Keeping You Up-To-Date on Market Trends & Supply Chain Data
Womack Electric Supply is committed to being your supplier of choice for all your electrical product needs. We partner with industry leading product suppliers and manufacturers to deliver the latest product innovations to you within every segment of the electrical industry. We understand that your productivity and success is dependent upon the availability of supplies when and where you need them and at fair market price levels.
At times, due to market constraints caused by higher costs from raw material suppliers, shortages, tariffs, labor and other continued cost factors, vendors will notify us of supply chain disruptions and implementation of price adjustments. When these notifications occur, we seek to quickly make you aware of the changes. We understand you have ongoing jobs and contractual obligations. We share in the concerns of our customers regarding the financial impacts related to these changes and we wish to work closely with you to mitigate the effects of market price fluctuations.
We encourage you to communicate with your Womack representative to fully understand the potential impacts. Your Womack representative can work with you to review your inventories and make appropriate adjustments to stock levels on key price sensitive products.
Commodities Report
Provided here, for informational purposes, are graphs showing the 30 day trend in spot prices of copper, aluminum and zinc base metals. These base metals are primary influencers for wire and conduit marketplace price fluctuations.
Commodity Insights – September 2023 (Source: Atkore)
Summary
• All commodities, except PVC resin, were slightly lower compared to prior month.
• Billings at architecture firms remained flat in July, with an Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 50.0 for the month. While billings were flat nationally versus the prior month, firms located in the Midwest continued to report improving business conditions in July, marking the ninth consecutive month of growth for firms located in the region. Firms located in all other regions of the country saw modest declines in billings.
• Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) slipped 0.9% in July compared to the prior month. All commercial sectors pulled back, or
remained flat, over the month of July. Hotel planning saw the largest month-over-month decay, marking four months of consecutive decline in the sector. Year-over-year, however, the DMI remains 21% higher than in July 2022.
• U.S. single-family homebuilding surged in July and permits for future construction rose amid an acute shortage of previously owned houses, but mortgage rates climbing back to near two-decade highs could slow the housing market improvement.
• Total nonresidential construction spending in July was up 0.1% from the prior month with manufacturing, not surprisingly,
showing the strongest growth versus prior month and prior year.
Steel Update
• Month over month steel market down compared to prior month. Hot Rolled Steel Up 76% since August 2020. Cold Rolled Steel Up 54% since August 2020.
• Steel mills trying to balance utilization with demand. 4 Steel Mills announced price increases in June to stabilize market. Spot buy steel prices flat. Delivery is currently within lead times.
Copper Update
• Copper price decreased by 2% in August.
• August witnessed several large copper mining companies cut their 2023 full-year production guidance due to operational challenges and project delays.
• Domestic copper demand was resilient despite seasonal weakness.
• Lead times are normal.
Aluminum Update
• Aluminum price declined by 1% in August.
• The Midwest Premium decreased to $.2075.
• Lead times slightly improved from July.
PVC Update
• Resin prices increased 1%.
• Domestic volume decreased 1.8%.
• Exports volume increased 10.5%.
•Domestic producers are operating at 81.2% capacity.
• Days of supply increased to 15.
Freight Update
• Freight cost/lb. has decreased 22% since the beginning of the fiscal year due to decreases in the spot market and load to truck ratio.
• Diesel Fuel has decreased 6% since January 2023.
• Flatbed load to truck ratio continues to be at 10/1. This is the best it has been since 2020.
Vendor Product Line Notifications
Below is a listing of vendor product line notifications. The listing provides a brief overview and shows the effective dates of notified product line changes, including price increases.
We encourage you to communicate with your Womack representative to fully understand the potential impacts. Your Womack representative can work with you to review your inventories and make appropriate adjustments to stock levels on key price sensitive products.
October 2023
Atkore – Steel Conduit
Effective: October 2, 2023 / Notification: September 29, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Wattstopper
Effective: October 2, 2023 / Notification: August 18, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
September 2023
Atkore PVC
Effective: September 5, 2023 / Notification: August 30, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Following their resin increases for August, resin manufacturers have announced additional raw
material cost increases on resin for September. Additionally, labor and transportation costs continue
to challenge the industry.
August 2023
Kidde Firex
Effective: August 1, 2023 / Notification: June 5, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented challenges, including significant commodity pressures that have greatly impacted costs.
July 2023
Siemens
Effective: July 1, 2023 / Notification: June 12, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Maxxeon
Effective: July 1, 2023 / Notification: June 5, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Panduit
Effective: July 1, 2023 / Notification: May 2, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
IDEC
Effective: July 24, 2023 / Notification: July 24, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Teamsters at UPS are threatening to go on strike at the end of the month. Due to the uncertainty of the situation and as a precautionary measure, IDEC has moved all its ground shipping to FED-EX effective immediately. Small cost increase associated with the move.
