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 moreAt 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 moreA 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 moreIn February, the Department of Defense released its budget request for the 2013 fiscal year...
Read moreProviding high-quality products is only part of the equation- at Wheatland Tube, we pride ourselves on bringing you, o...
Read moreAccording to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), there are numerous advantages of specifying...
Read moreThe USGBC’s LEED rating system is the w...
Read moreIt 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 moreElectrical 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...
Read moreThe National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Convention serves as a unique venue for us to work side by side with our distributor partners and to promote our products directly to end users. The NECA staff did a great job and the new...
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