New CEO for Helvar
(Finland) – Adel Hattab will join Helvar as new CEO from September 1st.
Helvar’s Board of Directors has appointed Adel Hattab as new Chief Executive Officer.
Hattab will commence in his new position on September 1st, 2017. His professional experience spans several industries and covers different leadership roles in global companies, across the value chain. He joins Helvar from Outotec where he has been responsible for Strategic Customers and Business Development and a member of the Executive Board. He has deep knowledge of digital transition from past positions with Nokia as well as Metso Automation.
Hattab holds an MSc in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology, as well as a MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and MIT Sloan School of Business.
“Adel has deep experience in the digital economy from various aspects, and has lead several businesses successfully. Helvar is a leader in a very exciting industry going through a digital transformation, and I am confident that he has what it takes to be successful in his new position," said Helvar’s Chairman of the Board, Kai Öistämö.
"I am very excited to join Helvar, a company that is well known within the industry. I am impressed and inspired by the Helvar team and the opportunities that lie ahead. I recognise that the transition of the lighting Industry provides great growth potential for the company. I look forward to working with the entire Helvar team, our customers and partners", added Hattab.
As previously announced, Helvar’s current CEO Hans Henrik Lund will join Nilfisk as CEO. "Under the past year of Hans Henrik’s leadership, Helvar has gone through a major transition. It is now one of the leading companies Intelligent Lighting. Hans Henrik leaves a solid foundation for Helvar to build on. On behalf of the whole Board, I thank Hans Henrik for his great contribution to the company", continued Kai Öistämö.
Illuminate Lighting Design launch new San Francisco Studio
(USA) – The new San Francisco office is the second in North America and ninth studio globally for the company.
Illuminate Lighting Design, an award-winning international architectural lighting design consultancy and a division of the world’s leading hospitality interior design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), celebrated the opening of its new San Francisco studio this month.
The newly minted office builds on Illuminate’s already strong Bay Area presence and a recent win at the prestigious Illumination Engineering Society (IES)’s Illumination Merit Award for their work on BCCI Construction Company project on Battery Street in San Francisco.
“Illuminate complements the work of designers and architects by shaping the perception and experience of a space through the playful use of both natural and electric light,” said Nick Albert, Director of Illuminate. “Our continued growth and success in the US has driven the need for a second office to serve our clients stateside through a combination of local support and unparalleled global resources.”
This is the second studio in North America for Illuminate after Los Angeles, and its ninth globally. Established in 2009, Illuminate Lighting Design creates bespoke lighting schemes for renowned projects around the world.
Illuminate’s projects include LEED, Title 24, WELL and other energy efficient strategies as well as advanced lighting and daylight control systems and the application of media integrated lighting. The team aims to create spaces that can excite and inspire, as well as provide critical functionality and comfort for those who work, live and play within.
HNC AND HND QUALIFICATIONS IN LIGHTING TO BE TAUGHT IN UK
(UK) – A partnership between the Lighting Industry Association and the University of South Wales will see a Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma in lighting being taught in the UK for the first time.
This September will see the first ever Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in lighting being taught in the UK through the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and the University of South Wales (USW).
The LIA announced its partnership with USW in July last year, with an aim to provide new opportunities for collaboration in both teaching and learning.
The introduction of a HNC and HND in Lighting Design and Technology will provide the first qualifications at this level in the UK to attract new talent and develop existing careers within the lighting industry.
The courses will be delivered between the LIA Academy in Telford and the USW campus in Pontypridd, recognising the state of the art facilities at both sites. Modules delivered at the Academy in Telford will be led by the LIA’s established team of expert tutors, who have all gained ‘Recognised Teacher Status’ from USW.
The HNC and HND are composed of modules covering the following subjects:
- Lighting Fundamentals (HNC/HND)
- Electrical Principles & Design (HNC/HND)
- Light Sources & Luminaire Design (HNC/HND)
- Lighting Design (HNC/HND)
- Lighting Project Specification (HNC/HND)
- Singleton Project (HNC/HND)
- Advanced Lighting Principles (HND)
- Component and Product Design (HND)
- Exterior Lighting (HND)
- Highway Lighting (HND)
- Interior Lighting (HND)
- Work Based Project (HND)
Upon successful completion of the HND course, the students will have the opportunity to progress to a full BSc (Hons) Lighting Design and Technology at USW.
Students can enrol to take the courses in either a full-time or part-time capacity, whether taking their first steps into lighting or aiming to strengthen and develop their existing career. These qualifications cater for all abilities and offer a natural career pathway.
