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Lighting Up the Holidays08-05-16 | News

Lighting Up the Holidays
Seasonal Work Preparation

The holiday lighting industry is reported to be around a $1 billion business. Many of the installers are landscape professionals supplementing their incomes according to Sival Inc., a wholesale distributor of commercial-grade lights for Christmas, other holidays, parties and weddings. Their newest and most innovative products are LED filament light bulbs, which are energy efficient, dimmable, and give off a natural warm glow. https://www.sivalinc.com/

Christmas D????(R)???(C)cor started installing holiday lighting in 1986 and began franchising their business model in 1996. Their operators currently serve more than 40,000 customers in 325 markets in 48 states and Canada. Here are the financial numbers listed
on their website:
$194,786 – average gross sales after three years in the business
$1,524 – average new residential sale
$2,591 – average daily production with three-man crew
37% - average net profit reported for 2015 season
https://thedecorgroup.com/christmas-decor.html

With RGB (red, green, blue) LEDs, customers have the choice of up to 16 million colors available for their installed holiday presentations according to commercial lighting supplier Creative Displays Inc. They are seeing an increased demand for them along with the use of separate controllers.

Inception Lighting is a new permanent product offered by Christmas D????(R)???(C)cor that is installed on the trim of a building or the fascia of a house. It consists of LED light strips in molded acrylic housings, currently in three common colors, that blend in with a structure's edge. The color of the lights can be changed at any time to celebrate holidays, sporting events, or any other events.

Another franchisor, We Hang Christmas Lights, started as a local operation and in a few years was making its owners more profit in two months than they made during the rest of the year with their primary business. They report that last year they had over 1 million unique visitors to their website and received over 25,000 requests for estimates.
https://www.wehangchristmaslights.com/

As seen in LC/DBM magazine, August 2016.