Atkore – PVC Conduit
Effective: July 31, 2023 / Notification: July 21, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
June 2023
CRC
Effective: June 1, 2023 / Notification: June 27, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore – MC (AFC)
Effective: June 26, 2023 / Notification: June 22, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Copper Comex monthly average has been steadily rising over the past couple of months, and to address both copper pressure as well as other materials.
May 2023
Picoma
Effective: May 1, 2023 / Notification: March 28, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Ongoing escalation in energy, transportation, and the recent increase in steel.
Mersen
Effective: May 1, 2023 / Notification: March 6, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued inflationary pressures coupled with supply chain disruptions. In addition, record setting demand is driving the need to invest in additional capacity and to work significant amounts of overtime to prevent lead times from stretching out further.
Edwards Signaling
Effective: May 1, 2023 / Notification: March 6, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: The unprecedented effects of Covid-19 continue to impact global supply chain, challenges obtaining certain products in a timely manner. We continue to experience product and raw material shortages and delays which affect various signaling product lines. We are still facing challenges with several products and are working daily with our suppliers and internal teams to shore up supply. The primary drivers for many of our supply constraints include raw material shortages and supplier production planning.
Shurtape Electrical Tape
Effective: May 17, 2023 / Notification: April 17, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Current market conditions, including the Force Majeure situation faced throughout supply chains, combined with the ongoing rising costs of labor and transportation.
Atkore – PVC
Effective: May 30, 2023 / Notification: May 24, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Costs ranging from raw materials to freight and labor remain very elevated, and after a lengthy supply chain de-stocking period demand for PVC products has strengthened significantly.
April 2023
3M
Effective: April 1, 2023 / Notification: March 28, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases incurred by 3M in multiple facets of manufacturing and supply chain including raw materials, labour, transportation and overhead.
Western Tube
Effective: April 3, 2023 / Notification: March 30, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore
Effective: April 3, 2023 / Notification: March 30, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Intermatic
Effective: April 17, 2023 / Notification: February 17, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Dramatic increases in labor, material, production costs and component shortages, constant product line changeovers, and rising inflation worldwide.
Allied Tube
Effective: April 25, 2023 / Notification: April 24, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Western Tube
Effective: April 25, 2023 / Notification: April 24, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
March 2023
Nutone
Effective: March 1, 2023 / Notification: February 14, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Thomas & Betts
Effective: March 20, 2023 / Notification: February 21, 2023
Overview: Updated freight allowance terms.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Western Tube
Effective: March 20, 2023 / Notification: March 20, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore
Effective: March 20, 2023 / Notification: March 20, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Eaton (Bussman, Cooper Wiring, and Eaton Electrical)
Effective: March 23, 2023 / Notification: January 18, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Isolated supply chain challenges and elevated costs – including electrical steel, industrial semiconductors, and copper. Continued labor constraints and wage inflation.
Calbond
Effective: March 27, 2023 / Notification: March 23, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued escalation of raw material costs of steel and PVC.
CSL – Counter Attack Under Cabinet Lighting
Effective: March 27, 2023 / Notification: March 27, 2023
Overview: Inventory Shortages on NCA-LED
Factors: Unusual market circumstances.
February 2023
Atkore – Steel
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: January 30, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Western Tube
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: January 30, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply and demand underlying fundamentals, and trade and import duties.
Atkore – PVC Conduit
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: January 1, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Resin manufacturers have followed their January increases with announced increases for February 1, 2023. Freight and labor costs remain high as well.
Hubbell
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: December 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant cost pressures: Operating expenses, fuel, labor rates, health care expenses, select raw material increases and tariff costs.
Acme
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: December 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost pressures and challenges with wage, transportation, material, and other operational cost increases.
Burndy
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: December 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unpredictable supply chain challenges and rising costs associated with wages/overtime, transportation premiums, and material expedites.
PIP
Effective: February 1, 2023 / Notification: January 4, 2023
Overview: Price adjustments.
Factors: Pricing adjustments to reflect marketplace conditions.
Hoffman
Effective: February 13, 2023 / Notification: January 4, 2023
Overview: Price increase and adjustments.
Factors: Pricing adjustments to reflect marketplace conditions.
Atkore – PVC
Effective: February 27, 2023 / Notification: February 22, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Resin manufacturers implemented increases in January and February and have announced another increase for March as well. Additionally, freight and labor costs continue to challenge the industry.
Atkore – Steel (Allied)
Effective: February 28, 2023 / Notification: February 28, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
January 2023
Shat-R-Shield
Effective: January 1, 2023 / Notification: January 5, 2023
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
American Polywater
Effective: January 1, 2023 / Notification: December 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Channellock
Effective: January 1, 2023 / Notification: October 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Challenging conditions including continued supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and material & manufacturing cost increases.
Signify Philips Lighting
Effective: January 1, 2023 / Notification: November 15, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing pressures felt throughout the supply chain including raw materials, commodities, and logistics.
