Acuity Brands Inc., Atlanta, acquired Healthcare Lighting, Fairview, Pa., in a cash deal. Founded in 2003, Healthcare Lighting designs and manufactures lighting fixtures specifically for healthcare settings.
In other news at Acuity, earlier this week the company announced the launch of the Acculamp product line, its first-ever offering of LED lamps. The introduction of the Acculamp line is a result of the previously announced business collaboration between Acuity Brands and Neonlite Electronic & Lighting (HK), Ltd. Available in the United States and Canada through Acuity Brands' sales representatives, the inaugural Acculamp product line, the S-Series, includes LED versions of PAR16, PAR20, PAR30, PAR38, MR16 and AR111 lamps, in multiple color-temperatures (CCTs) and various beam patterns.
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