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 – March 2022 (Source: Atkore)
Summary
• Significant increases in zinc, labor, utilities & freight rates overshadow recent decreases in steel
• Copper reached an all-time high in early March as Chile recorded lowest output since 2011
• PVC resin availability has improved but key additive supply remains constrained
• Aluminum has soared in last two months and hit record highs after Russia invaded Ukraine
• Labor continues to limit plant utilization rates; US Labor Department reported 2021 wages increased at highest rate since 2001
• Flatbed freight rates increased +41% YOY; availability is restricted especially for multi-stop loads
• Market demand remains strong; Architectural Billings Index (ABI) +50 since January 2021; Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) increased 23% in 2021
Steel Update
• Month over month steel prices continue to fall but up significantly from August 2020. Hot Rolled Steel Up 135%. Cold Rolled Steel Up 157%.
• Steel suppliers announced price increases in February and March and forecast is for hot rolled to increase 40% during the spring.
• Zinc costs have increased 34% YOY and demand for galvanizing is expected to remain strong.
Copper Update
• The Russia/Ukraine crisis is expected to affect the copper supply side more than the demand side.
• Copper reached an all-time high in early March as Chile, responsible for +25% of global supply, recorded lowest output since 2011 in January.
• Copper inventory on LME are at lowest levels since 2005.
• May futures are consistent with current record high levels.
Aluminum Update
• Aluminum cost is up 60% year-over-year.
• Aluminum rallied to a record high on the LME in February at $1.60.
• Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to impact global aluminum supply and prices.
• Russian aluminum accounts for 10% of U.S. imports.
• Russia-based Rusal is one of the largest global aluminum producers and has halted shipments from its Ukraine refinery.
PVC Update
• PVC resin was flat in February.
• All PVC producers have announced a $0.03 (5%) increase effective March 1.
• PVC resin inventory remains strong as demand in China softens.
• Availability of key additives and ingredients remains constrained and causing operational disruption with pipe producers.
• YTD resin production rates should exceed 2021, which was impacted by winter weather, but still below normal operating rates.
Freight Update
• Freight rates +41% and Diesel Fuel +36% since January 2020.
• Diesel fuel continues to rise with oil trading at +$100/barrel.
• Number of long-distance truck drivers remain 7,300 below 2019 averages.
• Class 8 truck manufacturing is restricted due to shortage of chassis and semi conductors; 2021 orders currently being filled in 2022.
• Truckload contract rates forecasting +6-10% in 2022.
• LTL contract rates forecasting +5-8% in 2022.
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.
August 2022
MasterLock
Effective: August 2, 2022 / Notification: April 20, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented cost pressures from material, freight and labor
July 2022
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.
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.
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 6, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Logistics and supply chain constraints.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eaton – Crouse Hinds
Effective: June 15, 2022 / Notification: April 12, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases in key commodities, logistics, labor and other areas along with extended lead times from suppliers.
Cablofil
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: April 19, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in the cost of aluminum, steel, and freight.
Wiremold
Effective: June 20, 2022 / Notification: April 18, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Large material, labor, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
January 2022
Landis & Gyr
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Impacts of raw material inflation (steel, copper, aluminum, etc.) and shortages.
LEW Electric
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 10, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatile economy and response to the current reality of the supply chain.
Light Efficient Design
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 3, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global supply chain issues, global shortage of electronic components, and cost issues for the global electronics industry, along with a tight labor market in the US which further drives up costs related to manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution.
Stewart Fastener
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 10, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatile economy and response to the current reality of the supply chain.
CRC
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented supply chain disruptions. Price inflation across all components, raw materials, labor and logistics costs.
Cablofil
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 11, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases for raw materials, freight, and vendor processing costs, including accumulated increases of 70%+ on both steel and aluminum.
Wago
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Annual review of pricing.
American Polywater
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Review of pricing.
Allied Moulded
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 22, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases. Some of these costs run-ups are due to a combination of raw materials, transportation, health care, and staffing.
King Staples
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 14, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Steel, plastics, cardboard, chip boards, chemicals and transportation continue to increase in price on a monthly, if not weekly basis.
Channellock
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Sept. 27, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, raw material increases.
Greenlee/RIDGID – Emerson
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Strong global demand and associated supply chain challenges leading to cost increases of raw materials and components..
Federal Pacific
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Impacts of increasing inflationary pressures associated with raw material, supply chain volatility, material shortages and logistic capacity constraints.
Generac
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 4, 2022
Overview: Freight policy changes. (See rep for details).
Factors: Scaling to support significant demand growth, exponentially higher logistical costs, and transportation shortages
have caused unprecedented cost pressures.