Stuart Green, Course Leader of Lighting and Design Technology at USW, said: “The introduction of these qualifications provides a new pathway for individuals already working in the industry to strengthen and cement their learning, as well as offering a way into the lighting industry for new talent. Our partnership with the LIA enables us to combine our knowledge to co-ordinate development opportunities for lighting professionals.”
LIA CEO, Steve Davies added: “The courses delivered by the Lighting Industry Academy meet the exacting quality and academic standards expected from a partnership with a major UK university, for such highly respected and recognised qualifications.
“As one of the very few of their kind in the UK, these industry specific, academically recognised qualifications create a cornerstone in the development of the lighting community’s bright and exciting future.”
BLUETOOTH SIG ANNOUNCES MESH NETWORKING CAPABILITY
(USA) – Bluetooth technology will now support mesh networking, a new capability optimised for creating large-scale device networks, ideally suited for building automation, sensor networks and other IoT solutions.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that Bluetooth technology now supports mesh networking. The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimised for creating large-scale device networks. It is ideally suited for building automation, sensor networks and other IoT solutions where tens, hundreds, or thousands of devices need to reliably and securely communicate with one another.
“By adding support for mesh networking, the Bluetooth member community is continuing a long history of focused innovation to help new, up-and-coming markets flourish,” said Mark Powell, executive director for Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
“In the same way the connected device market experienced rapid growth after the introduction of Bluetooth Low Energy, we believe Bluetooth mesh networking can play a vital role in helping early stage markets, such as building automation and wireless sensor networks, experience more rapid growth.”
Time and time again it has been shown that markets flourish when multi-vendor interoperability exists. Bluetooth mesh delivers proven, global interoperability that assures products from different vendors work together.
“Multi-vendor interoperability is a major factor in determining how fast markets develop,” said Russ Sharer, VP Global Marketing and Business Development at Fulham. “Fulham is excited to finally see a wireless, multi-vendor, interoperable standard for lighting controls and we believe Bluetooth mesh networking will greatly expand the size and functionality of the market.”
“Within the building automation market, there is a growing focus on connected lighting and the role it can play as a platform for providing automation services throughout a facility,” added Szymon Slupik, President and CTO of Silvair and Chairman of the mesh working group within the Bluetooth SIG.
“A smart lighting platform built on top of Bluetooth mesh networking can also support asset tracking, point of interest, and way-finding services. These value-added capabilities are part of why we believe Bluetooth is an ideal technology for enabling a mesh network.”
The Bluetooth mesh networking specifications, as well as the tools required to qualify Bluetooth products with mesh networking support, are now available at the Bluetooth website. Bluetooth mesh networking operates on Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) and is compatible with core specification version 4.0 and higher.
GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING EXHIBITION 2017 WELCOMES RECORD NUMBER OF GLOBAL VISITORS
(China) – A record number of visitors attended the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, held over four days from 9th-12th June.
The 22nd edition of the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) welcomed a record number of visitors for the four-day fair during which key industry players had the chance to explore the convergent future of the lighting industry.
The fair maintained its position as an influential and comprehensive lighting and LED event by receiving strong industry support. The fair welcomed 156,898 visitors – an increase of over 8% from last year’s exhibition – from 134 countries and regions.
The trade fair spanned 17 halls of the China Import and Export Fair Complex including a total of 2,428 exhibitors. The exhibition was segmented into three sections; production, technology and applications. These sections covered the entire industry spectrum from components and materials to packaging and implementation. The show’s 180,000sqm of floors were abuzz with visitors, cutting-edge products and talks by experts in the lighting community.
Regarding this year’s show, Ms Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd, commented: “The convergence of lighting with different technologies is a defining factor for the achievement of GILE 2017. I am sincerely grateful for the global lighting community’s support in demonstrating the diverse application of core lighting technology beyond illumination.
“Unrelenting innovation and the exchange of market intelligence are vital for progression. We will continue with our efforts to link up technological innovation, lighting design and sales channels into a platform for the lighting industry to network and achieve its business objectives.”
The convergence of lighting with state-of-the-art designs and technologies was prevalent in every aspect of the 2017 fair. Fixtures such as panel lights, linear lights and hidden lighting have moved into the mainstream. Concepts like smart control, programmable lights, anti-glare, super slim and frameless designs are the in-demand products for this year.
Ms Lucia Wong added: “The lighting industry is evolving with opportunities abound. The creation of lighting solutions is a joint effort in the industry, which requires the support of a number players, including planners, designers and manufacturers. Otherwise, these concepts will never be made into reality. GILE will always continue to support these innovations in the industry.”
www.guangzhou-international-lighting-exhibition.hk.messefrankfurt.com
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS TO PRESENT LIGHT MAPPING PROJECTION AT SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE FESTIVAL
(Germany) – Zaha Hadid Architects have created a mapping projection to be displayed on the 170-metre façade of Karlsruhe’s Baroque castle.
