Design LED Moves in Readiness for Expansion

Livingston, UK, 26 March 2008.Design LED Products Ltd has moved into new offices within the Alba Innovation Centre in Livingston.  The move gives Design LED the capacity to expand its design, sales and product marketing teams in the coming months.

Commenting, James Gourlay, Technical Director and Founder said, “In recent months we have seen an increase in enquiries from potential new customers, as this trend continues we will need to increase our design engineering capabilities as well as adding sales support roles to the team.  Moving to the Alba Innovation Centre ahead of those requirements will give us the platform from which to expand quickly as the business dictates.”

“It is encouraging to see companies like Design LED progress. Along with the support from Scottish Enterprise's High Growth Team, the advisory team at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre have supported James and his team from the early stages of his business and this has accumulated in his recent success and expansion from the Hillington Park Innovation Centre to our new facilities at Alba Innovation Centre,” commented Tom Ogilvie, CEO, Innovation Centres Scotland Ltd. About ICS LtdInnovation Centres Scotland Ltd (ICS Ltd) is a specialist economic development provider of innovation and technology services. Through the award winning Hillington Park Innovation Centre and Alba Innovation Centre, ICS Ltd aims to create the premier incubation and company building mechanism in Scotland.  The mission is to support the development and growth of next generation of knowledge base, high growth technology and innovative businesses in Scotland by providing critical support and a network of specialist knowledge. As well as operating Hillington Park Innovation Centre and Alba Innovation Centre, ICS Ltd manages Wireless Innovation, Scotland’s national initiative for wireless and mobile technologies.  ICS Ltd also boasts a range of strategic partnerships with global technology and innovation partners and supports other initiatives that meet the strategic objectives of the business.

About Design LED Products Limited

Founded in early 2004, Design LED products have developed and patented a manufacturing technology to embed Light Emitting Diodes within printed light guides. This enables thin, inexpensive, segmented display panels suitable for a range of applications from consumer electrical & electronic devices, automotive, point or sale advertising & industrial keypads.

Design LED aims to become the world leader in printed light products technology in a wide range of markets including consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and point of sale. More than 50 billion LEDs are sold every year into products and Design LED has the opportunity to both displace existing solutions and enable a new generation of products.

For more information, contact: Nicki Langley, Neesham Public Relations, Tel: +44 (0) 1506 670800, Email: nickil@neesham.co.uk or ain Kyle, Design LED Products Ltd, Tel: +44 (0) 1506 592310, E-mail: info@designledproducts.com