Smart Cities
LpR 117 – Smart City Lighting
LEDprofessional Review – Sept/Oct 2026, Issue#117: Smart lighting is shaping the future of connected cities. This issue explores the technologies, standards, and real-world projects driving that shift—from data-driven public lighting and interoperable infrastructure to Prague’s Dvorecký Bridge. An…

Organizations
Inteplast Group acquires family-owned ALP Lighting Components
Inteplast Group, a US plastics and paper manufacturer with more than 10,000 employees, acquired ALP Lighting Components on November 1, 2026. ALP, family-owned since its founding in 1972, makes optics, reflectors, louvers and other parts for light fixtures and has nearly 230 employees at four sites in the US and Mexico. President Adam Mayse stays on and expects capacity and product range to grow.
Awards
EditorialDALI Lighting Awards 2026: 13 winners from homes to smart cities
The DALI Alliance presented the DALI Lighting Awards 2026 at Light + Building 2026 in Frankfurt. Entries nearly tripled; 13 projects won and three were highly commended. DALI is the open standard that lets lights and controls from different makers work together. Winners range from a Hong Kong residence to Ezhou Huahu Airport and Apple's London headquarters.
Organizations
Cree LED to be sold to private equity firm Transom Capital Group
Penguin Solutions has agreed to sell its LED business Cree LED to Transom Capital Group, a US private equity firm, in an all-cash deal. The price was not disclosed. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027. Cree LED, which stands for about 10% of Penguin’s projected fiscal 2027 net sales, will then run as a standalone LED company, while Penguin focuses on AI data center infrastructure.
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