Hubbell Incorporated, an international manufacturer of quality electrical and electronic products for a broad range of non-residential and residential construction, industrial and utility applications, has acquired Varon Lighting Group, LLC, for an undisclosed amount.

Based in Chicago, IL, Varon is a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting fixtures and controls designed for indoor commercial and industrial lighting retrofits, as well as outdoor new and retrofit pedestrian-scale lighting applications. The company has manufacturing operations in California, Florida, and Wisconsin and a research and development facility in Illinois.

Post acquisition, Varon will join Hubbell's Lighting business, and will enhance the existing portfolio of eighteen premium lighting brands, including Kim Lighting, Architectural Area Lighting, Kurt Versen, Columbia Lighting, and Progress Lighting.

The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Hubbell's financial results in 2009.