Sports Floodlighting Specialist
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For more than 30 years, Musco Lighting has focused on the design and manufacture of sports floodlighting
systems for stadia, recreational and athletic facilities. A World Class leader developing sports-floodlighting
technology, Musco offers innovative systems, a comprehensive package of services and the reassurance of the best
designs and systems available. No matter how large or small the project, how complex or simple the design, Musco
can provide turnkey solutions.
In addition, Musco incorporate a 10-year comprehensive warranty to maintain operation of their floodlighting
system, giving peace of mind to any sports facility owner. This service is truly unique with no other sports
floodlighting company matching such protection and coverage.
From local pitches to Premier League to the fast-paced world of
sports broadcasting and the entertainment industry, Musco’s team can state: “We Make It Happen.” |
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Offering solutions for both permanent and temporary floodlighting needs, Musco has attained
first-hand knowledge of lighting issues that affect participants, spectators and television.
Responsible floodlighting is the focus of Musco product development; all technological advancements are the direct
result of the concerns and needs expressed by customers and design professionals. Research endeavors have led
to major innovations in energy efficiency, environmental floodlight control as well as safety and reliability of sports
floodlighting equipment. These are important considerations for small school projects as well as International stadia worldwide.
These efforts have pioneered dramatic improvements in floodlighting systems:
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Based in central United States with offices in more than 6 locations
around the U.S. and more than 6 offices world-wide, Musco is recognised
as a world-class leader in sports floodlighting
with lighting systems installed around the globe.
Corporate Headquarters: Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States
Manufacturing: Muscatine, Iowa, United States and
Shanghai, China
Global Offices
- Athens, Greece
- Beijing, China
- Bolton, England, United Kingdom
- Cameron Park, California, United States
- Chongqing, China
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Dubai, UA
- Guangzhou, China
- High Point, North Carolina, United States
- Incheon City, South Korea
- Irvine, California, United States
- Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States
- Limerick, Ireland
- Muscatine, Iowa, United States
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Plantation, Florida, United States
- Round Rock, Texas, United States
- Shanghai, China
- Sydney, Australia
- Warsaw, Poland
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Our Experience
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- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
- England Hockey
- Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN)
- European Hockey Federation (EHF)
- International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
- Federation of International Hockey (FIH)
- Football Association (FA)
- Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
- Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
- Irish Football Association (IFA)
- Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
- Rugby Football Union (RFU)
- SKY Television
- Union of European Football Association (UEFA)
Musco has worked with many organisations to develop guidelines for safe, efficient sports facilities. |
ABC, BBC, CBC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports, NBC, TBS, TNN, SkyTV, and Channel 9 (Australia) have
relied on Musco to provide quality floodlighting to meet their special needs, including their worldwide
television broadcasts of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 1999 Pan Am Games and five Super Bowls.
Musco’s experienced technical team members provide temporary floodlighting
services on some of the most demanding film and television production sets, including hundreds of
major motion pictures, such as Field of Dreams, Titanic and Pearl Harbor. |
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“The night the lights went on at Notre Dame Stadium,” Keith Jackson, ABC Sports broadcaster. Made television history by taking sports lighting on the road with Musco Mobile™ lighting systems for broadcast of Notre Dame vs. Michigan primetime football game
Musco’s Mobile Lighting system made its debut on September 18, 1982
at the Notre Dame vs Michigan football game — a Fighting Irish first.
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Introduced the industry’s first sports-lighting system complete from foundation to poletop: Light-Structure System™
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Revolutionized NASCAR broadcasts by making night racing at the Winston Cup level possible. Mirtran™ systems were first used at Charlotte Motor Speedway (now Lowe’s Motor Speedway) and are now in place at fourteen speedways, including the granddaddy of them all, Daytona International Speedway
“. . . Without Musco’s product, technology and service, this
project would have been nearly impossible.”
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— Wes Harris,
Vice President of Development,
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
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Introduced a cost-effective, quality lighting solution for large indoor arenas. ShowLight™ systems were first used at Charlotte Coliseum and are now installed throughout the United States and in England
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Used internet technology to dramatically advance on/off management of sports
lighting, allowing facility managers to control, monitor and manage their systems remotely with Control-Link®
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Revolutionized sports lighting with the introduction of Light-Structure Green™ cutting energy costs in half, reducing spill light by 50%.
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Emmy Award
Musco was awarded an Emmy by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for
lighting the NCAA football telecasts. |
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Academy Award
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Musco an Academy
Award for scientific and engineering achievement in film lighting. |
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International Lighting Design Award
The 1993 Paul Waterbury Award of Excellence for Outdoor Lighting, one of two
presented worldwide, was awarded to Musco for innovative design at the
Charlotte Motor Speedway. |
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