Lighting Industry

NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent lamps and CFLs declined 7.1% and 18.2%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis during the third quarter of 2009. The incandescent lamp sales index fell for the twelfth consecutive quarter and registered its lowest level ever recorded (55.4). CFL sales have contracted in five of the last 6 quarters, slipping to [...]

Hope you and your family have a fun and safe holiday today.

Cree, Inc. recently announced record revenue of $169.1 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2010, ended September 27, 2009. This represents a 20% increase compared to revenue of $140.4 million reported for the first fiscal quarter last year and a 14% increase compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.

DIRECTOR, MARKETING Kenall, a leading manufacturer of high performance specialized lighting solutions for complex environments, has an exceptional career opportunity for a senior level marketing leader to direct our overall marketing strategy and be a part of our executive team. The ideal candidate must possess a strong track record of performance and accomplishment, plus the [...]

PROJECT MANAGER Kenall, a leading manufacturer of high performance lighting for commercial/architectural use, has a great career opportunity for an experienced, certified Project Manager to: direct and manage projects from beginning to end; define the project scope, goals & deliverables that support Company objectives; identify required resources and assign responsibilities. Must proactively manage change, identify [...]

I’ll be at Pages Bookstore in Kensington in Calgary, AB tonight, doing a reading of my novel The Great Planet Robbery and signing copies afterwards. If you’re in the neighborhood, drop in and say hello!

Lighting Objects is a specification grade manufacturer of architectural and decorative lighting products with a specialty in custom fixtures. Give them a visit here.

Today is Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada.

Susan Solomon Auerbach, executive vice president – corporate development for Generation Brands was inducted into the American Lighting Association’s (ALA) Lighting Hall of Fame on September 15 at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. As the granddaughter of Henry Siegel, founder of Sea Gull Lighting, daughter of the late Edwin Solomon and a senior executive of [...]