Cooper Lighting Teams with Nation’s Largest Printer for Lighting Upgrade and Retrofit Project
Cooper Lighting recently announced that it has been selected by a global provider of print and related services to retrofit upwards of 25 domestic facilities by Q2 2006. The comprehensive facility lighting retrofits are part of a strategic energy conservation plan that the Energy Solutions Group of Cooper Lighting markets for industrial and commercial facilities.
The lighting retrofit program is in its initial stage of implementation and represents approximately one-quarter of the printer’s U.S. facilities. Cooper Lighting has completed retrofitting three locations to date, including two in Illinois and one in Atlanta. Cooper Lighting’s customer is currently evaluating and identifying the additional locations.
“We are proud to have been selected as the partner of choice for this project,” said Daniel Castillo, director, Marketing and Product Development, Cooper Lighting. “Our customer is a forward-thinking company always looking for ways to improve productivity and operational expenditures. Implementing new lighting systems that take advantage of recent technology in the marketplace is an easy way for organizations to positively impact their energy costs. We look forward to expanding our role with this customer in the future.”
Cooper Lighting’s proposal replaces current metal halide High Intensity Discharge (HID) fixtures with fluorescent fixtures. In general, all things being equal, the solution results in a nearly 50 percent drop in the annual cost of the lighting system. One retrofitted facility is on track to record a 43 percent savings for the year, the equivalent of saving 145,000 gallons of gasoline or nearly 3,000 barrels of oil.
“The primary reason for the lighting switch is the energy savings opportunities that exist in our facilities,” said a representative of the organization. “We’re always looking for improvements in the ways that we operate and the lighting changeover is one way in many energy-savings initiatives we are currently engaged in.”
The fluorescent fixtures also deliver a superior color rendering index (CRI). An improved CRI means employees can see clearer and crisper colors without as much light. Even with light level drops, because of the strong CRI employee productivity is improved.
“The Illumination Engineering Society has published reports as to the direct relationship between CRI and light levels,” Castillo said. “If the CRI of one type of light is 20 percent better than another, a person can see as well with 20 percent less light because the eye perceives the light to be brighter. Our customer wanted to maximize CRI for its employees because color is such an important part of their business.”
Additional services provided by the Energy Solutions Group of Cooper Lighting as part of its strategic energy conservation program include initial assessment, audit analysis of the lighting system, program management including installation, and post-installation measurement and verification of the new lighting system. See our website for additional information about our Energy Solutions Program: www.cooperlighting.com.
Cooper Lighting’s Award-Winning HALO Brand Celebrates 50th Anniversary/Introduces New H3 Downlight Series
Cooper Lighting’s 
HALO brand of recessed and track lighting celebrates its 50 th anniversary this year and continues to set the industry standard by introducing the HALO H3 Downlight Series.
“HALO has established itself as the industry leader in recessed and track lighting,” said Tim O’Brien, V.P. Marketing, Cooper Lighting. “Cooper Lighting continues to grow this legacy and create new products that consistently win awards such as brand leader in lighting, for the past seven consecutive years, as well as brand familiarity and brand most used.”
The HALO H3 Downlight Series is a 3” aperture downlight family that is ideal for soffits, casework, and niche areas, as well as for general illumination.
For more information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.
Acenti® Collection Wins Prestigious GOOD DESIGN™ Award From Chicago Museum of Architecture
Leviton Manufacturing Company’s Acenti® Collection has been selected by the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design as a winner of its 2005 GOOD DESIGN™ award for electronics. The Acenti Collection consists of more than forty premium-grade wiring devices, ideal for high-end homes and commercial environments. Products include dimmers, switches, remotes for dimmers and switches, receptacles, GFCI’s, field-configurable jacks and connectors, and companion wallplates that afford a groundbreaking design platform for wiring devices.
The GOOD DESIGN awards are presented to recognize the world's most prestigious industrial design firms and manufacturers in over twenty countries. They acknowledge the best and finest new designs and design innovations and are the world's oldest and most celebrated design awards. Over 200 products and graphic designs were selected in 2005’s competition by a distinguished jury of recognized architects, designers, and authorities in the design field. Awards were presented on the basis of the innovation, form, material construction, concept, function, utility, appearance and aesthetic appeal of the various products.
The Acenti Collection, Leviton’s most ambitious product offering since the introduction of its Decora® line of wiring devices more than 30 years ago, has been stacking up design awards since its introduction at the 2005 International Builders Show. Acenti was among an elite group of winners to earn last year’s highly coveted, world renowned Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA), co-sponsored by BusinessWeek magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). It was honored by: Architectural Record as one of its Editor’s Pick for 2005, Electronic House as one of its Products of the Year, TED Magazine’s Best of the Best winner in the Merchandising category and Building Products as an MVP Award winner. Acenti was also cited by the Wall Street Journal as among the “biggest stars” at the 2005 International Builder’s Show. For more information, visit www.leviton.com.
Leviton Lighting Management Systems Appoints Welch Technical Sales
Specialist for Southern California Region
Leviton Manufacturing is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Welch to the position of Technical Sales Specialist for the company’s Southern California region. Welch’s territory will extend to the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties where he will work to generate sales for Leviton’s extensive line of lighting management systems and help educate designers, engineers and specifiers on the company’s broad product offering for energy management, architectural and entertainment applications.
