Ferguson Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and strategic partnering arm of Ferguson Enterprises, has made a Series C investment in Payzer, the cloud-based field service management software provider based…
Hanover Lantern Returns
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ans of the domestically made outdoor lighting line can rejoice. Two former long-time employees of the original Hanover Lantern were able to come to terms with Philips – which had…
Editor’s Note November 2018
Tariff Troubles [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first round of tariffs has already taken effect, but the impact on retailers hasn’t been universal. Depending on the vendor, showrooms have either experienced a price increase…
Capital Lighting Fixture Co. Transfers Ownership to Employees
Flowery Branch, Ga.-based Capital Lighting Fixture Company has become the second lighting manufacturer to empower its employees with stock ownership. Founders Mary Lou and John Lewis revealed their transition plan…
Designer-Showroom Relationship
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High Point Harvest
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Hudson Valley Lighting Group Launches 2 Designer Partnerships at High Point
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]udson Valley Lighting Group – which opened a 11,000-sq.-ft. High Point showroom in Market Square this year featuring the launch of celebrated interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins’ lighting line –…
Fine Art Lamps Veteran John Pugh Joins Elegant Lighting
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]hiladelphia-based Elegant Lighting has appointed John Pugh as National Sales Manager. Pugh has a 25-year history with Miami Lakes, Fla.-based Fine Art Lamps as VP/Global Sales. At Elegant Lighting, he…
Ferguson Acquires Lighting Manufacturer Millennium Lighting
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ewport News, Va.-based Ferguson Enterprises – the largest U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies, PVF, waterworks, fire and fabrication product, which also offers lighting – has acquired McDonough, Ga.-based Millennium Lighting™,…
Editor’s Note October 2018
Mending Fences [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he lighting industry’s relationship with interior designers has been complicated. When I entered the lighting world in 1994, most manufacturers were opposed to opening accounts with individual designers,…
