Domestic lighting manufacturer Vantage Lighting, headquartered in Rhode Island, has promoted industry veteran Jim Coleman to General Manager. Coleman joined the company in 2022 as Director/Marketing & Business Development. Previously, he served as Sales Manager for Universal Douglas Lighting Technologies, Inc. Other positions he has held include Director/Business Development for HiLumz USA and Eco-Revolution.
Cary, Ill.-based Light Efficient Design recently opened a brand new Chicagoland Training Center. The 1,000-sq.-ft. space is designed to serve as both a product showroom and training center. Light Efficient Design (LED) marked the opening with food, fun, and prizes for customers and employees to enjoy. The new training center will provide a central location…
The DMC has collaborated with NAILD to hold its annual convention at the same time and place as the ArchLIGHT Summit commercial lighting show in September.
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has named the recipients of its 2023 Society Awards for Technical and Service Achievement. This year, the organization’s most prestigious technical achievement, the IES Medal Award, has been bestowed upon Lisa Heschong. The Medal Award recognizes meritorious technical achievement that has conspicuously furthered the profession, art, or knowledge of illuminating…
January 31, 2024 Insight Lighting is excited to announce that Paul Pickard will be joining the Insight Lighting team as Chief Technology Officer. Paul is a 25-year veteran of the lighting industry, having provided technical leadership for Acuity, LLF, Cree, and Ecosense. He currently holds over 290 patents and has managed teams that have generated multiple…
Lightovation, the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, has announced a date shift for January editions of the show, beginning next January 2026. The new January date pattern will have the show begin on Saturday and run through Tuesday. The Dallas Total Home & Gift Markets will remain in their current dates and…
March 19, 2024 Sterling Vineyards was founded in 1964 by Oxford graduate and successful businessman Peter Newton. As one of only 27 bonded wineries in Napa Valley at the time, Sterling Vineyards was an early pioneer of crafting Bordeaux-inspired red wines in California and helped transform the region into the premier winemaking appellation we know…
Longtime industry leader and trusted Solais partner joins executive team to help drive the company’s next stage of expansion Texas-based Solais Lighting has named Al Near as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). He joins the architectural-grade lighting solutions provider after more than 30 years in the lighting and controls industry, where he has held leadership roles Read More…
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 Read More…