Acuity Brands, Inc., (NYSE: AYI), a recognized leader in the lighting industry, recently opens its new 60,000-square-foot facility in Canada and centralizes the Company’s Lighting and Controls offices.Located in Toronto, the new facility incorporates Smart + Simple lighting and controls technology to showcase solutions for customers.
 
“This new work environment shows customers first hand what they can achieve when specifying lighting and controls solutions from Acuity Brands,” said Gregory Holm, Vice President and General Manager, Acuity Brands Lighting Canada, Inc.  “Centralizing our operation allows us to provide more resources to customers and agents, and the community, while providing the best work environment for our employees,”
 
Acuity Brands Canada will offer a full calendar of training modules as well as custom training sessions for sales agency partners and their customers. A lab space will allow the controls division to pre-program and test products, and offer hands-on training.
 
The facility’s grand opening took place Wed., Sept. 12, 2012 and included product showcase demonstrations by the Company’s Controls brands, Gotham®, Hydrel®, Lithonia Lighting®, Mark Architectural Lighting™, Peerless®, Tersen®, Sunoptics®, and Winona® Lighting. Ian Smith, Controls sales manager for Acuity Brands Canada, and Dr. Mike Lu, director of OLED Technology for Acuity Brands, led sessions on lighting controls and OLED lighting, offering two opportunities for attendees to receive AIA accreditation.