Eco-story's LED Lights Help Timberland Meet Sustainability Goals
November 17 2010 - 1:50PM
Marketwired
About one year ago, Eco-story LED Lighting Solutions was selected
by The Timberland Company (NYSE: TBL) to help its stores make an
eco-friendly shift in lighting. Timberland, a leading outdoor
footwear and apparel company recognized for its commitment to the
environment, partnered with Eco-story to create special LED track
lights that would advance the sustainability of each store while
improving ambiance and saving money. In the ten months since
Timberland installed Eco-story's LED bulbs, the company has saved
approximately $100,000 in electricity costs.
Timberland chose Eco-story in October 2009 to retrofit the track
lighting in 50 Timberland stores across the U.S. Depending on each
store's location and size, Eco-story replaced up to 150 50-90 Watt
halogen spotlights per store with 10 Watt Par 30 LED bulbs that
were color-matched to client specifications.
"Eco-consciousness led the way in our endeavor to make lighting
changes, but with the Federal tax incentive and our lowered
electric bill, the financial savings has been a significant
advantage," said Al Buell, Store Planning and Construction Project
Manager at Timberland. "In addition, we are thrilled with the color
of the bulbs as they enhance our products, which is critical in the
retail sector."
Helping with the cost savings is the durability of Eco-story's
bulbs, as Timberland's lights are predicted to last 6 to 10 years
and have an extremely low failure rate. Only about 15 of the
approximately 5,400 lamps installed in Timberland stores have
failed, equaling less than one percent.
"I believe Eco-story's products to be top in the market due to
their quality and savings," added Buell. "Another highlight of the
project was the ease of the retrofit; we had store personnel handle
the simple lamp change, so no labor cost was involved in the switch
and it took less than four weeks to complete all 50 stores."
The Eco-story ECO-PAR-30-WW LED lamp features lighting-class
Cree XLamp LEDs as the light source. "Using Cree LEDs gives us
superior value, enabling us to develop economical products for
customers such as Timberland," said Mark Shoemaker, co-founder of
Eco-story.
For more information about Eco-story and its products, visit
http://www.eco-story.com. For sales inquiries on Eco-story LED
Lighting, please contact Bill Stauffer at 207-774-9889 x101.
About Eco-story Eco-story LED Lighting
Solutions, based in Portland, Maine, was founded in spring 2007 on
the premise that environmental improvements make strong economic
sense. Due to improved technology and Eco-story's high-quality,
reverse-engineered product, companies no longer have to compromise
quality and color to use LED lighting to save on utility costs.
Eco-story's LED bulbs are superior to traditional lighting bulbs,
offering the highest quality of light on the market. Eco-story
bulbs contain no mercury or harmful substances and can duplicate
current lighting specifications. For more information, visit
http://www.eco-story.com.
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