Meyda Lighting has established MEYDA CUSTOM LIGHTING, a division that specializes in custom lighting fixtures, lamps, stained glass windows and more. Lighting diffusers are crafted of stained glass, steel, sandcarved glass, fused glass, blown glass, acrylics, fabrics and more. Fabricators work with steel, iron, aluminum, bronze, brass and copper which are welded, forged, formed and [...]

I was contacted by Placement Professionals, a recruiting agency located in northern NJ, which is looking to fill three regional sales positions for a high-end commercial lighting controls manufacturer in the NYC metro area, Los Angeles and Dallas areas. “The specific requirement is someone having sold lighting controls to the commercial industry and who has [...]

Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. has entered into an agreement (subject to regulatory approval) to acquire 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Sensor Switch, Inc., the $37 million controls manufacturer, for $205 million. Sensor Switch, based in Wallingford, CT, offers energy-saving control solutions such including occupancy sensors, photocontrols and distributed lighting control devices. “The acquisition [...]

Cooper Industries has announced the acquisition of Irvine, CA-based Illumination Management Solutions, Inc. (IMS). IMS is a developer of specialized optics and system design for LED luminaires. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. IMS designs and manufactures LED systems and luminaires for a variety of lighting applications and has developed an innovation called LightBAR(tm) [...]

The California Lighting Technology Center is currently posting an entry level position for an Assistant Development Engineer to manage energy-efficient lighting demonstration projects at sites throughout California, analyze demonstration locations to determine energy baselines, design and implement energy-saving alternatives, and monitor projects to determine savings. A bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, or equivalent [...]

If you’re like many people these days, you could use a laugh. The Onion provides with a short, funny article about daylight savings time. It’s not a light bulb joke, I promise. Read it here.

Matthew Tanteri, IES, IALD Educator, Principal of Tanteri + Associates, LLC recently wrote to me to let me know that his consulting firm has moved to new offices at One Bridge Street, Suite 72, Irvington-On-Hudson, NY 10533, phone: 914.693.7800. His office is literally a stone’s throw from the water in a ground-level storefront in the [...]

NCQLP has announced that 299 lighting practitioners sat for the 2008 Examination. With a pass rate of 78.4%, the number of Lighting Certified (LC) individuals has been increased by 228, bringing the total up to 1,821, including six intern LCs. Of those who successfully completed the 2008 examination, 12% identify themselves as electrical engineers and [...]

UK lighting design practice Speirs and Major Associates has announced the promotion of Keith Bradshaw to Director. Bradshaw, formerly an Associate Director, first joined the Edinburgh office in 2002. A graduate of London’s Bartlett School of Architecture, he has a broad range of experience as a lighting designer. During his time at Speirs and Major [...]