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Semper Fi to LED: Manny Andrews Brings Military Discipline to Lighting Labor By Randy Reid
Manuel Andrews doesn’t talk about labor the way most people in the lighting industry do. There’s no hand-wringing or abstract complaints about shortages. Instead, he speaks from the ground up—where labor actually lives, where projects succeed or fail, and where relationships determine whether work gets done.
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Andrews, who goes by Manny, is the founder of Brighter Solutions, a company based in Akron, Ohio that focuses almost exclusively on providing skilled labor for commercial lighting installations. In an industry often dominated by manufacturers, distributors, and project managers, Manny has built his business around a different reality: none of it