Date: June 2008

LIGHTHOUSE SCREEN GOES LIVE

UK, 3 June 2008 - Swindon town centre is set to play host to the first BBC Big Screen in the South West of England as a giant Lighthouse LED screen, installed by TMC screen specialists, is officially switched on.

‘Big Screen Swindon’ is the first giant, permanent BBC Screen in the South West of England and will go live on 2 May 2008. It forms part of the Wharf Green development - the first area in Swindon to be redeveloped since The New Swindon Company unveiled plans to regenerate the town centre.

Following the approval of designs for the Wharf Green by LDA Design, the large screen specialists TMC were appointed to install the giant 7 x 5 panel (7.14m x 3.8m) P16i/o Lighthouse LED screen, which has been placed along with North Façade of the Brunel West car park. It is housed in a freestanding structure, which camouflages the car park, and is controlled by a Lighthouse LIP-DX, an X-Drive Pro and an auto brightness control.

Swindon’s screen is the ninth in the whole country, and from the official switch on, has become a focal point for community events and activity. It will broadcast a combination of live events, community and local content, news, sport and entertainment.

TMC Sales Director, Martin Tarpy commented: “Although Lighthouse LED panels are becoming increasingly common sight in town and city centres across the globe, it is still a comparatively rare event that a screen is installed to actively contribute towards the regeneration of an urban area.”

Simon Taylor Lighthouse, Lighthouse UK General Manager, said: “We are delighted that the Lighthouse screen is able to help provide a stimulating and exciting environment in Swindon’s Wharf Green and is making a genuinely constructive contribution to the town.”

Carol Heneghan, Director of Marketing of The New Swindon Company, added: “Wharf Green is Swindon town centre’s only open space and it really was in need of a face lift. The redevelopment and the big screen are designed to make the centre more appealing. The area is intended to be used as an event space, so it was the ideal location for the big screen – which we feel, will help to animate the square and bring it to life. Thanks to TMC for doing such a great job with the installation.”

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About Lighthouse Technologies

Lighthouse Technologies Limited is a leading LED technology developer, manufacturer and global supplier of state-of-the-art LED modular video panels, which can be assembled into large scale video screens for indoor and outdoor use. Specializing in the research and manufacture of LED video screens, Lighthouse has its own intellectual properties with more than 10 active patents worldwide and is committed to remain as the premier creator of intellectual property value.

The company’s LED components, panels and complete video systems undergo stringent quality control with power-on, burn-in processes at ISO 14001 and ISO 9001-certified manufacturing plants. Its products have won several international awards, among them, the IBC Exhibition Design Award 2005, the Best-In-Show Award at InfoComm 2005, the Best New Product Award at the National Association of Broadcasters 2002 (NAB) show and the Good Buzz award at InfoComm 2004, the Technological Achievement Certificate of Merit in the 2003 Hong Kong Awards for Industry as well as the prestigious Consumer Product Design Award and the HKITCC Certificate of Merit in Technological Achievement in the 1999 Hong Kong Awards for Industry. Lighthouse was also recognized as one of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in the 2002 Deloitte Technology Fast 250.

Lighthouse operates worldwide, through sales offices and technical support teams in the United States, Canada, South America, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.lighthouse-tech.com.

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