Lighting and ceiling fan industry veteran Brad Friend, who retired from the business in 2019, passed away on January 19 after a sudden illness that began in the fall of…
Hunter Fan Adds Lighting Category + Brand Ambassador
Due to COVID-19 concerns (specifically the high transmission rate of the Omicron strain), the Hunter Fan team was not able to make the product splash and lighting division announcement it…
Justin Kennedy Named VP/Sales for Access Lighting
After four years as Director/Sales at Capital Lighting Fixture Company, Justin Kennedy is returning to Access Lighting, where he had served as National Sales Manager/Eastern Region for four years prior…
Ferguson Bolsters Product Mix by Acquiring RP Lighting + Fans
In a move to bolster its proposition to multi-family specialty electrical distributors and expand its lighting and fan offering more exclusively, Newport News, Va.-based Ferguson Enterprises, LLC (the U.S. operating…
JuniperMarket Ecommerce Platform Opens in Time to Curb Omicron Market Disruptions
With the rate of positive cases in the Omicron variant surging nationwide at the precise moment that retailers and distributors are making their much-anticipated pilgrimage to January markets to place…
Events & Seminars for Dallas Total Home & Gift Market
The Dallas Market Center (DMC) has announced the full schedule of events for the first market of the year, (Total Home & Gift Market) held this week from January 5…
Griffon’s Plans to Acquire Hunter Fan Causes Upset
News that Griffon Corp. – which segments its businesses under the categories Consumer & Professional Products (including AMES® and ClosetMaid®), Home & Building Products (which includes Clopay® doors), and Defense…
In Memoriam: Paul Schulman
Long-time lighting rep Paul Schulman, principal of JPS Associates in Los Angeles, passed away on November 30 at age 73. Paul was an accomplished and well-respected independent sales representative who…
Troy Lee Elected Chair of DMC’s Lighting Board of Governors + New Board Members
Dallas Market Center (DMC) has revealed the election results and appointments for the Lighting Board of Governors, including a new Chair, Troy Lee of Savoy House. The Board serves as…
Las Vegas Market Temporary Exhibit Roster Expands
Las Vegas Market’s temporary exhibits – housed in the all-new Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas – are tracking to grow by more than 30 percent to showcase nearly…
