(PRWEB) November 10, 2005 -- Lightolier, Inc. is proud to announce that once again it has been awarded top manufacturer as well as “Most Innovative” company in the 2005 ACE (Architects’ Choice for Excellence) Awards, as voted by readers of Architectural Lighting and Architecture magazines. Now in its fourth year, the Architecture and Architectural Lighting ACE Awards have enabled the architectural community to vote for the products and services that exemplify excellence in durability, customer service, value, and design.
“ We greatly appreciate being recognized by the design community for this commitment as well as for our quality, professionalism and servic... ”
Nearly 88,000 of the industry’s most qualified architectural professionals and 25,000 of the industry’s most qualified architectural lighting professionals were asked to make their selections for the best manufacturers. Lightolier was awarded first place for the Architectural Lighting award in a field of approximately 290 competitors, and was also voted “Most Innovative” in the industry. For the Architecture portion of the ACE award, Lightolier was chosen first out of 138 lighting manufacturers.
“Lightolier is committed to new product innovation,” says Russell Hall, Vice President of Channel Marketing. “We greatly appreciate being recognized by the design community for this commitment as well as for our quality, professionalism and service.”
“We are proud to have created a program that serves as a voice for the architectural community and honors those industry manufacturers who architects have come to trust and depend on,” says Architecture and Architectural Lighting publisher, Gary Gyss. “To be selected by such a high-profile audience of architects is a significant endorsement.”
Articles about the awards featuring Lightolier, as well as a complete list of winners in all categories, will appear in the November/December 2005 issue of Architectural Lighting and the December 2005 issue of Architecture. Winners will also be recognized on both magazines' Web sites for 2006.
About Lightolier
Headquartered in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lightolier, for over 100 years, has provided creative lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and residential lighting needs. Lightolier is on the World Wide Web at http://www.lightolier.com. Lightolier is a Division of The Genlyte Group Incorporated, (NASDAQ: GLYT). The Genlyte Group Incorporated is the largest lighting company in North America dedicated exclusively to the design, manufacture and marketing of lighting fixtures and controls. The Genlyte Group Incorporated brands include Bronzelite, Capri, Canlyte, Chloride Systems, Crescent, Day-Brite, Entertainment Technology, ExceLine, Forecast, Gardco, Hadco, Ledalite, Lightolier, Lightolier Controls, Lumec, Lumec-Schreder, Omega, Shakespeare Composite Structures, Stonco, Thomas Lighting, Translite Sonoma, USS Manufacturing, Vari-Lite and Wide-Lite.
About Architecture
The independent voice of the architectural community, Architecture magazine delivers a balanced mix of inspiration and practical insights about the process of designing and constructing buildings. With a circulation of 88,000 – including more than 75,000 registered architects -- Architecture reaches more registered architects than any other industry B-to-B publication, and is committed to bringing architects and industry manufacturers together in print, online and face-to-face.
About Architectural Lighting
Architectural Lighting magazine is the leader in providing relevant information as well as thoughtful analysis and insight to the architectural lighting community. Serving 25,000 qualified lighting professionals, the largest circulation in the industry, Architectural Lighting covers the latest trends, techniques, products and technology in lighting design.
