|
|
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Low Voltage Lighting Institute of the Americas has awarded Kichler Landscape Lighting the first Manufacturer of the Year Award. LVLIA was founded a number of years ago by a group of national landscape lighting contractors. The organization was formed in an effort to exemplify the qualities of professionalism, integrity and excellence in serviceing clients in the business of low-voltage landscape and architectural lighting.
|
|
Kichler Landscape Lighting joined the organization four years ago and has been an active member since that time. Kichler Landscape Lighting General Manager Jack Miller and National Sales Manager Mike Southard attended the LVLIA Annual Convention and Certification Testing in February. The closing banquet included the honor of naming Kichler Landscape Lighting Manufacturer of the Year. Members of the organization from around the country voted among other manufacturers such as Hadco, Vista and RUUD.
“Personally, I was quite surprised and honored to receive this award,” Miller told Lawn & Landscape. “LVLIA Honored Kichler for its support and dedication to the organization. As a company, we at Kichler are very proud of the accomplishments of the LVLIA and support it 100 percent.”
| KICHLER LANDSCAPE LIGHTING OFFERS NEW CATALOG |
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kichler Landscape Lighting’s latest catalog introduced in January 2005, gives contractors more choices in brass and copper fixtures, a bigger selection of transformers, more product families and innovative pathlights and garden accessories. Here are some highlights of the new catalog, available at www.kichler.com: Cast Brass Tackles Tough Environments. For coastal settings or other tough environments, Kichler Landscape Lighting has expanded its offering of both Cast Brass and Copper fixtures to endure the elements while still providing function and style. New Transformers. Two new transformers have been added to the Professional Series line, offering the same great features of the current line. Features include a larger terminal board tilted at 30 degrees for ease of wire installation, multitaps of 12/13/14/15 volts to allow for more design flexibility on wire runs, larger taps that can hold up to ten 12-gauge wires, a hinged magnetic door and much more. They also carry a lifetime warranty, as do all of Kichler’s stainless steel transformers. Garden Accessories & Innovative Pathlights. Kichler’s new Mythical Fish Light and Fountain is a first in the industry. The mythical fish successfully combines the technology of lighting, the elegant beauty of mythological art and the functionality of a fountain. Also, an Illuminated Thistle Feeder is an adjustable hammered roof birdfeeder that coordinates with the other hammered-roof fixtures in the line. Look for the complete Landscape Lighting line at www.kichler.com. |