Changing Scene

• Stanpro is Announcing the Retirement of Gen Melanson as of January 2022
  After 11 years of loyal service Stanpro announced that their colleague Glen Melanson will soon be retiring. He will remain in his position as a lighting specialist until January 2022 while we seek a new team member for the position. At the time of his arrival at Stanpro, Glen already had nearly 25 years of experience in the field and has provided outstanding customer service to our clients in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.
   
• Siemens Acquires Wattsense to Boost IoT Systems for Small and medium buildings
  Siemens Smart Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of French startup Wattsense, a hardware and software company which offers an innovative, plug-and-play IoT management system for small and mid-size buildings, expanding Siemens’ building products portfolio. Wattsense was started in 2017 and is headquartered in Dardilly, near Lyon, France. Wattsense optimizes the technical management of small and mid-size buildings with a leading IoT solution that combines simplicity and interoperability.
   
• LSI Industries Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2022 Results and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
  LSI Industries Inc. announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. LSI reported strong year-over-year increases in both net sales and profitability for the fiscal first quarter, driven by a combination of organic growth in both its Lighting and Display Solutions segments, coupled with the first full quarter of financial contribution from the JSI Store Fixtures acquisition (“JSI”) completed in May, 2021.
   
• Signify Reports Third Quarter Sales of EUR 1.6 Billion, Operational Profitability of 11.1% and a Free Cash Flow of EUR 85 Million
  Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, announced the company’s third quarter 2021 results. “I am encouraged by the strong demand for connected lighting and the performance of our growth platforms in what has been a particularly disrupted external environment this quarter.
   
• DALI Alliance Technical Guides Explain DALI and Wireless Gateways
  The DALI Alliance recently published two new Technical Guides that detail DALI specifications for wireless and IP-based connectivity. One Technical Guide examines wireless lighting control with DALI gateways, while the other explores the DALI+ specification for providing DALI lighting control over wireless and IP-based networks.
   
• Webinar: Responsible Lighting at Night in Urban Areas: Bridging the Inequality Gap
  Underserved communities are subject to a variety of poor lighting qualities, including the idea that brightly lit spaces are safer. The health and well-being of people living in these spaces is at risk due to impacts of excessively bright light further highlighting the systemic inequality. Many complaints of obtrusive light can be alleviated by considerate use of appropriate levels of light, color temperatures and optimized light distribution.
   
• Discover the First Volume of the Living Light series
  Lumenpulse design has always been about more than just smart solutions, it's also about exceptional quality of light and the support teams that go with it. We've collected a number of our favourite street lighting and environmental applications and placed them between two covers, giving you some fun for your imagination and future projects Volume 1 of the Living Light series is a limited edition, elegant look at everything we do to help light our world.