Category: Industry News

Carmanah Provides Solar Powered LED General Illumination for a Mine Site in Central Australia

Working through an authorized regional distributor, Orion Solar, Carmanah has received an order to supply 40 units of its GI-102 solar-powered LED general illumination product for installation at a mine site in Western Australia. The lights will be providing safety lighting in areas of the mine site that do not have access to grid power.

Carmanah Supplies Solar LED Perimeter Marking Lights for Shellfish Farming Operation in British Columbia

Through an authorized distributor, Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Group has recently supplied a number of its Model M501 solar LED lights for perimeter marking at a shellfish farming operation in British Columbia, Canada. These lights are scheduled for installation approximately 1.5 miles offshore in the Strait of Georgia. Perimeter marking is a very common application for Carmanah's M501 low intensity marine light.

Entrepreneur of the Year Latest Kudo for Carmanah CEO

VICTORIA - Put another feather in the cap of Art Aylesworth. The CEO of solar power firm Carmanah Technologies Corporation was named recipient of the Pacific region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 award at the gala banquet at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. "Art Aylesworth's infectious enthusiasm, bold vision and commitment to the people at Carmanah have led the company to becoming on of the fastest growing renewable and energy-efficient technology manufacturers in the world," says Fred Withers, director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program for the Pacific region. "Shifting the company's focus from research and engineering to sales and marketing, Mr.

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Carmanah Educates Worldwide Distributors

Carmanah University is now in session. Victoria-based Carmanah Technologies, which designs and manufactures solar-powered lighting and illumination technology, has cracked open the books for a series of courses, seminars and meetings this week to shed a little more light on the company's story. It's all about educating Carmanah's global network of product distributors about the company's products while sharing some Canadian culture as well they were all treated to a Salmon Kings hockey game Wednesday night. "They thought they were coming for a bit of a vacation...

Carmanah Supplies Unique LED Illuminated Write-On Boards to North American Promotion Agency

Carmanah's LED Sign Group has recently supplied one of the largest promotion agencies in North America with 750 units of its unique LED illuminated write-on boards. These customized units will be used as point-of-purchase (POP) signage in restaurants and pubs throughout the United States to promote their major beverage client. Carmanah's LED illuminated write-on boards utilize the latest in LED and edge-lighting technology, making them extremely bright, crisp and eye-catching.

Carmanah Provides Stand-Alone Solar Power Systems for Highway Traffic Management

Carmanah's Power Systems Group has received an order from an international highway traffic management company for 27 of its Modular Autonomous Photovoltaic Power Supply (MAPPS) systems. These solar power systems will be installed along highways throughout both the Province of Alberta and the State of North Carolina.

Popular Online Poker Site Becomes Casino Table Game with the Help of Carmanah’s LED Sign Group

Whoop Ass Poker (www.whoopasspoker.com), operated by Don Holman of Los Angeles, California, was recently granted a license to distribute a table game version of Whoop Ass Poker in casino properties in the state of Mississippi. However, prior to receiving the license, Mr. Holman was required to present his game concept to casino management and he selected Carmanah's LED Sign Group to build the corresponding table games sign for the presentation. Carmanah produced a double-sided LED edgelit table game sign based on the company's logo, which depicts an angry Jackass with its rear hoofs ready to kick.

Carmanah Provides LED Edge-Lit POP Signs to Major Game Console Manufacturer

Carmanah's LED Sign Group has received an order from a major video game console manufacturer for hundreds of units of a customized LED edge-lit window and wall sign. These signs are scheduled for installation at retail outlets across North America to promote the manufacturers' new gaming console. Carmanah's LED Sign Group has been a leading designer and manufacturer of energy efficient, LED edge-lit POP signs since 1993.

Kudos

Art Aylesworth, CEO of Victoria's Carmanah Technologies, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Pacific Region. Category winners were Jim Case of Travelers Leasing Corporation (Business-to-Business Products and Services), Roger Hardy of Coastal Contacts (Business-to-Consumer Products and Services), John DeHart and Ken Sim of Nurse Next Door Professional Homecare Services (Emerging Entrepreneur), Earl Hirtz of CWS Industries (Mfg) Corp.