Wago
Effective: January 2, 2023 / Notification: December 21, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore
Effective: January 2, 2023 / Notification: December 20, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Resin manufacturers have announced large price increases per pound effective January 1st. Labor and freight costs also remain elevated.
Atkore – Steel
Effective: January 2, 2023 / Notification: December 27, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Steel mills have announced multiple raw material cost increases.
Western Tube
Effective: January 2, 2023 / Notification: December 28, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Morris Products
Effective: January 13, 2023 / Notification: January 4, 2023
Overview: Price increases and adjustments.
Factors: Pricing adjustments to reflect marketplace conditions.
Generac: Liquid Cooled Production Timelines
Effective: January 26, 2023 / Notification: January 26, 2023
Overview: Extended liquid cooled production timelines.
Factors: Ongoing global supply chain constraints, and component shortages.
SemaConnect: Is Becoming Blink Charging
Effective: January 30, 2023 / Notification: January 30, 2023
Overview: SemaConnect was acquired by EV infrastructure leader, Blink Charging.
Factors: SemaConnect drivers and customers will be moved to the Blink Network where they will have access to a new and improved charging experience designed from the latest technologies available. Vendor will communicate these changes directly to those with registered stations. Their charging stations and all organizational settings will be migrated to the Blink Network for them. They will keep their pricing, access, and other management features. If they also own Blink charging stations, they will now be able to manage their entire program from a single portal.
December 2022
Panduit
Effective: December 1, 2022 / Notification: October 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
nVent Caddy, ERICO, & ERIFLEX
Effective: December 1, 2022 / Notification: October 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary increases and continued shortages in materials impacting industries. Increases in natural gas and electricity, high transportation costs and labor increases.
November 2022
Atkore Steel
Effective: November 1, 2022 / Notification: October 28, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Wheatland
Effective: November 1, 2022 / Notification: October 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Western Tube
Effective: November 1, 2022 / Notification: October 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Quazite
Effective: November 1, 2022 / Notification: October 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Tough supply chain environment, and pressures associated with extraordinary levels of inflation.
Emon/Honeywell
Effective: November 1, 2022 / Notification: September 30, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Minimum order increase.
Factors: Continued inflationary pressures, as well as unprecedented supply chain delays requiring increased spot buys across business.
Southwire Components & Lighting (Topaz, Garvin, & Madison Products)
Effective: November 7, 2022 / Notification: October 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore Kaf-Tech
Effective: November 10, 2022 / Notification: November 8, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increase in copper, as well as the continued pressure on other materials and services such
as reels, nylon, mylar, and freight surcharges.
Dialight
Effective: November 14, 2022 / Notification: October 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary costs of transportation, electronic components and commodity materials.
Queen City
Effective: November 14, 2022 / Notification: November 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
October 2022
CSL Lighting
Effective: October 1, 2022 / Notification: September 16, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Ridgid Tool
Effective: October 1, 2022 / Notification: September 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Current inflationary pressures.
Greenlee
Effective: October 1, 2022 / Notification: September 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Current inflationary pressures.
Wright Tools
Effective: October 1, 2022 / Notification: August 26, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures.
ECM: Gardner Bender, King Innovation, Bergen, Ilsco, Utilco, & Briscon
Effective: October 1, 2022 / Notification: August 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore
Effective: October 3, 2022 / Notification: September 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Wheatland
Effective: October 3, 2022 / Notification: September 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Hammond Power Solutions
Effective: October 3, 2022 / Notification: August 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressure with on-going increases to shipping (in/out) costs, certain materials/supplies, and labor costs.
Idec
Effective: October 10, 2022 / Notification: September 28, 2022
Overview: Surcharge per socket, shipping between October 10, 2022 – December 30, 2022.
Factors: Supply shortages and shipping delays have resulted in need to bring in certain sockets in the SH, SY, SR, SJ Series by air from overseas factories.
Atkore PVC
Effective: October 17, 2022 / Notification: October 7, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Market prices moving too fast relative to raw material costs. Freight costs and labor costs have remained high. Additionally, overall demand has increased as excess inventory has been flushed out of the market.
September 2022
Brady
Effective: September 1, 2022 / Notification: August 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Wide scale rising raw material costs, along with freight and logistics expenses.
Milwaukee Tool
Effective: September 1, 2022 / Notification: June 30, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost pressures on technology components as well as commodities.
American Fittings
Effective: September 1, 2022 / Notification: June 23, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Regular and significant cost inflation from steel mills, other raw material suppliers, transportation companies, packaging materials, and plating costs.
Stewart Fastener
Effective: September 5, 2022 / Notification: September 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatile economy and the current reality of the supply chain. .
Pass & Seymour / On-Q
Effective: September 5, 2022 / Notification: June 27, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases on raw materials, labor, freight rates, and fuel costs that have escalated to all time high due to unforeseen supply chain disruptions in the global marketplace.
