Legrand Announces Oliver Marketing as New Sales Agency: Residential Lighting Control and Shading Systems Products in Northern California and Northern Nevada
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Legrand Announces Oliver Marketing as New Sales Agency: Residential Lighting Control and Shading Systems Products in Northern California and Northern Nevada

November 13, 2023  Effective Oct. 1, 2023, Oliver Marketing became the authorized representative for Legrand’s residential lighting controls and shading brands Vantage and Legrand Shading Systems in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Oliver Marketing’s years of experience and technical expertise in the residential lighting control and shading sector will poise them for success. “We are confident that Oliver Marketing…

Legrand Investors and Shareholders: Release for the First Nine Months of 2023
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Legrand Investors and Shareholders: Release for the First Nine Months of 2023

November 9, 2023 Release for the first nine months of 2023, In a building market in retreat,Legrand recorded solid results and specifies its annual targets Solid financial performanceSales: +2.5%, i.e. +5.8% excluding exchange rates and RussiaAdjusted operating margin: 21.6% of salesRise in net earnings per share: +15.9% Free cash flow: €1,214 million, 19.2% of sales…

Lighting Designer Gustavo Avilés Inducted into the IALD College of Fellows
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Lighting Designer Gustavo Avilés Inducted into the IALD College of Fellows

November 8, 2023 Applause filled the Fairmont Banff Springs conference hall as Gustavo Avilés, FIALD was welcomed into the IALD College of Fellows. Gustavo Avilés was awarded this designation by the International Association of Lighting Designers during the opening session of the IALD Enlighten Americas 2023 annual conference in Banff, Canada. IALD Fellows are recognized for their…

Review of 2022 Annual Reports: International Dark Sky Places Program Advocacy
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Review of 2022 Annual Reports: International Dark Sky Places Program Advocacy

November 8, 2023 An International Dark Sky Place aims to encourage communities and protected areas to become environmental leaders by communicating the importance of dark skies to the public and providing an example of what is possible with proper stewardship. Depending on the location, resources, experience, and knowledge of staff and volunteers, International Dark Sky…

Siemens to Invest $500+ Million in U.S. Manufacturing
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Siemens to Invest $500+ Million in U.S. Manufacturing

Munich, Germany-based Siemens has announced an investment of US$150 million in a new high-tech manufacturing plant in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas to help power American data centers and critical infrastructure. The new plant will produce state-of-the-art electrical equipment and will enable accelerated growth of U.S. data centers, which is being driven by the exponential adoption of…

NLB Calls for Entries for the 2024 Tesla Awards

NLB Calls for Entries for the 2024 Tesla Awards

The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has announced its Call for Entries in the 5th annual Tesla Awards. This program recognizes excellence in lighting projects that, through the creative use of lighting systems and controls, illustrate the value of lighting including (but not limited to): improved visual performance; promotion of health and wellness; environmental impact including…

Hubbell to Acquire Systems Control, Bolsters Utility Solutions Portfolio
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Hubbell to Acquire Systems Control, Bolsters Utility Solutions Portfolio

Shelton, Conn.-based Hubbell Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Northern Star Holdings, Inc. (commercially known as Systems Control), in a move that will enhance Hubbell’s industry-leading Utility Solutions portfolio and align with trends in aging infrastructure, grid automation, renewables and electrification. Systems Control, a leading manufacturer of substation control and relay panels…

Light + Building Industry Trends for 2024/25: Of Magical Effects, Quiet Design and Uniqueness
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Light + Building Industry Trends for 2024/25: Of Magical Effects, Quiet Design and Uniqueness

November 3, 2023 Light + Building shows the most important products and solutions in the field of light and lighting. A valuable orientation aid in the large range of products at the world’s leading trade fair is the trend presentation by the trend bureau bora.herke.palmisano. The style experts have identified three relevant trends for 2024/25,…

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Illuminations Welcomes Back Billy Hodges as Vice President of Marketing and Specifications and a New Role for Johnny Hasson

Illuminations, Inc., a full-service agency and regional leader in lighting, controls, shading, and acoustic solutions for the construction industry, is pleased to announce the return of Billy Hodges as the new Vice President of Marketing and Specifications. Hodges will oversee specification sales teams in the New York City and Philadelphia metro areas, along with company-wide marketing efforts….

Targetti Illuminates Collin College Technical Campus
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Targetti Illuminates Collin College Technical Campus

Recognizing the increasing demand for robust technical education, trade programs, and workforce training, Collin College in Allen, Texas, recently expanded to include a Technical Campus illuminated with the help of Targetti USA‘s JEDI RECESSED linear ingrate luminaires. The campus is comprised of four new buildings featuring 151,000 square feet of academic space, 177,646 square feet…

Appropriate Planning and Support for a Global Transition to LED Lighting: Position Paper by the GLA
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Appropriate Planning and Support for a Global Transition to LED Lighting: Position Paper by the GLA

November 2, 2023 The Global Lighting Association (GLA) is committed to the reduction of mercury (Hg) in the world’s-built environment through a successful worldwide transition to LED light sources and phasing-out the use of fluorescent lamps.   The fluorescent lamp was introduced as an improvement over incandescent and halogen lamps. The mercury vapor in the…

TALQ Certification Process has Improved Security
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TALQ Certification Process has Improved Security

November 2, 2023 The TALQ Consortium, which developed the Smart City Protocol, a global interface standard for smart city applications, recently added more security to its certification procedures. For several years, a rigorous certification process has enabled TALQ-compliant products to be interoperable with one another. Only official listing on the consortium’s website proves that the…

Hossley Lighting Opens New Warehouse With Enhanced Capabilities
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Hossley Lighting Opens New Warehouse With Enhanced Capabilities

Dallas-based Hossley Lighting and Power Solutions (HLPS) has opened a new 42,000-sq.-ft. facility in Coppell, Texas. Situated in the Coppell Business Center II, the combined warehouse and office space is strategically located just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth airport and will serve the North DFW submarket and beyond. Currently stocking SKUs from manufacturers including Superflex,…

Barron Appoints Gaurav Arora to Exitronix Brand Manager
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Barron Appoints Gaurav Arora to Exitronix Brand Manager

Arizona-based Barron Lighting Group has appointed Gaurav Arora as its new Exitronix Brand Manager. A lighting industry veteran of over 10 years, Arora will be responsible for organizing and facilitating the planning, production, marketing, and other tasks related to the creation and distribution of the Exitronix product family. This includes developing products through market research…

Outage Master Emergency Lighting Brand Announced by Espen Technology
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Outage Master Emergency Lighting Brand Announced by Espen Technology

November 1, 2023 Espen Technology, a leading manufacturer of indoor LED lighting and electric vehicle (EV) chargers, recently announced the launch of a new emergency lighting brand, named Outage Master TM. The new brand offers emergency lighting, exit signs, and emergency inverters. There are also plans to add smoke alarms to the product offering, in the…