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Articles in this section are intended to help electrical contractors grow and improve their businesses, from financial and legal advice to creating a service and maintenance department. You’ll find articles on estimating projects and more below. 

The volume of energy consumed by buildings and the importance of energy efficiency in reducing that consumption are both now well-established elements of today’s green power movement. At the point where the two converge, building commissioning services are about to take a spin.

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (www.esfi.org) has sponsored National Electrical Safety Month each May for several years now.

As the world’s energy markets change and grow, so do the needs of energy providers to safely and efficiently manage the power they deliver.

Bid listing is a method used in some areas of the country to prevent shopping after the fact. The concept is quite simple.

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Nothing Lasts Forever: Preventative Maintenance
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Preventive maintenance plays an important role 
in how long a product will provide trouble-free service and, ultimately, how long it will last. 
Nothing lasts forever, so the saying goes, but with some care and regular servicing and maintenance, products can provide 
normal anticipated operation.

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Breaking New Ground

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When marketing energy services, the electrical contractor usually focuses on customers with existing facilities that can benefit from reducing energy use and improving operational efficiency.

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Cool Tools: Hole Saws

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Hole saws technically aren’t saws. They are cutting accessories used with power drills to make clean, round holes in a variety of materials, including wood, steel, aluminum, plastic and fiberglass.


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Why You Should Know Zhang Yue

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It was an online phenomenon that went viral.

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Customers, Rewards And Image

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The past two columns have covered issues related to your most important asset (and the most difficult one to measure): your employees.

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Torque Of The Town: Vehicles for ECs
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Trucks. Whether two or three for a small firm, or a fleet for a large company, electrical contractors can’t conduct business without them.

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Know Your Audience

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The first step for an electrical contractor that is considering entering or expanding its presence in the energy services market is to identify the target customers.

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