Legrand, North America Acquires Original Cast Lighting, Inc.

Legrand, North America Acquires Original Cast Lighting, Inc.

February 2, 2017

Original Cast Lighting, Inc. (OCL), a lighting manufacturer based in St. Louis, MO that offers decorative and custom lighting fixtures designed with the latest technology for commercial applications, is now part of Legrand, North America.

“This market continues to grow as digital technology transforms product offerings, while lighting designers and specifiers drive demand for more innovative and contemporary lighting solutions,” says John Selldorff, CEO, Legrand North and Central America. “The acquisition by Legrand will strengthen OCL’s ability to offer a full complement of innovative, attractive, and solution-oriented lighting products that meet customers’ evolving needs and transform the spaces where our customers live and work.”

Moving forward, OCL will continue to operate as a standalone business within Legrand, North America. “For over 44 years, OCL has been dedicated to designing lighting fixtures that enhance building environments, create energy savings, and respond to the evolving needs of the design community,” says Josh Shapiro, President, OCL. “Joining forces with Legrand, North America will enable us to greatly enhance our ability to expand our product offerings and to bring those products to market much faster than we could have in the past.”

Original Cast Lighting Inc., located in St. Louis, MO, manufactures specification-grade, decorative architectural lighting products. Their products are designed to enhance building environments (or architecture), create energy savings through the use of new technologies, and respond to the evolving needs of the design community.

Find out more about Original Cast Lighting Inc: www.ocl.com.

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