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…
The organizers of Light + Building report the show has reached its first milestone in preparing for the next event to be held March 3 to 8 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Many exhibitors took advantage of the discounted early-booking rates for the next edition; the discount ended on April 30. “The registration figures…
Back in February, Ohio-based Current Lighting appointed long-time board member Bill Tolley to fill in as interim CEO after the departure of Manish Bhandari. Now the search for a CEO has been completed as the company announced the hiring of Steven Harris. Tolley will serve as Chairman of the Board. The transition will be effective…
By Jessica Brazil, Business Development Manager, UL Solutions Light pollution is becoming more of a hot topic; the deeper we dive in, the more we uncover. A recent BBC article, “How light pollution disrupts plants’ senses,” discussed the impact of streetlights on moths’ behavior. We are just beginning to understand the effects of lighting on…
Toronto-based Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. has received a $300,000 order for 23 Illumient Smart Off-Grid solar street lights for the expansion of a major roadway in Oregon. The project is a follow-on order with a previous Illumient customer. The total lifetime contract value of the project is $425,000 and is expected to ship in…
This is the first in a two-part series examining the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act, and how building owners and facility managers can take advantage of these laws to upgrade existing or new-construction lighting. They also offer manufacturer representatives the opportunity to serve as honest brokers in providing counsel to end-users….
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…
Black & Veatch has acquired Bird Electric Enterprises and Bird Electric Properties both part of BASElectric Holdings, LLC (collectively known as Bird Electric). The agreement accelerates the growth of both companies by combining key industry engineering, construction, and procurement talent and business-enabling resources. Bird Electric is a U.S. self-perform electrical construction services provider to electric…
Reposted from LightNow The American Lighting Association (ALA) has shared information about a China tariff exclusion that has been reinstated by the Biden Administration. This exclusion for passive infrared (PIR) sensor luminaires could reduce tariffs on certain fixtures depending on the light source (socketed vs. integrated). As part of the Section 301 tariffs on goods…
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…
Denver-based American Lighting has promoted Jennifer Kirkpatrick to Director of Sales. In this role, she will be responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and overseeing the company’s overall sales strategy for lighting showrooms, as well as for Proluxe and Prizm Lighting. Jennifer has spent the past 10 years at American Lighting developing multiple sales channels throughout…
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…