Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Redbird LED Completing LED Tube Lighting Retrofit For SuperMax Grocery Store in Puerto Rico


Redbird LED , an Atlanta, GA. firm that specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of energy efficient LED Tube Lighting for commercial buildings announced today that it had partnered with Energy Integrated Solutions on a full-store lighting retrofit for the SuperMax supermarket store located in San Juan. SuperMax is Puerto Rico’s fastest-growing supermarket chain, currently with 11 stores with plans to open at least one new supermarket every year over the next five years, bringing the chain’s network to more than 16.

SuperMax acquired the former Pueblo store last year and surrounding real estate in the Condado touristic area on Avenida De Diego in San Juan. “Absolutely, while we focus on our operations’ excellence, our intentions are to continue to grow and we will evaluate every opportunity available, as was the case with Pueblo, where we had an opportunity to acquire three of their stores,” Jose Revuelta President of SuperMax explained.

The lighting in the supermarket was in need of updating and improvement. David Benavent, Managing Director at Energy Integrated Solutions (EIS), stated, “ Supermax decided to install the total LED retrofit to address the poor lighting in the store and to lower the high energy consumption. This is one of the largest, complete LED retrofits to date in a retail store in the USA. Supermax chose to replace not only the ceiling lights, but all cooler, freezer, display case lighting and prep areas with the Redbird LED tube lighting solution distributed by EIS.”

The Total lighting retrofit of the supermarket includes more than 1800 LED T8 Tube Replacements. The projected cost saving from the reduced energy consumption and cooling loads is more than $170,000/year. LED Tube Lights have a service life of more than 50,000 hours over which the total savings to SuperMax will be more than $1,000,000 .

About Redbird LED- RedBird LED Inc. is led by an experienced team of electrical, optical and mechanical engineers and project managers. The RedBird LED team includes Licensed Professional Engineers (PEs), LEED AP accredited personnel, and staff has decades of experience in the design and operation of high volume, automated, electronic device manufacturing facilities. RedBird LED is committed to providing its customers quality LED lighting products and systems for both new construction and retrofits of fluorescents, metal halide and incandescent systems.

In addition to manufacturing and selling LED lights and luminaires, Redbird LED provides lighting design services, lighting cost analysis, and has the ability to produce custom luminaires in their in-house fabrication facilities. For more information please contact Jonathan Eppstein, President, at 678-733-2473 or visit the website Groceryledlighting.com

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