For nearly one century, the Hinkley name has been associated with lighting fixtures, but in a move to keep pace with the Avon Lake, Ohio-based manufacturer’s product expansion over the…
Category: Lighting Manufacturers
News and profiles on lighting manufactures and lighting designers
Leviton Acquires Canadian Manufacturer
Melville, N.Y.-based Leviton has acquired Canada’s largest independent lighting manufacturer, Viscor, which specializes in lighting for architectural, commercial, medical, institutional, and industrial applications. The acquisition is in line with Leviton’s…
FLOS Names Design Curators
As part of the reorganization and development plan put in place by recently appointed CEO Roberta Silva, Milanese architects Calvi Brambilla (Fabio Calvi and Paolo Brambilla) have been named as…
Signify Expands North American Reach by Acquiring Cooper Lighting Solutions From Eaton
Signify, the lighting behemoth formerly known as Philips Lighting and headquartered in the Netherlands, has announced its intention to acquire Cooper Lighting Solutions from Eaton for USD 1.4 billion in…
All Smiles
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Canada & USA: A Symbiotic Partnership
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Bringing the Factory Home
Last year, before the initial tariffs were announced, executives at California-based commercial lighting company Optec LED decided to relocate production from China to the U.S. for the benefit of their…
Made in the USA
Welcome to our annual spotlight on domestic manufacturers! In this special advertising showcase, companies that make their products in America tell us what makes their businesses stand out. HAMMERTON: SALT…
Tariffs — One Year Later: Smoke or Fire?
Since tariffs on Chinese imports went into effect last fall there were two postponements before the inevitable additional hike this spring. Many assumed domestic manufacturers’ business would see an immediate…
The Latest in Light Sources & Controls
Both the light source and controls categories are evolving quickly, and in some cases combining in a process called “convergence.” Here are some of the stand-outs I’ve seen at recent…
