Today in Lighting — Thursday, June 25, 2026 Sponsored by Keystone Technologies — Light Made Easy for all your project needs.
Here are the stories making news, coming to you from Lightovation in Dallas.
Last night I had dinner with Jeremy Dudzien, and he wanted me to remind the audience that nominations are now open for the 2027 DALI Lighting Awards — a press release will be out soon.
Signify CEO As Tempelman outlined a plan to reverse years of revenue decline by focusing on connected lighting, reducing its direct presence from 55 to 35 countries, cutting SKUs by 40 to 50%, and prioritizing growth-oriented “build” businesses through 2029. Tomorrow we’ll focus on Kraig Kasler’s report on Cooper Lighting Solutions. Read more on EdisonReport.com.
IALD President Carla Wilkins is advocating for qualified lighting designers to become standard members of every design and construction team, while promoting certification, industry recognition, and broader engagement with developers, owners, and contractors. Read further on EdisonReport.com.
Spectre Lighting launches in the UK commercial lighting market, aiming to improve supply reliability and technical support. Founded by Craig Taylor, it offers stocked LED luminaires and engineering-led service to reduce lead times, project risk, and reliance on low-support imports. More on designinglightingglobal.com.
The markets were mixed yesterday — the Dow was up 182 points, NASDAQ dropped 110, and Signify was down another half a percent.