Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. Named ENERGY STARÂ® 2005 Partner of the Year

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Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. Named ENERGY STARÂ® 2005 Partner of the Year

Leading Lighting Manufacturer Earns Honor for Second Consecutive Year

RIVERSIDE, NEW JERSEY, Feb. 22 -/E-Wire/-- Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of decorative and functional lighting products, today was named 2005 ENERGY STARÂ® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The company will be honored for this distinction at ceremonies to be held March 15, 2005 at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C.

"Partners like Sea Gull Lighting exemplify the success of ENERGY STAR," said Kathleen Hogan, director of EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division. "ENERGY STAR partners such as Sea Gull Lighting are instrumental in making sure consumers have the option of choosing energy-efficient products that save them money and make a difference for our environment. By looking for the ENERGY STAR, consumers can save up to 30 percent on their utility bills each year. "

The ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award is presented annually to ENERGY STAR partner companies that most actively develop, distribute, sell and market environmentally-friendly products that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. A charter member of the program since 1992, Sea Gull Lighting was selected for this honor from among thousands of organizations nationwide. It is the only lighting fixture manufacturer to win this award in 2005.

"This is a very special honor for our company, especially since it is the second consecutive year we have won this award," says Ace Rosenstein, vice president of marketing and business development at Sea Gull Lighting. "We are committed to working very closely with the EPA to advance energy efficient lighting technologies as well as to promote its benefits within the marketplace. We firmly believe in the technology's environmental and cost-saving advantages and plan to aggressively continue our efforts to make ENERGY STAR qualified lighting an integral part of every American home."

"There are so many benefits to the use of energy efficient lighting," adds Jeffrey Beiter, Sea Gull Lighting's director of business development, energy efficient products. "By simply switching five traditional lighting fixtures to ENERGY STAR qualified models in the home, consumers can expect to save $60 a year in energy costs. Plus, if every American home performed this task, each year our nation would reduce greenhouse emissions by one trillion pounds. This equals the energy output of more than 21 power plants."

In addition, energy efficient lighting technologies have also advanced greatly in recent years. Once known for green hues, humming and flickering, the latest fluorescent fixtures are virtually indistinguishable from their traditional incandescent counterparts. In fact, all ENERGY STAR qualified lighting must meet strict EPA criteria for efficacy, color rendition and temperature. It must also prove long lasting, use up to 75 percent less energy than traditional lighting products without sacrificing quality and offer a two-year manufacturer's warranty.

As a two-time ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, Sea Gull Lighting has exceeded this criteria by offering nearly 500 functional and decorative ENERGY STAR qualified lighting products for every room in the home that start instantly and last up to 10,000 hours. Sea Gull Lighting is also one of the industry's few single-source manufacturers of ENERGY STAR qualified lighting that dedicates its marketing communications efforts to promoting the diverse energy- and cost-saving benefits of the ENERGY STAR initiative.

About ENERGY STARÂ® ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce air pollution through increased energy efficiency. Today, the co-sponsored program between the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 7,000 organizations have become ENERGY STAR partners and are committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-[REDACTED-PHONE]).

About Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. Headquartered in Riverside, New Jersey, Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc., is a leading manufacturer and marketer of decorative and functional lighting for residential, commercial and architectural applications. The 86-year-old company provides more than 3,500 product designs spanning 15 categories to a multi-national network of electrical distributors, lighting showrooms, furniture and gift specialty stores as well as various niche markets. These products are marketed worldwide under the Sea Gull LightingÂ®, AmbianceÂ® Lighting Systems, Monte CarloÂ® Fan Company, PGA TOURÂ® Home Collection and Carolyn Kinder Lighting brand names. Sea Gull Lighting is also a proud partner of the EPA's ENERGY STAR Program and was recently named 2005 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year.

For more information regarding Sea Gull Lighting's line of ENERGY STAR products, please visit www.seagulllighting.com/energystar.

Photography of Sea Gull Lighting ENERGY STAR qualified products is available at www.seagulllighting.com/media.

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