Welch arrives at his new post with a formidable track record in lighting controls sales and system design. He most recently worked as a lighting controls sales agent for Leviton covering the Reno, Sacramento and San Francisco areas. In a career spanning 20 years, Welch has developed an extensive background in the design, development and delivery of cost-effective lighting control solutions for residential as well as commercial projects, including theatres and performing arts centers. His background also includes specialized expertise creating control system designs that comply with California’s Title 24 requirements and specifications.
Welch attended San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.leviton.com.
Hilti Tools – Lifetime Service
North American contractors lose an estimated $400 million per year on power tool repair costs. Much of this cost is associated with wear and tear, which manufacturer warranties offer little or no protection for. Independent research found that when repairs are required due to wear and tear, the damage is usually more extensive, incurring extra expenditures in terms of parts, labor, transportation and employee downtime, which results in an increased total cost of power tool fleet ownership.
To counteract this, Hilti is raising industry standards with the launch of Lifetime Service – a comprehensive, simple-to-understand program that offers unparalleled service, major financial benefits and access to the latest technological advancements throughout a tool’s lifetime. With Lifetime Service, Hilti stands behind its products and can provide total customer satisfaction to its tool owners and users.
During the initial no cost period (up to 2 years, depending on tool model), your tool will be serviced quickly and reliably with no additional cost to you. During the lifetime repair cost limit, which begins after the no cost period, the tool will have a maximum repair cost of no greater than 30 percent of the tool’s list price. Once the tool is repaired, it receives an additional six months of no cost service. The lifetime manufacturer’s warranty covers the tool against manufacturer defects for the life of the tool.*
Lifetime Service includes the tool’s transportation to and from a Hilti repair center, maintenance service, repair and replacement of all worn out or defective parts, functional testing and adjustment and safety check after any repair.
For more information on Lifetime Service, visit www.us.hilti.com or www.ca.hilti.com.
*Some limitations apply. Contact Hilti for details.
Lenox® Promotes Jim Welch to Vice President of Sales for Commercial Selling Organization
LENOX® recently announced that Jim Welch has been named its new vice president of sales for commercial selling organization. In his new position, Welch will be responsible for the plumbing, HVACR, and electrical channels of distribution.
“Welch has led breakthrough collaborative efforts by selling additional product lines into the commercial channels such as our new fast-growing torch and gas line,” stated Rich Wuerthele, president of sales, LENOX®. “This promotion is reflective of his outstanding result over the past three years; having exceeded his sales goal each of the last three years.”
Prior to joining LENOX® in 1982, he graduated from Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts where he received a Masters of Business Degree in 1988.
For more information, visit www.lenoxsaw.com.
New Bulk Recip Blade Merchandising Program from LENOX® Allows for Aggressive Pricing and Quick Sales
LENOX® recently announced the launch of a new LENOX® Bulk Recip Blade Merchandising Program that allows distributors to aggressively price and individually sell one of the most high performance, in-demand blades on the market through impactful countertop or wire rack merchandisers.
The LENOX® Bulk Recip Blade Merchandising Program lets distributors easily display and sell 10 of the top selling SKUs of LENOX bi-metal reciprocating saw blades. There are four different types of merchandisers available: a countertop display that incorporates all 10 SKUs; a smaller 50-pack countertop box that displays 50 pieces of one SKU; a four-hook wire rack that displays four different SKUs; and a one-hook wire rack to display multiple pieces of one SKU. Each blade is marked for convenient individual sale; however, the new 50-pack merchandiser provides a platform for distributors to offer their customers a significant volume discount.
“Our new Bulk Recip Merchandising Program provides our distributors with sales options to more easily convert customers to a premium level product,” said John Sullivan, senior product manager for Linear Edge products at LENOX®. “Now, customers who purchase a 50-pack will pay 10 percent less per blade than they would for the standard 25-pack of blades. This discount, along with the option to buy the blades individually, has the potential to attract new customers to high-performance LENOX® blades and to the distributors who sell them.”
For more information, visit www.lenoxsaw.com.
Sea Gull Lighting Product’s Inc. Honors Seattle Sales Representative with Henry Siegel Award of Excellence
For the third consecutive year, Sea Gull Lighting has used the January Dallas Market as a stage and backdrop to honor an exceptional member of its sales team. The Henry Siegel Award of Excellence was created to honor one sales representative who exemplifies all that Sea Gull Lighting stands for – Quality, pride, expertise and professionalism .
This year, the award was given to Seattle, Washington Representative Jim Gregory. Presenting the award was Susan Solomon Auerbach, Executive Vice President, at the company’s Dallas Market Sales Meeting. Solomon Auerbach went on to say that, “as a company, Sea Gull Lighting strives for excellence in all that we do. The image and success of our brands are based not only on the concept of excellence but more importantly on actual achievement and how we attain it. This award highlights excellence, while honoring the individual.”
Referred to as a “true gentleman” with “unwavering personal and business ethics,” Jim Gregory received his award and warm congratulations from colleagues and Sea Gull Lighting management. Gregory has been an integral member of the Sea Gull Lighting Products sales force for 15 years.
According to Spencer Bolgard, Vice President of Sales, “Jim is a true example of how treating people with respect can actually put you on top. This award is not just for a nice guy, it is awarded to a representative who excels in business while maintaining a winning attitude.”
For more information, visit wchelak@seagulllighting.com.
