ABB Installation Products: Made in Canada

June 23, 2025

ABB: Proudly Powering Canada

Proudly powering Canada with 80% locally made products! Watch how ABB Installation Products supports innovation, jobs, and sustainability across the country.

Installation Products (formerly known as Thomas & Betts) is now a key division within ABB’s Electrification business area. Their long legacy of quality products and innovation remains the same. From emergency lighting and exit signs that are readily available to meet contractor’s fast-track project needs for commercial applications, connectors that help wire buildings on Earth, to cable ties that help put machines in space, they continue to work every day to make, market, design and sell products that provide a smarter, safer and more reliable flow of electricity, from source to socket.

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June 23, 2025 - ABB Installation Products Made in Canada

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