After more than 10 years under Honeywell International, Honeywell has announced that the Obstruction Lighting product line located at the Honeywell facility in Urbana, OH has been acquired by a manufacturing group, who plan to elevate the obstruction lighting business to its former standing.

The entrepreneurial team, with more than 20 years experience in the aerospace manufacturing and lighting industry, assumes the name Hughey & Phillips, as well as the rights to all products, manufacturing and marketing materials. The new Hughey & Phillips, which will continue to be located in Urbana, OH, is backed by an experienced leadership team that continues to see increased performance in the aviation lighting industry even during adverse economic conditions.That team brings to Hughey & Phillips a time-tested and proven business principle: to provide our customers quality, affordable, worry-free products right when they need them.

Hughey & Phillips looks forward to reengaging its long-standing customer base while growing new business relationships with companies who expect to receive the highest quality products with stellar customer support. Standing on a 70-year-reputation of delivering state-of-the art obstruction lighting and associated products and services, Hughey & Phillips will continue to provide great products that have been synonymous with our name. At Hughey & Phillips, we realize our reputation never takes a day off. Therefore, you can expect to get nothing but the best from us.

During the transition phase over the next weeks, you will still be able to contact the same personnel you have in the past to answer any questions, get quotes and place orders. Honeywell representatives will be working along with Hughey & Phillips employees to ensure a smooth transition. We look forward to talking with you soon to expand on the future of Hughey & Phillips.

Feel free to contact us at either

1-877-285-4466 or www.oblighting.com.

Sincerely,

Hughey & Phillips

Under the European Union rules, shops will no longer be allowed to buy or import most incandescent frosted glass bulbs starting Tuesday. Retailers can continue selling off their stock until they run out.

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Each year, the US Commerce Association (USCA) identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Ashley Carter
Selection Committee Chair
US Commerce Association

After meeting at Lambert International Airport, the first stop along the way would be the Bass Pro Shops retail store in St. Charles where Mark and I had the opportunity to speak with facilities maintenance manager Darin Johnson. The sheer number of retail lighting and specialty lighting required for a facility of that size is astounding. After you start to add up all of the ceiling fluorescent lights, sodium halides, spot lights and bulbs used for displays and showcases, it really makes you wonder just how many of the lights used are in fact energy efficient lights. The energy savings alone by switching to energy efficient lighting would cover the costs of quite a few turkey hunting trips to Missouri.

A little more than a stone’s throw away from Bass Pro Shops is the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa conveniently situated just off of I-70 along the scenic Missouri river. Re-lamping a retail store would seem like child’s play compared to illuminating the Ameristar casino facilities.

Located in historic St. Charles, Mo., Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles is a short drive from downtown St. Louis. The property features a 400-suite luxury hotel, a full service day spa, an indoor-outdoor pool, 22,000 square feet of state-of-the-art conference and meeting space, seven restaurants, 12 bars, a 130,000-square-foot casino and three entertainment venues. The 130,000-square-foot casino is decorated with ornate architectural details, lighting and stained-glass skylights. With more than 3,000 slot machines, 60 table games and a 19-table live poker room, the Ameristar is a far reach from the turn of the century cabin where we would be turkey hunting.

We arrived at the cabin just before nightfall and proceeded to unload our gear from my 2008 H3 Hummer. The inside of the vehicle looked like either a Bass Pro Shop retail store or a Cabela’s warehouse had exploded and it was all contained inside the Hummer. It is amazing just how much gear you THINK you need to kill a turkey. Between the two of us, we probably had a dozen different slate and box calls, “B” mobile decoys, enough 3D Seclusion camo for ten guys, a couple dozen different Butski mouth calls, guns, and enough Winchester and Federal ammo to wipe out all things gobbling in Missouri. You would think we were going to war- and we were- with the turkeys once again.

