by Jenny Boone | Nov 2, 2018 | IEC News and Events
Smart phones. Smart TV’s. Smart cars. Smart as…..well, you get where I’m going. So yes- your lighting systems can and should be smart too. Philips connected lighting, via Interact Ready and the Interact Pro dashboard and app, brings the kind of smart...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 31, 2018 | IEC News and Events
National Apprenticeship Week is upon us- November 12th through 18th…but what is it about? The Department of Labor posts: “National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a national celebration that offers leaders in business, labor, education, and other...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 29, 2018 | IEC News and Events
A recent release from Eaton of interest to us all: ” Who doesn’t love Fall? Crisp air, fall harvests and the leaves changing colors. Let the change of the season and fall colors inspire you to update and decorate your home with residential wiring devices in...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 29, 2018 | IEC News and Events
Jailbreak. Have you registered? Over 50 people have. If you’re not lucky enough to be an electrician, maybe you’re lucky enough to know one. IEC Chesapeake Contractor and Associate Members will be makin’ a break for it December 4th, at Jailbreak...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 24, 2018 | IEC News and Events
Associate Partners, Life Safety Systems- proud recipients of the Honeywell Distributor of the Year Award 2018. “LS Systems was recently awarded the 2018 Distributor of the Year Award at Honeywell’s Annual Partnership Conference. We were recognized for...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 16, 2018 | IEC News and Events
JAILBREAK BREWERY in Laurel December 4th 4-6p.m. TradeSource has generously sprung all of you electrical mugs so’s you can enjoy a good time, on their dime. Not an electrician? Not an IEC Chesapeake Member? Well, that’s too bad on both counts, but if you...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 15, 2018 | IEC News and Events
Our Associate Partners at Phoenix Sales have sent us the latest and greatest from RAB; TEMP-LED. “The LED work light built to perform.” And who doesn’t love THAT? “TEMP-LED is: Available in 2 lumen packagesReplaces up to 320W...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 8, 2018 | IEC News and Events
A YouTube is worth a thousand words…so to save you and me a little reading time, here you go: Yes. It’s annoying when you go to use your outdoor outlets and the covers DON’T cover the cord you are plugging in. You know what we call that in an...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 8, 2018 | IEC News and Events
Oh noooooooo. Wait Listed for Jailbreak Brewery? You kinda deserve to get thrown in the slammer for that one. Here’s the 411- December 4th, Jailbreak Brewery in Laurel, sponsored by our generous members at Trade Source. Capped at 4 registrants per company and...
by Jenny Boone | Oct 8, 2018 | IEC News and Events
Tales from the long and winding road to a career in electrical- I’m always fascinated by how people end up in their industries and what brought them there. I recently asked Terie Morris, of Associate Partner Colerick Electrical Sales, how long she’d been...
