CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY WINNER IN THE LEDko CHALLENGE CONTEST

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (CSC) of Ohio was named the grand prize winner of the LED Source® LEDko Challenge, and will receive a complete LED lighting makeover worth $20,000. CSC was chosen among dozens of staging, education, studio, installation, and theater professionals throughout North America who participated in the contest by submitting a video of their lackluster lighting systems to be considered for a complete LED lighting upgrade.

FINALISTS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR LEDko CHALLENGE

Five finalists have been selected by a panel of experts and now voting is underway on the company’s Facebook page under the LEDko Challenge Contest tab. The grand prize winner will be chosen on Tuesday, January 31. The finalist with the most votes will win.

LED SOURCE CELEBRATES DALLAS GRAND OPENING

LED Source has been renovating a 4,500 square foot showroom in the Design District located at 154 Glass St., Suite 108, and will celebrate its completion and their official grand opening on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The Dallas Chamber of Commerce will welcome the new business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LED

Considered the most environmentally-friendly option, LED lighting is 300 percent more energy-efficient than compact fluorescents and about 1,000 percent more efficient than incandescent bulbs, while using up to 90 percent less energy to run.

CENTERSTAGE PRODUCTIONS CHOOSES REFLECTION LEDKO

For Chicago based lighting design and production services company CenterStage Productions, finding the right fixture to replace Source Four® ellipsoidals was imperative to meet the requirements of budget demanding clients. Reflection LEDko by Coemar proved to be a natural fit in meeting these goals.

LED SOURCE® TEAMS UP WITH TOSHIBA TO DONATE NEW LED LIGHTING TO LOCAL CHARITY

LED Source® has teamed up with Toshiba International Corporation, LED Lighting Systems Division to donate an LED lighting retrofit for the Kids In Distress (KID) facility based in Broward County.

LED SOURCE® SUPPLIES LIGHTING FOR NEWLY RENOVATED STARBUCKS® IN TIMES SQUARE

Recently LED Source® was involved in providing LED lighting to the newly renovated STARBUCKS Coffee flagship store located in the New York City Times Square Theatre District.

New Business Looks To Light Up Commercial Customers With LEDs

With an eye on shedding a new type of light on Wichita businesses, Travis Hettenbach has opened LED Source at 7330 W. 33rd St. N.

LED SOURCE® CELEBRATES OPENING WITH RIBBON CUTTING

Local resident Hugh Kremer is the franchise owner of LED Source in Bloomington and will hold a ribbon cutting to commemorate the grand opening.

LED SOURCE® WELCOMES NEW VP OF SALES

LED Source is proud to welcome Grif Palmer, our new VP of Sales, to our team.

LED SOURCE® DEBUTS IN CALGARY

LED Source® announces the opening of its second location in Calgary, Alberta, Canada located in Calgary. Local residents Robb Gardner and Boh Woodward will head up the new location and will service all of southern Alberta from the north side of Red Deer to the American Border.

TAKE THE LEDko CHALLENGE: LED SOURCE® HOSTS LED LIGHTING CONTEST

How badly do you need to update your profile? That’s what LED Source® is asking all staging, studio, installation and corporate theater professionals throughout North America. LED Source will award one lucky winner with a Reflection LEDko LED lighting package worth over $20,000.

LED SOURCE® TO EXHIBIT AT LDI 2011

LED Source® will attend this year’s Live Design International (LDI) tradeshow and conference being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. from Oct. 24 thru Oct. 30.

LED SOURCE® CONTINUES TO GROW PARTNERSHIP WITH COEMAR

LED Source® and sister company GearSource has announced changes to their exclusive North American distribution agreement with Italian based lighting manufacturer Coemar.

LED SOURCE® DEBUTS IN WICHITA

LED Source® is proud to announce the opening of its second Kansas location at 7330 W. 33rd St. N in Wichita. Wichita resident Travis Hettenbach will head up the location and will service all of Sedgwick County, including Wichita, Derby, Maize, Goddard, Valley Center, Park City and more.

