Cooper Lighting Introduces a Series of Metalux Retrofit Kits Offering Significant Energy and Labor Saving Solutions

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, has introduced a series of four contractor-friendly Metalux fluorescent retrofit kits designed to meet and exceed today's energy needs and guidelines while improving light quality. The Metalux Commercial, OpticaHP, Archos™ and Cruze™ retrofit kits consists of architecturally-inspired designs that update a building's look and value, while offering a wide range of features and benefits that save energy, time and money when compared to similar new construction T8 or T5 luminaire offerings.

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Featuring Cooper Lighting's Advanced Retrofit Technology™, the retrofit kits include unique construction features, such as one-piece tool-less reflectors with "squeeze and fit" mounting capability and Ready-Set™, the industry's first patented captive and secure self-tapping screws. Additional contractor-friendly features include pre-wired ballast and assembly, no parts bag, and fast, easy installation in less than 10 minutes. These new retrofit kits fit into most existing luminaires and can upgrade troffers and parabolics as shallow as 3-1/2 inches. Available in 2' x 2' and 2' x 4' sizes with T5/T5HO and T8 lamp options, these kits can provide up to 60 percent energy savings over standard three- or four-lamp T12 or T8 luminaires.

Metalux's Commercial, OpticaHP, Archos™ and Cruze™ retrofit kits were developed around one platform that combines the latest optical, energy-saving lamp and ballast technology to create an environment that consumes less energy without any loss in effective lighting. In addition, Cooper's retrofit kits offer an optional WhiteOptics™ reflector. This highly reflective substrate improves light output, quality and distribution over existing luminaires that use specular aluminum in many educational, office and retail environments today.

Unlike the Metalux Commercial, OpticaHP, Archos™ and Cruze™ retrofit kits from Cooper Lighting, many current industry retrofit solutions offer energy savings without improving upon the lighting quality or aesthetics within the workspace.

Cooper Lighting has made a significant investment in people, resources and technology to ensure the company provides first-class solutions to its customers' lighting challenges, offering a range of indoor and outdoor LED lighting products and corresponding accessories, all of which are specifically designed to maximize energy and cost savings. For additional information, click here.

To learn more about Cooper Lighting's Metalux retrofit solutions or its comprehensive offering of energy-saving products, visit www.cooperlighting.com.

About Cooper Lighting

Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc, is the leading provider of innovative, high quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures, controls and related products to worldwide commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. As lighting technologies have advanced over the years, Cooper Lighting has been at the forefront of the industry in helping businesses and communities leverage the latest technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the quality of the environment. For more information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of $5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.

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