CMH CN: Aviation Lighting Orders Break $1.1M In Just 49 Days
2004-02-19 15:01 (New York)
CARMANAH TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION ("CMH-V")
- Aviation Lighting Orders Break $1.1M In Just 49 Days
Carmanah Technologies Corporation is pleased to announce that its
Aviation Lighting Division has achieved a new sales record this week by
surpassing the $1 million mark in orders for the first 49 days of 2004.
The division sold more than 2,250 units of Carmanah's solar-powered LED
Aviation Lights between January 1 and February 18, 2004, for a total value
of $1,127,806.
"Carmanah's newest division is taking off in 2004 with unprecedented
growth and setting the pace for a banner year," states Carmanah's CEO, Art
Aylesworth. "At this time last year, the Aviation Division was just
getting rolling, engaging in testing and preliminary sales prior to
Carmanah's official launch into the aviation market last April."
The aviation industry is embracing the advantages of Carmanah's
solar-powered light emitting diode (LED) technology. As they are faster to
install, less expensive, and offer high performance, maintenance-free
operation, Carmanah's Aviation Lights are seen as unparalleled in the
industry.
Since Carmanah's official launch into aviation lighting in April 2003,
more than 6,000 Carmanah Aviation Lights have been installed in over 30
countries, including U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Southeast Asia
and North America and many international airports including Chicago O'Hare,
Toronto Pearson, Ottawa, Auckland and Milan.
The latest 2004 sales include 280 Carmanah Model 601 lights to the
Japan Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) - a purchase based on positive feedback
from the U.S. Air Force - and a repeat order for 320 lights for a U.S. Air
Force base in Kuwait, where there are already more than 1,000 units
installed.
"Aviation is an excellent market for us to be in right now", states
Aylesworth. "In this market we have found applications where our reliable
autonomous lighting can be used on an unparalleled scale. The magnitude of
the orders, typically starting in the hundreds of units for a single
airfield, is having a multiplier effect on our sales. And with several
thousand airports in the U.S. alone, we are confident the interest in our
products will continue growing at a rapid rate."
Pilots have also found an additional safety benefit. Carmanah's
LED-based lighting allows them to fly with night vision goggles (NVGs) more
effectively, without the "blooming" or blinding effect common with
incandescent lighting alternatives.
For more information about Carmanah's solar-powered LED aviation
lighting, please visit www.solarairportlights.com.
About Carmanah
Carmanah is an award winning alternative energy manufacturer
specializing in patented solar-powered LED lighting solutions for the
aviation, marine, roadway, transit, railway and industrial worksite
markets. The Company currently has more than 80,000 units installed in 110
countries. The shares of Carmanah Technologies Corporation (parent
company) are publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
"CMH" and on the Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol
"QCX". For more information, please visit www.carmanah.com. |
