Grace in Form and Function: Lightolier Launches the New Lytecel? EL Pendant Luminaire

Wilmington, MA (PRWEB) September 20, 2007 -- Lightolier, the leader in interior lighting for over a century, has introduced Lytecel? EL, a low-profile cable-mounted fluorescent pendant luminaire with a distinctive ellipsoidal shape. Lytecel EL's contoured semi-specular louvres provide glare-free 60% uplight and 40% downlight illumination and can be used individually or mounted easily in continuous rows (requiring only one cable mounting every eight feet). Ideal for offices, schools or retail environments, Lytecel EL is available with either T5 or T8 lamps.

"Its distinctive appearance, versatile installation and performance set Lytecel EL apart from the crowd of pendant luminaires," said William Fabbri, Vice President and General Manager of Lightolier's Fluorescent Division. "We're pleased to bring another energy smart lighting product to market that blends Lightolier's sophisticated styling with ease of use."

Lytecel EL features:

?    Seamless welded 20 gauge steel housing

?    Powder coated flat white polyester enamel finish

?    No visible fasteners

?    Low iridescence semi-specular aluminum parabolic louver

?    Three #12 wires included for continuous mounting

?    Available in 48 9/64" and 96 19/64" lengths

About Lightolier

Headquartered in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lightolier, for over 100 years, has provided creative lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and residential lighting needs. Lightolier is on the World Wide Web at www.lightolier.com. Lightolier is a Division of The Genlyte Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: GLYT). The Genlyte Group Incorporated is the largest lighting company in North America dedicated exclusively to the design, manufacture and marketing of lighting fixtures and controls. The Genlyte Group Incorporated brands include Bronzelite, Capri, Canlyte, Chloride Systems, Crescent, Day-Brite, Entertainment Technology, ExceLine, Forecast, Gardco, Hadco, Ledalite, Lightolier, Lightolier Controls, Lumec, Lumec-Schreder, Omega, Shakespeare Composite Structures, Stonco, Thomas Lighting, Translite Sonoma, USS Manufacturing, Vari-Lite, and Wide-Lite.

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