New Lighting Agency in Toronto: Influx Lighting

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The recently established Influx Lighting Group Inc. is a lighting agency created to service the Greater Toronto Area.

“We have a great team of Partners behind our new company – Chris Mills, Forrest Jones & Stephanie Teotico, who have been in the industry collectively for over 50 years – bringing decades of lighting design, sales, and applications experience with us,” said the Influx Lighting team via press release.

“We are truly excited to share with you a variety of different brands which we are now currently representing. Some incredible manufacturers’ from around the world have graciously partnered with us, to service the Ontario Lighting, Design and Construction Marketplace.”

Their manufacturers include:

Intrigue LED Lighting

Scott Architectural Lighting

IP Lighting

Kelvix Lighting

Modular International Lighting

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