Cree now has 21 LED solution providers in its portfolio, adding Cooler Master, Lediko, LED Dynamics, Light Enginge Limited, MetroSpec Technologies, Naotek, and XLight. Cree will help the companies with design consulting, customized design, LED engines, turnkey solutions, sub-assembly, and complete assembly.
Martin Professional and Hinson Lighting both announced new websites in April 2003. Martin has redesigned www.martin.com to be optimized for high-speed Internet connections. The site now features larger images and more segment pages. Hinson launched its first site at www.hinsonlighting.com where the Hinson and Metalarte Lighting catalogs are available for browsing.
Zumtobel Group has announced it will consolidate Ledon Lighting, Lexedis Lighting, and Tridonic Atco Optoelectronics into the Zumtobel LED Division, led by Roland Michal. The new division presented its portfolio under the Ledon brand in April 2008 at Light+Building in Frankfurt, Germany. The company also announced the acquisition of Italian LED company SpaceCannon. SpaceCannon will continue its focus on outdoor, fa* cedilla*ade, and event lighting. It will join the LED division at Zumtobel.