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8th Annual Formula 1 Specifiers Challenge

On November 24, we hosted our eighth Formula 1 Specifiers Challenge at Grand Prix Kartways in Downsview, Toronto. The annual event started in 2008 as a way to bring together consulting engineers and landscape architects among the lighting specification industry and over the years, has become a highly anticipated evening of socializing and fun competition. […]

Italian Car Day 2015

Fueled by the passion for Italian automobiles, our Principal Nick Puopolo started Italian Car Day in 2011 and Salex has been a proud sponsor of Italian Car Day since its inception. Canada’s largest gathering of Italian cars, the annual event provides a relaxed and casual environment for Italian car and motorcycle enthusiasts to meet and […]

Smiles of Innocence

For the past 10 years, Salex has been proudly supporting The Hospital for Sick Children through our exciting Night at the Races event. An evening of fun, philanthropy and mingling with colleagues at Woodbine Racetrack, our annual fundraiser sees close to 200 attendees from the lighting specification industry, including landscape architects, lighting designers and engineers. […]

Delta Light Grand Opening

On October 22, we attended Delta Light’s 25th anniversary party in Belgium to celebrate its past, present and future, as well as the grand opening of its headquarters expansion. The celebration will easily go down as the best party of 2015! With 1,600 of its closest friends from around the world, Delta Light inaugurated the […]

Light Up Your Landscape 2015

We hosted our second annual Light Up Your Landscape event on Thursday, September 10 at Polson Pier’s Cabana Pool Bar in Toronto. Anticipated as the biggest landscape architecture event of the season, our participating manufacturers showcased their most innovative and sought-after outdoor lighting fixtures and landscape furniture, set against the backdrop of the Toronto harbour. […]

Night at the Races 2015

On Wednesday, June 24, we brought back one of our favourite events and hosted our 10th annual Night at the Races, and it could not have been more successful! We invited our clients to join us for an evening of fun, excitement and philanthropy at Woodbine Racetrack, where all proceeds from the night will be […]

Expanding Our International Decorative Offering

We are proud to expand our portfolio of decorative brands with the addition of internationally renowned lighting designer and manufacturer, Artemide. Adding to our roster of product offerings in this category, we have also acquired the product lines of U.S.-based Neidhardt, New Zealand-based David Trubridge, Canadian brand VISO and Italian SLAMP.  “We have always been […]

David Trubridge Hui Toronto

On Tuesday, May 19, we collaborated with our friends at Dark Tools to host internationally renowned lighting designer David Trubridge in Toronto. As part of his second North American tour, David was in the city for one day only following WantedDesign NYC. David is a recent recipient of two Red Dot Design Awards and to […]

Euroluce 2015

In April, we attended Euroluce, the biennial exhibition devoted to excellence in the world of lighting. This year marked the show’s 28th edition and we travelled to Milan to immerse ourselves in the lighting of nearly 500 exhibitors during the 6-day event. The first day of the exhibition was on April 14, but we arrived […]

Light Up Your Landscape 2014

On September 11, we hosted the first annual Light Up Your Landscape event at Polson Pier on Toronto’s harbourfront, to showcase the newest and most in-demand product from several of our outdoor lighting manufacturers. The evening event featured a delicious Churrasco-style BBQ from Oliver & Bonacini, our signature LED cocktail, our very own Rob Montoni […]