“Advanced LEDs Ltd. completes two prestigious projects in Dubai” headlines a recent article in LEDs Magazine. The first: the world’s largest shopping mall. The second: the world’s tallest man-made structure ever built (according to Advanced LEDs).
Boasting more than 1,200 stores, the Dubai Mall plays host to a number of world-class attractions including an aquarium, ice rink, cineplex, and a spectacular water feature that traverses all four levels of the mall. The fashion area of the mall features a catwalk amidst 70 signature shops. Above the catwalk, Advanced LEDs created a stunning focal fixture, lighting huge sails (red, green, blue) using 6.5 kW LED lighting from 76 specially-designed RGBW fittings.
Respected LED manufacturer, Cree has signed an agreement to acquire LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc., a LED fixture manufacturer that has developed LED lighting retrofit products. This collaboration gives Cree a solid foothold in the LED market, from LED chip manufacturing to packaged LED fixtures. The acquisition also puts Cree in competition with some of its existing LED customers, though industry experts say this is not uncommon. 
