If you’re looking to save costs on energy, first make sure you have a good understanding of how you are being billed by your utility company. Understanding the intricacies of your utility bill will allow you to fine-tune your energy-saving efforts. First, lets consider kWh vs. kW. kW (kilowatts) is the rate at which you […]
Customer Profile: The City of Saint Paul was known as the Pig’s Eye Settlement until in 1841, when the first Catholic priest in the area, Fr. Lucien Galtier, dedicated his log chapel on the bluff to Saint Paul, requesting that the settlement adopt the name as well. The Cathedral of Saint Paul is now a […]
Customer Profile: Smiths Medical is a leading global manufacturer of specialty medical devices, and has been in business for over 65 years, operating in 30 countries with sales to 120 countries. They employ nearly 8,000 people in six continents. Goal: Smiths Medical’s growth led the company to seek larger space for their Minnesota-based world head-quarters. […]
Customer Profile: Since 1926, Graco Inc. has been a leading provider of premium pumps and spray equipment for fluid handling in the construction, manufacturing, processing, and maintenance industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graco works closely with distributors around the world to offer innovative products that set the quality standard for spray finishing, paint circulation, lubrication, […]
Customer Profile: Holiday Stationstores is a recognized leader in the convenience store industry with over 500 stores throughout ten states in the northern region of the United States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Alaska and the Dakotas. Holiday provides customers with a shopping experience that is unique to the convenience store industry – […]
Customer Profile: AAA Auto Parts is an automotive recycler in the Twin Cities area that has access to any auto part. Their goal for the last 30 years has been to make finding the right, quality recycled part as easy as possible for their customers. Goal: Having high-level rack warehouses that store over 45,000 square feet […]
Customer Profile: Stuart Companies was founded in 1970 and has grown from a 150 unit property to 5000 units today. Their portfolio includes a diverse array of properties; market rate apartments and townhomes, a senior housing campus that includes Memory Care, Independent Living and Assisted Living, affordable housing, student housing and commercial. Goal: As a […]
Customer Profile: Olson’s Market in Circle Pines Minnesota has been serving the needs of it’s loyal customers for over twenty years. Goal: With the lights on for long hours, it became a grueling task for Olson’s to continue maintaining their old, inefficient lighting system. Olson’s was looking for a new lighting system that would both save energy […]
HID Lighting (metal halide / high pressure sodium) has been the primary light source for outdoor applications until recently. LED is now the go-to choice for new construction, so what do you do with your existing HID outdoor light fixtures? The answer is to retrofit them to LED or replace them with a new LED fixture. […]
Global Tech’s LED Yoke Retrofit Kit is the most versatile HID retrofit option on the market. It can be installed to almost any HID fixture regardless of whether it has medium or mogul sockets. The Yoke Mount Kit can also come with no base at all (U-bracket). The bracket is fully rotatable on both mounts to […]
