Coleman Cable expands specialty lighting offering with acquisition of Designers Edge

Coleman Cable, Inc. (CCI), Waukegan, Ill., has completed the acquisition of the assets of The Designers Edge Inc., Bellevue, Wash., a manufacturer and distributor of specialty lighting products, for approximately $10.9 million in cash. Coleman said in a press release that the acquisition of The Designers Edge assets expands its current product portfolio across a wide range of lighting product categories, including industrial, work and utility, as well as products for security and landscape applications. These product offerings will complement CCI's existing portfolio of lighting and lighting-related products, including its portable lighting products, lighting-related timers and controls and Moonrays line of garden lighting and products. The Designers Edge had 2010 sales of more than $210 milllion.

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