Robroy Plastibond
Effective: Jan. 1, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 10, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued escalation in raw material costs and transportation costs.
Veolia ES Technical Solutions
Effective: Jan. 3, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 6, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant cost increases in nearly every aspect of business. Supply challenges that are contributing to the rising costs of contracted transportation, fuel, labor and raw materials.
IPEX
Effective: Jan. 3, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 7, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continuing escalation of input costs: raw materials, labor, packaging and freight.
Ilsco
Effective: Jan. 4, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 13, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Morris Products
Effective: Jan. 7, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 20, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight policy changes.
Factors: Rising production costs.
Kidde-Firex
Effective: Jan. 7, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 9, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures including raw material costs, transportation issues of container shortages, port delays and shipping logistics challenges.
American Fluorescent
Effective: Jan. 15, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Reed Tools
Effective: Jan. 16, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 23, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost pressures as a result of past 18 months.
Lutron
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Oct. 20, 2021
Overview: Global price increase across total product portfolio.
Factors: Global supply chain challenges, market volatility, trade regulations, supply and logistics constraints.
Quazite
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Mar. 15, 2022
Overview: Price increase and freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Rectorseal
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Nov. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost input challenges, around raw material commodities, labor, transportation, increases in plastics, petrochemicals, switches, microprocessors, copper, steel, brass, and a number of other inputs.
Lutron
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Market volatility, inclusive of trade regulations, supply constraints and extensive logistical challenges.
Quazite
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Dec. 17, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented inflationary pressures led by freight, logistics, labor, and materials continue to impact our manufacturing and logistics operations.
NSI Industries
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 10, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rise in supplier, raw material and transportation costs that continue to impact a variety of product categories.
Hubbell Wiring
Effective: Jan. 17, 2022 / Notification: Feb. 17, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Extraordinary commodity, material and logistics cost pressures.
Robroy Stainless Conduit Products
Effective: Jan. 31, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 14, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued volatility in raw materials and supply chain.
Austin Enclosures
Effective: Jan. 31, 2022 / Notification: Jan. 11, 2022
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Extreme increases on materials and transportation costs, and delays in receiving necessary raw materials in which to continue production.
December 2021
Wattstopper
Notification: Oct. 1, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Panduit
Notification: Oct. 1, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Burndy
Notification: Oct. 4, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Rising cost inflation across the supply chain.
nVent CADDY ERICO
Notification: Oct. 1, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: COVID-19 pandemic, inflation from raw materials, logistics, and labor.
TPI
Notification: Nov. 30, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Eclipse Tools
Notification: Dec. 3, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Hoffman
Notification: Nov. 1, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 1, 2022
Overview: Price increase to both standard and non-standard products.
Factors: Inflation in freight and raw materials coupled with tight labor market.
ABB Gear
Notification: Oct. 13, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 3, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Higher costs from: raw material (Steel, Copper, Aluminum, PVC…), transportation and labor.
Pass & Seymour – Legrand
Notification: Dec. 7, 2021 / Effective: Dec. 7, 2021
Overview: Product allocations.
Factors: Manufacturing and production constraints.
November 2021
Milwaukee
Notification: Aug. 3, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increases in commodity and electrical components.
Wiremold
Notification: Aug. 24, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Quazite
Notification: Sept. 28, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Commodity increases (new steel record prices); limited availability of products (resins); freight and logistic bottlenecks; ocean container cost increases; and increased cost of labor.
Arlington
Notification: Sept. 28, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Supply chain disruptions in the availability of certain raw materials used in our manufacturing processes, as well as other rising costs in packaging, transportation and labor.
Signify (Philips & Advance Ballast)
Notification: Oct. 4, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Supply chain constraints, including increases in raw materials, commodities, and logistics capacity / costs.
Shurtape
Notification: Oct. 1, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Market conditions, Force Majeure within supply chain, rising costs and tightening of critical raw materials, labor and transportation.
IPEX
Notification: Oct. 6, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continuing escalation of input costs: raw materials, labor, packaging and freight.
PIP – Protective Industrial Products
Notification: Oct. 1, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global inflationary pressures across a wide spectrum of commodities, freight costs, labor shortages, raw material shortages, and currency revaluations.
Dongan
Notification: Nov. 1, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Queen City
Notification: Oct. 29, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: PVC industry continued constraints.
Atkore
Notification: Oct. 27, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Steel industry continued constraints.
Wheatland
Notification: Oct. 29, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Generac
Notification: Nov. 5, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 5, 2021
Overview: Price increase on GENPAD’s.
Factors: Rising costs on manufacturing materials.
