Carmanah partners with JEC to distribute solar LEDs across Asia

29 January 2010

Canadian solar LED developer Carmanah Technologies has entered into a distribution agreement with Hong Kong-headquartered engineering contractor Jardine Engineering (JEC), under which JEC will distribute Carmanah’s solar LED lighting products throughout Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines and Thailand.

The agreement will see JEC adding Carmanah’s full line of solar LED aviation, marine, roadway and EverGEN outdoor lighting solutions to the range of architectural and industrial products available to JEC customers in Hong Kong and Macau. Carmanah will also work with JEC affiliates in the Philippines and Thailand to distribute Carmanah’s solar LED roadway beacons and EverGEN outdoor lighting solutions in those countries.

‘JEC is uniquely positioned to bring Carmanah’s solar LED lighting products to the industrial and architectural lighting markets in Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines and Thailand,’ said Ted Lattimore, CEO of Carmanah.

‘With today’s emphasis on green and sustainable solutions, solar LED lighting for industrial and architectural applications is a welcome addition to the range of solutions offered by JEC,’ added Penn Yeung, chief development officer at JEC.

A member of Hong Kong-based Jardine Matheson Group, Jardine Engineering Corporation provides sourcing, engineering contracting, and technical services for the energy and transport sectors, and environmental infrastructure. Established in Shanghai in 1923, the company is now headquartered in Hong Kong and operates throughout Asia, specialising in the provision of electrical, mechanical, and building technologies.

Solar LED lighting developer Carmanah is a publicly traded company, with common shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Copyright © 2010 NewNet

Tags: energy efficiency, solar, solar LED

This story was published on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 12:15 pm and is filed under North America, companies, energy efficiency, solar. You can follow any responses to article entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a Reply