Cooper Lighting
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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications
(630) 513-8625, Kmartin41@aol.com
Cooper Lighting Luminaires Adorn the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Thousands of the company’s lighting products illuminate key venues and infrastructure
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., February 24, 2010 – Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE:
CBE), has announced that the company’s lighting fixtures are illuminating key structures at the Vancouver
2010 Olympic Winter Games that officially started on February 12, 2010 in Canada. Thousands of indoor and
outdoor lighting products from eight of the company’s brands are illuminating the speed skating Richmond
Olympic Oval venue, the Olympic Village Vancouver and the Whistler Olympic Athletes’ High Performance
Centre. In addition, Cooper Lighting luminaires adorn the area’s Golden Ears bridge and the public transit
Canada Line’s Fraser River crossing bridge, and showcases the symbolic Olympic flag located at the
Vancouver City Hall. Luminaires are also located in retail outlets and other Vancouver Olympic Committee
(VANOC) buildings.
“Cooper Lighting is proud to once again be a part of such a grand event,” says Neil Schrimsher, President,
Cooper Lighting. “As with the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, these unique projects demonstrate the breadth of
Cooper Lighting’s vast product portfolios and the company’s ability to address a wide variety of application
needs for projects of any size and scope.”
Staged in Vancouver and Whistler (and neighboring areas including Richmond), British Columbia, the Cooper
Lighting luminaire package includes Invue Slide and Icon decorative site/area exterior fixtures that line the
streets of the Olympic Village Vancouver, the “home away from home” for the athletes. Additional exterior
products include McGraw-Edison Talon outdoor site lighting fixtures illuminating the Golden Ears bridge, and
the Fraiser River bridge features Fail-Safe linear fluorescent vandal resistant products providing safety for the
elevated walkway.
Metalux fluorescent commercial fixtures are located in numerous buildings including the sustainable and
symbolic speed skating Richmond Olympic Oval. The 355,000 sq. ft. signature facility–a literal and symbolic
reflection of local culture–includes Portfolio and PDS recessed downlights throughout and unique RSA custom
chandeliers located in the front entrance lobby, as well as the Metalux fixtures. Lumière architectural outdoor
accent and uplighting in-ground luminaires and Invue Vision floodlights illuminate the exterior of the beautiful
building, making this venue a memorable staple in the community.
The Whistler Olympic Athletes’ High Performance Centre, an epicenter built to serve as a training facility for
top athletes before, during and after the Games, contain Cooper’s Metalux line of commercial fluorescent
fixtures, Halo and PDS recessed downlights, Lumark wall-mount floodlights and Shaper decorative wall
sconces.
The Olympic games, featuring 5500 athletes and officials from 80+ participating countries, run from Feb. 12-28
and are followed by the Paralympic games taking place March 12-21. For additional information on the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, visit www.vancouver2010.com. For additional information on Cooper
Lighting products, email TalkToUs@CooperIndustries.com or visit www.cooperlighting.com.
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About Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of innovative, high
quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures and related products to worldwide commercial, industrial, retail,
institutional, residential and utility markets. As lighting technologies have advanced over the years, Cooper
Lighting has been at the forefront of the industry in helping businesses and communities leverage the latest
technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the quality of the environment. For more
information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2009 revenues of $5.1 billion,
approximately eighty-nine percent of which are from electrical products. Founded in 1833, Cooper's
sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while
maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting customer needs. The Company has eight operating
divisions with leading market share positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann
electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and
Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of
products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global
infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for
higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2009, sixty-one percent of
total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales
were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2009.
For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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