Florida-based SESCO Lighting announced plans to acquire Virginia lighting and controls agency Thomas Harris & Co. Maitland, Fla.-based SESCO Lighting, Inc., will be entering the Mid-Atlantic territory with the recently announced acquisition of Thomas Harris & Co., the 68-year-old lighting and controls agency serving customers throughout Virginia. The change will be complete as of January…
The next phase of the industry’s evolution centers on the new capabilities that connected controls, like those from MeshConnect, provide. Umesh Baheti, Managing Director of MeshConnect, explains how the independently operated controls technology company is providing lighting OEMs with a flexible, production-ready platform designed to help them participate in the growing connected-lighting market. With the…
AI can organize the comparison; the project team must interpret the tradeoffs. By Paul Rodenbush, LC A distributor, contractor, or competing lighting agent proposes an alternate that looks equal on paper — similar lumens, similar wattage, and a better price. Each may be doing exactly what their role requires: offering a represented product, improving availability,…
The free report examines what tariffs, AI-mediated discovery, and channel consolidation are doing to the way the industry wins work through 2027. Cincinnati-based brand strategy and marketing firm W.Bradford has published “Specified or Forgotten,” an industry report on the state of marketing effectiveness in commercial and architectural lighting. The report examines what tariffs, AI-mediated discovery,…
While multifamily construction remains a steady segment, there are factors tempering its growth. The years 2021 and 2022 were boom times for the multifamily category as a result of pent-up demand and cultural shifts after the pandemic, but that momentum gradually ebbed as projects in the pipeline back then have reached completion. According to Q2…
Share your experience through the Q3 Pulse of Lighting survey to find out whether your company is performing like others in the field or if there are potential niches for success worth exploring. There doesn’t seem to have been a lot of positive financial momentum this year, but we’re hopeful that the latter part of…
Industry veteran John LaCorte weighs in on the next big thing that will disrupt lighting: AI. By John LaCorte I have spent over 17 years in lighting, working on both the fixture and component sides of the business. I lived through the LED transition, and I think we may be at the beginning of another…
When it comes to outfitting an upscale multifamily community in Phoenix, the lighting choices enhance the overall living experience. Located near the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, The M at Shadow Mountain is a new-construction multifamily apartment community in Arizona’s most populous city. Developed by Treger Development/Treger Financial, it is comprised of approximately 500 apartments across 29…
The former Acuity Brands President has joined Synapse Wireless as Chief Executive Officer. With a solid background in controls – dating back prior to his years at Distech Controls and subsequent years at Acuity Brands (which acquired Distech) – Trevor Palmer brings nearly 30 years of leadership experience in technology and the lighting industry to…
The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board has just issued its decision, which agrees with LEDVANCE on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,604,678. Massachusetts-based general lighting solutions provider LEDVANCE announced that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has issued a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims…
Lighting manufacturers at CEDIA 2026 showed how circadian, wellness and integrated systems are reshaping residential projects.
Casambi has named Ron Marcissuk, Jr. as Executive Vice President of Sales, North America. Leading provider of wireless lighting control solutions Casambi has just announced a change on its North American executive team. Ron Marcissuk, Jr. will lead Casambi’s North American sales organization, focusing on accelerating market adoption, strengthening strategic partnerships, and advancing Casambi’s position…
In this new role, lighting industry veteran Jeff Bristol will lead the company’s commercial strategy. New Jersey-based MeshConnect Controls has appointed Jeff Bristol as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to lead its commercial strategy and drive adoption of its controls platform among OEM fixture manufacturers. Bristol brings more than 30 years of executive leadership in the…
When it comes to illuminating a store filled with deliberately undetectable undergarments, the lighting also had to be discreet. Lighting manufacturer Lucent Lighting has supplied a selection of architectural luminaires for the Kim Kardashian brand SKIMS’ UK flagship store on Regent Street, supporting the lighting scheme specified by New York City-based HLB Lighting Design. Located…
There are nearly 60 confirmed lighting and lighting-related manufacturers exhibiting at CEDIA this week, most willing to sell direct. That is not a trade show strategy. It is a channel signal about where systems capability actually lives. By Bruno H. Silva, CLCP At the upcoming CEDIA show, 58 confirmed lighting and lighting-related manufacturers and brand…
The free, family-friendly Night Lights event will be held on Saturday, September 5. The fourth annual Night Lights in New Lebanon, New York – approximately 25 miles from Albany – brings groups of lighting enthusiasts, designers, and the local community together to enjoy an evening of experiential lighting installations on Saturday, September 5. Since its…