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Carmanah Lights Up Approach

The A704-5 omnidirectional runway / obstruction / helipad light is the latest aviation LED fixture from Carmanah Technologies in Canada. This dual mode visibile / infrared LED is a self-contained solar runway light for civilian and military airfield lighting applications. Visible up to 9.3 km (5 n miles), the A704-5 uses an array of ultra-bright visible and IR LEDs. According to Carmanah, the new optics and lens design results in increased vertical divergence and greater light uniformity for approach pilots.

CEO Art Aylesworth Featured on ROBTv’s Power Breakfast

On Power Breakfast (weekdays at 8:50 AM ET and repeated at 10:50 AM ET), AM Business anchor Bridgitte Anderson sits down each morning with a CEO for some breakfast chat on the country's most interesting and innovative companies. On Thursday, February 23, 2006, Carmanah's CEO, Art Aylesworth makes an guest appearance, discussing Carmanah's business and what will shape its strategy going forward. View the segment in Windows Media format. If you do not have a Windows Media player installed on your computer, you can download the player for free by clicking on a button below: For more information, contact: Mr.

Silicon Shortage Drives Global Solar Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquisitions in the global solar industry are off to a strong start in 2006 following a major realignment in the solar industry. The recent sale of Shell Solar's crystalline solar business to SolarWorld was a clear indication that the economics of the photovoltaic manufacturing business has changed.

When in Rome…

Susanne Ruder

US Army Orders Solar-Powered LED Spotlights and Aviation Lights for Forward-Operating Base

Carmanah has recently received an order from the US Army for 34 units of its GI-101 spotlights, 22 units of GI-102 spotlights, as well as an additional 390 airfield lights for obstruction, apron edge and taxiway edge applications. All of these solar-powered LED lights will be installed at a US forward-operating base in Iraq where over 800 other Carmanah aviation lights have been in use for the last 18 months. Carmanah's solar-powered, self-contained LED aviation lights have proved to be the ideal lighting solution for several US forward-operating bases in the Middle East, where there is typically no reliable electrical infrastructure or access to grid power.

Traffic Experts Rank Driver Feedback Signs as the Fastest and Longest-Lasting Way to Slow Speeding Traffic

Survey results released today by Information Display Company found that traffic engineers rank driver feedback signs as the fastest way to reduce speeding on residential streets and around schoolyards and playgrounds.

Carmanah Provides Additional LED Edge-Lit Signs to California City

Carmanah has been contracted by the City of Roseville in the state of California to supply an additional 26 units of its Model R409 LED edge-lit street-name signs. These signs will be installed at various intersections in the downtown corridor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vancouver Goes for Gold

City looks for a return beyond 2010 Olympics' costs.

Carmanah Supplies 1800 LED Signs to Leading US Lottery Corporation

Carmanah's LED Sign Group is pleased to report it has delivered over 1800 units of the Company's unique LED edge-lit hanging window signs to a leading US lottery company since July 2004. The signs are installed in some of the lottery corporation's over 6,000 retail outlets to promote lottery play at the consumer level. This leading lottery company chose Carmanah's signs for their distinctive eye-catching edge-lit design.

Carmanah Supplies Solar-Powered Illumination for Canadian Highway Rest Stops

Carmanah has been contracted by British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) to develop and supply solar-powered LED area lighting for four rest stops located along remote sections of the Trans Canada Highway (Highway 1) in British Columbia. This project was initiated by MOT to help encourage travelers to utilize rest stops by making them more appealing, user-friendly and safe.