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Dealer vs Manufacturer vs Installer vs Engineer of Record
Roles, Delivery, and Commissioning

Dealer vs Manufacturer vs Installer vs Engineer of Record

Lighting project roles; who does what on a lighting project

Four roles are routinely confused on intelligent-lighting projects. The manufacturer makes the products. The dealer advises across manufacturers and manages procurement. The installer, a licensed electrical or low-voltage contractor, performs the physical work. The engineer of record stamps the design. Bryte Light operates strictly in the dealer role.

What it is

This is a trust page disguised as a definition, answering the objections — disintermediation, bias, blurred liability — that specifiers and GCs carry into the first call. Its four-role matrix (responsibility, liability, contracts) is also the raw material for the Phase 1 responsibility-matrix page.

'Why not go direct to manufacturers' is answered with multi-manufacturer impartiality and vendor-viability diligence (Igor's closure, Platformatics' acquisition), not product claims.

How it differs

Why it matters

The Bryte Light perspective

Licensing state-dependent
Bryte Light homepage role statement (verbatim); Lantronix VAR listing; wtec Solution Provider listing; state-dependent installation licensing

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