please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message lightolier type division of royal philips electronics industry lighting manufacturers founded 1904 headquarters fall river massachusetts united states of america key people zia eftekhar ceo william bill schoettler president products commercial lighting residential lighting outdoor lighting etc. revenue approx . 500 million 2006 slogan lighting that makes a difference website www.lightolier.com lightolier is a company that manufactures and sells a wide array of lighting fixtures . it was founded in 1904 by bernhard blitzer under the name of new york gas and appliance co. when electric lighting started to be more widely accepted the name was changed to lightolier a contraction of the words light and chandelier . in 2007 philips royal electronics announced that it would acquire the genlyte group which would make lightolier a part of philips . in its early years the company specialized in fancy decorative chandeliers then made a shift to high end design and architectural in the 1920s . in the 1960s lightolier introduced the first track lighting system designed by the late anthony c. donato a vertically integrated track unlike the horizontal tracks of today . also notable is the success of the lytegem series designed by michael lax that has a place in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art . lightolier is also known for its advanced reflector designs and was the first lighting company to introduce digital lighting systems in the early 1990s . the company is also sustaining member of the illuminating engineering society of north america a founding member of the american lighting association an ally of the epa green lights program and a partner of the lighting research center . the company currently has manufacturing operations in fall river ma track and recessed downlights also corporate headquarters wilmington ma fluorescent fixtures closed as of november 2012 edison nj downlights distribution fontana ca fluorescent and recessed linear fixtures camargo mexico track and recessed downlights and distribution centers in norwich ct atlanta ga elgin il carrollton tx compton ca divisions of lightolier edit translite sonoma maker of decorative lighting fixtures . exceline maker of decorative glass and metal lighting fixtures . ardee lighting maker of architectural accent lighting fixtures . external links edit lightolier retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lightolier & oldid 729575212 categories fall river massachusettscompanies based in massachusettslighting brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 july 2016 at 04 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view