The Western Museum of Mining & Industry announces the opening of its latest exhibit, “Underground Mine Lighting,” with a lecture by Joe Samek of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, part of Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources. The exhibit showcases the museum’s large collection of mining lamps and accessories. More than 50 lamps areRead more

Eindhoven, Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced it is working with more than 30 customers in Europe, North America and Asia to pilot light fidelity (LiFi). Its LiFi-enabled LED fixtures combine excellent light quality with a fast broadband data connection using light waves, enabling customers to send email, securelyRead more

February 20, 2019  (Niles, IL) -A.L.P. Lighting Components, a leading global manufacturer of Lighting components and kits, announced today that it has sold its thermoforming business to Mableton, GA-based RLR Industries, Inc.  In conjunction with RLR’s sales management, the Bill Brown Sales Company (BBS) will represent RLR’s product lines in the Continental United States (excludingRead more

2/18/2019 (Mableton, GA) -RLR Industries, Inc., the leading fully integrated North American manufacturer of thermoformed lighting components, lenses and diffusers, announced today that it has acquired the thermoforming business of A.L.P Lighting Products.  In addition, in conjunction with RLR’s Sales Management, the Bill Brown Sales Company will represent RLR’s product lines in the Continental UnitedRead more

February 20, 2019 Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, is experiencing an acceleration in the number of companies becoming licensees for its EnabLED licensing program for LED luminaires and retrofit bulbs at the end of December 2018. This follows the addition of 150 more innovations to its portfolio early inRead more

Milwaukee-based Phoenix Lighting has acquired Georgia-based Bright Light Systems Inc. in a deal that will expand the company’s lighting control and monitoring offerings. Phoenix Lighting is a manufacturer of industrial light fixtures for harsh environments that operates from a 68,000-square-foot facility at 8711 W. Port Ave. on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The company was bought from the fourth generation ofRead more

Although the international lighting community does not yet know enough to prescribe a certain type of electric lighting to meet the specific needs of specific individuals, enough has been learned in the past few years “to make a difference in people’s lives,” according to Mariana G. Figueiro, Ph.D., director of the Lighting Research Center, aRead more

The world’s biggest lighting company has been selling equipment to the horticultural industry for decades, building up its business outfitting greenhouses to grow plants like tomatoes, lettuce and roses. Lately, demand for a new crop has exploded onto the scene: Pot.

General Electric is once again downsizing, this time shrinking the scale of its once-ambitious plan for a fancy headquarters along the Boston waterfront.  The struggling light bulb and jet engine maker announced on Thursday it ditched a plan to build a 12-story office building in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. Instead, GE (GE) and Massachusetts have agreed to jointly sell theRead more