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  • Awards for ETC, our products, and our employees.

     


    Product Name

    Products

    The following ETC products have received LDI awards
    • Source Four 1992 – Product of the year
    • Source Four LED  - Product of the year 2013/ debuting product of the year 2012
    • Source Four LED Series 2  - best debuting product 2014
    • Eos – debut product of the year 2006
    • Eos 1.9.5 software – Live Design product of the year 2011
    • Eos family – Special commendation for superior color control capabilities 2014
    • Unison Paradigm – best debut product 2008
    • Source Four Revolution – new product 2003
    • Source Four Zoom – 1998
    • Obsession -1997
    • ETC Prodigy rigging/Quick Touch controls – WFX best new product award 2010
    • Source Four jr. – TCI lighting product of the year 1996

     


    Product Name
    The following is a list of additional ETC product awards from recent years
    • Augment3d - 2019 Product Innovation Award, PLASA
    • Relevé Spot - 2018  Product Innovation Award, PLASA 
    • ColorSource PAR 2015 – ABTT Product of the year
    • ETCnomad dongle - PLASA Members Choice Award, Gadget category, LDI tradeshow, November 2014
    • Unison Aero Phase Adaptive Dimmer - Best Product of 2014 by Design Journal and Archinterious magazines
    • Unison Echo – WFX New product award October 2014
    • Source Four Mini LED - LFI Innovation Award, LIGHTFAIR International tradeshow, June 2014
    • Source Four Mini  - PLASA Members Choice Award, Gadget category, LDI tradeshow, November 2013
    • Source Four LED –
      • ABTT 2012 Hook Clamp Award, Lighting Product of the Year, ABTT tradeshow,
        London, UK, June 2012
      • Award for Sustainability, PLASA tradeshow, London, UK, June 2012
      • 2012 IES Progress Report, November 2012
    • Source Four Fresnel - PLASA Members Choice Award, LDI tradeshow, Orlando, FL, October 2011
    • Selador Desire LED luminaires –
      • 2011 WFX New Product Technology Award, Best Overall Lighting Product category, WFX tradeshow, Dallas, TX, November 2011
      • 2011 WFX New Product Technology Award, Best LED Fixture category, WFX tradeshow, Dallas, TX, November 2011
    • DMX Emergency Bypass Controller - 2012 IES Progress Report, November 2012

           

    Employees

    • Midwest Section Members Award, Founders of the USITT Midwest session, USITT tradeshow, Kansas City, MO, March-April 2010  Outreach and training specialist, Ellen White
    • Addy Awards – Graphic design team in 1985-2015

       

    Installations

    • ESTA Rock Our World Award, ETC and Martin Professional, lighting installation at the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, LDI tradeshow, Orlando, FL, November 2009
    • ESTA Rock Our World Award, Carallon Limited, Pharos™ LPC X on Heathrow Airport's ‘Cloud’ sculpture, LDI tradeshow, Las Vegas, NV, October 2008
    • ESTA Rock Our World Award, Margot and Will Winspear Opera House chandelier, LDI tradeshow, Las Vegas, NV, October 2010 – Unison Mosaic Show Controllers

     

    Company

    • 2017 Outstanding Business, Association of Fundraising Professionals
    • 2014 Best Companies to Work For, In Business magazine, December 2014
    • Deloitte’s 2014 list of Wisconsin Top 75 Companies, October 2014
    • Commercial Designs of the Decade, Best Development – Large Building, ETC corporate headquarters in Middleton, Wisconsin, May 2011, presented by In Business magazine
    • Deloitte’s 2016 list of Wisconsin Top 75 Companies, October 2016

       

    Tradeshow Booths

    • 2016 ABTT Stand of the Year 
    • Best Large Booth Award, LDI tradeshow, Las Vegas, NV, October 2012
    • Best Booth Award, LDI tradeshow, Las Vegas, October 2004

       

    Fred Foster, CEO

    • Lifetime Achievement Award, Prolight 2018
    • Knight of Illumination Awards 2015, Enrico Caironi Award for Lifetime Recognition
    • Ken Hendricks Memorial “Seize the Day” Award, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, Madison, WI, June 2013
    • Midwest Section Award, USITT Institute and Profession of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Midwest section, USITT tradeshow, Kansas City, MO, March-April 2010
    • 50 Powerful People: The Leaders Who Are Making an Impact on Entertainment Technology Today,Live Design magazine, April 2010
    • Gottelier Award, PLASA tradeshow, London, UK, September 2010
    • Governor’s Award in Support of the Arts, Corporate/Business category, award presented by Governor Jim and Jessica Doyle at Wisconsin's Executive Residence, October 2010
    • Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award, LDI tradeshow, Orlando, FL, 2007
    • USITT Special Citation “for significant contributions to the advancement of equipment design and manufacturing in the field of lighting technology for the performing arts,” USITT Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
    • Second annual Paky Award, LDI Tradeshow and Conference, October 2015