Several weeks earlier, Mark and I had come to Missouri to help out with the early youth turkey hunt capturing the opening day festivities for my outdoor television show USA Outback. We had a successful hunt with my shooter 12 year old Rebecca taking a nice long beard at first light. This time it was all about us. Mark has hunted the area for over 14 years and pointed us in the right direction to roost birds- thus ensuring us of a successful first day’s hunt.

One of the best tips I can give the beginner turkey hunter is to let nature take its course. Missouri is abundant with coyotes and owls who(get it- who who- LOL)sing in unison enough to inspire any long beard on a limb to gobble and give up his location. After listening to over a dozen birds sound off just behind our camp, we were certain for some early morning turkey hunting action.

You would think that having a good connection with a lighting company that we would have sufficient lights for our stay. NOOOooooo- we get back to the cabin and sure enough the back porch 60 watt incandescent light bulb was burned out. To add insult to injury, we walk in to the kitchen to find a replacement bulb and sure enough- the overhead Circleline fluorescent over the kitchen cabinet was burned out as well. “You have got to be kidding me” I said looking in Mark’s direction. “Do you know where a guy can get a couple of light bulbs?”- knowing full well we were in the backwoods of Missouri and wireless service for the laptop to order lightbulbs at www.genesislamp.com. would be a few days away. Replacement bulbs would have to wait until our next trip because we didn’t want even the delivery guy to know about our turkey hunting hot spot.

Long story short- both Mark and I tagged out opening day on a pair of long beards all captured on camera for a future episode of USA Outback. Not only did we tag toms, we also experienced some terrific fishing for crappies on Lake of the Ozarks and spoonbill fishing on the Osage river.

I look forward to returning to Missouri and our little turkey hunting heaven. One of the landowners where we were hunting is even building a new house equipped with Genesis Lamp energy efficient compact fluorescents to light things up for his guests.

What does all of this have to do with Genesis Lamp? It does not matter whether you are gambling at the Ameristar in the city limits of Saint Louis or hunting and fishing in the backwoods of Missouri, Genesis Lamp is there for all of your lighting needs. Contact Genesis Lamp at www.genesislamp.com. or call toll free at 1-800-685-5267.

Genesis Lamp supports conservation and markets efforts to sportsmen.

Indianapolis, IN- USA Outback Outdoor Television executive producer Denny Snyder has announced that the award winning popular outdoor television program ‘USA Outback’ has joined forces with Genesis Lamp to light up the world of sportsmen in 2009. Genesis Lamp is a family owned and operated business with 25 years experience in the replacement light bulb business. Genesis Lamp is one of the few remaining light bulb manufacturers that makes the majority of it’s products in the US.

“With global warming changing our climate, we all need to take responsibility and helping conservation of our natural resources is as easy as changing a lightbulb.”
Snyder states- “Each one of us can make a difference to help our environment.”

Genesis Lamp provides energy efficient bulbs for all of the lighting needs of USA Outback Outdoor Television. Proper lighting is a requirement for good footage and Genesis Lamp now provides USA Outback TV staff with projector lamps and full spectrum lamps, office fluorescent light bulbs and even flood lights for specialized outdoor shoots.

Whether you need fluorescent lights for the garage or a specialized metal halide or halogen light, buying a replacement light from Genesis Lamp is not only good for your pocketbook, it’s good for the environment. Genesis Lamp supplies energy efficient lighting products to the residential, commercial/industrial and recreational markets, and also replacement automotive bulbs.

Genesis Lamp is the largest North American distributor of airport lighting for Phillips, Osram, and GE lighting. Genesis Lamp is an authorized replacement light bulb distributor for GE,

GENESIS LAMP JOINS USA OUTBACK OUTDOOR TELEVISION FOR 2009- CONTINUED

Ushio, Osram/Sylvania, Philips, and Seimens. Genesis Lamp makes ordering replacement bulbs fast and easy.

Whether you need halogen light bulbs for an airport runway, HID replacement bulbs for a parking lot or just the right incandescent light bulbs for a chandelier, Genesis Lamp offers the best choice for replacement bulbs online.

