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MARCH 3, 2008 — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED
solid-state lighting, today announced that it has completed the
acquisition of privately held LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc.
This acquisition expands Cree’s market opportunity by providing direct access to the lighting market. Cree's business now encompasses LED chips, components and lighting solutions. It further enables Cree to drive retrofit solutions to convert existing lighting infrastructure to energy-efficient lighting and to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting.
“We are out to lead the LED lighting revolution and to obsolete the lightbulb,” said Chuck Swoboda, chairman and chief executive officer of Cree.
Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.
CONTACT: http://www.cree.com
This acquisition expands Cree’s market opportunity by providing direct access to the lighting market. Cree's business now encompasses LED chips, components and lighting solutions. It further enables Cree to drive retrofit solutions to convert existing lighting infrastructure to energy-efficient lighting and to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting.
“We are out to lead the LED lighting revolution and to obsolete the lightbulb,” said Chuck Swoboda, chairman and chief executive officer of Cree.
Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.
CONTACT: http://www.cree.com
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maintenance metrics that form the basis for LED lighting's cost
savings. This site also features other LED Workplace installations.
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LED lighting is currently being used in workplace installations, including:
- Overhead lighting for conference rooms and office spaces
- Recessed lighting for hallways, bathrooms, breakrooms, and more
- Exterior lighting for parking lots, walkways and entrances
Learn how energy savings and workplace productivity mount up when LED lights were installed in the featured installations and discover the potential savings achieved by installing state-of-the-art LED lighting.
Learn how LED lighting is lowering lighting costs for a variety of workplaces:
Visit the Q&A section to get answers to common questions like:
Question: I own a small business and am intrigued by the cost savings and environmental friendliness of LED lighting. How can I get started?
Answer: LED lighting offers economic value in many applications, including outdoor lighting and indoor down lights and accent lighting. Please contact the listed vendors on this website for information relevant to your specific applications.Question: How do I go about converting my facility to LED lighting?
Answer: An LED lighting conversion usually includes three types of solutions: complete replacement of the existing fixtures, retrofit of existing fixtures with LED components, or simple plug-compatible bulb replacements. For each of these, the existing wiring and power can often be used. For Cree, as an industrial operation, our electrical is at 277VAC. We adapted the installation as needed to assure the LED fixtures matched our site electrical systems. The vendors listed on this website should be able to provide a solution to match your needs.
LEDs light up campsites around the world in
Coleman® lanterns, flashlights and other outdoor lighting products.
The Coleman Company, Inc., one of the best-known manufacturers of lighting products and outside gear, is designing Cree’s new XLamp XR-E and XR-C power LEDs into all of its LED-lighting products.
“Coleman is converting all LED-based products to the Cree XLamp LED due to Cree’s advanced technology, common package size within the entire XLamp LED family and excellent support,” said Traci Willing, Coleman product manager for battery lighting. “As we roll out Cree LED-based lanterns, headlamps, flashlights, spotlights and specialty Exponent® products, we believe our customers will be thrilled with the brightness, runtime and overall performance of these new models.”
Campers and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide can now join the LED lighting revolution.
For additional information on Cree XLamp power LEDs, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com/xlamp.
For additional information about Coleman camping lanterns and flashlights, visit www.coleman.com.
About The Coleman Company, Inc.
The Coleman Company, Inc. is a leader in the innovation and marketing of outdoor products, including its legendary lanterns, as well as stoves, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, coolers, furniture and grills. Coleman embraces its leadership role as an advocate for the outdoors, contributing to outdoor causes and inspiring people to get outside. Founded in 1900 and based in Wichita, Kan., Coleman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation.
About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.
The Coleman Company, Inc., one of the best-known manufacturers of lighting products and outside gear, is designing Cree’s new XLamp XR-E and XR-C power LEDs into all of its LED-lighting products.
“Coleman is converting all LED-based products to the Cree XLamp LED due to Cree’s advanced technology, common package size within the entire XLamp LED family and excellent support,” said Traci Willing, Coleman product manager for battery lighting. “As we roll out Cree LED-based lanterns, headlamps, flashlights, spotlights and specialty Exponent® products, we believe our customers will be thrilled with the brightness, runtime and overall performance of these new models.”
Campers and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide can now join the LED lighting revolution.
For additional information on Cree XLamp power LEDs, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com/xlamp.
For additional information about Coleman camping lanterns and flashlights, visit www.coleman.com.
About The Coleman Company, Inc.
