Legrand, which is the leader in emergency lighting units in Australia, received the Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design for its new Slide Connect™ G2 unit, at the 2008 Australian International Design Awards. Slide Connect™ G2 is the world's first emergency lighting and exit sign using a single high-brightness LED (HB-LED), with custom design optics. It consumes up to 70 % less energy than a conventional system based on fluorescent lamps.