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I was reading the Signify Q2 earnings report and was, quite frankly, confused. The company had just come off its Capital Markets Day where it is trying to communicate its strategy and, presumably, sway analysts that it is a good […]
On Wednesday the US announced increased tariffs, up to 50% on a variety of goods from Canada and the lighting industry was impacted. The tariffs are expected to be effective August 20th. Linda Longo, editor of ElectricalTrends’ sister publication US […]
Earlier this year Genlyte, a Signify business, announced it would open a network of distribution centers around the country to make the company “easier to do business with” by having regional stock, enabling them to ship quicker to their distributors. […]
Parspec, best known as a vital lighting quotation system used by many lighting agents / manufacturer reps and distributors has been developing its Sales Management platform to support lighting agents / reps. The company received input from 16 lighting agents […]
The lighting industry continued to undergo much change in Q2. Aside from a number of small manufacturer acquisitions / mergers, lighting agents merging, and the final “implosion” of Cree Lighting, we also had LEDucation, Signify’s Capital Markets Day, Acuity’s earnings […]
Lighting can be complex. It can also be “easy” if you’re just pricing the BOM, receiving the order, monitor delivery / ship it from your warehouse, and then bill it. It can be what you want it to be, based […]
In the lighting world, Q2 started with LEDucation in mid-April and, while the business seems to be steady, for most it appears to be “unremarkable.” And we’re launching the 2026 Q2 Pulse of Lighting survey to verify. What does “unremarkable” […]
Last week Phoenix Lighting announced that they acquired Rig-A-Lite. The combination of Phoenix and Rig-A-Lite brings a stronger industrial lighting player to the market as Phoenix “scales up”. The sale of Rig-A-Lite was not surprising given that Rig-A-Lite had been […]
Last month LEDucation ran its largest show ever … over 8500 people attended the first day and reportedly registrations over 10,000! And there was a record 565 booths. Talking about packing sardines into a can! It then begs the question […]
MaxLite is a winner again. This time it’s for their AE Switch Remote Control Area Light, which was the EC&M Product of the Year Outdoor Category Winner. MaxLite, a leader in energy-efficient lighting solutions since 1993, announced that its AE […]
