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Updates On Two Important Conferences & Trade Shows
Controls, Events

Updates On Two Important Conferences & Trade Shows

May 15, 2025

  Here is an update on two important industry conferences & trade shows: NYControlled 2025 This show is being held Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, from 9am – 6pm, at the…

Espen Technology Expands Electrification Products With BESS
Electrification, Products + Technology

Espen Technology Expands Electrification Products With BESS

May 14, 2025

Last week, Espen Technology introduced an entirely new product category at its LightFair booth: Battery Energy Storage Systems aka BESS. I’ve written many articles in LightNOW about how numerous manufacturers…

How Tariffs & Supply Chain Chaos Are Shaping The M&A Market
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

How Tariffs & Supply Chain Chaos Are Shaping The M&A Market

May 13, 2025

By Derek Bobbitt and Geoff Ling, Merrimack Group The first 100 days of the new U.S. administration have been tumultuous to say the least. The tariff war has caused major…

Product Monday: Spotlight Has Auto Tunable White For Retail
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Spotlight Has Auto Tunable White For Retail

May 12, 2025

An interesting find at LightFair last week, was a retail spotlight that used a color detection sensor and AI to automatically optimize color rendering of retail merchandise, based on the…

Schneider Electric Publishes 50,000 EPDs
Energy + Environment, Sustainability

Schneider Electric Publishes 50,000 EPDs

May 09, 2025

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has set a new industry benchmark by publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for 50,000 of its electrical products, a move…

Shipments From China To US Manufacturers & Retailers Stopped
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

Shipments From China To US Manufacturers & Retailers Stopped

May 08, 2025

President Trump’s unprecedented tariffs on Chinese imports, which have triggered a dramatic drop in shipments from China to the United States, cast a shadow of uncertainty over the U.S. economy.…

Home Remodeling Predicted to Grow From Tariffs
Construction + Economy

Home Remodeling Predicted to Grow From Tariffs

May 07, 2025

The landscape of the U.S. home remodeling sector is evolving in 2025, due to the interplay between tariff pressures and a potential rebound in renovation activity. During the pandemic, there…

Blue Light Linked To Increased Kidney Stones In Rats
Lighting Industry, Research

Blue Light Linked To Increased Kidney Stones In Rats

May 06, 2025

A recent study conducted by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine has uncovered a potential link between blue light exposure and an increased risk of kidney stone…

Update On 4 Industry Award Programs
Awards

Update On 4 Industry Award Programs

May 05, 2025

  Here are quick updates on four lighting industry award programs: 2025 IES INDUSTRY PROGRESS REPORT The IES is accepting submissions for significant new advancements in lighting products, research, publications,…

Q1 2025 Acquisitions
Lighting Industry

Q1 2025 Acquisitions

May 02, 2025

Here is a quick summary of 4 acquisitions and one bankruptcy, in the first quarter of 2025:  Kuzco acquired Insight Lighting. Details here. LEDVANCE acquires loblicht (German). Details here. Elemental…

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Hong Kong International Light Fair

Hong Kong

October 27 -30, 2025

ALAN 2025 – Artificial Light At Night Conference 2025

Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland

October 28 - 30, 2025

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New York, NY

November 9 -10, 2025

Canada Light Expo

Toronto, Canada

November 12 - 23, 2025

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Frankfurt am Main

March 8 - 13, 2026

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