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HPS Wins Joy Global Premier Supplier Award
HPS was awarded Joy Global's Premier Supplier Award on June 25th, 2013. HPS is one of the only 14 suppliers to receive this award for two years consecutively and the only supplier to win it for both the surface and underground Joy Global businesses. read more |
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Specifying Engineer Advisory Council
HPS is committed to developing tools for our representatives to better align themselves with specifiers and end users. The Specifying Engineer Advisory Council was formed to develop and review our efforts and increase HPS's exposure to the specifying engineer community. We meet a few times a year via webinar to review our progress and generate new ideas and goals to improve our efforts. This past month, the council members were instrumental in reviewing four new presentations targeting energy efficiency applications that we will be releasing in August. I would like to recognize the individuals who currently comprise our council:
- Chris Vigliarolo - SDM Metro
- Chuck Currie - Bill Casey Sales
- John Walter - Lakeshore Electrical
- Patrick Patsey - Riffle & Associates
- Robert Grega - JMA
We are still seeking additional council members. If you are interested in joining, please contact Mike VanGheem. We will begin to develop audio versions of our specifying engineer presentations this quarter. |
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Alberta Flooding
The devastating flood that took over most of southern and central Alberta this past June is a reminder to us all that no matter where or when disaster strikes, people's generosity and gracious support will always follow.
To show our support for those in Alberta, HPS offered special terms to our partners in Southern Alberta. These terms included freight-allowed on all shipments of standard potted and distribution transformers and priority handling on all non-standard/special potted and distribution transformers.
HPS' products were used at the Calgary Stampede, Calgary City Hall and throughout residential and commercial areas as well.
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HPS Launches into Social Media
HPS has begun making its way into the budding realm of social media, with fully active and up-to-date accounts on the most popular platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Although HPS' arrival to social media is fairly new, we are confident this new development will bring a certain ease and convenience to our employees, affiliates and most importantly - our customers.
Our social media pages will deliver the latest HPS and industry news, press releases, new and featured products, videos, technical answers, troubleshooting tips and much, much more.
Follow and like our pages to make sure you don't miss out on the action!
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HPS Advertising Plan
HPS now offers online access to our annual advertising plan. This media plan outlines our online and print advertising for the year; it showcases which product we featured for each month, as well as in what magazine or website it was published in. All advertisements are easily accessible with hyperlinks to view each and every ad. The advertising plan is updated monthly, so you will always view the most current and up-to-date material. view media plan |
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E-Quotes V2 Coming Soon
HPS will be launching a new E-Quotes V2.0 quotation system in September. HPS has been  hard at work beta testing the system to provide as smooth of a transition as possible from our current "Classic" system. V2.0 will provide users with additional accessory options, more complete product descriptions and submittal infomation, better guidance through tool tips and an improved look and feel. Mike Van Gheem will coordinate training with HPS Representatives in the weeks before and after implementation. |
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HPS Embraces New U.S. DOE Efficiency Standards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently amended the current energy conservation standards for distribution transformers. The new standard is expected to reduce energy losses in low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers by an average of 18%, according to the DOE. read more |
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New Marketing Product Manager
HPS is very pleased to announce the appointment of Les Heidrich as our new Marketing Product Manager.
Les holds several years of industry experience having worked for Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Rexel Electrical. Alongside his impressive array of experience, Les brings with him a notable portfolio of formal education, including a Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering, a Master's in Applied Project Management, a Marketing Management Certificate and is working on his MBA.
Les' responsibilities as Product Manager will include managing the complete product lifecycle from new product development to obsolescence, leading product launch activities, developing pricing and positioning strategies and working with all HPS cross-functional groups to ensure timely response to both customer and market demands.
His addition will prove to be beneficial to both the Sales and the Marketing teams and we look forward to the strong expertise he will provide. |
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HPS Trade Events
HPS has actively participated in numerous trade events thus far, with many more planned for the rest of the year. Come and visit our booth!
Upcoming Shows:
Rockwell Automation Encompass Events:
- RAOTM*, Birmingham, AL - Aug 21-22
- Automation Fair, Houston, TX - Nov 13-14
Other Trade Events:
- SPS IPC Drives, Nuremberg, DE - Nov 26-28
Upcoming Meetings:
- AD Electrical Divisions' North American Meeting
- IMARK Annual Meeting
Past Shows:
- RAOTM*, Milwaukee, WI - Feb 13-14
- IMARK Showcase, Rosemont, IL - April 8-10
- RAOTM*, Louisville, KY - April 10-11
- RAOTM*, Des Moines, IA - April 18-19
- RAOTM*, Toronto, ON - April 24-25
- RAOTM*, Anchorage, AK - May 23-24
- Clean Energy Summit, Anaheim, CA - July 15-18
- RAOTM*, Pittsburgh, PA - July 31-Aug 1
*RAOTM - "Rockwell Automation on the Move" |
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Visit us at Automation Fair
HPS will be exhibiting at the Rockwell Automation 2013 Automation Fair event this year on November 13th and 14th. Automation Fair is an excellent occasion to discover manufacturing solutions that will aid in refining business profitability. This Fair offers expert technical sessions, beneficial workshops and much more. This is the third year for HPS at Automation Fair and HPS is pleased to host a technical session again this year and showcase our reliable and  sustainable products.
We look forward to seeing you there!
George R. Brown
Convention Center
Houston, TX - November 13-14th
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Distribution Sales Team Going Strong
The U.S. HPS Distribution Sales Team kicked off the third quarter on the right foot, posting an 18% July bookings increase over 2012, a YTD Shipping increase of nearly 7% and continued strong pursuit of our $74.1M fiscal year Distribution Sales goal after a soft second quarter. The acceleration that we have seen in July is expected to continue through the rest of the second half driven by Key Distributor conversion activity, greater activity within the Oil & Gas vertical, outstanding project quotation hit rates and most importantly, the commitment, dedication and professionalism of the Reps, Regional management and inside support staff that make up our team. |
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U.S. Representative Council
Every two years, the U.S. Sales Management Team hosts a meeting of a select cross-section of its independent sales representatives. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a wide range of pre-selected topics that have been monitored and measured, and are open to discussion from our representatives standpoint of our strategic process in the NAED channel. read more |
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Win a $25 Amazon.com Gift Card
Each person that provides us with a topic that you would like featured in upcoming newsletter issues, will be entered into a draw for a chance to win a $25 Amazon.com gift card. Submissions must be received by Aug 16th and sent to: [email protected]
Draw will take place on Aug 19th. |
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