4 Follow-up Tips to Grow Your Business
The sales manager didn’t hesitate when I asked her, “What’s one thing you think your reps could do more of to enhance their sales success?” Her immediate response: “Follow up.”
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New Report Highlights Growing Demand for Skilled Tradespeople and Apprentices
Between now and 2023, 67,000 new journeypersons will be required to sustain workforce certification levels across the 10 largest Red Seal trade, according to a new report prepared for the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. Furthermore, 167,739 new apprentices will be needed to keep pace with the demand for skills and certification as journeypersons retire.
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It’s All in the Van — Tips to Stay Organized for a Day’s Work
Work vans serve as an end-all be-all throughout a day’s work because tradespeople must stay prepared for any upcoming challenge. If a tool or part is not in the truck, or worse, can’t be found… well, that leads to wasted time, and money. By keeping tools, equipment and materials organized and clean, professionals can conveniently haul jobsite essentials.
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Pay by Experience Level for Automation and Control Engineer
This graph shows the average pay by experience for automation and control engineers. Interestingly, pay dips slightly in the 10-20 year experience range, though the graph ultimatley displays a positive trend. The average salary for engineers in this field has the potential to nearly double by mid-career.
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Electri-fyi: Exploring Electrification Trends and Opportunities in Canada
The Canadian electrical industry is facing a period of dynamic change that is creating a multitude of business challenges and opportunities.
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How Does This New Metric Relate to Requirements for Energy Star?
While LED Lighting Facts would be the first program to specifically list the lumen maintenance at 25,000 hours, that metric is derived from TM-21, LM-80, and in-situ temperature measurements, which is the same combination of testing and projections used by Energy Star.
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5 Business Cases for Using AC Drives with Integrated Safety
If you still only view safety as a matter of compliance, you’re missing the bigger picture in the era of smart manufacturing.
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Company Snapshot: Con’s Electric Company
Con’s Electric Company Limited was established in 1985. Based in Timmins Ontario, only 700 km’s north of Toronto, their location is, however, central to the mining and lumber industries in Ontario.
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Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control Salary by Occupation
This graph shows the average salary by occupation in the electric bulk power transmission and control sector. The lowest averge salary category (electrical engineers) is still at the higher end; the top salary in this category is $81,000
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IoT Challenges and Opportunities for Electrical Contractors, Part 3
Electrical contractors are approaching a tipping point in terms of pursuing roles and opportunities in the growing market of smart buildings…
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You Too Can Transform How You Do Business
Fluke Networks recently announced that the number of results uploaded to its LinkWare Live cloud service has exceeded 20 million.
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The Power of Option: Discussing Energy Management with Mark Unsworth, P.Eng., of CEM Engineering
Mark Unsworth is an electrical engineer with over 35 years of experience in project management, construction management, engineering management and business development.
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Flexible Workplaces — It’s What They Want!
As organizations compete to attract top talent, more and more job applicants ask about the ability to work remotely, and/or flexible work hours.
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Case Study: Maintenance Inspection Windows on Transformers
Today, transformers are everywhere, feeding various voltages into our homes and businesses. When a transformer fails in a commercial or industrial environment, that failure can disrupt a significant portion of facility operations.
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Mechanical Engineers: Median Pay Difference by Location
The national median salary for mechanical engineers is $64,246; Calgary tops all cities at 21% above the national median, while Toronto is 2% below.
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Lighting as a Service
Lighting as a Service (LaaS) is an emerging and evolving business model in which the owner pays for light rather than the equipment that delivers it. The owner buys new lighting on a subscription basis over a multi-year term rather than as a significant one-time capital investment.
