Thanks to a small group of industry professionals, there will soon be a specialized education/certification program for installers as well as showroom personnel. The Hawaiian Islands are often considered to…
Visual Comfort to Operate Independently From Generation Brands
The residential lighting market has been buzzing about the reported acquisition of Visual Comfort by Generation Brands. An announcement by Moody’s Investors Service on February 7 that AEA Investors LP…
Visual Comfort To Join Generation Brands’ Portfolio
In a recent report released by Moody’s Investors Service this week, AEA Investors LP – the global private investment firm that purchased Generation Brands (VC GB Holdings) last June –…
Universal Lighting Tech Partners With Schaedler Yesco
Universal Lighting Technologies Partners With Schaedler Yesco Nashville-based Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. has partnered with Harrisburg, Pa.-based Schaedler Yesco Distribution, Inc. to be an authorized distributor of its complete line…
Industry Veteran Janice Lassiter Joins IMC
High Point, N.C.-based International Market Centers (IMC) has hired home furnishings industry veteran Janice Lassiter as Director/Home Décor Leasing. She will be based in the High Point corporate offices, reporting…
Bill Brown Sales to Represent IR-TEC Sensor and Control Solutions
Niles, Ill.-based Bill Brown Sales (BBS) will represent IR-TEC, a provider of sensor and control solutions. “We are thrilled to be partnering with a company that has the year-over-year success…
Lutron Announces Residential Opportunities Tour
Coopersburg, Pa.-based Lutron Electronics has announced its 2017 Residential Opportunities tour schedule. The tour is designed to offer hands-on training and education for Lutron providers selling RadioRA 2 and Sivoia…
Legrand, North America Acquires Original Cast Lighting
West Hartford, Conn.-based Legrand, North America has acquired Original Cast Lighting, Inc. (OCL), a lighting manufacturer based in St. Louis that offers decorative and custom lighting fixtures designed for commercial…
Dallas Market Boasts Strong Attendance
The Dallas Market Center (DMC) has reported that strong attendance and increased order writing created solid momentum for its recent Total Home & Gift Market held in mid-January. Among the…
The High Of Lo
Lighting designer Mike Brannon sits down with Teddy Lo – founder of LED ARTIST and Teddy Lo Studio – to discuss lighting as art, chroma therapy, Burning Man, and the…
