• LEDVANCE Appoints Eric Liu as CEO, LEDVANCE Canada

    LEDVANCE has announced that Eric Liu has been named CEO, LEDVANCE Canada. In this role, Liu will lead the Canadian business, with a focus on strengthening customer partnerships, accelerating business growth, and improving go-to-market execution across Canada. A global business leader with extensive experience, Liu previously lived and worked in Canada for many years and brings deep knowledge of the Canadian market and business community. He joins the organization with a clear commitment to listening to customers and partners, supporting team development, and improving overall execution, speed, focus, and consistency across Canada.


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Changing Scene

  • Feb 10, 2026 - Registration Now Open for the 2026 MEET Show

    Registration Now Open for the 2026 MEET Show

    The MEET (Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology) Show is making its highly anticipated return to the Moncton Coliseum Complex this Spring, May 6th through 7th. This biennial two-day event features over 400 companies from the mechanical, lighting, electrical, DataCom, plumbing, and automation industries. Featuring the latest equipment, products, and technology on the horizon, 2026 will be the twenty-sixth edition… Read More…

  • Jan 29, 2026 - SATCO Announces Debby Hite as New Brand Loyalty Marketing Manager

    SATCO Announces Debby Hite as New Brand Loyalty Marketing Manager

    SATCO is pleased to announce the appointment of Debby Hite as their new Brand Loyalty Marketing Manager. Debby is an industry veteran with more than a decade of experience helping manufacturers and distributors strengthen channel relationships through strategic engagement and program development. Hite brings extensive experience connecting business strategy with execution, creating initiatives that support… Read More…


Design

  • Solar-Integrated Lighting: The Next Big Shift for Outdoor & Public Spaces

    Solar-Integrated Lighting: The Next Big Shift for Outdoor & Public Spaces

    For years, solar lighting was treated as a niche – useful, but not quite ready for large-scale outdoor applications. That perception has officially changed. Today, advancements in LED efficiency, battery performance, and smart control technologies are pushing solar-integrated lighting into mainstream adoption. And for manufacturers, system integrators, and solution providers, this shift is opening one… Read More…

  • Stanpro: Why & How to Adjust Lighting with Seasonal Changes

    Stanpro: Why & How to Adjust Lighting with Seasonal Changes

    Natural light varies from one season to the next, whether referring to brightness, slant or radiant periods. For instance, does your staff add more luminaires or extra light sources to work well in their environment during shorter days of the year? At home, do you close your curtains against the onset of intense radiance at… Read More…


New Products

  • Luminis Expands Clermont Family of Luminaires

    Luminis Expands Clermont Family of Luminaires

    Luminis has announced updates to its Clermont family of interior and exterior luminaires. The luminaire is now available in a Ø12” size; this version is also offered in a bollard mount. This family debuted in an Ø18″ format and is now available in Ø12”. Both sizes feature its signature, refined profile. Versatile in design, Clermont works with multiple… Read More…

  • Barbican: FOM Diamond – Architectural Fixture

    Barbican: FOM Diamond – Architectural Fixture

    Barbican’s FOM Diamond checks all the boxes for use in general lighting applications where performance, aesthetic, scale, design and budget are a concern. 2-Core LED technology provides excellent low-glare performance by delivering soft and even illumination on walls, and work surfaces while providing subtle up lighting to avoid the ‘cave effect’ of direct only fixtures.… Read More…


Lighting Design & Specification

This special bi-monthly digest has the broadest reach of those that are involved in all aspects of the electrical lighting design and specification industry across Canada. LDS is designed to provide lighting professionals insight and intelligence on those developments in the industry that effect design and specification. From corporate news to new technologies, products and insightful opinions, LDS will become your first read in the lighting industry in Canada. Published bi-monthly on Thursdays.