World Dryer
Effective: September 19, 2022 / Notification: August 18, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases due to raw material, transportation/freight, and tariffs.
August 2022
Atkore – PVC
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: July 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Leviton – EVSE Products
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: July 13, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalation of costs.
E-Box
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: July 11, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Changes in raw materials, labor and overhead .
Pass & Seymour / On-Q
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: June 27, 2022
Overview: Price increase – SPA pricing.
Factors: Cost increases on raw materials, labor, freight rates, and fuel costs that have escalated to all time high due to unforeseen supply chain disruptions in the global marketplace.
STI
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: June 23, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Raw material shortages, unprecedented increases in shipping, transportation, labor shortages, and numerous other events.
Eaton Electrical
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: June 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Additional cost increases in materials, component parts, logistics, labor, and other areas. These cost increases have been worsened by the continued supply chain disruptions affecting industry. These disruptions result in higher costs and qualifying and sourcing from alternative suppliers, meeting certification requirements, paying premium freight rates, and dealing with significant schedule disruptions in manufacturing facilities.
Cooper Wiring Devices – Eaton
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: June 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Additional cost increases in materials, component parts, logistics, labor, and other areas. These cost increases have been worsened by the continued supply chain disruptions affecting industry. These disruptions result in higher costs and qualifying and sourcing from alternative suppliers, meeting certification requirements, paying premium freight rates, and dealing with significant schedule disruptions in manufacturing facilities.
Edison Fuse – Eaton
Effective: August 1, 2022 / Notification: June 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Additional cost increases in materials, component parts, logistics, labor, and other areas. These cost increases have been worsened by the continued supply chain disruptions affecting industry. These disruptions result in higher costs and qualifying and sourcing from alternative suppliers, meeting certification requirements, paying premium freight rates, and dealing with significant schedule disruptions in manufacturing facilities.
MasterLock
Effective: August 2, 2022 / Notification: April 20, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented cost pressures from material, freight and labor.
American Fluorescent
Effective: August 3, 2022 / Notification: August 3, 2022
Overview: Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Transportation conditions.
Atkore: Kaf-Tech
Effective: August 4, 2022 / Notification: August 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued pressure on other materials, freight and diesel fuel.
EPCO
Effective: August 15, 2022 / Notification: July 11, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases in raw materials, freight, and corrugated, as well as the inflationary impact of the continued labor shortage.
Acuity Brands: Lithonia Lighting & Juno Lighting
Effective: August 15, 2022 / Notification: June 30, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalating costs and global supply chain challenges.
Midwest Electric
Effective: August 26, 2022 / Notification: June 27, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Higher costs from global supply chain disruptions, labor, transportation, and material availability.
July 2022
Southern Grounding
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: June 29, 2022
Overview: Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Rising freight costs from fuel and LTL surcharges for overlength materials.
Light Efficient Design
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: June 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Various global economics cost pressures such as inflation, oil, and commodity prices.
Duracell – Selecta Switch
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: April 20, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalation of key commodities, numerous material shortages, random logistic constraints, along with manufacturing cost increases.
Wago
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 11, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in the costs of energy, raw materials, logistics and labor due to the global market recovery from the pandemic and economic conditions causing inflation, continue to drive manufacturing costs.
Satco – Nuvo
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: April 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in logistical and operational costs.
Arlington
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unrelenting cost pressures and supply chain disruptions on raw materials, freight and labor.
BRK
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Dramatic changes in market dynamics, supply and demand imbalances across production and transportation networks coupled with rising raw material and labor costs.
Signify Philips
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in raw materials, commodities, and logistics costs.
Emerson – Greenlee
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: June 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases on a variety of key raw materials and components.
Emerson – RIDGID Tool
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: June 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases on a variety of key raw materials and components.
ABB – Thomas & Betts
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary environment primarily driven by increased commodity, labor and transportation costs.
Landis & Gyr
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 24, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing manufacturing costs and production capacity constraints.
Caddy
Effective: July 1, 2022 / Notification: May 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global material, labor, and transportation shortages.
Klein Tools
Effective: July 9, 2022 / Notification: April 12, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatile market conditions adversely impacting raw material costs, supply chain flow, and transportation costs.
Lutron
Effective: July 10, 2022 / Notification: May 18, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Logistics and supply chain constraints.
Hubbell Lighting
Effective: July 11, 2022 / Notification: June 8, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Prepaid freight increase.
Factors: Cost increases in freight, logistics, raw materials, and labor.
GE Current (GE Lighting)
Effective: July 11, 2022 / Notification: June 8, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Prepaid freight increase.
Factors: Cost increases in freight, logistics, raw materials, and labor.
Hammond Enclosures
Effective: July 11, 2022 / Notification: May 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Product cost impacts, related to core steel materials, conductor materials, insulation, packaging and logistics.
