Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX Venture: CMH) has received a $765K order to supply over 1,500 solar-powered LED airfield lights for the U.S. Marine Corps. The lights will be used for runway edge, threshold, taxiway edge, helipad edge, and obstruction lighting at the Marine Corps’ second largest air base in the Middle East.
“Carmanah has more than 20,000 solar-powered LED airfield lights installed in some of the harshest environments in the world. Customers are re-ordering our aviation lights every time they have a new runway project, because they know Carmanah’s lights are dependable,” states Art Aylesworth, Carmanah’s CEO. “Our customers are enjoying many benefits: our aviation lights can be easily and quickly deployed almost anywhere and are saving them millions of dollars in upfront capital costs, installation fees and ongoing electrical expenses.”
Carmanah manufactures proprietary LED-based lighting and illumination products for the public transit, roadway, marine, aviation, industrial worksite, and illuminated signage markets. The Company has more than 110,000 solar-powered LED lighting installations and 50,000 LED-illuminated sign installations in 110 countries.