The Coleman Company, Inc. is a leader in the innovation and marketing of outdoor products, including its legendary lanterns, as well as stoves, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, coolers, furniture and grills. Coleman embraces its leadership role as an advocate for the outdoors, contributing to outdoor causes and inspiring people to get outside. Founded in 1900 and based in Wichita, Kan., Coleman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation.
About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.
In 2007 Cree and Raleigh, North Carolina, Launch Nation’s First “LED City” with Cost-Saving Municipal Lighting
Raleigh Recognizes Greater than 40 Percent Energy Savings as Municipal Garage Switches to LED Lighting.“The economic benefits for municipalities to invest in LEDs include:
- saving energy
- reducing environmental impact
- improving the quality of light
The “LED City” initiative will create a “living laboratory” to deliver the economic, environmental and usage benefits of LED lighting to the urban residents.
The project is focused on validating both the cost savings and technology capabilities of LEDs through an installation of LED lighting in Raleigh’s Municipal Building parking deck.
Both Cree, Inc. and Raleigh public officials expect the LEDCity initiative to serve as a model for other cities that are considering implementing energy-efficient infrastructures.
As part of the commitment to creating an “LED City,” Raleigh plans to deploy LED lighting, through its living-laboratory initiative, to serve a number of lighting applications over the next 18 months including:
Cree, the City of Raleigh and Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCBB: LSGP) of Dallas, TX, also announced initial results of the first installation of the LED City initiative. LED-based lighting fixtures, provided by Lighting Science Group, were installed by Amtech Lighting Services in the Raleigh Municipal Building parking deck in December 2006. Progress Energy, Raleigh’s primary electric utility provider, says the floor equipped with LED lights uses over 40 percent less energy than the standard lighting system. Plus, according to Progress Energy’s research, the quality of light in the garage is greatly improved.
- garage and parking lot lights
- street lights
- architectural and accent lighting
- portable lighting
- pedestrian and walkway lighting
As leaders in one of America’s fastest growing cities, it’s our civic responsibility to invest in the future and ensure the highest possible quality of life and safety for our citizens in generations to come,” stated Charles Meeker, Raleigh mayor. “We believe that the cost savings and benefits of LED lighting are real and achievable today.”
“Today’s announcement represents a milestone toward large-scale adoption of clean, energy-efficient technologies,” commented Kateri Callahan, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Alliance to Save Energy (ASE).“Raleigh’s progressive commitment to becoming the first ‘LED City’ will no doubt serve as a model for other cities seeking to improve energy consumption and reduce negative impacts on the environment. We commend Cree and the City of Raleigh for helping support our mission of achieving a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.”
“The City of Raleigh is willing to set the pace, and we invite other municipalities to join us in developing energy-efficient civic centers,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree CEO and chairman. “This leading-edge effort establishes an important driver for LED adoption within the United States.”
About the City of Raleigh, N.C.
The City of Raleigh is the municipal government for North Carolina’s capital city. Raleigh’s reputation for the high quality of living has grown the population to more than 350,000. The City is proud to provide the leadership, direction and daily services that have contributed to Raleigh being among America’s most livable cities.
About Lighting Science Group Corporation
Lighting Science Group Corporation (www.lsgc.com) designs and sells highly energy-efficient and environmentally friendly lighting solutions based on its proprietary Optimized Digital Lighting® (ODL®) technology. The Company's patented and patent-pending designs and manufacturing processes enable affordable, efficient and long-lasting LED-based lighting systems to be quickly deployed in existing lighting applications and produce immediate cost savings and environmental benefits. Products include low bay fixtures for parking garages and industrial facilities, MR-16, R30, R25, G11, G25, candelabra and flame tip bulbs, which can be purchased at store.lsgc.com.
About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices in solid-state lighting, power and communications products for energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.
Cree licenses its technology into multiple applications, including alternatives in brighter and more-tunable light for general illumination, backlighting for more-vivid displays, optimized power management for high-current, switch-mode power supplies and variable-speed motors, and more-effective wireless infrastructure for data and voice communications. Cree customers range from lighting-fixture makers to defense-related federal agencies.
Cree’s product families include blue and green LED chips, lighting LEDs, LED backlighting solutions, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. For additional product specifications please refer to www.cree.com.
