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Electrical Industry News 
Electrical Distributor Sales Head for Recovery
Over the next few years, electrical distributors can expect sales to advance at a high single-digit rate in 2014 and a low double-digit rate in 2015. Electrical Wholesaling provides prospective by charting out recoveries from two downturns in the last 12 years. Read more...

Debunking Electrical Safety Myths

James White, Director of Training at Shermco Industries, addresses the five most dangerous misconceptions about electrical safety, including the insulation of overhead service drop conductors and only needing to read chapter 1 in NFPA 70E. Read more...

Remanufacturer RESA Power Solutions Acquires Switchgear Unlimited

RESA Power Solutions has acquired Switchgear Unlimited, a move that adds 250,000 square feet of warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing space, as well as new product offerings and expanded capabilities. The new company will operate as RESA Power Solutions - Plant City. Read more...

Tips for Assessing Arc-Flash Risk
In this downloadable report from AVO Training Institute, learn how to move toward improved safety and reliability through risk assessment, often considered the missing link in arc-flash hazard analysis. Read more...
PEARL News
PEARL Electrical Reconditioning Standards Boost Revenue for Members
Mike Pennell, President of P&F Supply Co. and PEARL Treasurer, didn't have high expectations when he first took advantage of PEARL-created "sell sheets" that promote full members' expertise in using PEARL's technical reconditioning standards. Last year, he sent them to a few hundred customers who hadn't placed an order in six months and got a surprising return. "I thought if we get four or five orders, the program would pay for itself," Pennell recalls. "Instead, we got orders from about 5% of the customers we contacted." Read more...
PEARL Member News 
PEARL welcomes new Associate member Electric Power Systems International, Inc. and new Affiliate member Intrix Technology, Inc.

Electric Power Systems International, Inc.
15 Millpark Ct
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
phone: (314) 890-9999
Email Address: d.green@eps-international.com
www.eps-international.com

Intrix Technology, Inc.
1331 W 120th Ave #206
Westminster, CO 80234
phone: (303) 440-8617
fax: (303) 440-3914
Email Address: rfuentes@intrix.com
www.intrix.com
Issue: 52
July 2013 
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Electrical Industry News
PEARL Electrical Reconditioning Standards Boost Member Revenue
PEARL Welcomes New Members
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PEARL/CSA Update
PEARL's Board of Directors has voted to commit $1,000 to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in support of the organization's CSA Z463 Guideline on Maintenance of Electrical Systems. CSA is referencing PEARL's Reconditioning standards as recommended practice in the new guideline.