Lighting Science Group Holds Successful LED Suppliers Summit
80 Lighting Vendors Attend First Annual LED Summit
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- LED lighting
suppliers from around the world came to Satellite Beach, Florida last week to
forge a closer relationship with America's leading maker of LED-based lighting,
Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSCG). The summit was held to directly
connect key Lighting Science Group executives with their supplier counterparts in
order to strengthen the American company's manufacturing supply chain.
"During the last year we have seen dramatic growth in our business and we could
not have accomplished this without our strategic supplier relationships," said
John Stanley, chief operating officer of Lighting Science Group. "As we move
forward into 2011 and the coming years, we will continue to strengthen and
develop these relationships and our Annual Vendor Summit is a key part of that
relationship development process. This was a great opportunity for the Company
and our vendors to build partnerships that will revolutionize the way the world
experiences light."
From the International Space Station to the Times Square Ball to other projects
in major cities across the world and now in homes, Lighting Science Group's LED
solutions are increasing energy independence and saving consumers, businesses and
governments significant amounts of money. In fact, the Company's products are so
state-of-the-art, they are the NASA partner to develop cutting-edge lighting
technologies for use in space exploration; they recently received the industry's
first ENERGY STAR label for an LED light bulb; and now they have over three times
the number of ENERGY STAR approved bulbs than their closest competitor.
For more information about Lighting Science Group's LED lighting solutions, visit
lsgc.com.
About Lighting Science
Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSCG) designs, develops, manufactures and
markets LED lighting solutions that are environmentally friendlier and more
energy efficient than traditional lighting products. Lighting Science Group
offers retrofit LED lamps in form factors that match the form factor of
traditional lamps or bulbs and LED luminaires for a range of applications
including public and private infrastructure for both indoor and outdoor
applications. Lighting Science Group Design Works business unit designs, develops
and manufactures custom LED lighting solutions for architectural and artistic
projects. Lighting Science Group is headquartered in Satellite Beach, Florida;
the Company's European operations are based in Goes, The Netherlands; and, the
Company has a sales office in Sydney, Australia. Lighting Science Group has over
400 workers in its Satellite Beach, Florida manufacturing facility that build
lighting products from domestic and imported parts. Lighting Science Group is a
Pegasus Capital Advisors portfolio company. More information about Lighting
Science Group is available at lsgc.com.
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constitute "forward-looking statements" made under the "safe harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements include,
but are not limited to statements regarding the performance of LSG and the
performance of LSG's products using terminology such as "will," "should,"
"would," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," or "believe." Such
statements reflect the current view of LSG with respect to future events and are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated by the statements. In evaluating these statements, you
should specifically consider various factors that may cause our actual results to
differ materially from any forward-looking statements. Readers should carefully
review the risk factors detailed under "Risk Factors" in our most recent Form
10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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