LED Source Ranked One Of Nation's Top Companies by INC. Magazine

LED Source, a national and international supplier of LED lighting, ranks as one of the top 5000 private, employee-based firms in America, according to the September 2011 issue of Inc. magazine.

Green Building and Retrofits are the Future for LED Source

LED Source is a distributor of LED lighting mainly to commercial clients like resellers and contractors for entertainment use such as stage and mood lighting, and in houses, hotels, restaurants and educational and medical care facilities.

Company Wants To Lighten Business Utility Bills With LEDs

After 20 years’ experience in computer-based education and multimedia training products, Bloomington entrepreneur Hugh Kremer decided he wanted to start a “green” business.

LED Source® Debuts In Iowa

This month, LED Source® will open its' next franchise location in Iowa.The business will be headquartered at 10576 Justin Drive in Urbandale. Mark Schroder and Brian Tessau purchased franchise rights for the entire state and plan to open a second office in Cedar Rapids within 24 months.

Advancements In LED Lighting

Though still in its infancy, the LED lighting industry has grown immensely over the years in terms of consumer access, products and technology advancements and expanded color palettes. Worship centers across the country have begun to incorporate LEDs in their new building designs.

LED SOURCE® DEBUTS IN INDIANA

Bloomington resident Hugh Kremer has launched LED Source® – a company that supplies high quality LED lighting products to the commercial and residential markets. The company has opened up shop at 406 S. Walnut St. in Bloomington.

Lawrence Kansas Franchisee, Adam Ritchie, featured in the Lawrence Journal World newspaper.

LED Source® has opened up in office space at 10 E. Ninth Street. Adam Ritchie, owner of the local franchise, said Lawrence stuck out to him as a market that could use a store like his.

LED Source® Featured On FOX News Live

Marcel Fairbairn, President and CEO of LED Source® Interviewed on Fox News Live.

LED SOURCE® ARMS FRANCHISEES WITH NEW TOOL TO GET THE JOB DONE MORE EFFECTIVELY

LED Source® has launched a new lighting energy audit mobile application for iPhones and iPads exclusively available to its franchise owners called Lampinator™.

LED Source® Offers New Coemar Reflection LEDko

LED Source®, the exclusive North American distributor for Coemar, announced today the release of LEDko, a revolutionary new LED fixture and the first LED profile delivering both Soft Profile and Hard Edge Profile using mix and match optics.

LED SOURCE OPENS FRANCHISE SERVING KANSAS CITY MARKET

LED Source opens the first franchise location in the Kansas City market.

LED SOURCE® TEAMS UP WITH PIZZA FUSION, PROVIDES LED LIGHTING FOR RESTAURANTS

LED Source®, a franchised supplier of LED lighting, recently began working with Fort Lauderdale, Fla. based Pizza Fusion, a natural and eco-friendly pizza restaurant franchise, to provide LED lighting for a selection of their restaurants.

LED SOURCE ENTERS DALLAS MARKET

LED Source opens Texas locations through Area Development franchise deal.

Lighting the Way to a Brighter Future

For more than 130 years Americans have been lighting their homes and workplaces with the same light bulb created by Thomas Edison in 1879. The incandescent light bulb has not changed much over the years, but beginning Jan. 1, 2012 it will be wiped from store shelves and no longer available for consumers.

Franchisors Get Creative With Tax Incentives

There are dozens of tax incentives available to franchisees and franchisors, giving these small business owners the chance to use the money they save on taxes to grow their business.

A Bright Idea - LED Lighting An Alternative To CFL Bulbs

The LED lighting industry has seen rapid growth in recent years. It claims to be the most energy-efficient lighting solution currently available ...

What to Consider Before Green Lighting Your Office

5 Things to Consider Before Transitioning to Green Lighting in the Office

Add LED Lighting to Your Nightclub or Bar

How to Successfully Add LED Lighting to Your Nightclub or Bar

Lighting the way with LEDs

The environment benefits are numerous and as costs continue to decline...

