Dear Scott

What happens when two industry innovators join forces? We’re ready to show you. GE Current, a Daintree company, and Hubbell Lighting have come together to form Current — your single source for reliable advanced lighting and intelligent controls. As Current, we’ll deliver the solutions you need and the value you seek — with greater e ciency and unrivaled customer service. Now that’s a powerful combination.

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“The magazine is supposed to be about lighting, said Cliff Smith,” our VP of Advertising Sales, “Is it appropriate to add an EV Charger to the What’s New column?” This was a question that our team discussed internally all week.

Our What’s New column is where new products, or products that we think our audience will find interesting, are showcased.

As we re-launch this historic and influential magazine we want to capitalize on its celebrated reputation and yet break out of the traditional mode…. a bit. For example, several contractors told me of installing electronic vehicle chargers and wish to learn about this emerging source of revenue.

As a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, I am full of military analogies so please bear with me. We want the magazine to lean out of the foxhole a bit. We will also write about non-traditional products and services important to your bottom line.

LM&M is published digitally every other month. You will find standard columns that you expect such as the President’s Message as well as this From the Editor column, but you will also see coverage such as Up Close—where we profile a prominent NALMCO member such as this month’s discussion with Norma Frank. Up Close also features up-and-coming members that you may not know. Occasionally we will feature non-NALMCO members.

Before and After focuses on retrofit projects. In this month’s issue, we write about Lenoir Rhyne University. While there was interest in energy savings, the primary goal of this retrofit was to improve aesthetics, security, safety, and light levels.

Every issue also includes content from an electrical distributor. In this inaugural issue, Marc Hodges of Sonepar shares his perspective with “Think the LED Transition Is Over? It’s Only Begun", and he offers five profit-making tips in the renovation market.

We will work closely with NALMCO members but will offer voice to experts that are not yet members.

LM&M is for you who work in the lighting management and maintenance business. If there are subjects that are important, let us know and we will cover them. If there are controversial issues facing the industry, we are here to put a spotlight on those problems. If you have discovered a best practice you want to share, we will tell the industry. Our door is always open. Please contact me at editor@nalmco.org.

This first issue is a work-in-progress, and we seek your feedback. We need your help to build LM&M back to the world-class platform that NALMCO deserves.