BERNARD & ASSOCIATES    NEWSLETTER #4 - Holiday Issue 2009

Happy HolidaysBernard & Associates continues bravely onward with our monthly online newsletters. So far the feedback from these is encouraging as we try to keep our contacts informed of the latest, greatest and up and coming products, manufacturers and trends in lighting. Our newsletter contains new technologies by our 11 manufacturers and this is where you will likely here about ground-breaking news from these companies first.
Each month of course, we feature one of our manufacturers we represent in a special article that explains their core business and present a new product or two and perhaps a project they have showcased. This month it is Strand Lighting© a Philips company. Strand is one of the most respected companies in the entertainment lighting arena. It is among the world's oldest lighting companies still operating. In addition Bernard & Associates operates the Strand Lighting first line maintenance facility for B.C., reducing border crossing costs associated with repairs. This month we are also writing about our special project at the Kelowna UBC General Hospital teaching facility.
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10 Things you should know about Bernard & Associates:
  1. We offer Control Systems from 4 different Manufacturers: LiteTouch, Strand Lighting, Echoflex and Gentec
  2. We are the Official Service Center for 3 Manufacturers: Strand Lighting, Gentec and LiteTouch
  3. Bernard & Associates has over 26 years of servicing the lighting, construction and entertainment communities
  4. We operate with a very knowledgeable staff, trained and have extensive backgrounds in their lighting specialties
  5. We have designed, specified and commisioned in almost every kind of venue in Canada including Airports, Convention & Shopping Centres, Large and Small Homes, boats, Office Buildings, Hospitals, Casinos, Theatres, TV Studios, Schools, Churches, Media Rooms, Boardrooms, Outdoor Venues, and the list goes on...
  6. We cover every part of British Columbia geographically
  7. We always choose the right product for the right job and listen intently to our client's needs
  8. We offer training for most of our product lines
  9. We are continually teaching and updating our staff and building an IT knowledge base
  10. We use the latest technologies and techniques to recommend, research and present products from our manufacturers

Highlighted Projects

  • Mill Bay's Shawnigan Lake School theatre (Strand)Lighting control / dimmers / house lighting system
    Shawnigan LS
  • Kelowna General Hospital Main UBC Medical School Clinical Academic Teaching Theatre seating 180, 4 video conferencing rooms and 1 board room. Read More about this project which defines future lighting for video theatre and board rooms in Canada.

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LiteTouch

 

LITETOUCH HYBRIDS

 

 

 

 

 


LiteTouch's New Hybrid system allows past, present and future systems the ultimate flexibility.

LiteTouch has an Educational Presentation in 3D Flash
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Exclusive New Backward Compatible Hybrid Technology
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There are factory trained LiteTouch installers in your area.

FFunctional Devicesunctional Devices have new solutions for low voltage, quick install relay switches for new or retrofit applications such as small rooms and closets and fans. Check out the new SHUNT BYPASS RELAY animation

LIGHTING FOR VIDEO
 Find out how lighting for video is approached and requires a different set of tools and techniques. Bernard & Associates has experts on staff that have decades of experience working with video, television and film. Bernard & Associates are currently working on lighting a new video conference theatre at the UBC Kelowna Regional Hospital. If you wish to have access to more information that we make available to clients on lighting your facility for video please phone us at 604-540-2686.
Kelowna General Hospital
Last week saw the commissioning of our most recent control system in the UBC facility at Kelowna KGH UBC Med SchoolGeneral Hospital. What makes this different is that it is the first installation in BC using Philips Strand dimming, relay, and occupancy sensors linked together on a common Vision.net network. In addition the system is accepting operational commands from the buildings’ DDC and A/V systems. The common dimming system operates the lecture theatre, boardroom, and two video conferencing centres whilst the relay system controls corridor and some common office lighting. The light source is fluorescent or compact fluorescent fixtures employing Philips Mark VII ballasts being operated by Philips Strand Lighting Mark VII dimmer controller modules. The lecture theatre features high bay ceiling occupancy sensors that were remote programmed using a handheld programmer. The sensor’s tri-colour LED responded letting the programmer know that the information transfer was successful. System changes can be readily made using software.

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FEATURED MANUFACTURERStrand Lighting A Philips Company

Strand Lighting offers the world's most comprehensive and competitive range of luminaires, dimming equipment, control systems and software to answer the creative needs of lighting designers working in theatre, television, film, themed environments and sophisticated architectural applications.
Strand Lighting, a Philips Comapny now headquartered in Texas is a company very much on the move, expanding its scope, product lines, support services, distribution, manufacturing and now with the strong support of Philips a complete new line of lighting fixtures from Selecon Lighting and great connections with Varilite, famous for technologies with moving lighting, both Philips companies. Selecon Pacific

Strand started out many years ago, originally Rank-Strand, then Strand Century and finally Strand Lighting. Strand has always had a strong footprint in the entertainment industry with its control and fixture lineup. Now Strand also has a very powerful lineup of Architectural lighting and controls. The Strand Electric Company began operating in 1914 to serve London's theater district. In 1926 Century Lighting opened for business in New York to serve Broadway. Today, Strand Lighting and Philips, the union of these two companies, continues as the world's leading name in stage, television, motion picture, and architectural lighting and services. In 2008 Strand Lighting became part of Philips. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of "sense and simplicity". Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 116,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. Strand Lighting along with Vari-lite and Selecon are part of the Philips Entertainment group. Selecon Acclaim

Precision, Performance, Simplicity and Safety
As of the 1st April 2009 Selecon became part of the Philips Entertainment Group within the Philips Professional Luminaires business."Selecon's highly-acclaimed luminaires for the theatrical and architectural markets will further strengthen the breadth of solutions Philips can offer to important professional customers such as performing arts centres, churches, convention centres and hotels," said Rudy Provoost, Chief Executive of Philips' Lighting sector. The acquisition of Selecon by Philips brings with it the additional resources of the Strand product range, sales force, dealer and manufacturers' rep networks. This powerful combination of dimming/control and the wide range of Selecon's market-leading luminaires provides our industry with a full stage lighting solution supplier. We have sales teams based in Europe and throughout the America’s to serve our customers in those regions. The Asia/Pacific region is supported from Strand Lighting's office in Hong Kong. Each of our sales groups work closely with its local network of distributors to ensure the most extensive distribution of products and services in the entertainment lighting industry.Strand Light Palette VL

 

 

 
Ask us about our Closet relaypopular Functional Devices Door/Closet Relay and how it can save your electrician or customer dollars by installing this device when you want to control a light or other device when opening a door or cupboard in your home.
Next month's Featured Manufacturer is GENTEC© offering a wide range of solutions to suit any lighting control requirement
STAGEFAB  draperies, grid design, sandbags, special order manufacturing and many more products Read More here
Did you know that Bernard & Associates are the official service provider for Gentec, Litetouch and Strand Lighting? We have trained certified staff, access to factory parts and coordinate delivery of manufacturers' equipment. Our staff have traveled all over North America to keep up to date on the latest technologies. Regular staff webinars and factory training are a large part of our commitment to our valued customers. We are a solutions based company that provides the experts required of the job, wether that may be a lighting designer, a specialty product, a new technology or a custom built item, we have the depth of experience necessary to complete.
UPCOMING LIGHTING EVENTS
BUILDEX Vancouver 2010 April 21,22
LIGHTFAIR International 2010
Las Vegas May 12-14
the 20th annual 2009 Lightfair was a huge success. According to the organizers, the event set record-breaking attendance with more than 23,000 industry participants

LEDCheck out our line of LED and other source instruments from Tivoli Lighting

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