L Knife & Son’s vision is to be the best beverage distribution company in the world by continuously improving customer satisfaction.  Since their inception over a century ago, the company employs more than 1,200 individuals and operates over 1,000,000 square feet of environmentally controlled warehouse space that exceeds the highest level of standards and ensures product reliability year round. Each division has made extensive capital investments in technology to maintain the highest in-stock rate in the beer industry.  The company has grown to include an importing company, and 18 distribution operations which provide statewide coverage in California, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin. 

 

As part of the ongoing capital investments, those responsible for facilities management, realized that significant benefits that would be achievable by way of retrofitting the incandescent lighting systems in favor of energy efficient LED lighting.  Company management determined that by reducing the energy demands of the facilities, along with the reduced maintenance cost, would boost corporate profitability which would flow through to the bottom line in less than one year.

In 2012, L Knife & Son acquired a 300,000 square foot facility in Everett, MA as the company’s craft beer arm needed more space to support increased distribution.  This facility, which had been vacant for over two years, was in dire need of a lighting upgrade.  At the request of a major client, we were tasked with achieving minimum lighting levels of 50Fc at the floor.