CES Sponsors EURO Auto Festival | Greenville, SC
When the most jaw-dropping European cars aren’t driving around dropping jaws, they are probably parked on the fairway at The Preserve at Verdae. 
October 17 hosted the 20th annual EURO Auto Festival and City Electric Supply Greenville, S.C. was honored to be a sponsor.
“CES was a great sponsor. It worked out really well….this was our first year with CES and we hope they’ll stick with us for the next 20!” EURO Auto Festival Chairman George Melanis said.
The EURO Auto Festival brings together some of the world’s most celebrated car marques, like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mclaren, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Jaguar, DeTomaso, and many more in the largest all-European auto show on the East Coast.
Approximately 450 vehicles, new and vintage, were on display for the 7,500 meandering spectators to enjoy.
An aerial show, performed by Mike Williams of Wings Over Greenville in his World War II era biplane, entertained patrons. Williams’ business, Security Concepts, also happens to be a CES customer.
CES Greenville relied on close partnerships with two particular vendors to provide all necessary lighting that brightened this event: Tamco Group and Fusion Lamps.
Anthony Moorehead of Tamlite, part of the Tamco Group, worked with CES Greenville Outside Sales Representative Rob Brooks. Tamlite supplied approximately 40 10w portable work lights (TAFLLBB10YB) to spotlight cars during the evening hours, including the 100-year-old Michelin car, shipped from France specifically for this event.
Darren Pugh of Fusion Lamps arranged via Tamco Regional Manager Marc Kemple, use of their products to provide lighting for various parties and the award ceremony. They replaced 22 floodlights with Fusion products (FLED19PAR38FLD830W 19w LED PAR38) to provide additional ambient up lighting and set the elegant, whimsical tone for the French-themed Michelin after party.
The staff at CES Greenville volunteered many hours on nights and weekends to ensure the event received ample support from their CES partner.
“I made many evening trips to experiment with how the lights would look at night and make sure everything was designed and positioned properly,” Brooks recounted.
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S Greenville and Tamco displayed booths during the one-day event and enjoyed telling visitors about their products. They fielded much interest regarding vehicle-specific and commercial lighting.
“I’ve been going to the event as a spectator for 15 years or so,” Brooks expressed, “so it was really cool to get to do this with CES.”
They were prepared with giveaways tailored to car enthusiasts like flashlights and portable lights, jumper cables, and sunglasses.
Additional congratulations goes to Rob who got to see his two-wheeled beauty on display at the first ever motorcycle exhibition during the EURO Auto Festival and a huge pat on the back to Branch Manager Chris Nichols and his awesome team at CES Greenville!
Enjoy some of our favorite photos from the event below.
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