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SEASON'S GREETINGS

Wishing You and Yours the Very this Holiday Season and for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2014!

CBS Gainesville will be closed for the holidays December 23 - 25, 31 and Jan 1. Emergency Service is always available, just call our normal phone at (800) 232-5809

CBS will be closed for the 4th & 5th of July

Circuit Breaker Sales will closed July 4 & 5th in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. (Emergency services always available, just call)

But all employees were given a challenge from the President, Bill Schofield

All CBS employees please be advised that we will be closed for the 4th and 5th of July to celebrate the Independence Day Holiday.  BUT… you all have homework.. please take 10-20 minutes during this long holiday weekend and read the Declaration of Independence.  I personally read it a week a so ago for the first time in a very long time from a challenge sent out by Hillsdale College.  And honestly I had forgotten exactly what it said (beyond the opening lines) and why it so was important.  As we think about all the recent news stories from war in the middle east to NSA snooping to Obamacare, we should all remember the proper roles of government and family.  Read the list of grievances these folks had against the government/king and think how brave they were to Declare themselves free and try to change this stuff.  Seems to me we have exactly the same challenges these 200+ years later. 

All change starts with one person and while many of you know my many theories on stuff, my bottom line is human optimism.  We made this mess so we can certainly clean it up.  But only with the truth and a remembrance for our history. 

https://www.readthedeclaration.com/read
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

 So says Citizen Bill.  God bless him, his family, all his friends and America.

Who turned out the lights during the Superbowl!

Short answer, not Circuit Breaker Sales!

Who watched this year's SuperBowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens?

Who remembers when the lights went out?  During one of the most high profile sporting events in the world, I think everyone appreciated the value of electricity (thank goodness the entire facility did not go off line).

And hopefully, this event will help educate the many folks who need education about the dangers of improper maintenance and/or coordination of your electrical system. 

During the recent down economy, we have seen many "bean counters" try to skip a maintenance cycle or "cut corners" in an attempt to save money.  Our experience says that these savings are usually temporary and in many instances non existance (replacing something that catastrophically fails almost always costs more than normal maintenance).  Just like in football, sometimes the best defense is a good offense.

But the good news here is this was not a maintenance neglect issue, just a mis-coodination. 

Read the whole Palmer Engineering report right here.  And how about those Cowboys!  I think our lights went out a few years ago.  :(

Here Ye! Here Ye! Another Edition of the Breaker Buzz!

Dear {!Contact.FirstName},	January 2013
I hope you can take a second to check out the latest news from GroupCBS and its 14 electrical industry affiliates across the U.S. Extra! Extra! Latest BreakerBuzz is Here! In this issue of GroupCBS's BreakerBuzz newsletter, learn about: Circuit Breaker Sales helps fix Hurricane Sandy's aftermath. Revolutionary CBSMagVac Magnetic Latching Medium-Voltage Breakers Guaranteed for 30,000 Open-Close Operations with 5-Year Warranty The world's first field-portable test system for vacuum interrupters: Magnetron Atmospheric Condition (MAC) Testing How HiPot tests can make bad vacuum interrupters appear good CBS Nuclear Services opens new facility Western Electrical Services saves Seattle's Municipal Tower. How you can help a great little boy with leukemia.... ...Plus water eaters, going green (for real), thoughts about efficiency, Matt Connellan comes home to WES, some golf news, and how to travel backwards in time Thank you for helping to make GroupCBS and its affiliates market leaders in the electrical supply and service industries. Sincerely, Bill Schofield, President Circuit Breaker Sales Co. Inc.

Circuit Breaker Sales Acquires Federal Pacific Equipment

Gainesville TX, January 7, 2013 -- Circuit Breaker Sales Co., Inc. (CBS, www.circuitbreaker.com), a leading provider of new and used circuit breakers, switchgear and related components, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Federal Pacific Equipment, Inc. (FPE) of Brick, NJ (www.fpeparts.com). 
 

In addition to numerous parts, components, and inventory, Circuit Breaker Sales also acquired the company’s technical and historical libraries. “By adding Federal Pacific Equipment’s technical library to the ITE specification documents we acquired in 2007, Circuit Breaker Sales is now one of the largest providers of new, replacement and remanufactured parts for the industrial circuit breaker industry,” says Bill Schofield, President of Circuit Breaker Sales Co., Inc.
 

“At one point in history, Federal Pacific was one of the largest providers of residential and industrial circuit breakers in the United States. CBS’ growing library of historical records, card files and drawings will give our engineering staff the tools they need to help customers determine whether they need replacement parts, repairs, remanufactured components or retrofit upgrades to get their FPE and ITE electrical equipment safely up and running.”
 

While details of the acquisition were not disclosed, privately owned Circuit Breaker Sales Co., Inc. plans to move the equipment from Federal Pacific Equipment’s New Jersey facility to Group CBS’ Matthews, NC, facility, and then close Federal Pacific’s Brick, NJ, offices. Former owner and longtime employee of Federal Pacific Equipment, John Cifrodella, will continue to serve as a consultant to CBS.