Lighting Industry

Nora Lighting is expanding its showroom representation in the western U.S. with the addition of two new sales firms. Sites and Sites, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, will handle showroom sales in Alaska, northwestern Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Isaac Trujillo, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will oversee sales in New Mexico and western Texas. In business [...]

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it has acquired Optimum Lighting LLC, a privately owned company specializing in customized energy-efficient lighting solutions for the office, industry and retail segments. “Office lighting uses approximately 30% of the total energy consumption in buildings, so there is a great opportunity to upgrade the older inefficient lighting currently used [...]

Space Lighting has announced that is has moved to new offices and showroom in the Wynwood art district of Miami. The company’s new address is: 282 N.W. 25th Street Miami FL 33127 Tel: 305-373-4422 Fax: 305-373-7722

The Luminaires Group, a Canadian corporation encompassing several lighting companies, has purchased a substantial interest in AmerillumBrands, a southern California lighting manufacturer.

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Market Segment Manager Kenall, a leading manufacturer of advanced lighting solutions for healthcare, research and other specialized environments, has an exceptional new career opportunity for a Market Segment Manager to work closely with Kenall’s sales, marketing and product management teams to develop business strategies, implement segment-specific marketing and communications plans and monitor key segment metrics. [...]

Focal Point LLC, the Chicago-based architectural lighting manufacturer, is now represented by SLS (Specification Lighting Sales) in New York City. This partnership will allow Focal Point to further develop its relationships with the lighting design and architecture communities in a leading market. SLS is an independent manufacturers’ representative based in New York City, led by [...]

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) ticked 0.9% higher on a quarter-to-quarter basis during 2010Q3. On a year-over-year basis, the index showed a 5.6% gain compared to the third quarter of 2009. Although the LSI has trended higher since hitting a cyclical (and all-time) low during the second quarter of 2009, aggregate lighting equipment demand remains [...]