While private equity has been steadily absorbing major players in the residential lighting industry, it typically does so quietly with no corporate name changes. However, last week Kingswood Capital –…
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Kuzco Lighting Acquires Insight Lighting, Expands American-Made Product Offering
Making its second U.S.-made architectural/commercial lighting acquisition in one year, Kuzco Lighting has just announced the acquisition of Insight Lighting, a manufacturer of high-performance commercial indoor and outdoor architectural lighting based in New…
WAC Lighting to Sponsor Invitational Science Fair for 15th Year
Created to help promote the education and careers of young scientists, the WAC Lighting Invitational Science Fair is sponsored by WAC Lighting and held at Syosset High School on Long…
WAC Landscape Lighting’s Colorscaping System Receives Editor’s Choice Award
WAC Landscape Lighting received an Editor’s Choice Award from Green Industry Pros magazine for its Colorscaping smart landscape lighting and control system. The patent-pending product line is designed and engineered…
SKYX Partners With JIT Electrical Supply to Expand Reach Into Florida’s Builder Market
SKYX Platforms Corp. (d/b/a SKYX Technologies), a disruptive smart platform technology company with more than 97 issued and pending patents and 60+ lighting and home décor websites, has announced a…
Alex Katz Joins VEROZZA Lighting as Senior VP/Sales & Marketing
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, North American architectural lighting manufacturer VEROZZA Lighting has announced that Alex Katz has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales &Marketing for North America. VEROZZA is the exclusive…
WAC to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at Lightovation in Dallas
Founded by Tony Wang, WAC Lighting will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the upcoming Lightovation show at the Dallas Market Center in January. The company will also unveil new innovations, showroom renovations, plus host an…
Visual Comfort & Co. Partners With Waterford on New Lighting Collection
Houston-based Visual Comfort & Co. is launching a new lighting collection in partnership with luxury Irish crystal brand Waterford. The collection is set to premiere at Fall High Point Market…
ArchLIGHT Summit 2024 Breaks Exhibitor & Attendance Records
Held on the Dallas Market Center (DMC) campus September 17 & 18, ArchLIGHT Summit attracted a record number of exhibitors and attendees from the architectural, specification, and design communities. The two-day trade…
AFX Quietly Acquired by the Private Equity Firm That Owns John-Richard
Illinois-based lighting manufacturer AFX (originally known as American Fluorescent until it rebranded in 2012) changed ownership in the first quarter of 2024 — a transaction that largely escaped public notice.…