Scranton Gillette Acquires Residential Lighting and Hospitality Lighting

Scranton Gillette Communications, located in Arlington Heights, IL, has acquired the assets of Residential Lighting and its website www.ResidentialLighting.com from Lincolnshire, IL's Vance Publishing Corp. Hospitality Lighting was also included in the acquisition. The transition was spearheaded by Harry Urban, Vice President of Scranton Gillette. Urban was previously the Vice President, Interiors Media Network for Vance.

The new team at Residential Lighting consists of Laura Van Zeyl, Publisher & Editorial Director, and Sherwin Horowitz, Territory Sales Representative. Both Van Zeyl and Horowitz are also veteran Residential Lighting staffers. In addition, lighting guru, Randall Whitehead and former Residential Lighting Executive Editor, Jennifer Pinto, will remain as contributing editors.

"Scranton Gillette is a totally integrated B2B media company with strong capabilities in digital, custom, events, and, of course, print," said Urban. "We intend to reinvigorate the already excellent Residential Lighting brand by combining Scranton Gillette's strengths with the talented people who’ve joined our organization."

In a press release to the marketplace, Ed Gillette, President and CEO of Scranton Gillette said, "We are excited about the opportunity to enter into the lighting market with a well respected brand like Residential Lighting."

Scranton Gillette is a 103 year-old business-to-business publishing company, currently serving a variety of industries. Its brands include: Water & Wastes Digest, Water Quality Products, Storm Water Solutions, Roads & Bridges, Transportation Management + Engineering, GPN, Lawn & Garden Retailer, Big Grower and The Diapason. SGC is headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill., with a major sales and publishing office in Scottsdale, Ariz.