Manairco Inc. (Manairco) and Hughey and Phillips LLC (H&P) announced that the companies entered into a definitive merger agreement under which H&P will acquire substantially all the assets of Manairco. Manairco is a well-established sales and manufacturing company with a reputation for excellence in the manufacture and design of airfield lighting systems and accessories. The company has a broad installed base throughout North America and across the globe. Manairco is an industry leader in both product quality and customer service.

Upon the closing of the merger transaction, Manairco’s product and service offerings will be added to the Hughey and Phillips product offerings and sold through the combined global sales force. Manairco’s existing operations and customer service will be maintained at its current manufacturing facility in Mansfield.

“Manairco has built exceptional relationships across the airfield lighting industry over the years with its broad product offerings and commitment to meeting the needs of its customers,” said Gayle Gorman-Green, president and CEO of Manairco. “We believe this merger represents an opportunity to combine the technical and customer service of the companies across a broader spectrum of customers and geographies. I look forward to continuing to lead the Manairco team at this exciting time.”

“We at Hughey and Phillips are delighted about this opportunity to work closely with Manairco’s strong team and its existing customers to bring customized solutions to the airfield lighting industry,” said Steve Schneider, president and CEO of Hughey and Phillips. “This partnership allows Hughey and Phillips to continue its expansion into the airfield lighting market by offering a combination of lighting and marking products as well as power management solutions for airports and heliports both large and small.”

About Hughey and Phillips LLC
Hughey and Phillips is one member of a conglomerate of companies serving the aviation, transportation, security and medical markets from its headquarters in Urbana, Ohio. H&P is a global leader in obstruction and airport products and has been serving the safety needs of the transportation industry since the 1930’s. H&P offers complete solutions for lighting systems designed and manufactured by H&P in the USA including strobe and LED offerings. The company has a full engineering staff providing complete support and design in optical, electrical and mechanical disciplines. Contact Hughey and Phillips at www.hugheyandphillips.com.

About Manairco Inc.
Manairco, a woman owned small business concern, has served the airport/heliport lighting market with quality, economical lighting equipment since 1955. Manairco offers a broad range of lighting and marking products as well as power management solutions for a variety of aviation applications. Contact Manairco at www.manairco.com.
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Submitted by Hughey and Phillips, LLC.

First Posted on UrbanaCitizen.com: 9:59 pm - May 20th, 2016
By Joshua Keeran - [email protected]
Hughey & Phillips, an Urbana-based company specializing in obstruction lighting, announced Tuesday it’s rolling out a new product line on June 1 known as the DC HORIZON LED Series.

According to a company press release, the new line features medium-intensity strobe LED-based obstruction lighting systems for the daytime and nighttime lighting of tall structures such as communication towers, wind turbines and smokestacks that pose issues for aerial navigation.

“Our customers have come to rely on Hughey & Phillips to provide the next generation of cutting-edge LED obstruction lighting solutions,” said Jim Sullivan, vice president of sales for Hughey & Phillips. “The new H&P DC HORIZON LED Series fills the need for both daytime and nighttime strobe lighting technology and outperforms legacy incandescent fixtures by substantial margins.”

The new line, which has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, features a white strobe LED system for daytime use as well as a red-flashing LED beacon for nighttime use.

The company, located at 240 W. Twain Ave., is marketing the new DC HORIZON line as the “most innovative products available in the market” in that the lighting system is safe, energy efficient and a green energy alternative to alternating current (AC)-powered LED beacons.

“The new DC HORIZON can be powered in a number of ways including DC (direct current) battery or solar panel to create green lighting systems for use in all obstruction applications,” the release states. “They also provide an increased level of safety on the structures they light by being DC powered, which virtually eliminates the possibility of electrocution or electric shock while installing or servicing the light.”

Local impact
Champaign Economic Partnership (CEP) Economic Development Director Marcia Bailey called the new DC HORIZON LED Series being manufactured in Urbana a “win-win” for everyone involved.

“Obviously, when any company gets a new product line, that is seen as a huge retention piece for our county in terms of helping to retain local jobs even if no new jobs are created,” she said.

Sullivan added the new product line won’t result in new jobs initially, but as volume increases over the next year or two, the company could add a few positions.

Along with manufacturing the new LED series, Hughey & Phillips’s in-house engineering department designed the product, which took 18 months to develop.

Having engineers experience this type of success within the county, Bailey said, is important to attracting both skilled individuals and potential employers to the county.

​“When we are looking at our future workforce, it’s always tough to get engineers to work in smaller communities like ours, so the fact that their engineering department designed this product line is a big deal for local groups to know that this type of work is being done in the county,” Bailey said.