Louisville Ladder
Notification: Oct. 4, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 5, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Rising inflation, shortage of labor, raw materials and increased freight costs.
Wiegmann
Notification: Sept. 9, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 8, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflation regarding raw materials, labor shortages and rates rising.
Wiegmann
Notification: Sept. 9, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 8, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalation of costs related to raw materials, contract manufacturing, global logistics, and COVID‐19 safety protocols.
Cooper Lighting
Notification: Oct. 22, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 8, 2021
Overview: General price increase.
Factors: Cost pressures, shortages, logistics capacity issues.
Keystone Technologies
Notification: Nov. 10, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost pressures.
Ramset
Notification: Oct. 1, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Impacts including raw materials, components, and freight constraints.
Acme
Notification: Sept. 15, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Impact of material cost increases and logistics issues.
Hammond
Notification: Oct. 14, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Component price increases, conductor material increases, logistics challenges.
Raco
Notification: Sept. 15, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalation of costs related to raw materials, contract manufacturing, global logistics, and COVID‐19 safety protocols.
CSL Lighting
Notification: Oct. 25, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued constraints.
Lambro
Notification: Oct. 19, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Commodity price increases, material shortages, supply chain disruption.
Acuity Brands
Notification: Oct. 26, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowance increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures, costs, freight, reduced material availability,
Robroy Stainless & Rocket Rack
Notification: Nov. 10, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 22, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued escalation in raw material costs.
Conduit Pipe Products
Notification: Nov. 4, 2021 / Effective: Nov. 23, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
October 2021
World Dryer
Notification: July 29, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore Steel
Notification: Sept. 29, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Landis & Gyr
Notification: Aug. 5, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Raw material inflation (steel, copper, aluminum, etc.), increasing manufacturing costs, and production capacity constraints.
American Fittings
Notification: Aug. 20, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increased costs of raw materials and transportation.
EPCO
Notification: Aug. 27, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising material and freight costs.
EPCO
Notification: Sept. 29, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
E-Box
Notification: Sept. 8, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising steel costs.
Leviton
Notification: Sept. 3, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued volatility in key commodity costs, supply chains, and the ongoing logistics limitations.
Wheatland
Notification: Sept. 29, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Bridgeport Fittings
Notification: July 19, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
The Battery Center
Notification: Sept. 30, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Intermatic
Notification: Sept. 7, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain and resource constraints.
Leviton
Notification: Aug. 5, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Pricing pressures on many raw materials, freight, and labor costs.
Westinghouse Lighting
Notification: Aug. 5, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing costs for lighting products and transportation.
Pass & Seymour
Notification: Aug. 4, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases on raw materials, freight, and labor as the market deals with labor shortages and higher fuel costs.
Intermatic
Notification: Sept. 28, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Allied Moulded
Notification: Aug. 24, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising material and freight costs.
Old Castle
Notification: Sept. 3, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising prices for raw materials, labor, equipment, and freight.
Austin
Notification: Sept. 10, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising steel costs.
Old Castle
Notification: Sept. 3, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 4, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising prices for raw materials, labor, equipment, and freight.
Eaton
Notification: Oct. 8, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 8, 2021
Overview: Price Increase. Removing aged stock backorders.
Factors: Global supply chain disruptions resulting in shortages of raw materials and components.
Battery Center
Notification: Oct. 11, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 11, 2021
Overview: Price increase on ballast products. SLA price reduction.
Factors: Marketplace pricing fluctuations.
Remke
Notification: Sept. 21, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 11, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Conduit Pipe Products
Notification: Sept. 15, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 13, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increase in raw material and operating costs.
B-Line
Notification: Aug. 24, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 18, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising material and freight costs.
Crouse Hinds
Notification: Aug. 24, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 18, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Cost increases in key commodities, logistics.
Robroy
Notification: Sept. 20, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 18, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Escalation in raw material costs.
Thomas & Betts
Notification: Sept. 16, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 18, 2021
Overview: Price increase stock items, SPAs, Job quotes.
Factors: Volatility in key commodities such as steel and PVC and are also experiencing higher costs related to transportation and labor.
NSI
Notification: Oct. 4, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 18, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rise in supplier, raw material and transportation costs.
IDEC
Notification: Oct. 15, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 20, 2021
Overview: Lead time updates.
Factors: Manufacturing infrastructure strain. Challenges with procuring critical components, shipping and logistical challenges.
Southern Grounding
Notification: Oct. 15, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 20, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued raw material cost increases and transportation costs.
Topaz
Notification: Oct. 21, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 25, 2021
Overview: Electric products price increase.
Factors: Continued constraints.