Brother Mobile Solutions
Effective: July 13, 2022 / Notification: June 17, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued pressure from supply chain disruption, global economic conditions, operational cost increases, and freight, labor, and materials.
World Dryer
Effective: July 15, 2022 / Notification: June 13, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Shurtape
Effective: July 15, 2022 / Notification: June 17, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued rising costs of critical raw materials, labor and transportation.
Acuity Brands: Lithonia Lighting & Juno Lighting
Effective: July 18, 2022 / Notification: June 30, 2022
Overview: Freight allowance adjustment/increase.
Factors: Escalating costs and global supply chain challenges.
Emerson Group – Appleton, OZ-Gedney, & McGill
Effective: July 18, 2022 / Notification: May 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing inflationary pressures across several key categories including raw materials and logistics along with price adjustments from our suppliers.
June 2022
3M
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: June 6, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases incurred by 3M in multiple facets of manufacturing and supply chain including raw materials, labor, transportation and overhead.
CRC
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions and cost inflation across components, raw materials, labor, and logistics occurring at unexpected and unprecedented rates.
TPI Corporation
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: May 26, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace pressures.
Conduit Pipe Products
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: May 26, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace pressures.
Fulham
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: May 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures… energy, demand for goods, and underlying commodities.
Southwire Components – Madison, Garvin, Topaz.
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures persist across all aspects of the business including nylon resins, corrugated packaging, poly bag packaging, freight, labor, and fuel surcharges.
Generac
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Spiking raw material costs, exponentially higher logistical costs, higher labor costs, and unavoidable component cost surcharges.
Elite Components
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Challenging supply chain, labor markets, inflation, and logistics.
American Fittings
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continuing unprecedented escalation of costs for steel, transportation, plating and other manufacturing supplies.
Burndy
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 30, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unpredictable supply chain challenges and rising costs associated with raw materials, wages/overtime, transportation premiums, and material expedites.
Westinghouse Lighting
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing costs throughout the global supply chain for lighting products and transportation.
Hubbell Wiring
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: June 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant material and logistics cost pressures. Fuel prices and shipping costs are soaring, aluminum, copper and resin prices are increasing and countries that manufacture a significant portion of the world’s steel supply have gone offline or are under increasing embargo.
Generac
Effective: June 1, 2022 / Notification: April 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Scaling to support significant demand growth in an environment of significant global resource limitations has brought spiking raw material costs, exponentially higher logistical costs, higher labor costs, and unavoidable component cost surcharges.
IPEX
Effective: June 6, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 23, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continuing escalation of input costs: raw materials, labor, packaging and freight.
Cantex
Effective: June 6, 2022 / Notification: May 12, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continuing escalation of raw materials, freight and labor.
Generac GENPAD
Effective: June 6, 2022 / Notification: June 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain constraints and rapidly rising costs from suppliers.
Galvan Industries, Inc.
Effective: June 10, 2022 / Notification: June 13, 2022
Overview: Prepaid freight increase.
Factors: Constantly increasing costs to raw materials reflected in the higher costs for individual products and in conjunction with the increasing freight rates charged by the freight carriers.
Rectorseal
Effective: June 13, 2022 / Notification: May 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Sustained increases in raw material commodities, labor, plastics, petrochemicals, microprocessors, aluminum, copper, steel and transportation.
Bridgeport Fittings
Effective: June 13, 2022 / Notification: May 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued unprecedented cost pressures.
Eaton – Crouse Hinds
Effective: June 15, 2022 / Notification: April 12, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Prepaid freight increase.
Factors: Cost increases in key commodities, logistics, labor and other areas along with extended lead times from suppliers.
Battery Center
Effective: June 15, 2022 / Notification: May 25, 2022
Overview: Prepaid freight changes.
Factors: The cost of logistics (trucking, port fees, container availability, sea fare cost, fuel surcharges, etc.) continue to go higher with no end in sight.
Generac
Effective: June 16, 2022 / Notification: June 16, 2022
Overview: Fascia trim on models 7042, 7043, and 7210.
Factors: Generac will ship these models without the fascia trim, and when available Generac will ship directly to end user after they register their generator with Generac.
Cablofil
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: April 19, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in the cost of aluminum, steel, and freight.
Yaskawa
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: June 20, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global demand has continued to increase at unprecedented levels, shortages with a multitude of raw materials and components and no perceptible improvement in either logistics or material/component supplies, especially in the semiconductor areas..
Austin Enclosures
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: May 25, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Prepaid freight changes.
Factors: Dramatic increases in material and operating costs. Among the most significant and impactful cost elements are: logistics, material, labor, manufacturing supplies, as well as rapidly increasing energy prices.
Wiremold
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: April 18, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Large material, labor, and transportation costs.
Ramset
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: May 16, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rapidly rising costs – driven by increases in raw materials, fuel, and freight.
