Listed
below is a summary of some of our
recent publicity, including press
releases, advertisements and coverage
we have received in the media.
We have provided links for many of
these to related pages on our web
site to make it easier to find more
information. |
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Date |
Type |
Reference |
More
Info |
| October, 2005 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home: A Passion For Brilliance
IV: What's old is new again at Universal.
Here's just a few from our extensive "Retro"
collection. |
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| September, 2005 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home: A Passion For Brilliance
V: Our ad this month featured fixtures
from Schonbek's extensive line of fixtures.Visit
our newly decorated Schonbek Gallery. |
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| August, 2005 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home: A Passion For Brilliance
IV: Our ad this month featured two brand
new David Easton fixtures from Robert Abbey
that are a must see. David is a leading
lighting designer and we proud to have been
authorized to distribute his products.
Visit our showroom to see the whole range
of products. |
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| July 15, 2004 |
Ad |
Toronto Star:
We launched our annual Clearance Sale with
a series of ads that appeared in the Toronto
Star. The ad featured a range of absolutely
incredible deals and those are just the
'tip of the iceberg!' This is the
sale that our regulars wait for. If
you are in the market for lighting, don't
miss it! |
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| July, 2004 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home: A Passion For Brilliance
III: Our ad this month featured two award
winning fixtures from Robert Abbey and the
brand new Casablanca Wilderness™ fan,
all ideal for home or cottage and all on
sale! |
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| June 10, 2004 |
Feature |
CJN: A feature article
about the latest trends in exterior lighting
and the introduction of outdoor rated table
and floor lamps. |
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| June, 2004 |
Feature |
Toronto Star
Home Auction: we were pleased to be asked
to participate in this year's Auction.
It is now completed - congratulations to
our succesful buyers who bid on five fabulous
offers we provided. |
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| June, 2004 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home - Brilliant in Bed: Our
unique Dainolite 'Nite Lite' is a fabulous
dual reading lamp ideally suited for over
a bed. With this promotion we are
offering free shipping anywhere in Canada.
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More |
| June, 2004 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home: A Passion For Brilliance
II: Our ad this month featured three of
our brand new products that are ideal for
home or cottage. |
More |
| May, 2004 |
Feature |
Selected
Best Store by Toronto Life: we were honoured
to selected again this year by the editors
of Toronto Life to be included in their
2004 Shopping Guide of "the best stores
for fashion, beauty, home & garden." |
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| May, 2004 |
Ad |
Canadian
House & Home: A Passion For Brilliance
I: This month's ad featured the new and
very elegant Montgomery exterior fixture. |
More |
| April 23-25,
2004 |
Show |
Barrie Interior
Design Show: we displayed over 50 brand
new products in our award winning booth.
Thanks to our wonderful customers in Barrie
for their enthusiastic support - it was
a great show! |
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| April, 2004 |
Ad |
"It's
time to plant some new bulbs" ad campaign
ran with a series of ads in the Toronto
Star and featured eight great products as
just a few examples of the hundreds of new
products we have launched this Spring. |
More |
| Feb. & March,
2004 |
Feature |
Canadian
House and Home Magazine: we were once again
honoured to have a number of our products
featured in a few articles over the past
two issues, including working with designer
Erin Feasby to supply all the lighting for
the home featured in the March issue House
& Home Makeover. |
More |
| Winter &
Spring, 2004 |
Feature |
Style at
Home Magazine: in a few issues, we had a
number of our products featured in various
articles. The April, 2004 issue featured
our Hurricane Lantern, as well as a brand
new series of crystal clear lucite and glass
lamps from one of our lamp suppliers in
the Trendspotting column. |
More |
| Jan.19, 2004 |
TV |
CITY TV CityLine
Show: Our new Schonbek table lamps were
featured by design consultant Jacquline
Glass. |
More |
| Jan. 5, 2004 |
Press Release |
Press Release:
The 2003 year was our biggest and best year
in our over 54 years of business.
Thank you to all of our customers for their
wonderful support. |
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| Dec./Jan |
Ad |
Schonbek
- "Know Your Chandelier:" Our
full page ad in the December 03/January
04 issue of Canadian House and Home featured
a magnificent Schonbek La Scala chandelier.
Schonbek is a leader in design and the most
highly respected manufacturers in our industry.
We are not only honoured to be a distributor
of Schonbek products, we are thrilled to
have grown to be one of their biggest in
Canada. Come visit our Schonbek Gallery
where you will find more products on display
than anywhere else in Ontario! |
More |
| Dec. 2003 |
Ad |
Boxing Week
Sale - our ads in the Toronto Star launched
our legendary annual sale - for the 54th
time! The sale ended January 5, 2004. |
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| April 12, 2003 |
News-paper |
Toronto Star:
Paula McCullough's weekly column featured
Universal Lamp in this week's article "Shedding
light on spring decor". A magnificent
tiffany fixture was pictured together with
our now famous Hurricane Lantern. |
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| April 2003 |
Feature |
National
Home Show 2003: We honoured to be selected
as the lighting supplier to the Home Show's
Dream Home. Working with designer
Lynelle Madison, we were asked to design
and supply the lighting for the home. |
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| Feb. & April,
2003 |
Feature |
CTV &
Global TV: We were thrilled when we were
featured on recent episodes of both "CTV's
Real Estate TV" and Global TV's
"Post Homes TV" shows with interviews
discussing new trends in
lighting. |
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| Feb.13, 2003 |
Show |
Interior
Design Show: We launched our exciting 'organic'
theme products. |
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| Jan.25, 2003 |
Radio |
CFRB: We
were honoured when a member of Universal
was selected as the featured guest on the
"Frank Cohn Home Improvement Show." |
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| Dec. 5, 2002 |
News-paper |
Voted Best
of Toronto - Thank you to the readers of
the Toronto Sun. In their 9th Annual
Readers' Choice Awards, once again Universal
Lamp won the Silver award in the category
of Favourite Shopping - Lighting. |
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| Nov. 2002 |
TV |
City TV CityLine
Show - Brian Gluckstein and Lynn Spence
talked about our 'Hurricane Lantern,' noting
what a great a great look it is and what
a great value! |
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| June
22, 2002 |
Ad |
"For
Landscape Lighting, talk to the Experts"
- ad in Star Week Magazine featuring our
professional quality landscape lighting
products. |
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| June
15, 2002 |
Ad |
"This
Fan Will Blow You Away" - ad in Star
Week Magazine about the Casablanca Concentra
fan. |
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| April
20, 2002 |
Ad |
"Paint
Your New Home in Glorious Light" -
our ad in Star Week Magazine. Lighting
is a critical element to making your home
look like 'a masterpiece' - rely on us for
our expertise in planning and selecting
the right lighting. |
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| March
23, 2002 |
Ad |
"We
Only Sell Brilliance" - our ad in Star
Week Magazine that highlights our belief
in sourcing only quality products and only
from the best brand names in the industry.
That's why we back up just about everything
we sell with a unprecedented two year warranty! |
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| March,
2002 |
Magazine |
Canadian
House & Home - our 'Hurricane Lantern'
was featured in an article. |
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| Jan.
2, 2002 |
Ad |
"Lutron
Satin Colours" - our ad in Post Newspapers
featuring the new Lutron Diva Satin Colours
product line of dimmers, switches and other
wall-box devices now available in 15 different
colours to match just about any décor. |
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