Business Briefs for the Week of March 10, 2008

March 13, 2008
Hendrix Wire & Cable, Barron Lighting Group, EMCOR Group
  • Milford, N.H.-based Hendrix Wire & Cable recently expanded engineering and management services for its Spacer Cable Systems. Customers can send Hendrix a staking sheet with capacity requirements, and a complete Spacer Cable system design is provided to them. Design costs are waived if the entire system is purchased through the company.
  • Phoenix -based Barron Manufacturing has combined its EXITRONIX and TRACE-LITE divisions under a new corporate identity, Barron Lighting Group. The company will formally adopt the brand change on April 1.
  • Norwalk, Conn.-based EMCOR Group was recently named “America’s Most Admired Company in the Engineering and Construction Industry” by FORTUNE magazine. EMCOR received the highest rankings possible in the areas of innovation, people management, and social responsibility, as well as extremely high marks for use of corporate assets, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment, and quality of products/services. The list is available at FORTUNE’s Web site.

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