Capitol Lighting Honors Its Oldest Employee at Lighting Store in NJ

BOCA RATON, FL, July 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) Capitol Lighting, one of the nation's leading retailers of name-brand lighting with eight showrooms in New Jersey and Florida and worldwide at http://www.1-800Lighting.com, is pleased to honor Hy Goldman, the company's oldest employee.

Hired in 1941 by Ethel Lebersfeld, the company co-founder, to work at the Capitol Lighting store in NJ, Hy Goldman has devoted his career, all 70 years so far, to Capitol Lighting and its business of selling chandeliers, lamps, fans, lights, and lighting accessories.

Originally hired to sell, stock, and clean the gift ware displays, Mr. Goldman now specializes in making chandeliers and lamps out of odd parts at the lighting showroom in NJ.

For the past 70 years, Hy Goldman has proved himself to be an indispensable fixture at the Capitol Lighting store in NJ. Capitol Lighting is especially proud to celebrate Mr. Goldman's 70th anniversary as an employee with the company.

Capitol Lighting offers a complete selection of chandeliers, lamps, ceiling fans, and other lighting. Visit one of Capitol Lighting's showrooms and let the staff of professional lighting consultants assist you in designing the perfect lighting scheme for your lighting needs.

About Capitol Lighting and 1-800Lighting.com

For more than 85 years, the lighting experts at Capitol Lighting have helped customers find the best lighting fixtures from the largest collection of lighting—from ceiling fans and lights to chandeliers and lamps and more—at the most affordable price available.

The company's eight New Jersey and Florida lighting showrooms are the offspring of a family retailing tradition that dates back to 1924 when Max Lebersfeld, an electrical contractor and immigrant from Austria-Hungary, opened a lighting store in Newark, N.J. Four generations later, Capitol Lighting has expanded the concept to four locations in New Jersey, four in Southeast Florida, and worldwide online at 1-800Lighting.com.

Among their many awards, the readers of New Jersey Monthly magazine recently voted Capitol Lighting as the "Best of New Jersey 2010" for "Where to Shop for Lighting." Additionally, peers and fellow industry professionals have nominated Capitol Lighting for the seventh time for the prestigious ARTS Award for "Best Lighting Showroom" in the East Atlantic.

To find the best prices on your personal lighting project, or to request a quote for your next commercial lighting project, please visit Capitol Lighting's website at http://www.1-800Lighting.com or call 1-800-544-4846.

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