Legrand Wiremold
Effective: June 22, 2022 / Notification: May 23, 2022
Overview: Freight allowed increase. Restocking fee increases. Shipping turnaround time increase.
Factors: Updates to terms and conditions to better align with current pricing and transportation costs.
Hoffman
Effective: June 27, 2022 / Notification: April 28, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Increases in costs on material, labor, electrical component supplies and soaring energy prices. Global freight and transportation
remains a major constraint triggering rising logistics costs.
Cooper Lighting
Effective: June 27, 2022 / Notification: June 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing cost pressures throughout the global supply chain, and the impact of component shortages, record high logistics costs and capacity issues (ocean, rail, air, and truck), and continued elevated costs on electronics and raw materials.
May 2022
American Polywater
Effective: May 1, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Panduit
Effective: May 1, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Stock and SPA pricing.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Leviton
Effective: May 1, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant pricing pressures on many raw materials, freight, and labor costs.
Mitsubishi Electric
Effective: May 1, 2022 / Notification: April 22, 2022
Overview: Additional freight levy per each product.
Factors: Disruption of global trade and the impact on commodity, fuel, freight costs and the ongoing and tragic events in Ukraine.
Ronk
Effective: May 2, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increased costs, both direct and indirect, and extended lead times from suppliers.
EBOX
Effective: May 2, 2022 / Notification: April 7, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Changes in raw materials, labor and overhead.
Orbit Industries
Effective: May 2, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in raw material, commodities and transportation costs.
Atkore
Effective: May 3, 2022 / Notification: May 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Wheatland
Effective: May 3, 2022 / Notification: May 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Morris Products
Effective: May 13, 2022 / Notification: May 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising costs in raw materials, transportation, and labor.
Ilsco
Effective: May 15, 2022 / Notification: June 6, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented inflation and commodity increases in core commodities of copper, aluminum, zinc, and HDPE. In addition,
business continues to experience double or triple historical expenses to ensure flow of product through overtime, expedite, airfreight, and priority fees. Finally, the overall domestic and international supply chain is a challenge due to shutdowns and material.
Quazite
Effective: May 16, 2022 / Notification: April 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions, volatile material and logistics costs, and a tight labor market.
Fluke
Effective: May 16, 2022 / Notification: May 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global economic conditions, commodity price increases, and currency fluctuations.
Kichler
Effective: May 16, 2022 / Notification: May 13, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Eaton: Eaton Electrical, Cooper Wiring, Edison (Bussman)
Effective: May 19, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 22, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Affects stock, CSP’s and SPA’s.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions and cost increases in materials, component parts, logistics, labor, and other areas.
Edison Fuse
Effective: May 19, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 24, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions and cost increases in materials, component parts, logistics, labor, and other areas.
Generac
Effective: May 20, 2022 / Notification: May 20, 2022
Overview: Price increase on batteries only. Also GEN OH3421S Wet Cell Battery 26R.
Factors: Supply chain constraints and rapidly rising costs from suppliers.
Cully Minerallac
Effective: May 23, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 28, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Economic pressures continue to escalate the cost of labor, transportation and material.
ROI – Resolve One Inc. (Pre-Fab & Custom Solutions)
Effective: May 23, 2022 / Notification: May 23, 2022
Overview: Business hours change. Monday-Thursday from 7am-6pm. Closed Friday.
Factors: Increasing fuel and operating costs.
Eaton – Vista Businesses
Effective: May 28, 2022 / Notification: May 24, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain challenges and cost increases in key commodities, logistics, labor, and other areas.
Legrand Wattstopper
Effective: May 30, 2022 / Notification: April 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising costs, oil prices, inflation, and transportation hikes, along with skilled labor shortages.
Pass & Seymour – On-Q
Effective: May 30, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 21, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued cost increases on many raw materials coupled with significant labor, freight, and fuel costs.
April 2022
Womack Pre-Fab Solutions
Effective: April 1, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 16, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Labor increases.
Landis & Gyr/Talon
Effective: April 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in commodity prices and material shortages. Costs to design, manufacture, package, and transport products have been impacted substantially.
Panduit
Effective: April 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Quazite
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 7, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising costs associated with resin, wages/overtime, transportation premiums, and material expedites continue to heavily impact business.
Intermatic
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 24, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Ongoing cost increases, ranging from packaging, international and domestic freight, labor, components, etc.
Intermatic
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
RAB
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented increase in transportation costs.
Intermatic
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Ongoing cost increases, ranging from packaging, international and domestic freight, labor, components, etc.
Wheatland
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 31, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Tight supply and escalation in raw material cost.
Allied Tube
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 30, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Steel pipe.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Prolonged driver shortages, supply and demand of trucks, freight costs, fuel costs, resin costs, railroads delivery struggles, and disruptions in the supply chain..
Acuity Brands – Poles & Non-LED Items
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 29, 2022
Overview: Limited price increase.