Vortex Vision
Corporation, a pioneer of the rechargeable-battery flashlight market,
has chosen Cree’s new XLamp XR-E power LEDs for five of its LED
flashlight models.Cree XLamp XR-E LEDs lead the industry in brightness and efficiency, critical features in battery-powered, portable lighting applications such as hand-held flashlights. XR-E LEDs also produce the high-quality, uniform white light required by flashlight manufacturers. The new white Cree XR-E LEDs produce typical luminous flux of 80 lumens at 350 mA, yielding 70 lumens per watt, and establish a new class of LED performance.
“We chose the Cree XLamp XR-E LED because it allows us to make very bright flashlights featuring long run times,” said Arne Ogaard, Vortex managing director. “The combination of the XLamp XR-E LED and the advanced Vortex technology ensures that our customers will have the most powerful Vortex Premium Aluminum Flashlights and TacLites available.”
“The rechargeable-battery flashlight market is focused on brightness and efficiency,” said Norbert Hiller, Cree general manager and vice president for XLamp power LEDs. “We are pleased that an industry pioneer, Vortex, has chosen Cree XLamp XR-E LEDs due to their superior performance and quality.”
For additional information on Cree XLamp power LEDs, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com/xlamp.
For additional information about Vortex LED flashlights, please call +1 951 695 5545 or visit www.vortexvision.us.
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Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)
1300 North 17th St. Suite 1752
Rosslyn, VA 22209
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The electrical safety Tool Kit provided by Electrical Safety Foundation International includes statistics on electrical hazards and tips you can use to stay safe. Organized by each season, this information can help you develop your own newsletters, web site material and safety campaigns to increase electrical safety awareness 365 days a year.Click here to download the handy Safety Checklist PDFs
The Electrical Safety Tool Kit
HOME CHECKLISTS
Indoor Electrical Safety Checklist
Outdoor Electrical Safety Checklist
Extension Cord Safety Checklist
Mr. Plug Fun Books for Pre-K and K-3
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter Electrical Safety
WORKPLACE CHECKLISTS
Office Electrical Safety Checklist
Be Safe At Work
News Releases to send to the MEDIA and GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Safety matters. And responsible parents, teachers and office managers take the time regularly to upgrade the training and behavior guidelines that keep the people they care about safe. These checklists are a good start, and they're free. The only price is your action.
SOURCE:
Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)
1300 North 17th St. Suite 1752
Rosslyn, VA 22209
info@esfi.org | Phone: 703-841-3229
Each year, home electrical problems
account for nearly 70,000 home fires.
account for nearly 70,000 home fires.
These fires cause close to 500 deaths,
injure more than 2,000 people,
and account for $868 million in property damage.
injure more than 2,000 people,
and account for $868 million in property damage.
“Everyday almost 200 homes catch fire because of electrical issues,” says Brett Brenner, President of ESFI. “While we put a figure to the damage these fires cause to property, the damage to lives is incalculable. The new Code will prevent thousands of these fires and protect homes for decades to come.”
Electrical Code Controversy
What started as a routine year for the electrical industry has turned into a full debate involving the Governor, home builders, manufacturers and safety organizations. Since January’s adoption of the new National Electrical Code, which is updated every three years, home builders in Ohio have been actively working to get it overturned. They complain that the additional costs to comply with the new code would make new homes unaffordable, and they have even presented the Governor with a petition to annul Ohio’s adoption of the 2008 Code reverting the state back to an older version. This controversy has caused fire, safety and electrical industry officials to descend on Columbus. Among them is the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) who is working to help Ohio residents understand that the new code will save lives and homes. The foundation and many others are also quick to point out that arguments against the new code are based on inaccurate information.
In their petition to Governor Strickland, the Ohio Home Builder’s Association alleges that complying with the new Code would add $600 - $1,200 to the average new home. However, an analysis by Ohio’s electrical inspectors points out that the additional cost is really less than $200 a home. This lower cost is also endorsed by the Electrical Code Coalition as being more accurate. The coalition is a group of industry organizations consisting of safety experts, inspectors, contractors, and utilities, who have partnered together to promote electrical safety in Ohio.
“This whole debate should be centered on what this all means to Ohio’s families,” points out Brenner. “Everyone agrees that the new code provides fire protection that is unequaled. But, if the new Code is not enforced, Ohio will be taking a step backwards in fire prevention.”
The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is the leading authority and advocate of electrical safety. Established in 1994, ESFI sponsors National Electrical Safety Month each May and focuses on reducing electrically related deaths, injuries and property loss.
SOURCE:
The Electrical Safety Foundation International
1300 North 17th Street, 17th Floor,
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Phone: (703)841-3229
www.electrical-safety.org
