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News Release
Contact:
Correy Robertson
(412) 394-6611
correy.robertson@bm.com
Cooper Lighting’s LED Sign Lighting Product Named
Category Winner in the 2011 LIGHTFAIR International Innovation Awards
McGraw-Edison Marquis LED Sign Light named the winner in the
Roadway, Sports, Outdoor Architectural and Site Lighting category.
HOUSTON, July 22, 2011 – Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative
products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, is proud to announce the
McGraw-Edison Marquis LED Sign Light was selected as a winner in the 2011 LIGHTFAIR
International (LFI) Innovation Awards. The high-performance LED product from Cooper Lighting, a
division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), was named category winner in the Roadway, Sports,
Outdoor Architectural and Site Lighting category.
The LFI Innovation Awards honor new and truly innovative lighting technologies, products and
designs introduced in the past year. Each product is judged by an independent panel of renowned
lighting professionals.
“We are honored to have our product selected as a category winner in this year’s LFI Innovation
Awards,” said Mark Eubanks, President, Cooper Lighting. “At Cooper Lighting, we continue to develop
products that stand above the competition and provide innovative solutions to our customers’ lighting
challenges. The Marquis LED Sign Light is one that meets that goal by reducing energy consumption
while delivering outstanding performance, and we are proud that the judges recognized the product
for its design and performance.”
The high-performance Marquis LED Sign Light was designed to meet stringent roadway sign lighting
standards as well as commercial billboard and floodlighting application standards with its unique and
innovative optical design that provides even illumination and a preferred warm white color. An ideal
solution for both new construction and for one-for-one replacement of existing fixtures, the sign light is
available in two lumen packages and has a 50,000+ hour rated life, allowing it to operate six times
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longer than traditional metal halide 250- and 400-watt sign lighting solutions and offering customers
energy savings up to 52 percent.
The Marquis LED’s modular design and integral electronics allow for the reduction of power
consumption without impacting the overall shape or directionality of the distribution, maintaining
uniform light levels. The fixture can be mounted to illuminate up or down, making the installation
simple regardless of the orientation. The sign light is an energy-efficient solution for illuminating
highway/roadway signs, commercial billboards, and additional outdoor façade and building signage
applications.
Cooper Lighting has made a significant investment in people, resources and technology to ensure the
company provides first-class solutions to its customers’ lighting challenges, offering a range of indoor
and outdoor LED lighting products and corresponding accessories, all of which are specifically
designed to maximize energy and cost savings. For additional information, click here.
To learn more about Cooper Industries and its comprehensive range of electrical products and
solutions, visit www.cooperindustries.com.
About Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of worldclass lighting fixtures and controls to 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 electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of
$5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained 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 seven operating divisions with leading market 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 2010 fifty-nine 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 2011.
For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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