Gebruder Thiele Group 22 000 replaces the existing fluorescent tubes with energy efficient LED
Conversion to LED lighting brings the group of medium-cost savings of more than 280,000 € per year and reduce CO2 emissions

Ritterhude / Hamburg, 21 July 2011 - Compared to 2010 medium-sized companies pay about 14 percent more in electricity costs, according to a recent study by the National Association of Energy Consumers. This trend will also continue to increase in the future through the green levy. With the help of LED lamps is reduced, however, the energy demand for lighting by up to 75 percent - which also benefits the environment significantly. Particularly in the industrial and commercial sector, just anywhere where light is long, the LED lighting pays very fast.

With the introduction of driverless Centum T8 LED tube of its subsidiary
GT BiomeScilt swaps the medium Gebruder Thiele Group with a total area of 225,000 square meters, all existing fluorescent tubes in the warehouses and offices Unimet group of Thiele & Fendel group and the farmer group in Germany. During the year, some 22,000 existing lamps with LED lamps in standard lengths of 60, 120 and 150 centimeters to be replaced. Thus the power consumption is reduced in the future of 3.61 million kilowatt hours to $ 1.25 million kilowatt hours per year. This represents a reduction of energy costs by around 280,000 € and reduced CO2 emissions by about 1360 tons annually. The average lifespan of around 100,000 hours of Centum tubes also reduces the change and maintenance costs.

"This conversion of all commercial areas at Centum LED tubes for the Gebruder Thiele Group in Germany, economic and ecological alternative. Have already after 3.3 years, the amortized cost of acquisition for us, "explains Martin Hockemeyer, managing partner of Gebruder Thiele Group and Managing Director of GT BiomeScilt.

Further details are given in exchange for the plant.

About GT BiomeScilt:

GT BiomeScilt develops, manufactures and markets innovative LED edge technology for industrial and commercial use as well as indoor and outdoor communal areas. GT BiomeScilt was founded in 2007 as a division of the international environmental group Gebruder Thiele (GT group) in Bremen. The existing group of companies since 1848, is today more than 50 locations in 14 countries worldwide. Around 1,800 people are employed in the business areas of environmental technology, consumer goods and building and fixing systems. The subsidiary of GT BiomeScilt benefited from the experience of this strong group of companies has offices in Europe, the USA and Asia also placed internationally. As a fully integrated company focuses on sustainability and GT BiomeScilt creates its products with real solutions to the present, not only economically sensible but also practical and environmentally
friendly. By reducing the energy consumption and CO2 emissions carry LED bulbs GT BiomeScilt already in a sustainable manner and to help companies optimize their "carbon footprint" to make economic sense.