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FRANKLIN, TN – December 18, 2008 – Flash Technology, an SPX Division, announces a formal strategic alliance with Dialight plc, a world leader in applied LED technology. The alliance is intended to bring superior LED technology and unique product offerings to the obstruction lighting market.

“This agreement not only benefits Flash Technology and Dialight, but our customers as well by allowing us to take advanced lighting technology to the market faster,” states Mark Joss, Vice President and General Manager of Flash Technology. 

Flash Technology and Dialight have worked together on numerous projects since 2005. Dialight was chosen as a strategic partner because of their commitment to excellence in light manufacturing, LED selection, global distribution and development of green technology.

Together the companies have gained placement of LED products in the Wind, Telecommunications, and Utilities markets. In 2008, Flash Technology & Dialight collaborated to introduce the first integrated LED red beacon solely for the Wind turbine industry. It was met with great success, growing sales by 33% over 2007.

About Flash Technology
Flash Technology was founded in 1969 and has been an innovator in the aviation obstruction lighting industry and remote monitoring solutions ever since. Starting in the U.S. wind industry in 1997, and expanding internationally in 1998, we have continued to advance our products to meet customer needs. Since 2007, Flash Technology has supplied over 1,000 complete lighting systems for the wind industry.

About SPX
SPX Corporation is a Fortune 500, global multi-industry manufacturing company.  Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX employs more than 17,000 people worldwide and has operations in over 35 countries. Visit http://www.spx.com.

About Dialight plc
Dialight plc (LSE: DIA.L) is leading the lighting revolution for industrial users across the world. Applying leading edge LED technology it produces retro-fittable lighting fixtures designed specifically for hazardous locations, obstruction lighting, traffic and rail signaling to vastly reduce maintenance, save energy, improve safety and ease disposal. Versions of these high specification luminaries are also produced for more general industrial and outdoor situations. The company is headquartered in the UK with operating locations in the UK, USA, Germany and Mexico. More information is available at http://www.dialight.com.

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