Wheatland’s Latest Product News Now Available on New iPad® App
Wheatland Tube recently released our first iPad® application, Wheatland Electric Ca...
Read moreIs Time Really Money?
You’ve heard it again and again: time is money. But what does it mean? “The less time the electrician has to think about what he needs to do, the more work he’ll get done,” said Gordon Stewart vice president and general manager for Houston-based Joe Swartz Electric Co. [...
Read moreThe 5 Must-read Electrical Blogs of 2012
At Wheatland Tube, we’re all for shining the spotlight on the electrical industry’s adoption of social media. If social media isn’t on your 2013 marketing bucket list, you might want to think again. Take a look at the National Electrical Contractors Association’s (@NECAnet)...
Read moreMore Than Warm and Fuzzy: Why American-made Material Is Critical to Your Project
A lot has been said recently in the marketplace and in the news about the need for products to be MADE IN THE USA. After all, 2012 is an election year, and Amer...
Read moreWhat the DoD Proposed Military Construction Budget Means for Contractors
In February, the Department of Defense released its budget request for the 2013 fiscal year...
Read moreIt’s True: Electrical Distributors Are Using Twitter
Providing high-quality products is only part of the equation- at Wheatland Tube, we pride ourselves on bringing you, o...
Read more4 Advantages of Specifying Steel Construction for LEED Projects
According to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), there are numerous advantages of specifying...
Read moreIs LEED Certification Worth It?
The USGBC’s LEED rating system is the w...
Read moreCutting Out ‘The Middleman’ is a Fantasy: Why Distributors Matter
It continues to happen on a regular basis. The contractor contacts me and wants to discuss putting together a deal that cuts out the distributor. Or the large oil company gets a new VP Purchasing and sends out "feelers" about Request For Proposals (RFP) for direct quotations from the manufacturer to them, the installer/end user. Funny...
Read more5 Key Take-Aways from Our Social Media Webinar
Electrical distributors provide the essential connection between manufacturers and contractors. Contractors, especially small and mid-sized contracting firms, rely on their distributors as key sources of industry information. At Wheatland Tube, we know that finding ways to share information...
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