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BrainLit Growing Focus on North American Market

Swedish company BrainLit is making a rapid breakthrough in the North American market with several important orders for its patented BioCentric Lighting solution. The system recreates the qualities of natural light indoors.

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The DLC Forms Advisory Group for Light Usage for Night Applications

The DLC has announced formation of a Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Advisory Group as a first step toward development of a new program to recognize and promote light fixtures that are both energy efficient and protect the night sky from light pollution.

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Retrolux and Keystone Announce Partnership

Retrolux, a lighting project development and implementation software platform company, and Keystone Technologies, lighting and lighting controls manufacturer, announced that Retrolux would add Keystone’s full line of energy-efficient LED lamps, fixtures, retrofit kits, power supplies, and control solutions to the ESCO channel, sold through Keystone’s nationwide network of distribution partners.

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Signify and NHL Partner to Upgrade Lighting for Arenas Across North America

Signify and the National Hockey League (NHL) has announced a partnership to help the more than 4,800 ice rinks across North America, from major arenas to community facilities, transition to sustainable LED and connected lighting.

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IES Partners with US National Park Service

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the National Park Service (NPS) have taken on the challenge to improve outdoor lighting in national parks without affecting night sky viewing, the fastest-growing visitor activity in parks.

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GE Current, a Daintree Company, Announces the Acquisition of Forum Lighting

GE Current, a Daintree company has announced the acquisition of Forum Inc., a privately held, Pittsburgh-based architectural linear luminaire company.

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Vantage and AiSPiRE Lighting Brands Team Up to Form Strategic Alliance

Legrand’s Building Control Systems division today announced that its Vantage brand has formed a strategic alliance with WAC’s AiSPiRE brand.

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Acuity Acquires Rockpile Ventures, Names Peter Han President of Intelligent Spaces Group

Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Rockpile Ventures, a Seattle-based accelerator of early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) companies.

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Universal Douglas Lighting Americas Appoints New VP

Universal Douglas Lighting Americas (UDLA) has appointed Todd Smith as its new Vice President of Sales Projects for North America.

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Acuity Brands to Acquire ams Osram Digital Systems Business in North America

ams OSRAM announces the sale of the North America-Based Digital System (DS) business, which primarily manufactures lighting control systems, electronics and drivers, to long-time customer and partner Acuity Brands.

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Espen Technology Announces Three Management Changes

LED lighting solutions manufacturer Espen Technology has announced three changes to its sales management team. Flemming Jensen (left), previously was Vice President of the Central and South Regions, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

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Light + Building Digital Extension: New Digital Features of Light + Building 2022

The world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology will be held as a physical event at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre March 13-18, 2022. At the same time, and for a whole week afterwards, it will be possible to visit this meeting place for the sector digitally.

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LSI Industries Acquires JSI Store Fixtures, Creating Commercial Lighting and Display Solutions Company

LSI Industries, a U.S. based manufacturer of commercial lighting and graphics solutions, announced the acquisition of privately held JSI Store Fixtures (JSI) from RFE Investment Partners for a cash purchase price of $90 million.

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DLC Joins Clean Lighting Coalition

The DLC has announced that they have joined the Clean Lighting Coalition (CLiC), an organization with aligned objectives.

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IESNYC Announces the Three Recipients of the 2021 IESNYC Thesis Awards

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) honored Daniel Reinhard, MS in Lighting, at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Hsin-Ying Huan, MFA Lighting Design from Parsons the School of Design; and Bobby Bradley, Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID)…

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Acuity Brands Achieves $899.7 Million in Sales for Q3 Fiscal 2021

Acuity Brands, Inc. announced net sales of $899.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 ended May 31, 2021, an increase of US$123.5 million or 15.9%, as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020 (all figures in $US).

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