EPA Honors Sea Gull Lighting with 2008 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award

Leading Lighting Manufacturer Receives Its Fourth Government Honor at Ceremonies Held in Washington, D.C. on April,1st

Riverside, New Jersey (April 7, 2008) – During ceremonies held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. on April 1st, Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC – a Generation Brands Company, (www.SeaGullLighting.com) was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the 2008 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award for its commitment and promotion of ENERGY STAR lighting and energy efficiency.

This is the fourth ENERGY STAR award that Sea Gull Lighting has received from the EPA for its efforts to actively develop, distribute, sell and market environmentally-friendly lighting products and ceiling fans that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. 

The ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award is presented only to select organizations that have aggressively fulfilled ENERGY STAR initiatives through the prolonged promotion of its benefits and the ongoing development and introduction of new ENERGY STAR products. 

A charter member of the ENERGY STAR program since 1992, Sea Gull Lighting currently markets an industry-leading 500-plus ENERGY STAR qualified decorative lighting fixtures to a diverse customer base that includes building professionals, distributors and lighting showrooms. The company is also an active ENERGY STAR partner that rigorously promotes energy-efficiency through a comprehensive marketing, advertising and communications program.

Seen receiving the award are Ace H. Rosenstein, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development, and Paul Vrabel, Director of Energy Efficient Products of Sea Gull Lighting presented by Ann Bailey, Director ENERGY STAR Product Labeling.

About Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC
Headquartered in Riverside, New Jersey, Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC, a Generation Brands company (http://www.generation-brands.com), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of decorative and functional lighting for residential, commercial and architectural applications. The 89-year-old company provides more than 3,500 product designs spanning 15 categories to a multi-national network of electrical distributors, lighting showrooms, furniture and gift specialty stores as well as various niche markets. Recipient of the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year award for the fourth year, the company also offers the industry’s most expansive line of ENERGY STAR lighting fixtures and ceiling fan products.

For more information contact:
Jody De Vine
Director, Brand & Channel Marketing
Phone: 856.764.0500 ext. 7444
Email: jdevine@seagulllighting.com

Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC
A Generation Brands Company
301 West Washington Street
Riverside, New Jersey 08075 USA