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Atlanta, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) ("Acuity" or the "Company"), a market-leading industrial technology company, today announced the appointment of Sach Sankpal as Senior Vice President, Growth and Transformation, and a member of the executive leadership team. Sankpal will lead the technology organization, deploy the Company’s Better.Smarter.Faster. operating system, and direct integration efforts for future Acuity mergers and acquisitions. He brings extensive experience leading successful business transformations in the industrial sector. "We are excited to have Sach on our team," said Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and CEO, Acuity Brands, Inc. "He will play a critical role in leading efforts to support our business transformation through technology, how we work, and integrating new businesses.” Sankpal is a proven leader with a successful track record of driving growth, operational excellence, and transformation at global industrial and technology companies.
Atlanta, GA, Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) ("Acuity or Company"), a market-leading industrial technology company, today announced a new initiative planned to reduce paper use by more than 15 million sheets and save an estimated 1,500 trees per year through its introduction of scannable QR code instructions. The shift to lessen paper usage aligns the Company's sustainability goals with its digital transformation. "Our products last for years and sometimes decades, and over time, the paper installation instructions are discarded or misplaced. Giving our customers digital access to the documents they need helps minimize waste and makes our product information more accessible," said Trevor Palmer, President, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls. The introduction of digital QR code installation instructions is expected to reduce the Company's CO2 emissions by approximately 423,000 pounds per year. Acuity plans to make QR code instructions available for several top-selling products in its portfolio starting in May 2022.
Atlanta, GA, Jan. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI), a market-leading industrial technology company, today announced it is expanding its collaboration with Microsoft to bring new capabilities to Acuity Brands smart lighting, lighting controls, and building automation solutions. Acuity Brands has a bold goal to avoid 100m metric tons of carbon emissions as a result of projected 2020-2030 sales of LED luminaires, lighting controls, and building management systems replacing older technologies in existing buildings. By combining the power of Microsoft’s Cloud for Sustainability and Microsoft Azure IoT with Acuity Brands customer solutions, Acuity Brands and Microsoft will jointly enable end customers, operating many types of facilities and buildings, to forecast and calculate the environmental and financial impacts that these new lighting and building management technologies deliver.
Atlanta, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”) today announced Trevor S. Palmer was appointed President of the Company’s lighting and lighting controls business (ABL). Effective March 1, 2021, Trevor assumes responsibility for driving innovation across the Company’s lighting and lighting controls products, growing market share, and executing the digital transformation of the business. Trevor has over 27 years of experience in the building technology industry and recently served as Senior Vice President of Acuity Brands’ Digital Lighting Networks business. “Trevor has successfully led and grown our lighting controls business, a key driver for our future,” said Neil M. Ashe, Chairman, President, and CEO of Acuity Brands. “Trevor is a proven leader with an outstanding reputation for driving performance and for cultivating strong relationships within our Independent Sales Network. I’m excited to have him in this expanded role as he executes on our vision to transform and grow our business.”
According to a 2020 survey of IT and operations decision-makers, there continues to be significant growth in the adoption of connected building technologies. More than 50% of those surveyed indicated they deployed a connected building solution in 2020, and the remaining surveyed building management companies are considering one with 20% planning to deploy in the next 12 months
Distech Controls, an innovation leader connecting people with intelligent building solutions, announced today that the UNIWAVE series of wireless interfaces and remote controls has received a Product Innovations Award from BUILDINGS and interiors+sources. The product is a member of an elite group of 33 innovative products showcased in the September/October issue of BUILDINGS and the October issue of interiors+sources. The list is also featured online at www.BUILDINGS.com and www.interiorsandsources.com.
The past few months have been an adjustment for all of us. We all have been doing our best to balance our personal and professional lives. As an organization, we continue to prioritize the health and well-being of our associates and their families. Simple precautions go a long way, and I'd like to thank each associate for wearing masks and following the procedures set in place to make sure we keep you safe. Thank you for continuing to light the way for each other, our customers, and our stakeholders during this uncertain time. - Neil Ashe, President & CEO
Designed with contractors in mind, the JOT-enabled wireless solution shortens the installation and pairing process: lighting fixtures and controls are quickly installed without using dimming wires, and pairing each device or fixture is as simple as inserting the pairing tool into a pinhole and then pressing and holding any button for six seconds. Once paired, each fixture will be fully functional and individually dim down to 10 percent brightness.
In a recent episode of interiors+sources “I Hear Design” podcast series, Acuity Brands’ Tim O’Brien, VP of Architectural Ambient Lighting, and Donna Sumner, Director of Product Marketing, discuss trends in architectural lighting and the role technology has played to drive change and outcomes in commercial office spaces for building stakeholders and occupants. During the podcast, Tim and Donna discuss critical components of well-designed architectural lighting in commercial environments, how controls technology enhances energy efficiency and provides greater illumination and energy efficiency. To learn about these topics and solutions to challenges when creating unique office environments, listen now.
Acuity Brands is proud to provide lighting solutions to alternate healthcare sites to support COVID-19 relief. “Our teams have mobilized quickly to deploy lighting for multiple temporary alternate care sites, which are supporting life-saving treatments for the most critically ill,” said Steve Lydecker, Senior Vice President of Applied Technology Solutions. “For example, our Healthcare Lighting® PHLS went from concept-to-completed design to first customer installation in less than two weeks.”
