Changing Scene

Cree, Inc. announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its LED Products business unit to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. effective March 1.

The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the advancement of Ethernet technologies, and UL announced the availability of Ethernet Alliance Power over Ethernet (PoE) Certification testing in UL’s laboratory in Taipei, Taiwan.

As the pandemic extends into 2021, lighting design firms continue to experience ongoing challenges as the economy continues to react to the global reach of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) is rescheduling the Enlighten Americas 2021 conference to 2-4 November 2023,

Continuing a push to maximize the efficacy of commercial lighting while promoting advances in quality of light, the DLC announced that products that have not been updated to comply with the V5.0 Technical Requirements have been delisted from the Solid-State Lighting Qualified Products List (QPL).

GM lighting is excited to announce new agency partnership with Ricard Agency of Montreal, CA. The new partnerships will streamline product support and provide skilled local sales presence.

At its February 23 meeting, the Osram Supervisory Board appointed Ingo Bank as CEO until the end of April 2023.

Dimonoff and Amotus are proud to announce the merger of their entities under the same banner with the objective of offering a new range of tailor-made IoT products and services.

CSC LED has announced that Ian Hegi has joined their team as Product Engineer at CSC LED’s Ontario head office location.

Signify has published its 2020 Annual Report. Signify filed the 2020 Annual Report with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets in European single electronic reporting format (the ESEF package).

The demand for alternatives to conventional switches in commercial spaces is growing as employers look to reduce common touchpoints.

At the end of January, Osram significantly raised its outlook for the fiscal year thanks to extremely positive business developments and the rapid recovery of the automotive market in the first quarter.

Canada’s trusted source for architectural and specialty lighting solutions, Magic Lite, is pleased to announce the signing of new specification and distribution sales agencies in Quebec, edp and AMP.

Liteline has announced Jebco Agencies Inc. as thier newest agent in the province of Saskatchewan as of February 16th  2021. 

Registration is open for the LEDucation Virtual Conference to take place March 16-17, 2021 and offers a variety of accredited webinars covering lighting design, controls, sustainability, and health topics.

Bolb, Inc. announced a Series A investment of $16 million led by global LED leader Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH. Osram co-invests via its investment arm Fluxunit with other existing and new investors, including Southeast Asian UVC-Tech Group and Silicon Valley based venture firm Walden International.