Starting early in the year, WAC Lighting ordered 500,000 Level-3 Surgical Masks with the intent of donating them to COVID-19 healthcare relief efforts abroad. As conditions dramatically worsened in the U.S., WAC is now shipping these 500,000 surgical masks to U.S. hospitals, primarily in the New York metropolitan area, where healthcare workers are being overrun by caseloads and are in desperate need of supplies.
Lighting Industry
Global Lighting Association Urges Continuing Access to Lighting Products
The Global Lighting Association (GLA) recently issued a press releases urging authorities to ensure sustained access to lighting products during these challenging times by categorizing lighting as an essential product and ensuring lighting products can continue to be manufactured, supplied and sold.
IES Roundtable: The Impact of COVID-19 on Lighting Professionals
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has posted a special Forces of Change virtual roundtable to provide a report on the impact of COVID-19 on lighting professionals, during these difficult times, from the vantage point of some prominent individuals representing various roles within our industry.
LEDs Magazine: Pandemic Impacts Two Major Lighting Manufacturers
COVID-19 continues to make an impact on the lighting industry as OSRAM announces it will miss its 2020 target and Signify announces price increases for OEM customers.