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Street lighting represents a growth opportunity for electrical and lighting distributors as well as manufacturers (and yes, some sell direct to municipalities). And the recent acquisition by Verizon of Sensity, and Acuity’s involvement in Sensity, which ElectricalTrends has commented on, […]
Many may remember the Verizon commercials titled “Can you hear me now?” And while the spokesperson may have moved to Sprint and is focusing on price, the lighting industry may now be hearing Verizon calling. And electrical and lighting distributors […]
A continued growth area for distributors is energy efficiency. While new construction, almost by definition, will utilize “energy efficient” products, the renovation market is where there is continued growth potential. It requires companies to be aware of the benefits, their […]
2016 has been a challenging year for many industrially-oriented electrical distributors. Between the decline and ripple effects of oil and gas markets, the strength of the dollar constricting the OEM market, the agricultural equipment market stagnating and economic growth being […]
Earlier this week Cree announced its 2016 fourth quarter fiscal year performance. The following are notes from their investor call but, the end result was essentially “what’s going on with Cree?” given that the stock essentially tanked thereafter. From their […]
Monday was “movement day” for lighting relationships. And the changing relationships may say something more about the manufacturers than their partners. WESCO Moves to Current by GE WESCO has been synonymous with Eaton and Phllips Lighting and was / is the […]
The LED revolution is now complete. The historical Big 3 lamp companies are essentially either out of the business (Philips and OSRAM Sylvania under new owners) or removed from the business (GE). OSRAM Sylvania’s announcement that LEDVANCE has now been […]
Last week Cree streamlined its business by divesting of its Wolfspeed business in an endeavor to expand its lighting business. Wolfspeed, Power and RF division, which includes the silicon carbide substrate business for power, RF and gemstone applications, and was the […]
We’ve just passed the 6 month mark for the year and while there has been much change, the past month highlighted many and accelerated some. Consider: Consolidation Shealy sells to Border States to create a $2B ESOP. Grove Madsen sells to […]
Acuity announced their Q3 results yesterday. In an electrical materials market that continues to be rather anemic, the lighting market continues to outperform and Acuity remains the leader among large lighting players. It appears that Acuity is delivering on all cylinders. […]
