Globe Electric Company Inc.

RONA Names Globe 2005 Vendor of the Year
Cited for Excellence in Lighting/Electrical Category

Globe Electric Company Inc., a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of residential lighting and electrical products, is pleased to announce that it has been named Vendor of the Year in the Lighting/Electrical category by RONA.
RONA, a leading Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home improvement and gardening products, operates a network of some 563 franchised, affiliated and corporate stores.
“Globe Electric has been an excellent partner for RONA, and we are delighted to celebrate this partnership with a Vendor of the Year Award,” said Joseph Piro, RONA’s Director of Merchandising, Lighting, Electrical and Furniture. “What sets Globe apart are its end-to-end solutions. Globe provides us with the comprehensive and innovative range of lighting and electrical products that our customers require, in-store service that is first-rate, and outstanding assistance and support for our promotions and special events. We look forward to continuing to build on this successful relationship in the months and years ahead.”
“It is a great honor to be recognized by RONA with this award,” said Jake Beaudoin, Globe Electric’s Vice-President, Sales, National Accounts. “RONA is certainly one of our most valued retail partners, and it is very gratifying to be able to team up with them to offer their customers real value. In an intensely competitive retail marketplace, we are proud to be able to provide RONA with product and merchandising solutions tailored to their specific needs.”

Globe Announces Appointment of Mike Smith as Vice President of Sales for the US

Globe Electric Company Inc., a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of lighting and electrical products, announced today that it has appointed Mike Smith as its new Vice President of Sales for the USA.
“Mike Smith has enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career in the lighting business, and he brings us a comprehensive and intimate knowledge of the major markets and key mass merchants in the United States. Further, he possesses the proven leadership abilities to take our U.S. sales team to the next level of excellence,” said Don Planche, Globe Electric’s Executive Vice-President, Sales & Marketing. “In short, Mike is the perfect fit for us: he has the expertise and skill set to help Globe greatly enhance its product positioning and continue its rapid growth throughout the U.S.
”Mr. Smith’s career in the lighting industry spans the past fifteen years. He has held executive positions with a number of the country’s leading lighting companies with markets that extended throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Mr. Smith has a thorough knowledge of numerous lighting/electrical product categories and has established solid relationships with major North American retailers and electrical distributors.
“I am delighted to be joining the Globe team,” Mr. Smith said. “In addition to the breadth of line in light bulbs and electrical products, Globe brings to the U.S. marketplace fashion-forward lighting that combines contemporary styles, colors and textures with just the right amount of European flair. It has been my privilege to work with virtually all of the major retailers in the U.S. over the past fifteen years, and I look forward to growing these relationships in the months to come. I am very excited about introducing them to Globe’s unique products and value offering.”

Montreal, November 21, 2005

Globe Retail Partner Honored by Private Label Manufacturers Association
CVS Wins 2005 Salute to Excellence Award

Globe Electric Company Inc., a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of residential lighting and electrical products, congratulates CVS, one of its U.S. retail partners, for being named recipient of the 2005 Salute to Excellence Home, Health & Leisure Awards in the Decorative Accessories category. This is the inaugural year for the Salute to Excellence Awards, organized by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) to showcase and encourage innovation in retail brands. The awards were presented on November 14^th in Chicago as part of the association’s 2005 Private Label Trade Show.
CVS is the largest retail pharmacy in the United States, operating close to 5,500 retail and specialty pharmacy stores in 37 states and the District of Columbia. The Round the House Home Decor Lighting line that Globe created for CVS was celebrated by the PLMA for its innovation, presentation, performance and value.
Products considered for the awards were submitted to a panel of judges that included product development specialists, industry representatives, trade journalists as well as consumers.
“We viewed the opportunity to partner with CVS as a way for them to clearly differentiate themselves,” said Globe’s John Mestel, Globe Electric’s Vice President Sales, USA. “We are extremely proud to have CVS as a retail partner, and delighted that the turnkey merchandising program we designed for them has met with such great success. We look forward to developing more value-added programs with CVS in the months ahead.”
The CVS concept developed with Globe allowed the retailer to offer a two-pack of Round the House lighting at the same price as a single-pack national brand item.

Thank you for inquiring with Globe with respect to the Underwriters Laboratories advisory concerning the Globe 13 watt mini spiral compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Due to a production error that occurred in the manufacturing of this bulb during 2002 and the first three months of 2003 by Fujian Joinluck Enterprise Co. Ltd., our manufacturing partner and the leading manufacturer of compact fluorescent bulbs in China, a small amount of product may have been produced with a non-compliant internal component. In compliance with UL safety standards, this bulb is made with a fire retardant plastic casing, which is designed to prevent the product from igniting. However, a small short may cause a hole to melt through the ballast of the bulb. The manufacturer has assured that the only bulbs affected by this error are the 13 watt mini spiral compact fluorescent bulbs manufactured from January 2002 through April 2003 bearing the following date codes:

Furthermore, only a small percentage of bulbs manufactured during this period are affected, but it is impossible to detect the defect by examining the surface of the bulb.
If you have 13 watt CFL bulbs in your home bearing one of the above mentioned codes, please send us the date codes on your bulbs and the quantity, along with your full name, street address and phone number to 13wbulbrecall@globe-electric.com. We will gladly replace each affected bulb with free bulbs. When UPS delivers these replacements, they will pick up the bulbs you are returning, so please have them packaged and ready for pick up.
We also would like to assure you that our UL file is authentic, and is not fraudulent in any way. UL is fully aware of the fact that the 13 watt mini spiral bulbs bears an ""unauthorized UL Mark". This is standard UL terminology whenever a defective unit may have filtered onto the market. They are simply stating that the units in question within that production range do not conform to their standards, and hence they will not endorse the product in question. If a product were in fact using a "pirated" or fraudulent UL marking, as some media have portrayed, a statement would be issued immediately identifying the culprit as being guilt of using a "counterfeit" marking.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may has caused. Rest assured that Globe stands behind all of its products and will continue to do its utmost to ensure that all products distributed by Globe meet the highest standards of safety and quality.