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Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, is pleased to announce that it was named one of the top 10 healthiest small business employers in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2012 Healthiest Employers Awards. The distinction is given annually to small, medium and large Atlanta-based businesses with well-developed wellness programs.
“We do have both wellness and community service programs that we believe encourage our team to employ healthier habits across the board. We also have attached a new incentive program to this initiative which rewards the achievement of personal health and wellness goals,” said Scott Whitehead, President, and Whitehead & Associates...
Monday September 19, 2011 Whitehead & Associates Named One of Atlanta's Best Places to WorkWhitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, is pleased to announce it is a recipient of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Best Places to Work”. Each year the publication call for nominations from the community and selects finalists based on the results of a survey.
Whitehead & Associates was one of 60 companies recognized in the small business category. It is the first time Whitehead & Associates has been included on the list. The recipients were announced at an awards breakfast on Friday, September 16, 2011.
“I’ve always tried to make sure we win this distinction in our employees’ minds whether there is a trophy involved or not but to be recognized by our local business community feels wonderful...
Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, is pleased to announce that its President, Scott Whitehead was elected President of the Electrical Equipment Representatives Association (EERA). The appointment was made by his peers within the organization.
EERA is comprised of more than 98 firms from throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico who provide local representation for companies of products and services in the electrical power and distribution markets. EERA has provided a forum for industry representative firms to develop standards of excellence to provide optimum representation in the markets they serve...
Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, is pleased to announce the completion of a lighting retrofit for the city of Andalusia, Ala. The project began by replacing the 1000 watt parking lot fixtures with GE’s line of Evolve™ LED Area Fixtures which only consume 86 watts.
The second wave of changes occurred when the city replaced the 150 watt streetlamps with GE’s Evolve™ LED Cobrahead Light Fixtures, which utilize 30 percent less energy and offer a more uniform light pattern.
“We are always looking at ways to become more efficient...
Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, specializing in providing energy saving solutions to the commercial and industrial markets, announces the completion of an extensive lighting retrofit project for Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD). This lighting retrofit included all of the company's 546 senior care communities. This initiative is expected to save an estimated $5 million annually in electric utility costs with a return on investment of roughly 12 months. The compact fluorescent lamps specified as part of the project have an expected lifespan of 10 to 15 times the incandescent products they replaced...
Thursday September 23, 2010 Whitehead & Associates Provides Alabama City with Cost-Saving LED Lighting SolutionWhitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, is pleased to announce the completion of a lighting retrofit for the city of Brundidge, Ala. The project included 104 fixtures and is expected to save the City approximately $6,100 each year, over a 12-year period. With the help of US Department of Energy funds via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and administered by the Energy Division of ADECA, the city secured energy efficient lighting retrofits designed to save money and improve street light coordination.
The retrofit is expected to increase the lifecycle of these lights by more than 10 years and will reduce ongoing maintenance costs...
Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, has been successfully partnering with electrical manufacturers for more than 40 years. For the past 15 years, it has augmented its status as a manufacturer’s representative by also offering energy efficiency consulting services to customers already specifying efficient electrical components.
Within the past two years, the group known internally as Whitehead Energy Solutions has grown its independent customer base significantly, launched its own website and employed sales efforts to engage new customers...
Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, has appointed Raymond White to manage ongoing relationships with lighting manufacturers for the company’s utility market, including GE Lighting Systems and GE Lighting and CHM.
In this position he is responsible for specifying pricing and manages education efforts that provide customers with any information they need about Whitehead Energy Solutions utility market products. Mr. White is involved in the transaction from the design process using Lighting Design Computer Software to processing the order to the factory, serving as a single point of contact for both customers and manufacturers on either side of a transaction...
