New Orleans — Relay testing, circuit breaker testing, test equipment: Megger, a provider of electric test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical power applications, announced it had won six (6) major awards at PowerTest2013 hosted by the International Electrical Testing Association’s (NETA).

Horace A. Davis, Vice President of sales for Megger North America said, “Megger is honored and proud to be the recipient of four of the five PowerTest Technical Paper Awards. The awards are a phenomenal testament to the expertise embodied in the Megger Product and Technical Support Team.” Megger award winners by category and paper are:

•    Best Relay Presentation: “Utilizing Ground Fault Resistance to Accurately Test Distance Element,” by Jason Buneo, Applications Engineer, Megger

•    Best Reliability Presentation: “Detecting Common Power Quality Issues,” by Andrew Sagl, Product Manager, Megger

•    Best Circuit Breaker Presentation: “Testing and Troubleshooting of Low to Medium Voltage Circuit Breakers, by Bret Hammond, and Robert Foster, Technical Support Engineer, Megger

•    Best Safety Paper: “Electrical Safety through Design Installation and Maintenance,” by Dennis Neitzel, Director of AVO Training Institute, Inc. (a. Megger Subsidiary)

Davis said, “Megger places a high value on the writing of technical papers.  As important, Megger strongly believes in NETA’s commitment to excellence in the calling for papers, judging and distribution of winning submissions, as the process provides an outstanding communications service to the industry.”

Megger also brought home two marketing awards, a Best in Show award for Trade Show Marketing, and the Most Entertaining Hospitality Night Award.

Megger’s Marketing Manager, Elsa Cantu said, “Trade show marketing is an important part of Megger’s marketing plan and we aim to devise promotions that have a high FUN QUOTIENT. At trade shows, Megger learns about challenges facing prospective customers. Ultimately the FUN QUOTIENT makes it a memorable interaction, a personal interaction they integrate into their decision making process.”

About NETA
The InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) is an organization that serves the electrical testing industry by offering accreditation of third-party electrical testing firms, certifying electrical testing technicians, producing of American National Standards, hosting PowerTest - Electrical Maintenance and Safety Conference, and publishing NETA World technical journal. All of NETA's programs are fueled by thousands of hours of volunteer effort donated by industry experts, many of whom own, operate, or are employed by NETA Accredited Companies. Visit www.netaworld.org for more information.

About Megger
Since 1903, the Megger family has provided tools, training and products under such familiar monikers as Biddle, AVO, Programma, Multi-Amp, STATES, PowerDB, SebaKMT, HDW Electronics and Pax Diagnostics. With a vision encompassing excellence, precision, innovation and service, Megger and its subsidiaries and divisions will partner with any customer, working with each on an interactive path to the right solution. Megger equipment supports electrical systems worldwide across a range of industries from power generation, transmission and distribution to control wiring and telecommunications.

Megger has offices across the U.S. and around the world, with major international hubs in Sweden Germany and the U.K.

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