of one-on-one coaching and beginning to implement coaching programs.

Latest Articles

Ontario Drives 0.3% Increase in August New Housing Price Index

The combined region of Toronto and Oshawa was the top contributor to the overall 0.3% increase in August, with prices up 0.6% over the previous month. Builders reported market conditions as the main reason for the gain…

Latest Articles

Value of Building Permits Drops in August After Increases in June and July

The total value of building permits decreased 3.7% to $7.5 billion in August, following increases of 15.5% in June and 0.7% in July…

Latest Articles

Southwestern Electric Ltd.

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Brad Fraser was on the path to becoming a mechanical engineer when life events led him to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps in the electrical business in 1971. “My mother was ill, so I stayed home to take care of her,” reminisces Fraser, about how he got started…