Factors: Increasing costs and other inflationary pressures.
AFX
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: April 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Domestic transportation costs.
RAB Lighting
Effective: April 4, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 3, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented increase in transportation costs.
Patriot Industries
Effective: April 7, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 17, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain issues, freight, energy, and workforce challenges.
Conduit Pipe Products
Effective: April 7, 2022 / Notification: April 7, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued increase in raw material and operating costs.
Hammond Power Solutions
Effective: April 11, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 29, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Product cost impacts, related to core steel materials, conductor materials, insulation, packaging and logistics.
Dongan
Effective: April 11, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 16, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Copper prices escalating, and all other raw materials still increasing. Labor, medical, freight pressures.
Milwaukee Packout Items
Effective: April 15, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 19, 2022
Overview: Price increase on Milwaukee 48-22-8415, 48-22-8429, and 48-22-8440.
Factors: Increases on transportation and material costs.
C&I Enclosures
Effective: April 15, 2022 / Notification: April 6, 2022
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Increases in raw materials and fuel surcharges.
Southwire Tools, Components, and Assembled Solutions
Effective: April 15, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 15, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures continue to impact at unprecedented levels.
King Staples
Effective: April 15, 2022 / Notification: April 8, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary impact on nearly every cost in the manufacturing process.
Viking Staples
Effective: April 15, 2022 / Notification: April 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures continue to impact at unprecedented levels.
nVent Hoffman
Effective: Apr. 18, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 18, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions, energy price surges, and other cost pressures.
Edwards Signaling
Effective: April 18, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain inefficiencies including container shortages, port delays and shipping logistics challenges.
Emon/Honeywell
Effective: April 18, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 21, 2022
Overview: Surcharge and freight term changes.
Factors: Inflationary pressures across business that exceed levels of previous price actions.
March 2022
Broan-Nutone
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 6, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Economic strains and supply chain challenges including the forecasted high container shipping costs, increases in steel, electronics and other commodities reaching record levels in 2021 and forecasted to remain high through most of 2022.
ABB: Elastimold, Homac, Blackburn, Hi-Tech, Elastimold Reclosers, Joslyn Hi-Voltage, Fisher Pierce & Thomas & Betts
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatility in key commodities, rising material costs and an increase in ancillary costs.
Masterlock
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented cost pressures with material, freight
and labor.
Kichler Lighting
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 21, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant additional cost pressures from across vendor base as it relates to raw materials, ocean freight and logistics costs.
Progress Lighting
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Substantial cost increases in labor, ocean freight rates, container availability, intermodal freight rates and various other cost increases.
Emerson: Ridgid Tools & Greenlee
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase on select items. Speak to a Womack associate for further details.
Factors: Costs continue to rise on a variety of key raw materials and components as a result of global supply chain constraints.
Arlington
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost of certain raw materials, labor and transportation.
Panduit
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase on SPA’s only.
Factors: Significant cost pressures on freight, raw materials, and labor rates.
Bridgeport
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Southwire: Garvin, Madison, & Topaz
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures continued to impact at unprecedented levels.
Arlington Industries
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 14, 2022
Overview: Freight allowed order increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruption of certain raw materials, plus increases in labor and transportation.
Emon/Honeywell
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 22, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Panduit
Effective: Mar. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant cost pressures on freight, raw materials, and labor rates.
Atkore – Kaf-Tech
Effective: Mar. 4, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continuing rise of aluminum and copper, as well as freight transportation costs.
Southern Grounding
Effective: Mar. 7, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 17, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Price surges in steel & zinc.
Atkore – Kaf-Tech Cable Products
Effective: Mar. 8, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 7, 2022
Overview: Additional price increase.
Factors: Continuing rise of copper.
Midwest
Effective: Mar. 11, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 13, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued increase in raw materials, transportation and labor.
Wiremold
Effective: Mar. 14, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 11, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global pandemic continues to create a large impact on the supply chain, resulting in large material, labor and transportation costs.
EPCO – Engineered Products Company
Effective: Mar. 15, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 2, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: On-going cost increases in raw materials, labor, freight, and logistics.
EPCO – Engineered Products Company
Effective: Mar. 15, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 22, 2022
Overview: Freight allowed order increase.
Factors: Major increases in both inbound and outbound freight costs.
Allied Moulded
Effective: Mar. 18, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 17, 2022
Overview: Price and prepaid freight increase.
Factors: Cost increases in raw materials and transportation.
Wattstopper
Effective: Mar. 18, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 21, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Raw material cost increases, supply chain disruptions, skilled labor shortages and surging costs on transportation, as well as items including electronics, plastics, and other materials used to manufacture Wattstopper products..
BCI – The Battery Center
Effective: Mar. 21, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Ever rising material and shipping cost increases.
