When World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employees returned to the company’s Stamford, Connecticut headquarters full-time last month, there were impressive changes in their working environment. California-based Enlighted, a leading proptech company owned by Siemens, was tapped by the WWE to support its vision of a smart, energy-efficient headquarters by implementing an intelligent lighting control system…
Montreal-based LMPG Inc. (formerly known as Lumenpulse Group), a leading specification-grade LED lighting solutions group, has acquired a majority stake in privately held, U.S.-based Vode Lighting, LLC, an LED lighting solution provider focused on interior architectural lighting. Headquartered in Sonoma, Calif., Vode is renowned for its adaptive architectural lighting systems that are easily scaled to…
The TALQ Consortium has published version 2.5.0 of its Smart City protocol. The continuous evolution of the protocol guarantees the adaptation of the interface standard on a global level to meet changing market needs. Version 2.5.0 introduces a new Lighting Asset Management profile, which addresses a long-standing demand from cities to be able to manage…
Stony Point, N.Y.-based manufacturer Lighting Services, Inc. (LSI), has promoted Brian Keilt to VP/Sales; most recently, he was serving as Director of Sales. Keilt joined LSI in 2013, as a regional sales manager. Keilt brings more than 30 years of experience in the lighting design community and possesses an understanding of the intricacies of the…
ArchLIGHT Summit, the growing lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification and design communities, has partnered with the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Education Trust, a not-for-profit charitable educational organization that provides direct support to educators and students for the purpose of promoting the study of architectural lighting design. The participation…
New Jersey-based Billows Electric Supply, a renowned family-owned supplier of electrical products and services to electrical contractors within the Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Wilmington metropolitan market, has entered into an agreement to become a part of Cooper Electric, a subsidiary of Sonepar USA. Billows will continue to operate under the Billows name. Billows was founded…
Commerce, Calif.-based Nora Lighting has opened its new Learning and Experience Center (LEC) in Los Angeles. The Nora LEC, located at 6505 Gayhart Street, Commerce, CA 90040, showcases Nora Lighting’s full line of products and services, plus provides a space to train sales reps and customers. “We are excited to open this new space in…
AD (Affiliated Distributors) and The Baron Group, the premier buying group serving independent groundwater systems distributors, have announced an intent to merge the two organizations. The merger is expected to close on June 30, 2023. The Baron Group has supported independent distributors and wholesalers in the groundwater, well, and pump industries for over 30 years….
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Landscape Forms – a leading designer and manufacturer of high-design LED lighting, site furniture, structure, and accessories – has expanded its lighting partnership with SESCO Lighting. SESCO Lighting, which is headquartered in the Greater Orlando area, represents Landscape Forms in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and now has added SESCO offices in…
The success of Lightfair 2023 is a little more complicated to gauge than in years past. For example, the past two editions were softer in attendance (both from manufacturers and visitors) due to repercussions from the pandemic that included travel restrictions and health concerns. This year, those challenges were no longer in play, but a…
Montreal-based Verozza Lighting has appointed Charles-Antoine Poirier as Product Manager. Poirier brings more than 17 years of experience in industrial design for lighting companies such as Cyclone, Lumenworx, Axis, and Schonbek, among others. His industrial design experience coupled with market knowledge brings a multi-dimensional approach to product management. Eric Borden, President/CEO of Verozza states, “Charles’…
LightFair has announced 14 mentor and mentee participants in its third-annual LightFair Mentorship Program, a six-month program which facilitates and fosters meaningful, personalized professional connections between industry veterans and emergent professionals. Students and emergent professionals also can prepare for a successful career in lighting at the LightFair Career Fair 2023, on Wednesday, May 24, at…
Domestic lighting manufacturer Vantage Lighting, headquartered in Rhode Island, has promoted industry veteran Jim Coleman to General Manager. Coleman joined the company in 2022 as Director/Marketing & Business Development. Previously, he served as Sales Manager for Universal Douglas Lighting Technologies, Inc. Other positions he has held include Director/Business Development for HiLumz USA and Eco-Revolution.
While some areas in construction have slowed, one area that is going strong is the Industrial sector — especially with the funds available for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides billions of dollars in incentives, grants, and loans to support new infrastructure investments in the areas of clean energy, transportation, and the environment. For…
Thomas Wang, Head of Asia Operations for WAC Lighting, will present a CEU-accredited course on Landscape Lighting Artistry with LEDs at Lightfair 2023 in the Outdoor Exchange (booth 1003) on Tuesday, May 23, 2:00-2:30 PM at the Javits Center in New York City. The course will focus on landscape lighting design and the integration of architecture, nature, and…
Farmingdale, N.J.-based Dialight, a leader in hazardous and industrial LED lighting innovation, has launched an unprecedented seven-year warranty for Obstruction Lighting Solutions. Dialight’s Aviation Obstruction Lighting Systems, installed by Certified Installation companies, includes an additional two years of full-system warranty on top of the standard five-year warranty. Installers who participate in the Certified Installation Program…