Hawco's Off-the-Shelf and Customized LED Lighting Solutions Meet Retail Application Requirements

Date Announced: 13 May 2009 Surrey, U.K. -— Hawco, an international controls and refrigeration engineering service provider and distributor, has combined its energy-efficient LED technology with superior engineering capabilities and premier customer service to provide customized LED solutions in addition to its off-the-shelf product offering. Ideal for a wide-range of display and general illumination lighting applications, Hawco’s LED lighting solutions not only reduce energy and maintenance costs, but also can be tailored to meet specific application requirements, such as colour, light output, brightness, and size to ease integration while improving the marketability and aesthetic appearance of products of display. Specifically designed for display applications such as freezer, chiller and ambient food retail environments, the Nualight Vantium LED Series can be customized to emit specific blends of colour and brightness to create lighting effects that enhance the viewing of products on display. In addition to the creative and controllable photometrics, the Vantium LED Series features adjustable mounting options to meet application requirements and maximize merchandising effectiveness.The Vantium LED Series can provide energy-savings of 60% versus traditional fluorescent lighting, and also offers decreased maintenance and bulb replacement costs, while providing a bright and consistent light output. The Vantium LED Series is available in a standard-brightness or a high-brightness version and in several lengths, ranging from 712mm to 1800mm. The Vantium LED Series has an operating voltage of 24V and a LED efficiency of >70 Im watt at 5250K with a light output of up to 1300lx.“Our LED solutions provide power and maintenance cost-savings as well as several performance enhancements including reliability, longer life span, and consistent colour and brightness levels. The addition of application specific customization options enables our customers to get the desired lighting effect while cutting costs,” said Gary Bennett, Hawco Managing Director. Hawco’s off-the-shelf LED lighting solutions include linkable, low-profile LED Strip Lights that offer an economical alternative to incandescent and florescent lighting. The PLANETSAVER® LED Series instantly lights up at full brightness and can be specified to provide a cold or warm white colour temperature in addition to red, green and blue. Available with a compact straight and/or flexible connection option, up to 10 LED strip lights can be connected in series. Available in two versions: a 230 Volt AC module and a 12 Volt DC LED ultra low power (ULP) module. Both versions feature a versatile plug-and-play facility that enables multiple units to be connected in series to meet lighting requirements. The rugged PLANETSAVER LED strip lights significantly lower energy consumption and feature a long operating life of more than 50,000 hours, reducing maintenance costs. Typical applications include refrigeration, chiller cabinets, kitchen units, shop displays, under shelves, pelmits, bookcases and wardrobe, and others.The 230 Volt AC Led strip light is available with lamp dimensions of 320mm to 820mm, providing a light output of 42cd to 132cd. The 12 Volt DC LED ULP strip light is available in lengths from 320mm to 820mm with corresponding light output of 48cd to 138cd.For more information about Hawco’s LED lighting solutions, contact Hawco at Abbey Mill Business Park, Lower Eashing, Godalming, Surrey. GU7 2QN; call 01483-869080; e-mail [email protected] or go to www.hawco.co.uk. About HawcoHawco was established in 1973 and is part of Diploma PLC which specialises in international distribution businesses serving industries with long term growth potential and that have core focus on quality, customer service and technical support. Hawco provides a unique value as a distributor and an engineering service integrator supporting OEMs, contractors and installers. Hawco offers industry leading logistic solutions and products, as well as sales and technical support. Hawco serves more than 7500 active customers within the UK and Europe and deals with an average 3300 transactions every month. Hawco helps customers select, specify and design solutions involving components and complete systems in the automation, controls and refrigeration markets.

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Gary Bennett, Hawco Managing Director 44-1483-869000 Garth Miller BtB Marketing 919-872-8172 [email protected]

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