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LineBridge is pleased to announce that FRM Lighting & Controls has acquired Infinity Architectural Lighting, a respected lighting agency serving the Florida market. As part of the transaction, founders Claus Brix Pedersen and Mads Schmidt will continue in their leadership roles, ensuring continuity for manufacturers, customers, and industry partners. The acquisition strengthens FRM's architectural lighting portfolio and enhances its specification and design support capabilities throughout Florida. By combining Infinity's expertise and relationships with FRM's scale and resources, the organization is well positioned to deliver greater value to manufacturers, distributors, contractors, and the design community. The teams look forward to integrating operations and leveraging their collective strengths to better serve customers across Central and South Florida while continuing to drive growth in the architectural lighting market.

LineBridge is investing in artificial intelligence technology to enhance the customer experience and improve operational efficiency across its operating companies. As part of this initiative, the company has engaged Revalgo.ai to develop an AI-powered platform designed to support inside sales, customer service, and quotation teams. The solution will initially be piloted within FRM's Georgia operations, where it is expected to streamline workflows, improve responsiveness, and reduce quote turnaround times for customers and supply chain partners. The platform is scheduled to go live in August, after which LineBridge will evaluate opportunities for broader deployment across its organization. This investment reflects the company's ongoing commitment to leveraging technology to strengthen local relationships, support its employees, and deliver best-in-class service to manufacturers, distributors, contractors, and end users.

Kane Wiese brings more than 20 years of experience in the electrical and lighting industry, including 18 successful years with The Lighting Agency before transitioning into electrical distribution. Throughout his career, Kane has built a strong reputation for developing long-term relationships with contractors, distributors, engineers, and end users across the Colorado market.

Outside of work, Kane enjoys spending time outdoors hunting and fishing, as well as golfing and riding dirt bikes.

Audrey Olson is part of the quotations team at Bell & McCoy. She attended the University of Northern Colorado majoring in Communication Studies. Prior to joining the Bell & McCoy team, Audrey worked in Residential Lighting. She is known for being witty, caring, and hardworking.

Audrey is originally from Frederick, CO. Outside of work, Audrey enjoys reading, yoga and pilates classes, and trying new restaurants. She has two cats: An orange Tabby, named Poncho and a black cat, named Gigi.

Fun fact: Audrey lived in Louisiana for two years.

Bell & McCoy is excited to announce the promotion of Dane Johnson to Director of Sales – North Texas.

Dane is currently the General Manager for Bell & McCoy’s Arkansas and Kansas operations. He has earned this position through relentless hard work, determination, and a commitment rarely seen in the industry. A Texas State University graduate, Dane brings strong leadership and unwavering dedication to our team.

Dane is known for his outgoing personality, his passion for collecting bourbon, being ambidextrous, and his proud claim of having the most beautiful wife in the world.

Please join us in congratulating Dane on this well-deserved promotion. We look forward to his continued contributions and leadership as he steps into this new role.

Congratulations, Dane!

We are excited to announce the promotion of Josh Obenshain to General Manager of Kansas / W Missouri.

Josh has been an outstanding member of our Outside Sales team, consistently demonstrating hard work, dedication, and a strong commitment to our customers and our company. His deep industry knowledge, proven sales expertise, and unwavering work ethic have made a significant impact on our success.

A native of Huntsville, Arkansas, Josh brings over 20 years of hands-on experience in the electrical industry. Before joining BMC, he spent 12 years working for an electrical contractor followed by 4 years in outside sales at an electrical distributor. As a proud father of two (Braylen and Ella), Josh balances his professional drive with a love for the outdoors, whether he’s fishing on his boat, hunting, or helping his parents on the family farm.

Please join us in congratulating Josh on this well-deserved promotion! We are confident that his leadership, experience, and dedication will continue to drive our Kansas / Western Missouri Supply business forward.

Welcome to the next chapter, Josh.