LED Source® Franchisees Visit Philips HQ During Annual Conference

WELLINGTON, Fla. - Sept. 26, 2014 - PRLog -- WELLINGTON, FL – September 26, 2014 – LED Source® (www.LEDsource.com), the leading North American LED lighting solutions provider specializing in architectural, entertainment, and retrofit applications, recently hosted its third annual Training Conference in Somerset, NJ. Philips Lighting, the world’s largest lighting brand, exclusively invited forty LED Source Franchise owners and Corporate executives to their Lighting Application Center (LAC), located at the Philips Lighting North American headquarters, for in-depth LED lighting training and strategic discussions.

Attendees discussed the future of LED lighting technology and its many applications. The two-day affair consisted of workshops that immersed participants in full-scale environments demonstrating lighting in office, industrial, hospitality, retail and educational spaces. Upon completion, LED Source® team members were awarded special certification for professional development in LED lighting.

LED Source® then hosted the company’s Franchise owners who were visiting from from Canada, U.S., and Caribbean to an additional day of strategic discussions with the company’s executives, and 12 specially selected vendors including Philips, Hubbell Lighting, Digital Lumens, Nora Lighting, Amerlux, and MaxLite. Each of these vendors also showcased their new products and engaged with attendees in the company’s exclusive “mini LED tradeshow” environment. LED Source® corporate team conducted round table discussions on topics including franchise operations, design and application, and National Accounts. The Training conference concluded with Franchise owners being presented with awards in three categories; most improved, highest gross revenues, and overall excellence:

·       Rob Thompson, Los Angeles Franchise Owner: LouMan Leap Award for most improved

·       Karl Nassief, Caribbean Franchise Owner: Bright Light Award for highest revenue in 2013-2014

·       Jamie Shapiro, Montreal Franchise Owner: Light it Up Award for overall excellence

“It was an honor to be hosted by a world leader like Philips and to train with their brilliant instructors,” said Marcel Fairbairn, President and CEO of LED Source®. “This conference further cements our commitment to ensuring the LED Source team and Franchise owners continue to be trained to a level that reaffirms we are truly your LED lighting experts™.”

ABOUT LED Source®: - Founded in 2005, LED Source® is North America’s first franchisor of LED lighting. The company supplies high quality LED lighting products to a variety of spaces, and specializes in design, support, development, project management and financing through its Retrofit, Architectural, Entertainment and National Accounts divisions. In 2012, LED Source® launched LouMan Money®, a private-labeled finance program that affords companies a LED lighting upgrade without tying up capital or using existing lines of credit. For more information and/or franchising opportunities, visit www.LEDsource.com.