Contact Genesis Lamp for a free sample replacement light by calling toll free
at 1-800-685-6257 or visit them on the web at www.genesislamp.com and start saving money- and the environment.

For more information on USA Outback Outdoor Television, contact Denny Snyder at (317)502-7942 or visit on the web at www.usaoutbacktv.com .

I am pleased to announce that Genesis Lamp Corporation has been selected for the 2008 Best of Painesville Award in the Light Bulbs & Tubes category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Also, a copy of the press release publicizing the selection of Genesis Lamp Corporation is posted on the USLBA website. USLBA hereby grants Genesis Lamp Corporation a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display this press release in any media formats and through any media channels.

(CNSNews.com) – A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs – which are less energy-efficient, prompting claims that they contribute to “global warming” – one day after a colleague told a press conference that legislating a ban would be a “last choice.”

As Cybercast News Service reported last week, Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) held a news conference Wednesday calling for more efficient lighting options, and Manzullo said “the last thing we want to do is force legislation down people’s throats.”

One day later, Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation that would set target dates for certain types of light bulbs to be prohibited for sale in the United States.

Harman calls the bill “an important first step toward making every household, business and public building in America more energy-efficient.”

“This legislation, while a small step, could have an enormous impact,” she said in a posting on the liberal Huffington Post blog. “And hopefully, it can help transform America into an energy-efficient and energy-independent nation.”

An average traditional incandescent bulb based on a filament emits 12-15 lumens per watt (a measurement of the bulb’s lighting output.) Harman’s bill would require all bulbs to produce 60 lumens-per-watt by January 2012; 90 lumens-per-watt by January 2016; and 120 lumens-per-watt by January 2020.

Currently available compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) are about halfway to the ultimate goal, offering approximately 60 lumens-per-watt. A 20-watt CFL produces about as much light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb.

Philips Lighting, the world’s largest producers of light bulbs, has joined with environmental groups to encourage legislation banning incandescent bulbs. Some skeptics believe the company is in the debate simply for its own profit.

Brian Darling, director of Senate relations at the conservative Heritage Foundation, told Cybercast News Service it is “unusual” for a company to ask for federal regulation of their product unless it will benefit them financially.

In this case, a federal standard would ensure that incandescent bulbs would not be available from any manufacturer, so if Philips stopped producing the bulbs, it would not lose business to other companies still producing them.

“This company conceivably could be using environmentalism as a pretext to market their more expensive and more energy efficient bulbs to the detriment of their competition, who produce cheaper bulbs,” Darling said.

Steve Goldmacher, a spokesman for Philips Lighting, acknowledged Tuesday that the company supports legislating efficiency standards as a way to prevent competitors from offering the traditional bulbs.

“If we stopped [producing the bulbs] … somebody else would just jump into the breach and continue to manufacture them and continue to fill that gap,” he told Cybercast News Service.

“Given the choice of a 25 cent incandescent [bulb] to a $2 or $3 or $5 product … consumers have made that choice already over the years – they choose the more inefficient type,” Goldmacher said, “so here we need to lead them a little by the hand and take those inefficient types off the market.”

Goldmacher dismissed skeptics’ claims that the company merely wants to require consumers to purchase more expensive products so it can legislate higher profits for itself.

“That’s not the driving force here,” he said, adding that the company’s goal is “to reduce the footprint of the lighting industry and create a more sustainable product.”

While the bulbs cost more up-front, they will last longer, Goldmacher said. “If we make a technology that’s going to last 25 years, we’re not going to make that much money on that purchase, are we?”

Cuba two years ago began phasing out incandescent light bulbs in a reported bid to ease the strain on the communist-ruled island’s overtaxed electricity grid. Following Havana’s example, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last November launched a program to distribute millions of energy-saving bulbs, for free, to the country’s citizens.

And Australia last month announced a plan that would gradually ban light bulbs that do not comply with energy-efficiency targets.

A spokesman for Harman declined to provide comment for this report.

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Date of Production: Tuesday, 20th February 2007

Abstract:

The humble incandescent light bulb is about to become history as Australia dumps it in favour of more energy efficient technology.

