Finnish wireless smart lighting control company Casambi has appointed a new Chairman of the Board as part of its broader strategy for accelerated growth. As of November 1, Kay Pawlik will assume the role of Chairman of the Board, succeeding long-standing chairman Antti Kokkinen. This change marks a generational shift in Casambi’s leadership, aimed at…
MaxLite has announced the expansion of its c-Max Network Partners ecosystem with the addition of Casambi Technologies, a pioneer in wireless lighting control systems. This strategic partnership further enhances MaxLite’s c-Max Lighting Controls platform, offering customers an even wider range of advanced wireless control options. The collaboration with Casambi strengthens MaxLite’s commitment to delivering scalable…
While the lighting industry has understood that smart technology offers benefits to the end consumer and growth opportunities for lighting professionals, adoption has not been as fast nor as widespread as experts had predicted over the past several years. New Jersey-based Crestron Electronics hopes to mitigate the uncertainty that end users have regarding smart systems…
New York-based Leviton has promoted Randy Mortensen to Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Distribution Sales and Marketing. In this new role, Mortensen will drive Leviton’s go-to-market strategy, focusing on providing greater customer reach, capitalizing on the demand for electrification and technology, and concentrating on the expanding data center category. Since joining Leviton in 2020,…
California-based architectural lighting manufacturer DMF Lighting is calling for entries in the DMF Design Awards 2025, which recognize outstanding projects that creatively incorporate DMF lighting products. Eligible projects must have been completed after January 1, 2022. The competition is open to all designers, architects, electrical engineers, and lighting professionals who are at least 18 years…
SMR Gulf Coast will represent Halco Lighting Technologies in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana as of September 1st, 2024. . “Halco is proud to announce our newly formed partnership with SMR Gulf Coast. SMR’s market intelligence, reputation, and relationships will certainly drive distributor sales growth opportunities, margins, and mutual share gains.” Says Don Runyon,…
Illinois-based lighting manufacturer AFX (originally known as American Fluorescent until it rebranded in 2012) changed ownership in the first quarter of 2024 — a transaction that largely escaped public notice. Family owned for more than 85 years by the Solomon family, the company operates a to-the-trade showroom in the Dallas Market Center that targets the…
Cooper Lighting Solutions today introduced Quick Spec, a comprehensive product portfolio program designed to help lighting professionals stay ahead of demanding project schedules. The new program includes centralized, instant online access to product information to help make it easier and faster to narrow the search for the most popular, readily available luminaires and controls from Cooper Lighting…
Now that the ink has dried on arguably the largest decorative residential lighting merger in recent history, Kingswood Capital Management, LP has announced the management team for the combined company. Sean Veit, former Progress Lighting CEO, will serve as CEO and Vijay Shankar, former Kichler President, who will serve as Executive Chairman. Both Veit and Shankar will serve on the…
Manufacturer of specification-grade, interior and exterior lighting solutions Luminis has released a refreshed visual brand identity, which includes a new logo, updated language, and a revamped website. For nearly 40 years, Luminis has been manufacturing architectural luminaires that reflect its core values of authenticity, quality, and contemporary design. This new visual identity is a natural…
By Linda Longo Creative Lighting, the renowned Minnesota lighting showroom, has closed down after nearly 100 years in business. Long-considered to be ahead of the curve in the areas of online shopping and the importance of visual merchandising, Creative Lighting was founded in 1926 and was owned and operated by the Minsberg family for three…
When news broke this morning that Livonia, Mich.-based Masco Corp. sold off Cleveland-based Kichler – widely regarded to be one of the largest decorative residential lighting manufacturers in the U.S. that it acquired with great fanfare in 2018 – there wasn’t a lot of shock in the industry at the announcement…until the revelation that the…
Last week, SKYX Platforms Corp. released its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, reporting second quarter revenues of $21.4 million compared to $15.0 million for the second quarter of 2023, including sales of its advanced and smart platform plug and play products. The Q2 report also listed a number of collaborations…
Lighting industry veteran Dave Pamer has joined EGLO N.A. in the role of President & CEO. Most recently, he served as President/Retail & Wholesale Channels for SKYX Platforms. Noted Pamer in his LinkedIn post, “It has been a pleasure to meet our [Eglo] teams in Montreal and Atlanta this past week, and I have…
Lighting retailer Capitol Lighting has acquired the Bellacor brand and its associated digital assets in a move that will enable Capitol Lighting to broaden its product offerings and support Bellacor’s established customer base with an enhanced shopping experience. Bellacor Pro customers are invited to join the Capitol Lighting PRO program, and Bellacor consumers are offered 25 percent off their…
Atlanta-based Acuity Brands has promoted Senior VP/Chief Growth & Transformation Officer Sach Sankpal as its new President of Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL). Sankpal is a former Honeywell executive who also has top level management experience at IOT technology companies such as Resideo and Trimble. “Since joining Acuity two years ago, Sach has…