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PLATT
ELECTRONIC HONORS ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS FOR SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE WITH PLATTINUM AWARD
Award Showcases Philips Commitment to Assisting Distributors, Strategic Marketing Partnerships 
Somerset, NJ (October 4, 2002) - Platt Electric, one of the
United States' premier electrical distributors, today honored Philips
Lighting, the world's largest lighting manufacturer and a division of
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG), with its Plattinum Award. This award, which judges suppliers on the quality of their merchandising and resource input, acknowledges Philips' commitment to developing relationships with its distributors. "Being recognized by Platt Electric is not only a great honor, but it epitomizes our efforts to building outstanding relationships with distributors," said Steve Goldmacher, Director of Corporate Communications, Philips Lighting Company North America. "Once again, Philips proves its ability and willingness to continue strengthening relationships with distributors." This year's honor marks Philips Lighting's second consecutive Plattinum Award. In keeping with Platt's emphasis on building relationships, the Plattinum Award gauges supplier excellence in several areas:
"Every year, Platt gives its Plattinum Award to an electrical supplier that characterizes quality in service, management and communication," said Irwin Feves, Platt Electric. "We at Platt are pleased to present Philips with this award, and look forward to furthering our relationship." About Platt Electric Supply Platt Electric Supply, the 14th largest electrical distributor in the United States, is a family owned distribution service company founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1953. Today the company serves the construction, industrial, commercial, do-it-yourself, and DataComm markets with its network of 67 locations in six western states. For the past eight years, Platt has been listed by Oregon Business Magazine as one of the best places to work in Oregon and was recently noted as the 20th largest privately held business in the state. About Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR 31.8 billion in 2002. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 166,500 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
for
more information contact:
Steve Goldmacher Philips Lighting Company 732-563-3039 steve.goldmacher@philips.com www.lighting.philips.com/nam
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Press-Archive - November 2003
Upgrading with light saves lives An upgrade of a special kind Even though some drivers are reluctant to admit it, driving with the lights on during the day does save lives. Daytime running light (DRL) is already required by law in ten European countries, and in a further four countries it is mandatory in the winter months. The reason why daylight running light has been made compulsory in some European countries is that it can help prevent accidents, particularly at junctions and crossroads. It can mean the difference between life and death for motorcyclists because when they are turning or overtaking they can see cars that have their headlights on much sooner than those with their headlights off. An additional factor in some countries, such as Germany, is that people prefer to buy cars with dark low-contrast paintwork, so the majority of cars are sometimes difficult to see even at the height of summer. An analysis of 24 national DRL studies has shown that if all cars had their headlights on all the time almost two million accidents involving 5500 deaths and 155,000 injuries could be avoided each year throughout Europe. As far as the technology is concerned, the development of Osram's new Light@day family of lamps has meant operating headlights at all times is no longer a problem. With this innovative generation of lamps, car drivers can immediately make their own contribution to road safety. All they have to do is upgrade their cars. What's important to remember is that despite being on day and night the Light@day family of lamps does not have to be replaced any more often than conventional lamps. They are available in H1, H4 and H7 versions and as parking lights, taillights and number plate lights. European countries in which DRL is compulsory: Denmark, Slovenia, Finland (outside towns), Sweden, Iceland, the Czech Republic (winter season), Slovakia (winter season), Italy (motorways and other major roads), Norway, Poland (winter season), Latvia, Hungary (outside towns), Lithuania (winter season), Estonia. Holiday-makers who do not comply with the local DRL regulations risk fines ranging from 22 euros (Slovenia) to 108 euros (Norway). DRL is officially recommended in Switzerland.
for more information see
www.osram.com/
about_us/press/2003/4_12.
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