Architectural lighting manufacturer CSL Lighting, a division of Hudson Valley Lighting Group, has partnered with three new agencies to represent and sell its product lines: The Lighting Digest will cover Illinois; Arizona Lighting Sales will cover Arizona; and CAL Lighting will cover Northern & Central California, as well as Northern Nevada. Each agency will carry…
Toggled® has participated in lighting trade events such as Lightfair and LEDucation – as well as non-lighting events such as NMFT for facility managers, and other verticals – but it still flies under the radar when it comes to brand recognition. Chief Operating Officer Daniel Hollenkamp would like to see that change. Spun off from…
Montreal, Canada-based Verozza Lighting has tapped lighting industry veteran John Sena as Sales Manager. Sena has 30+ years of experience in the electrical and lighting industry. A former military engineer, he began in the electrical industry with General Electric’s Industrial Systems as a Sales Manager. He later joined Sea Gull Lighting as a Sales Manager…
Source: Electrical Trends Olathe, Kans.-based EiKO Global has announced the addition of two new members to its executive team – Matt Johnson and Rick Laird – with the goal of better positioning the company to continue to deliver a superior customer experience and high-quality lighting products worldwide. “The lighting industry has been changed forever by…
Pine Brook, N.J.-based MaxLite is marking its third decade in business. The company has been committed to manufacturing and marketing energy-efficient products since 1993. Under the leadership of company founder Yon Sung, MaxLite became one of the first adopters of LED lighting technology. The company has since grown to become a leading innovator of LED…
Reprinted from our sister publication Lighting Design & Specification The Situation Savvy building professionals know that upgrades of outdated garage lighting to modern LED technology represent some of the most popular and economically attractive investments in the commercial marketplace today. This fact hasn’t been lost on the 207-acre Aspiria corporate complex in Overland Park, Kan.,…
U.K.-based architectural lighting manufacturer Tryka has expanded its operations in the Middle East with the opening of new offices in Saudi Arabia. The opening of the Saudi Arabia offices will allow for the growth of the company’s existing Middle East presence as an addition to its UAE office. The new location will create further support…
Atlanta-based Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire KE2 Therm Solutions, Inc., which develops and provides intelligent refrigeration control solutions that improve profitability by increasing system efficiency and decreasing operational and service costs. The transaction is expected to close during the spring of 2023 when KE2 Therm will begin integrating into Distech…
On April 13, Sonepar announced that its Capital Electric brand had entered into an agreement to acquire Butler’s Electric Supply in Wilmington, N.C. Butler’s Electric branch locations will be integrated into Sonepar’s Capital Electric brand at closing. Focused on small residential and commercial contractors, the Butler’s Electric Supply acquisition brings Capital Electric the opportunity to…
Back in 2012, it may have been hard to believe that a small lighting maintenance and retrofit contractor in Raleigh, N.C. could become a comprehensive resource in the commercial lighting industry, but Lightserve Corporation has had a meteoritic rise over the past decade due to strategic acquisitions. By acquiring companies with various strengths such as…
Commerce, Calif.-based manufacturer Nora Lighting is partnering with Smart Lighting Systems (SLS) to cover the area of Sacramento and the Central Valley of California. SLS replaces long-time Nora rep, Larry Swoboda of Swoboda Lighting, who retired after many years as a successful lighting representative. The addition of SLS will help Nora Lighting further expand its…
New Jersey-based MaxLite has named industry veteran Brett Usher as VP/Energy Solutions & Business Development–West. Usher brings a strong lighting, energy, and distribution background, most recently serving for the past decade as Manager/Marketing & Business Development for Walters Wholesale, where he managed the company’s Energy Solutions team. Prior to that position, Usher worked for GE…
Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Espen Technology, a manufacturer of EV chargers and indoor LED lighting solutions, has partnered with Energy Conservation & Supply Inc. (ECS), a distributor and installer of EV chargers, LED lighting, and controls solutions. The two companies recently completed two EV charger installation projects: one for Brooklyn-based PACE Companies and another for…
As a leading independent project lighting specialist headquartered in the U.K., Atrium will now represent U.K.-based architectural LED lighting manufacturer alphaLED. Atrium has historically represented alphaLED throughout Scotland, however, based on a successful long-standing collaboration between the companies, this partnership has been enhanced and extended into England and Wales. For Atrium, this is the first…
Agency powerhouse SESCO has added Arkansas and Louisiana to its territory as of April 1. This expansion will be comprised of teams of existing local lighting and controls professionals to service clients in these markets. Simultaneously, SESCO is expanding its representation of Signify’s Interact connected lighting, Color Kinetics brands, and Genlyte Solutions luminaire brand portfolio…
Almost two years to the day that Panasonic Corporation sold Universal Lighting Technologies and Douglas Lighting Controls to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Atar Capital comes news that the recently rebranded Universal Douglas business is expected to stop all operation in July. According to a letter sent to its customers and reprinted on The Edison…