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has collaborated with leading digital artists and computer science researchers Andy Lomas and Mubbasir Kapadia, together with musician Max Cooper to create a mapping projection for the 2017 Schlosslichtspiele Festival titled ‘Behaviour Morphe’.
The Schlosslichtspiele Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany presents a programme of spectacular light mapping projections on the 170-metre façade of the city’s Baroque castle.
Exploring new forms of architecture, the 2017 Schlosslichtspiele connects digital spatial concepts with the 18th century masonry of the castle to research how living spaces can be designed in the future.
ZHA’s projection showcases the latest digital spatial simulation tools the practice applies in the comprehensive analysis and planning of its architecture, and looks further ahead to concepts of spatial design of the future.
The projection on the castle’s façade reveals its interiors as digital laboratories of human behavioural simulation, demonstrating the circulation and congregation of digital actors programmed with artificial intelligence that interact with the spaces of the castle and each other.
Patrik Schumacher, ZHA principal, explained: “Dynamic new virtual spaces are defined by using real-time data to interpret the virtual actors’ interactions. These digital spaces are then explored with iterative growth systems that emulate the evolutionary process of nature, demonstrating the potential of metamorphic simulations and digital morphogenetics.
"As an architectural interpretation, the projection outlines ZHA’s Computational Design (CODE) research group’s work in these iterative systems of development."
Other architects presenting at this year’s festival include Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, as well as Greg Lynn.
The Schlosslichtspiele Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany opens on 3rd August until 10th September 2017.
DARKHORSE LIGHTWORKS CERTIFIED AS A WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
(USA) - Dark Horse Lightworks Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.
Architectural lighting design firm Dark Horse, based in Los Angeles, California, has announced its national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise, by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West (WNENC).
Dawn Hollingsworth, Principal of Darkhorse Lightworks, stated: “This recognition is important for our clients and vendors to know we are part of a larger network of businesses with a diversified work environment and we are excited about the opportunities this opens for our business.”
This certification is a meticulous process and has to include in-depth reviews of the business and site inspections. Thus, to qualify for this title, the company must pass rigorous searches and testing is to ensure the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.
Corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitments to the continued development of diversity by including women-owned businesses among their own suppliers.
AMERLUX UNVEILS NEW STATE OF THE ART SHOWROOM
(USA) - Amerlux unveil new showroom at headquarters with hands on experiences.
New corporate headquarters for Amerlux, based in Oakland NJ, has developed a brand new 7,000 sqft showroom and lounge, providing a unique hands on learning experience. Clients that come to the headquarters will be able to learn firsthand how to realise the power of the latest lighting technologies Amerlux has to offer. The showroom will guide you through application, control, colour tuning and warm, dim real-life applications.
“Our new showroom is an elegant lighting application center that demonstrates how to use the latest LED technologies while doubling as a classroom for hands-on training of what goes into an Amerlux product that makes it so Special,” said Amerlux CEO/President Chuck Campagna. “The room can be used for actual interactive AIA/CEU courses, and to host meetings for the local chapters of the AIA, IES and other professional organizations. It also can be used for training sessions and educational seminars with distributors, contractors and the lighting community.”
The stylish, architecturally designed, showroom was built with flexibility with removable walls and a 24ft high ceiling, allowing the ability to manipulate the showroom for various applications and environments. It contains a black room / test lab, which allows visitors to witness comparisons of colour rendering and beam control, as well as light distribution at a height of up to 24 feet.
“Displays include urban apartments, offices, retail, hospitality, supermarkets, commercial and exterior spaces, as well as a black room lab,” said Mr. Campagna. “They are all designed to be re-lit quickly with any product that our customers may want to see.”
The advanced technologies from Amerlux demonstrate warm dimming, colour tuning, IoT and optics that deliver effective and efficient light beams. Designers and clients that are invited to experience the interactive showroom are offered to choose from a selection of the industry’s latest controls that are most suited to meet their needs. These include everything from IoT to photocell and motion, as well as colour rendering and dimming. Additionally, data collection sensors that reveal consumer purchasing analytics and tools that grow plants and “produce” under illumination will also be available.
“Our new showroom is here to use and all are welcome to utilize it for their next lighting event,” continued Mr. Campagna. “Customers and designers can come kick the tires per se, to make sure they are using the proper lighting fixtures in their layouts. Come and witness first-hand our passion for lighting and dedication to creating high-performance lighting custom tailored to your exact specifications.”
FAGERHULT ANNOUNCES NEW UK CONTROLS MANAGER
(UK) – Nick Van Tromp joins Fagerhult UK as Controls Manager.
