Underwriters Laboratories Acquires Luminaire Testing Laboratory
Source/Type:  LIGHTimes Online - News - Staff reports

Author: LIGHTimes News Staff

February 4, 2010... Underwriters Laboratories, an independent product safety certification organization based in Northbrook, Illinois, reports that it has acquired Luminaire Testing Laboratory (LTL), based in Allentown, Pennsylvania USA. LTL is also an independent testing laboratory. It provides performance testing of lamps and luminaires and is one of five laboratories approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) for Energy Star qualification testing for LED lighting products. UL indicates that the acquisition bolsters its leadership in the lighting industry.

UL points out that LTL has been providing energy efficiency testing for lighting products for 20 years. LTL reportedly also provides performance testing services to the lighting industry for both lamps and luminaires. LTL also helped develop photometric testing standards including IES-LM79, the primary standard used for Energy Star qualification of LED lighting products.

UL has been evaluating lighting products even longer, since 1929. UL specifically has 20 years of experience with LED lighting products. UL contends that the acquisition further strengthens its market leadership and gives it the ability to offer bundled safety and performance testing capabilities to the lighting industry. LTL will reportedly become part of UL's Verification Services business.

"LED technology and energy efficiency are transforming the lighting industry, with the market for LED products estimated to grow significantly over the next 15 years," said Keith Williams, UL's President and CEO. "With the acquisition of LTL we continue to advance public safety worldwide and are well positioned to meet the growing market demands for third party testing for performance and energy efficiency of LED products."

"We are pleased to be aligned with the global brand of Underwriters Laboratories," said Michael Grather, CEO of Luminaire Testing Laboratory (LTL). "We are thrilled to be able to build on UL's current leadership with our expertise in lighting performance testing." Underwriters Laboratory News Release

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