Zumtobel Lighting US has announced the launch of its new e-catalog, accessible by clicking on the “E-catalog” button at the bottom of the www.zumtobel.us homepage, or by going directly to www.zumtobel-ecatalog.com. In addition to being more user-friendly, the new e-catalog was designed to reflect the sophisticated aesthetic of Zumtobel’s products, as well as the company’s [...]

Lighting Services Inc, a luminaire manufacturer, has introduced a new channel on the popular website YouTube. The first five-minute video features the LumeLEX Series and demonstrates its features as well as the benefits of remote phosphor LED technology. Check it out here. BE sure to subscribe if you’d like to be automatically alerted about new [...]

NEMA’s T8 lamp shipments index increased 7.2% during the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago. Moreover, the 2010Q1 reading for index reading is nearly 4% above the level for all of 2009. T12 lamp shipments posted year-over-year growth of 5% for the quarter. Shipments of T12 lamps have remained [...]

From a recent email from the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD): Please be advised that the State of New York has determined that the lighting design services that our members typically provide to customers are subject to sales tax in New York. The Department’s conclusion applies to ANY lighting design firm providing services in [...]

Today is Memorial Day.

On May 18, LightNOW reported here that Cleveland was considering a 10-year deal giving Sunpu-Opto Semiconductor Ltd. exclusive rights to sell millions of LED lights to the city in exchange for the company making Cleveland its North American headquarters, creating an estimated 350 jobs. The proposed deal naturally irritated GE Lighting, which is based in [...]

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) increased 1.1% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the first quarter of 2010. On a year-over-year basis the index posted a similar increase of 1.2%, marking the first time since the second quarter of 2006 that the LSI has registered an appreciable gain compared to the same period a year ago. [...]

Philips Lighting has announced that it has redesigned the packaging of its ICN T8 Instant Start, IOPA T8 Instant start high efficiency, and ICN T5HE family of electronic ballasts, diminishing the carbon footprint and preserving the environment by reducing the overall carton size by 37%, according to the company. The move is part of Royal [...]

The public, as well as lighting industry experts, are invited to attend a lighting trade show and educational conference set for Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21 and 22, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. UPDATE: Note that the website says the event will be held Wednesday, Sept. 22 & Thursday, Sept. 23, not [...]