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.
The Siemens Foundation has launched Careers Electric™, a national initiative to expand access to high quality electrical training and create clear pathways to well-paying, in-demand electrical careers. Designed to meet the nation’s accelerating electrification needs, Careers Electric™ equips students and workers with technical, digital, safety, and other workplace skills required in today’s rapidly evolving energy,…
Montreal-based Verozza Lighting has appointed Charles-Antoine Poirier as Product Manager. Poirier brings more than 17 years of experience in industrial design for lighting companies such as Cyclone, Lumenworx, Axis, and Schonbek, among others. His industrial design experience coupled with market knowledge brings a multi-dimensional approach to product management. Eric Borden, President/CEO of Verozza states, “Charles’…
Lighting controls and building automation are increasingly going hand in hand and represent an opportunity for contractors and distributors…especially if a company is dual trade (electrical and mechanical /HVAC). It could also be an expanded, or value-added, opportunity for lighting specifiers. While you may not have the skill set to recommend a HVAC system, you…
Meyda Lighting’s internship program with the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES Career & Technical Educational Center proves beneficial to local trades as well as to the domestic manufacturer.
New Jersey-based lighting and controls manufacturer MaxLite and Lester Sales Company, a leading sales and marketing manufacturer’s representative agency across the Midwest, have announced the formation of a new strategic partnership beginning January 1, 2024. In this new partnership, Lester Sales Company will exclusively represent MaxLite’s C&I business across all the 8 states they operate…
Norcross, Ga.-based Halco Lighting Technologies has appointed Brazill Brothers & Associates as its new representative for Halco Lighting Technologies throughout the Northeast region, effective immediately. This strategic partnership expands the manufacturer’s presence in the Northeast while strengthening Brazill Brothers’ portfolio of innovative, energy-efficient lighting and controls solutions. Brazill Brothers & Associates will represent Halco Lighting Read More…
New Jersey-based MaxLite has appointed Jason Samuelian as Vice President of Sales – C&I West Region, plus Managing Director of EV Solutions. He brings nearly 15 years of experience across the lighting, electrical, and ESCO industries, most recently serving as Senior VP/ Sales & Marketing at ESPEN Technology, where he led national initiatives across lighting Read More…