Dallas Market Center (DMC) has announced the next phase of its Nearshoring America initiative that connects U.S. brands with factories and supply chain service providers from Mexico and Latin America. Most notably, the next edition will be held in January 2026 and will include a custom matchmaking program – open to DMC exhibitors – designed…
Finland-based wireless lighting controls company Casambi has announced a new partnership with Thea Enterprises, a lighting agency in the New York metro area. This partnership combines Casambi’s LightingOS™ with Thea’s expertise and network in commissioning, and local project delivery. Casambi noted that Thea’s strength is in providing full support to contractors and specifiers on the…
Charleston, S.C.-based Sonepar has promoted Micah Carlton to VP/Human Resources Central Region for Sonepar USA, effective January 1, 2026. Previously, Carlton served as head of HR at Summit Electric, a Sonepar company. Carlton joined Summit Electric Supply in 2022, and Summit was acquired by Sonepar two years later in 2024. With more than 20 years…
Massachusetts-based LEDVANCE has appointed Scott Buckley as head of Marketing for the U.S. and Canada. In this role, he will lead all marketing strategy and execution across the region, with a focus on enhancing customer engagement, driving growth, and advancing the company’s brand presence in the lighting industry. Buckley brings more than two decades of…
By Geoffrey Marlow, President, Marlow Advisory Group The construction industry has a dirty little secret: the specifications that owners pay thousands of dollars to develop are often treated as suggestions rather than requirements. Specifiers watch their carefully crafted documents get diluted through “equivalent” substitutions. Contractors proudly present value engineering proposals that slash costs while quietly…
New Jersey-based MaxLite has made two additions to its Inside Sales team. Matthew Shearn has joined the company as Director/Sales Operations & Inside Sales. He will be leading the newly formed Inside Sales Division and brings over 15 years of experience in sales and customer service to this role, with the last six years spent…
California-based ANP Lighting has announced that Andy Miles has joined the company as Director/Sales & Marketing. With more than 25 years of lighting industry experience, Miles has worked with both industry-leading corporations and growth-oriented manufacturers, serving in roles spanning sales, sales leadership, product and brand management, marketing, education and training, and channel management. An outdoor…
In his recent article Why Electric Utilities Still Offer LED Rebates After Fluorescent Bans Mike Cham, CTO of Encentiv Energy, pointed out that utility companies are still providing LED rebates — even as more states are expected to ban fluorescents over the next several years. This is a good time for savvy lighting specifiers and…
Florida-based NEO Architectural Lighting has expanded its brand portfolio beyond F-L Lighting with the addition of three distinguished names in architectural and decorative lighting: PHOS, Nuura, and Made Specific. According to the company, this expansion represents a significant step forward in NEO’s mission to deliver high-quality, flexible, and forward-thinking lighting solutions for the architectural and…
Women in Lighting + Design (WILD) is lighting the way to a more balanced, equitable, and diverse industry with its Mentorship Program, returning in January 2026 for its second formal cohort. Applications opened on October 15. Launched as a pilot in June 2023, the program reimagines traditional mentorship by breaking away from one-to-one models. Instead,…
By Sam Rabinowitz, CEO, Lantana LED As the data center industry heeds the call to rein in carbon emissions and energy usage, the spotlight has been cast everywhere but up — literally to the lights illuminating the buildings. Although lighting makes up 17% of all electricity consumed in U.S. commercial buildings, it’s a largely overlooked…
Charleston, S.C.-based Sonepar has announced Alan Rosenfeld, East Region President, will retire on January 3, 2026, following a distinguished 43-year career in the electrical distribution industry. Rosenfeld began his career in a manager trainee program at a regional distributor in California, which later became part of Rexel. Over the next 25 years, he rose to…
Georgia-based commercial and architectural lighting company Peachtree Lighting has launched a newly redesigned website. The rebrand and digital relaunch come under the direction of the company’s new president, Kyle Leighton. The revamped website has been designed to be user-friendly, highly visual, and informative, offering customers and partners easy access to Peachtree’s full range of products,…
Kansas-based lighting solution provider EiKO Global LLC has opened a new warehouse facility in Alabama, marking a significant investment in the company’s strategic growth and distribution network. The facility enables EiKO to deliver products to customers across the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina in just 1-2 days. “This investment reflects…
Renowned Spanish lighting design studio FARO Barcelona has entered the U.S. market and will be displaying its new lighting collection by Héctor Serrano during BDNY in Manhattan next month. The company noted that the collection, designed and produced in Barcelona, is rooted in two essential principles: the desire to democratize 3D printing for large-scale design,…
Atlas Lighting & Home, a new wholesale importer and distributor of high-quality lighting fixtures, furniture, and décor headquartered in Georgia, has officially launched. With a mission to elevate everyday spaces through products that balance modern design and enduring quality, the company aims to become a trusted partner for the residential, commercial, builder, and hospitality markets….