Household light bulbs get the flick

The humble incandescent light bulb is about to become history as Australia dumps it in favour of more energy efficient technology.

The standard incandescent light bulb – a metal filament glowing white-hot in a vacuum, which wastes up to 95 per cent of the energy it uses – will be phased out within three years.

“We are introducing new energy efficiency standards and these old lights simply won’t comply, they will be phased out and basically over a period of time they will no longer be for sale,” Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said today.

The move to sell the electorate a simpler environment policy contrasts with Labor’s plan to introduce emissions trading, increase mandatory renewable energy targets and sign the international Kyoto climate agreement.

It is understood the Government has decided the old light globe, developed for the mass market more than 125 years ago, should be replaced with modern “compact fluorescent lights”, also known as low-wattage bulbs.

The Government will work with major manufacturers and importers to bring about the change.

While the new technology lights are more expensive at $4-$6 each, they cost considerably less to run and have a much longer life than incandescent bulbs, which can sell for less than $1.

Incandescent bulbs waste up to 95 per cent of the energy they use, mainly in the form of heat. Compact fluorescent lights use about a fifth of the electricity to produce the same illumination.

Details of the plan, including costs, have not been made available, but a source said it was expected the purchase cost of the new technology lights would come down as the volume of sales dramatically increased.

Compact fluorescent lights can produce savings of 66 per cent of the cost of the older technology and the new lights last between four to 10 times longer.

Federal Government figures suggest energy used for household lighting in Australia contributes up to 12 per cent of coal-energy greenhouse gas emissions and around 25 per cent of emissions from commercial and public lighting.

It is felt the change to fluorescent lighting could cut greenhouse gas emissions by the order of 800,000 tonnes a year by 2012.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California’s groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

The “How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Act” would ban incandescent lightbulbs by 2012 in favor of energy-saving compact fluorescent lightbulbs.

“Incandescent lightbulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that time they have undergone no major modifications,” California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine said on Tuesday.

“Meanwhile, they remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about 5 percent of the energy they receive into light.”

Levine is expected to introduce the legislation this week, his office said.

If passed, it would be another pioneering environmental effort in California, the most populous U.S. state. It became the first state to mandate cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, targeting a 25 percent reduction in emissions by 2020.

Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) use about 25 percent of the energy of conventional lightbulbs.

Many CFLs have a spiral shape, which was introduced in 1980. By 2005, about 100 million CFLs were sold in the United States, or about 5 percent of the 2-billion-lightbulb market, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

That number could more than double this year. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. alone wants to sell 100 million CFLs at its stores by the end of 2007, the world’s biggest retailer said in November.

While it will not give opinion on the possible California law, the EPA recommends CFLs.

“They save money and energy,” EPA spokeswoman Enesta Jones said. “They are more convenient than other alternatives and come in different sizes and shapes to fit almost any fixture.”

Also, CFLs generate 70 percent less heat than incandescent lights, Jones said.

About a fifth of the average U.S. home’s electricity costs pays for lighting, which means even if CFLs initially cost more than conventional lightbulbs, consumers will save, Jones said.

A 20-watt CFL gives as much light as a 75-watt conventional bulb, and lasts 13 times longer, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit group studying energy issues.

Southern California Edison, an Edison International subsidiary and one of the state’s biggest utilities, runs a program that cuts the cost of a CFL by $1 to $2.50. In the past year, SCE has helped consumers buy 6 million CFLs, it said.

California Energy Commission member Arthur Rosenfeld said an average home in California will save $40 to $50 per year if CFLs replace all incandescent bulbs.

While not commenting specifically on Levine’s likely legislation, Rosenfeld, winner of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award in 2006, said the switch from incandescent bulbs became feasible about five years ago when CFL performance improved.

“This is clearly an idea whose time has come,” he said.

Levine, a Democrat from Van Nuys in Los Angeles, last year introduced a bill that will become law in July that requires most grocery stores to have plastic bag recycling.

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