Allied Tube – Steel
Effective: Mar. 21, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 21, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Pass & Seymour
Effective: Mar. 21, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 21, 2022
Overview: Price increase on into-stock and SPA’s.
Factors: Continued cost increases on raw materials coupled with significant labor, freight, and fuel costs.
Robroy
Effective: Mar. 28, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatility of global raw materials markets.
Caddy / Erico
Effective: Mar. 31, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain constraints, volatile labor markets, and unprecedented inflation from raw materials, logistics, and labor.
February 2022
Bridgeport
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 10, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued unprecedented cost pressures.
STI – Specified Technologies Inc.
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 22, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Raw material shortages, shipping and transportation issues, labor shortages, and numerous other events.
ChargePoint
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued escalation of costs related to raw materials, contract manufacturing, global logistics, and COVID-19 safety protocols.
3M
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 9, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases incurred in multiple facets of manufacturing and supply chain including raw materials, labor, transportation and overhead.
Protective Industrial Products
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global inflationary pressures across a wide spectrum of commodities continue to impact costs. These include ocean
freight costs, which have increased more than 600%, as well as labor shortages resulting from the pandemic, raw materials and currency revaluations.
Signify Philips Lighting
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 7, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Impact of global supply chain shortages, logistics capacity issues, and increases in raw materials and commodities.
iode LED
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 5, 2022
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Supply chain shortages of certain components persist, and the cost of raw materials.
Electri-Flex
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented supply chain challenges and raw material increases.
Wright Tools
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 21, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures continue to impact Wright at high levels. Significant increases in all categories for manufacturing products.
Rack-A-Tiers
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Southwire – Madison, Topaz, Garvin and Southwire Tools
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 14, 2022
Overview: Rep Change
Factors: Alignment with the best agent in each territory to serve diverse product offerings.
Elite Components
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 18, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued escalation of raw material and transportation costs.
Champion Cutting Tools
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 23, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases in many areas including raw materials, packaging, transportation, and workforce.
Atlas Lighting
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures on many commodity based
raw materials, freight, utilities, and in many other areas.
Topaz
Effective: Feb. 1, 2022 / Notification: Immediately
Overview: Backorder cancellations. Speak to a Womack associate for further details.
Factors: To create guidelines around electrical backorders and manage business more efficiently.
Klein Tools
Effective: Feb. 5, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 10, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Acuity – Juno & Lithonia
Effective: Feb. 7, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalating costs, global supply chain challenges, rising costs on many commodity-based raw materials, freight, and electronics, and other inflationary pressures.
B-Line
Effective: Feb. 7, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued additional cost increases in key commodities, logistics, labor and other areas along with extended lead times from suppliers. Costs continue to rise to higher levels with demand outpacing supply.
Crouse Hinds
Effective: Feb. 7, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued additional cost increases in key commodities, logistics, labor and other areas along with extended lead times from suppliers. Costs continue to rise to higher levels with demand outpacing supply.
Quazite
Effective: Feb. 8, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 8, 2022
Overview: Order delays. Lead times increased. Speak to a Womack associate for further details.
Factors: Unprecedented demand created a massive backlog.
Eaton Electrical
Effective: Feb. 8, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued additional cost increases in key commodities, logistics, labor and other areas for at least the next two to three quarters.
Cooper Wiring Devices – Eaton
Effective: Feb. 8, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 23, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases in key commodities, logistics and other areas.
EBOX
Effective: Feb. 14, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Demand exceeds supply. Imbalance in supply of steel, freight, accessories, personnel and other overhead items.
Ideal Industries
Effective: Feb. 14, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising commodity costs and transportation rates which impact product portfolios.
Cooper Lighting
Effective: Feb. 14, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 9, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing cost pressures, shortages, logistics capacity issues (ocean, rail, air, and truck), and significant cost pressures on electronics, steel, copper, aluminum, oil, plastics, electronics, and transportation.
Stewart Fastener – Silicon Products
Effective: Feb. 14, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
RAMSET
Effective: Feb. 14, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain impacts, rising costs, including raw materials, components, labor, and freight.
Eaton Electrical – V48M28T4516 Transformer
Effective: Feb. 18, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 21, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Additional material increases the transformer product line is facing, specifically with electric steel and transformer insulation.
Appleton – OZ Gedney
Effective: Feb. 21, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 22, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing inflationary pressures across several key categories including raw materials and logistics along with price adjustments from suppliers,.
Selecta Switch: Duracell/Procell
Effective: Feb. 25, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 25, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Price escalation of key commodities, material shortages, logistic constraints, inflation, and general manufacturing cost increases.
BCI (The Battery Center)
Effective: Feb. 26, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Ever rising material and shipping cost increases.
Minerallac / Cully Fasteners
Effective: Feb. 28, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Minerallac costs continue to increase from our manufacturers, vendors, and transportation partners. We also continue to realize internal cost increases in operations, labor, and insurance.