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As an Owner-Member of the supplyFORCE National Accounts, Integrated Supply and Procurement Services Program, 3E and our valued customers have access to over 175 distributors with 2,900 stocking locations ranging in areas of expertise in Electrical, Industrial, Safety, and Pipe, Valves and Fittings with annual revenues exceeding $18 billion.  Headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, supplyFORCE delivers process, inventory and product cost savings for large industrial businesses, with local expertise and fulfillment to meet the needs of the local plants.  For more detailed information regarding supplyFORCE, please visit their website at www.supplyforce.com or contact your local 3E branch location.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 March 2008 )

Residential Code Changes

RESIDENTIAL CODE CHANGES

2005 NEC Article 210.12 (B) Dwelling Unit Bedrooms

 “All 120-volt, single phase, 15 and 20 Ampere branch circuits supplying outlets installed in dwelling unit bedrooms shall be protected by a listed arc-fault circuit interrupter, combination-type installed to provide protection of the branch circuit. Branch/feeder AFCI’s shall be permitted to be used to meet the requirements of 210.12 (B) until January 1, 2008.”

The code making panel allowed the use of non-combination AFCI’s until January 1, 2008 because the technology wasn’t perfected for the combination type AFCI in 2005.  The

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 February 2008 ) Read more...

3E’s Generator Division

3E’s Generator Division saw many changes in 2007
By Todd Zwanziger

In May, Russ Stokes was promoted to Director of Commercial Sales at our Windsor Heights location, leaving his position as Generator Division Manager. Todd Zwanziger, an 11-year sales veteran, stepped in to fill this important roll.

One of the most exciting changes occurred in September when the Kohler Company awarded 3E the exclusive Nebraska and South Dakota territories for their Kohler Power Systems division. This is in addition to our Iowa and western Illinois territories.

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Paulson Electric Completes the Isle Casino and Hotel in Waterloo

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Paulson Electric recently completed construction of an exciting new addition to Waterloo: The Isle Casino and Hotel.  Construction of this $175 million project began in the spring of 2006 and was finished in time for the grand opening on June 30, 2007.  The hotel and casino employs approximately 750 team members, over 500 of which are residents of Black Hawk County.

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