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PIECE OFFERINGS. SOLAR COMPONENTS

The biggest shakeup in 2021’s
Brand Index comes with solar RANK COMPANY INDEX AVG SURVEY DATA SENTIMENT MENTIONS
components. There’s a new leader,
Schneider Electric, buoyed by a ★ Schneider Electric 2.5 1 4 5
huge improvement in industry
image, and a three-company shift. 2 Tesla 3.2 4 5 1
Fronius is in;
Mercedes- 3 SolarEdge 3.6 3 9 3
Benz and
Tabuchi
Electric are 4 Delta Electronics 3.6 2 3 7
out. Two-
time winner 5 OutBack Power 5.6 5 2 8
SolarEdge and
runner-up Tesla 6 Fronius 6.1 7 1 6
lost ground
overall, but are
still forces to 7 Enphase 6.1 7 7 4
be reckoned
with. 8 SMA 6.6 9 6 2

Schneider
9 Sonnen 7.1 6 8 9

STRUCTURAL

RANK COMPANY INDEX AVG SURVEY DATA SENTIMENT MENTIONS
★ Boise Cascade 4.7 5 8 3 Boise

2 Georgia-Pacific 4.8 6 9 1

3 Premier Building Systems 4.9 2 7 10

4 Norbord 5.2 1 13 11

5 LP 5.4 6 12 2
A TIGHTER MARKET.
6 Weyerhaeuser (Trus Joist) 5.5 4 10 7
It wasn’t a breakout year for structural
7 Amvic 5.9 6 5 6 product makers. Some, such as Boise
Cascade and Premier Building Systems,
continued with strong performances.
8 Fox Blocks 7.6 10 1 5
But the market overall has compacted
to where consumers don’t see a lot
9 BuildBlock 7.9 3 13 16
of differences among the top seven.
Even newcomers Norbord, Amvic and
10 R-Control 9.4 6 13 15 R-Control had trouble standing out.

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