Fagerhult UK has appointed Nick Van Tromp as Controls Manager as it seeks to extend the reach and scope of its lighting controls offer within the UK market.
The move follows the Fagerhult Group’s recent acquisition of Organic Response, the Australian technology leader in the IoT lighting sector.
The Organic Response technology, now renamed OR Technology, will only be available to the eleven brands within the Fagerhult Lighting Group, ensuring its further development and availability together with the Group’s current offering, the e-Sense range.
In his new position, Nick Van Tromp will spearhead the development of the lighting controls offering in collaboration with the Fagerhult Group brands and will assist in the implementation of the technology within the UK market.
Nick joins Fagerhult from lighting controls specialist Helvar and has more than ten years’ experience in the field, seven of which were within specification roles and more recently as a product manager looking after Helvar’s sensor and user interface portfolio.
Nick Van Tromp said: “I am really excited to join Fagerhult UK and look forward to contribute to the excellent company’s growth seen in recent years.
“The acquisition of Organic Response is a major step forward and with the other products in the e-Sense range we are now in a very strong position to compete for large projects in the intelligent lighting arena. I am confident that my experience in lighting controls and specification projects will prove to be a valuable asset to the company and help us continue on this path of growth.”
IALD EUROPE LAUNCHES NETHERLANDS CHAPTER
(Europe) – The unveiling of IALD Netherlands follows the launch of IALD Alpine earlier this year.
IALD Europe has announced the formation of its newest chapter: IALD Netherlands. Following a series of meetings in the Netherlands over the past two years, the chapter is now official.
The chapter’s main objective is to increase awareness of the profession of lighting design; to promote the benefits of professional lighting design by showcasing work; to reach out to policymakers; and to act as a source of information for members, legislators, ally associations and other stakeholders.
The Netherlands Chapter is officially the second IALD Chapter in the European region, which was first established in September 2014. Berry van Egten, IALD, will act as the lead volunteer coordinator in the chapter.
More information on the activities of the IALD Netherlands Chapter can be found at facebook.com/IALDNetherlands.
Visual Communications Company Acquire Display Products
(USA) – VCC make third acquisition with the purchase of California-based DDP.
Visual Communications Company, (VCC) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Display Products, Inc. (DDP). The transaction is the third for VCC, which is backed by Southern California-based private equity firms Cloudbreak Capital and Wedbush Capital Partners.
Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DDP specialises in the tailoring of highly engineered LED solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). DDP also operates Emerge Lighting, a rapidly growing lighting brand that designs and manufactures cutting-edge LED lighting solutions for architectural applications.
"The acquisition of DDP advances our strategy to be the innovation leader in illuminated components," said Andy Zanelli, VCC President and CEO. "DDP's products are used in many OEM applications where the highest levels of quality, reliability, and performance are essential.
“Combining DDP with VCC's existing LED business establishes VCC as a leader in the attractive industrial and infrastructure segments of the illuminated component market. VCC now has the most complete product and capability offering in the industry, and is a fully integrated strategic supplier to major OEMs. Furthermore, we are very excited by what we see happening at Emerge Lighting, and the acquisition will strengthen its ability to offer a full complement of innovative, attractive, and solution-oriented LED lighting products that meet customers' evolving needs."
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Lars Hens of California Bank & Trust.
LUX–TSI ANNOUNCES STRENGTHENING OF LONG-TERM COLLABORATION
(UK) - LUX – TSI announces strengthening of long-term collaboration with British Standards Institution (BSI) in the Lighting Sector
A long running partnership between these two poignant companies has recently become an even tighter bond, as LUX-TSI announce their Platinum Membership with the BSI Associate Consultant Programme. With this comes continued customer investment in technical expertise in LED Lighting technology and compliance services.
Furthermore, this adds to the collaboration already established in 2015 between the companies with the approval of LUX-TSI as a BSI associate laboratory, to cover lighting and road traffic equipment markets, which are both introducing LEDs in their current transformations.
CEO of LUX-TSI, Dr Gareth Jones commented: “This agreement further reinforces the position of LUX-TSI as the leading trusted provider of technical consulting, testing and compliance management services in partnership with BSI certification activities within the lighting industry and we are proud to continue to be associated with BSI to enable the sector to prosper and growth confidence in the UK and international markets. Our approach to global market access can only be effective with support from world leading certification providers like BSI.”
Certification Team Manager from the UK standards organisation Greg Childs concluded, “ With this agreement and relationship, LUX-TSI continues to be a strong partner and continues to meet the exacting standards required by BSI for the carefully selected organisations that we work with. The enlarging of our relationship will mean we can now have a unique, trusted approach in offering testing and certification services to the lighting industry including the prestigious BSI Kitemark and global market access coverage.”
