As USGBC-CA announces its Net Zero Accelerator Cohort 8 this week, one question worth asking: Why do better lighting specifications keep losing at value engineering review? By Sarah Morgan, CEO, Earthlight Among the announcements being made this week at the USGBC-CA California Green Building Conference on the UC-Berkeley campus is the final cohort of the…
The recent acquisition of the 88-year-old hazardous location lighting manufacturer by Phoenix Lighting solves challenges for both companies, as Electrical Trends’ David Gordon explains. The fact that Rig-A-Lite was acquired recently may not have been a surprise to anyone keeping an eye on the industrial lighting sector. Likewise, Phoenix Lighting’s strategic move in acquiring the…
How the lighting representative role is being redefined By Paul Rodenbush, LC Something is shifting in the lighting industry and it’s not just the technology. For decades, the lighting representative role was largely defined by what you carried: your line cards, your product knowledge, your manufacturer relationships. Represent the lines. Support the specifications. Help move…
Tony Phillips has been appointed National Sales Manager for the Arizona-based company. Arizona-based lighting manufacturer Barron Lighting Group has appointed Tony Phillips as National Sales Manager. In this role, he will direct national sales operations, bringing decades of leadership and strategic market development to the organization. Phillips arrives at Barron with a track record in…
In her new role, Stacy Crocket will oversee sales support and lead Elemental LED’s Customer Experience department. Nevada-based manufacturer Elemental LED Inc., has promoted Stacy Crocket to VP/Sales Ops & Customer Experience, effective immediately. Since joining Elemental LED in September 2021, Crocket has played a key role in strengthening the company’s support infrastructure and improving…
Noted design journalist and author Vilma Barr has launched a multi-media digital service for promoting firms involved in the built environment. Industry veteran Vilma Barr is offering a new service – Design Media Strategies – for promoting firms in the architectural community. Custom programs are available for reaching a targeted national and international network of…
DeAngelis brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in the lighting, smart building, controls, and energy-efficient technology industries. New Jersey-based MaxLite has appointed Joe DeAngelis as Vice President of C&I Sales – North Region, reinforcing the company’s continued investment in strategic sales growth and customer support across key commercial and industrial markets. In…
Five lighting projects are among the recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy’s BENEFIT Funding Awards. Five lighting projects are among the recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) Funding Awards. These projects will support key scientific advancements in SSL technology, helping to accelerate the development…
Employee‑led fundraising efforts combined with a company sponsorship to support the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Sonepar’s New Jersey-based Cooper Electric helped raise $98,000 for the Boomer Esiason Foundation in support of cystic fibrosis research and family support initiatives. The contribution includes a $58,0000 donation through grassroots fundraising by Cooper Electric associates and partners as well as…
Graybar has announced plans to acquire Southern California-based American Electric Supply (AES), pending AES shareholder approval. Founded in 1984, AES is an electrical distributor that serves commercial and industrial customers across Southern California, which includes Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernadino, Ventura and San Diego counties. As a subsidiary of Graybar, the company will continue to…
10 students in the Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain program will be reimbursed for textbooks. Denver-based Quality Electrical Distribution (QED), a Sonepar company, is accepting applications for its QED Power Forward Scholarship. QED will reimburse the cost of required books for 10 eligible fourth-year Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) students. The program supports students…
Three more industry leaders join the architectural lighting show’s advisory board. Dallas Market Center (DMC) has opened attendee registration for the 2026 ArchLIGHT Summit, taking place September 15 and 16, and has also appointed three industry leaders to the event’s advisory board. Each year, ArchLIGHT Summit welcomes leading voices from across the design/build world, offering targeted…
The Southern California agency will represent the full Brightline portfolio in its territory. Pennsylvania-based Brightline Lighting has announced a partnership with LINX Lighting + Controls, one of Southern California’s premier lighting representative agencies. Under the agreement, LINX will represent Brightline’s complete portfolio of fixtures and control solutions throughout Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County….
This new industry platform encourages lighting agents and manufacturers to align strategies and build actionable growth plans for 2027. Indiana-based NEMRA Lighting, the lighting division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Representative Association (NEMRA), has launched the inaugural Lighting Summit. Described as a first-of-its-kind, members-only strategic business planning event, it was created exclusively for independent lighting…
Built in the late 1930s, the U.K.’s largest privately owned apartment complex has undergone a major refurbishment that provides state-of-the-art lighting to the historic building. The Dolphin Square apartment complex is a legendary icon in London and reportedly the U.K.’s largest privately owned apartment complex. Recently, the building has undergone a major refurbishment by…
Citing feedback regarding seasonal timing, ICFF officials have announced the show will move from its customary May schedule to coincide with BDNY in November. ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) – which will be held next week from May 17 to 19 – has scheduled its 2027 edition to run alongside the hospitality-focused BDNY (Boutique Design…