Torrance,
CA: LEDtronics, Inc. in September celebrated its first 25 years of
solid-state lighting design since the enterprise's founding by
Pervaiz and Almas Lodhie. During the anniversary event at their
Torrance, California, headquarters, LEDtronics executives thanked
employees and customers for making possible the company's successes
to date, and for providing advanced technological opportunities for
future achievements.
“My wife and I began this as a cottage industry in a suburban garage
in 1983, finding buyers among the local aerospace firms,” Pervaiz
Lodhie, the company’s president, explained. “We've grown into a
multimillion dollar manufacturer with over 300 employees, with a
63,000 sq. ft. facility in California and a second plant in Karachi,
Pakistan. We’re a world-leading supplier of lamps using up-to-date
light-emitting diode [LED] technology with a global network of sales
representatives. Most of our customers are composed of Fortune 500
corporations.”
The guests included: Frank Scotto, Mayor of Torrance;
Michael A. Gin, Mayor of Redondo Beach; Raul Luna, District Director
to US Congresswoman Linda Sanchez;
Paul Arney, Political Director to US Congresswoman Jane Harman;
Ronnie Guyer, Field Representative to California Assemblyman Van
Tran; Amelia Wong, District Director, State Board of Equalization;
Syed Ibne Abbas, Consulate General of Pakistan in Los Angeles; Ahsan
Wagan, Consul of Pakistan in Los Angeles; Dr. Nasim Ashraf, Pakistan
Human Development Fund; and Salvador Hernandez, Assistant Director
in Charge of FBI Los Angeles field office.
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