Topaz
Notification: Sept. 27, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 25, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Rapidly rising raw material and freight costs.
Generac
Notification: Sept. 24, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 25, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain constraints, exponentially higher logistical costs, and higher labor costs.
Ames Company
Notification: Oct. 5, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 25, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Extreme labor challenges, ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, critical transportation and other supply chain disruptions.
Conduit Pipe Products
Notification: Sept. 21, 2021 / Effective: Oct. 30, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued increase in raw material and operating costs.
September 2021
Ideal Electrical
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Rising commodity costs and transportation rates impacting product portfolios.
Broan-Nutone
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Raco
Notification: July 19, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Costs related to raw materials, contract manufacturing, global logistics, and COVID‐19 safety protocols.
Progress Lighting
Notification: July 19, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Global cost pressures in materials and transportation.
Generac
Notification: Aug. 6, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain constraints and exponentially higher logistical costs.
Quazite
Notification: July 29, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace contraints.
Bestec/Dongan
Notification: Aug. 25, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Mulberry
Notification: Aug. 23, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising material and freight costs.
Atkore
Notification: Sept. 3, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 3, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Heritage
Notification: Aug. 27, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 7, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Cully
Notification: Aug. 2, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 7, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Signify
Notification: July 9, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 9, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing pressures felt throughout the supply chain around the world, including raw materials, commodities, and logistics.
RAB
Notification: July 19, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 13, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Inflationary pressures on commodities and transportation.
Acuity (Juno & Lithonia)
Notification: Aug. 18, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 13, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising costs of commodity material, freight, electronic component availability, and other inflationary pressures.
Cablofil
Notification: Aug. 31, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 13, 2021
Overview: Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Morris Products
Notification: Aug. 26, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Raw material shortage.
Cooper Lighting
Notification: July 19, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Eaton Legacy
Notification: July 1, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 17, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Additional cost increases in key commodities, logistics and other areas.
Eaton Electrical
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 17, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Additional cost increases in key commodities, logistics and other areas.
Satco
Notification: Aug. 3, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 20, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Market conditions continue to impact costs on worldwide logistics, raw materials, and components.
Hubbell Lighting
Notification: Aug. 26, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 20, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising material and freight costs.
Atkore
Notification: Sept. 20, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 20, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Conduit Pipe Products
Notification: Sept. 3, 2021 / Effective: Sept. 20, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
August 2021
Southern Grounding
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued raw material cost increases & historic transportation costs.
American Fluorescent
Notification: July 28, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 1, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising material costs and extraordinarily elevated transportation costs across the supply chain.
Queen City
Notification: July 29, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase. Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Arlington
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Customer demand and rising cost increases in certain raw materials like plastic & offshore steel, packaging and transportation.
Heritage Plastics
Notification: July 29, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 2, 2021
Overview: Freight allowed increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atlas Lighting
Notification: Aug. 2, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Rising transportation and materials costs.
Atkore
Notification: July 29, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 2, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Robroy
Notification: July 3, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Escalation in raw material costs.
The Battery Center
Notification: Aug. 16, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Conduit Pipe Products
Notification: Aug. 4, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increase in raw material and operating costs.
Kichler Lighting
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 16, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Unprecedented global transportation challenges.
Thomas & Betts
Notification: July 23, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 23, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Volatility in key commodities such as steel and PVC and are also experiencing higher costs related to transportation.
Eaton Wiring Devices
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 23, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Significant demand and inflation on globally sourced raw materials along with sustained escalation of
transportation and labor costs.
Caddy nVent Erico and Eriflex
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 25, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Surging fuel costs, wage increases throughout the entire supply chain, and intensifying material inflation.
Electri-Flex
Notification: July 30, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 30, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Supply chain challenges and raw material increases.
IPEX
Notification: July 21, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 30, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Atkore
Notification: Aug. 30, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 30, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
The Battery Center
Notification: Aug. 19, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 30, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Wheatland
Notification: Aug. 31, 2021 / Effective: Aug. 31, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
July 2021
Viking Staples
Notification: July 7, 2021 / Effective: July 7, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Topaz
Notification: July 2, 2021 / Effective: July 8, 2021
Overview: Price Increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Rack-A-Tiers
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: July 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Rack-A-Tiers
Notification: July 6, 2021 / Effective: July 15, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Increasing manufacturing and freight costs.
Louisville Ladder
Notification: July 26, 2021 / Effective: July 26, 2021
Overview: 3-4 week lead time.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.
Wheatland
Notification: July 27, 2021 / Effective: July 27, 2021
Overview: Price increase.
Factors: Continued marketplace constraints.