Cooper Lighting releases new and updated product selection guide

Date Announced: 12 Jul 2012 Peachtree City, GA – Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, has announced that the sixth edition of its Product Selection Guide (PSG) is now available. The 1680-page printed catalog is Cooper Lighting’s most complete, up-to-date product reference resource and includes 23 easy-to-use sections of the company’s lighting and controls products, including individual product descriptions and features, photos, dimensions and complete ordering information. The guide is also available electronically from mobile devices, tablets and computers.The new and updated printed PSG highlights Cooper Lighting’s extensive lighting luminaires and controls products, providing solutions to the commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. The guide includes an easy-to-use Table of Contents organized by brand; comprehensive pictorial product index at the beginning of every brand; complete ordering information; detailed line art and specifications; beautiful application photography; and an easy-to-use numerical Index in the back.Electronically, the virtual Product Selection Guide (vPSG) can be accessed from the Cooper Lighting website (http://vpsg.cooperlighting.com) and is available for free at the App Store for the iPad® and iPhone®, and at the Android Market for all other smartphones and tablets. Searchable by product name, product number or keywords, it is also fully navigable using a linked Table of Contents and Index. Interactive product images are linked directly to Cooper Lighting’s website where further product information can be found including downloadable IES files, product brochures, specification sheets and instruction sheets. Users can also add notes to individual product pages, email pages and share through popular social media sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook.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. For additional information on Cooper’s product offering or to view the vPSG, visit www.cooperlighting.com.About Cooper LightingCooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of world-class 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 IndustriesCooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011 revenues of $5.4 billion. Founded in 1833 Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation and 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 2011 sixty-two percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty 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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