Savant Systems has completed its acquisition of GE Lighting, blending the professionally installed smart home brand with a household name in retail lighting products. The new lighting brand will be called GE Lighting, a Savant company. Financial details were not disclosed.
Bill Lacey, president and CEO of GE Lighting, a Savant company, said, “For more than a century we’ve been bringing the future to light as part of GE, and today we couldn’t be more excited to continue our journey as part of Savant. Savant is committed to continued investment and innovation in the lamp and fixture space and their deep knowledge and expertise in home automation will help our business accelerate delivery of bold smart home innovation at retail.”
The headquarters for GE Lighting, a Savant company, will remain at NELA Park in East Cleveland, OH, and Lacey will continue in his current capacity. Under a long-term licensing agreement, GE Lighting, a Savant company will use the GE brand on its products moving forward.
Robert Madonna, chairman of Savant and GE Lighting, a Savant company, said, “We are committed to ensuring that Lighting’s long history of industry leadership continues, while bringing exceptional value and reliability to retail partners and consumers. This acquisition has moved our company significantly toward our goal of becoming the number one intelligent lighting and smart home company worldwide.”
The Savant brand remains steadfastly committed to the professional installation channel for the home, and it will continue to invest heavily in the development of the most advanced products, solutions and services for this market.
