Hinkley Lighting, Cleveland-based designer and manufacturer of stylish lighting fixtures, announced today that it has been selected a winner in the prestigious ARTS Awards competition. Recognized for excellence and achievement in retailing, manufacturing, design and representation in the Lighting Fixtures Manufacturer category, Hinkley accepted their award at The 15th Annual ARTS Award gala event, held in January during the annual Dallas International Gift and Home Accessories Market.

Comparable to television’s EMMY Awards or film’s Academy Awards, The ARTS Awards is the premier awards program of the home decorative accessories industry and distributes honors to retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives in 26 categories. More than 900 people attended this year’s gala event, which was sponsored by Dallas Market Center, the world’s largest wholesale merchandise resource, and the Accessories Resource Team, the association for the decorative accessories industry.

Hinkley was selected as category winner from a pool of national finalists based on the judging panel’s review of a portfolio that detailed company history and philosophy, product design and development, marketing, merchandising, and customer relations.

“Winning the award feels particularly good after we’ve spent the last three years working hard to update our brand,” said Rick Wiedemer, President of Hinkley. “We’re incredibly honored to receive The ARTS Award. On the heels of two years of record-breaking sales, we view it as further proof that we’re on the right track.”

Hinkley’s new brand focuses on clean, comfortable, updated classics. An aggressive program to “make the brand become a reality” has driven the company to improve every aspect of its business, with a special focus on product design and marketing.

Founded in 1923, Hinkley Lighting is a fourth generation family-owned company and an established leader in the lighting industry. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company consists of three divisions, Hinkley Residential, Hinkley Afterhours (landscape), and Hinkley Architectural, that design, manufacture and import lighting. Hinkley fixtures are available through a network of the finest lighting showrooms and distributors throughout North America. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.hinkleylighting.com.

For more information about The 15th Annual ARTS Awards, visit http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/dmc/V40/index.cvn?id=10135.