Luminance Brands to Acquire Emerson's Ceiling Fan Business

LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminance Brands today announced that it has acquired Emerson Air Comfort Products from Emerson EMR.  The acquired product lines from Emerson will enable Luminance Brands to expand its product offering in the global ceiling fan market. 

This acquisition will bolster the current Concord Fan division and will enable the company to address a broader segment of the rapidly growing ceiling fan market.  Additionally, Luminance Brands plans to incorporate several of Air Comfort Product's upcoming smart fan product lines into its BryteHome division, which addresses the connected home market. 

"We are excited to add Emerson's Air Comfort Products group to the Luminance Brands family of companies," said Christopher Larocca, President and Chief Executive Officer of Luminance Brands.  "Emerson introduced its ceiling fans to the market in 1895 and has remained a technology leader in the space. We look forward to continuing the tradition of innovating and delivering differentiated products to the market for many years to come."

Luminance Brands intends to open a sales and design center in the St. Louis area to accommodate the Emerson employees transitioning to Luminance Brands.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ABOUT LUMINANCE BRANDS

Since 1951, Luminance has delivered distinctively decorative lighting alongside unparalleled quality and world-class service. Luminance Brands offers a unique collection of lighting solutions under five distinctive brands: Sunset Lighting residential fixtures; Concord Fans; BryteHome IoT-based lighting solutions; ADL lighting components and electrical parts; and Hallmark Lighting custom fixtures. Conveniently located in California, Texas, New York, Missouri and Illinois, Luminance Brands takes pride in offering in-stock product with same-day shipping from all five of its distribution centers. www.LuminanceBrands.com

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