Virginia-based domestic lighting pole manufacturer Hapco is celebrating its 75th anniversary, marking a historic milestone in the company’s role in shaping lighting infrastructure across the United States. Founded in 1951, Hapco was among the first companies to introduce aluminum street light poles and brackets and developed the industry’s first tapered aluminum light pole. Over the…
By Adam Reeder, President at LightArt and VP at 3form Above image: Acoustic Echo and Acoustic Static lighting fixtures in the Reynolds Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, OH (photo by Eric Piasecki/OTTO) The lighting industry has advanced along two parallel tracks: improving technical performance tied to efficiency and wellness, while also exploring…
Oregon-based Ligman Lighting USA has appointed Daniel Christiano as Director/Sales, North America. In this role, he will lead Ligman’s sales strategy across the U.S. and Canada, working closely with the company’s agency partners and internal teams to continue enhancing Ligman’s customer experience and delivering outdoor lighting solutions to the specification community that brings their vision…
Building on the wildly popular Starfish platform, a smart home control system for the residential market that began with color-changing lamps and has since grown in scope to include downlights, security lighting, video doorbells, cameras, and touchscreens, SATCO has released a comprehensive system for the commercial lighting controls market under the name Domino. The development…
Last week, it was announced that Alabama-based Inline Electric – which has 30 locations spanning several states – has acquired Tennessee-based Customer Service Electric Supply, which has locations in Knoxville, Sevierville, and Kingsport. Out of the 30 Inline Electric locations, seven are designated lighting showrooms (five in Alabama and two in Tennessee). Customer Service Electric Supply has been…
Business consultant David Gordon of Electrical Trends weighs in. Georgia-based Halco Lighting Technologies has announced its acquisition of Topaz Lighting’s Permanent Lighting business from Southwire Company, LLC, in what the company says is a strategic move to strengthen its position in the lighting industry. The acquisition enables the combined brands to serve a broader…
DarkSky International released an organizational statement in response to Reflect Orbital’s proposal to use in-space mirrors to reflect sunlight to Earth at night. Grounded in current scientific understanding and guided by the Five Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting, the statement expresses DarkSky’s opposition to orbital illumination systems as they are currently proposed. The statement aims to…
Recent analysis released by the non-profit Rewiring America proposes one solution for keeping the burgeoning demand for electricity in check without escalating utility costs further. According to its new report – Homegrown Energy: How Household Upgrades Can Meet 100% of Data Center Demand Growth – the organization makes a case for a rapid investment in…
For What’s in a Lamp?, Spanish illustrator and art director Jorge Arévalo portrays Italian lighting manufacturer Foscarini’s lamps and designers with his unmistakable style: essential lines, bold colors, and graphic elegance that evokes a dialogue between the object of design and the artists who created it. An internationally renowned illustrator, Jorge Arévalo lives and works…
It started at LightFair maybe 20 years ago, when you would see a few lighting showroom owners walking the exhibit hall, taking a look at the latest developments in lighting technology — mostly for educational purposes, but also because they had the occasional local restaurant or office project. Since then, more decorative residential lighting manufacturers…
Earlier this week, Lutron released its 2026 Trend Report, which analyzed the results of a custom survey commissioned by Lutron Electronics in partnership with global market research firm The Harris Poll. The online study gauged trends and preferences for lighting, shades, and controls among high net-worth American homeowners and residential interior designers. Specifically, the research…
Since Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn opened in 1957 for grades 6-12, there were not many campus upgrades — until roughly 10 years ago when the school began working with Perkins Eastman architects to complete a modernization that would be accomplished in phases. One of the areas that was recently upgraded was the…
Casambi, the global leader in wireless lighting control solutions, has announced that Global CEO Mark McClear will depart the company at the end of the year. Casambi expresses its gratitude for McClear’s impactful leadership and his mentorship of Kristian Jenkins, who has been appointed Co-CEO of Casambi. Jenkins, a longtime Casambi leader, most recently spearheaded…
Finland-based Casambi has announced a significant leadership change as the company adopts a dual CEO model to drive its next phase of growth and innovation. Effective immediately, Kristian Jenkins and Timo Pakkala will assume the roles of Co-CEOs. Jenkins will focus on sales and operations, while Pakkala – one of Casambi’s founders – will lead technology….
By Geoff Marlow, President, Marlow Advisory Group Here’s the uncomfortable reality for commercial lighting manufacturers in 2025: the supply chain model that worked for two decades is fracturing, and the tariff math keeps shifting beneath your feet. U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports have swung wildly this year — with effective rates on lighting components ranging…
It was a bustling show for this year’s edition of Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the renowned trade fair and conference for the boutique and lifestyle hospitality industry. Held this month at the Javits Center in Manhattan, the event drew more than 16,000 industry professionals and featured 750+ exhibitors, a conference program with 180 speakers,…