The Business Case for LEDs

A bright Future

Lighting the Way

Upgrading your lighting system can reap environmental benefits

LED SOURCE® HELPS CAR DEALERSHIP SAVE MONEY, ENERGY WITH LIGHTING MAKEOVER

In December 2010, LED Source helped the company transition from traditional lighting to LED lighting. As a result, Qvale Auto Group is expected to save 50.7 percent in lighting energy costs as well as an additional $17,200 in annual maintenance.

How to cash in on the $15 Billion LED Market

Ding!! Shining The Light On a Bright Idea

LED Franchise moves North!

Greening Existing Homes: Floor to Ceiling

LED Source featured in Inc. Magazine

LED Source featured in Wellington paper

Coemar Awarded for Creativity

Gear-Source/LED Source Coemar Announcement

Coemar Awarded for Creativity at LDI 2010

LED Lighting Technology makes inroads in Parks

The new Dallas Cowboys stadium has it, as does Wimbledon...

LED Source Featured In ‘The Vanilla Ice Project’

Wellington-based LED Source, a national and international supplier of LED lighting that specializes in full-scale evaluations and retrofits, has lent a hand to the new national television series, The Vanilla Ice Project.

Visit us at LDI in Vegas

LED Source on the Vanilla Ice DIY project

LED Source participates in “The Vanilla Ice Project” premiering Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. E.D.T. on the DIY Network. The show is hosted by Robert Van Winkle, also known as Vanilla Ice.

LED Source makes its television debut

Electrical Business

LED Source—a company supplying LED lighting and specializing in full-scale evaluations and retrofits in both residential and commercial spaces—has debuted in Canada. It is led by Montreal-based Jamie Shapiro and Mark Etcovitch, both of whom have spent time in the lighting industry.

COEMAR WINS BIG AT PLASA 2010

(Wellington, Fla.) – After signing an exclusive North American distribution agreement with Coemar in July, LED Source continues to see satisfying results from the partnership. On Sept. 27, Coemar’s new LED Reflection projector received the Innovation Award at PLASA 2010, an international trade fair held in London for the entertainment, installation and event technology community.

Lighting Sound America interview Marcel Fairbairn

PEOPLE WORTH KNOWING ... GearSource and LED Source will exclusively distribute Coemar products in North America. LSA spoke to Fairbairn about that decision and his unique plans for the businesses.

LED SOURCE ENTERS CANADIAN MARKET

LED SOURCE ENTERS CANADIAN MARKET

LED Source opens first franchise in Montreal, Canada. Marc Etcovitch and Jamie Shapiro will oversee the Eastern Canada location.

Flipping the Switch

Marcel Fairbairn saw huge potential in the newest LED lights--so he quit lighting concert stages and created LED Source.

Lighting the way... for a Greener Ship

SHINING THROUGH

Wellington-based LED Source is forecasting a bright future

GEAR-SOURCE, LED SOURCE SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENTS WITH COEMAR

... Fairbairn’s company LED Source, a national and international supplier of LED lighting, will exclusively distribute the Coemar LED range—including the ultra-popular ParLite LED and exciting new products to be shown at this year’s conventions.

LED Source has the ColorBlast® TRX in stock!

The ColorBlast® TRX from Philips/Color Kinetics - a rugged, full-color RGBAW LED fixture designed specifically to withstand taxing stage, set, and touring environments.

DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Palo Alto Roadway Lighting

LED Source reports that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published its final report from a demonstration conducted in Palo Alto, California, to evaluate the feasibility of replacing high-pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with LED and induction streetlights.

Hot franchise concepts for 2010

"Whether it has an outstanding business model or it’s the first franchise of its kind, there are several franchises expected to explode in 2010 and upcoming years. Take LED Source, North America’s first and only franchisor of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, which expects to open 10 franchises in 2010 and a total of 150 within three years."

LED Source launches new web site on St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, LED Source launched our completely re-designed website showing off a new, greener look. What better day to show some green than the king of all green days!

LED Source sails with Oasis

LED Source, working closely with Project Manager, Derek Warner of Funa International, equipped Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Oasis of the Seas with the latest in LED lighting technology.