Targetti Poulsen USA

Before its acquisition by Targetti Sankey S.p.A., Targetti Poulsen USA operated as Louis Poulsen Lighting, Inc. The company was incorporated in December of 1985 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and received its first sales order in April of 1987. By 1994, a local assembly plant had been established, and in 1995 product development for the U.S. market began in Ft. Lauderdale.

Kent S. Pedersen has been the President and CEO of the company since 1990, and taking over as President and CEO of the newly formed Targetti Poulsen USA Inc. in 2007. Targetti Poulsen USA Inc. employs over 100 associates in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Technical support, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Technical Documentation, Finance, Assembly, Fabrication and Warehouse, providing the full range of services. The Marketing Department offers a full range of print and online collateral to its business partners.

Today, although one company, Targetti Poulsen USA markets its products separately under the brand names Targetti and Louis Poulsen. The new Targetti catalog, combining interior and exterior products, was just released in conjunction with the recent AIA National Conference. The most recent Louis Poulsen catalog was released one year ago.

Targetti Poulsen USA’s complete line of over 200 products is sold through agencies throughout North, Central and South America. The line is represented in Northern New England exclusively by Charron Incorporated with sales offices in all three states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Targetti Poulsen USA occupies two buildings totaling over 113,000 sq. ft. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In 2008, sales totaled over $45 million. More information about the fifth largest lighting company in the world can be found at http://www.targettiusa.com and http://www.louispoulsen.com/en-us.aspx. Be sure and download the Louis Poulsen app for your i-Phone from the website.