March 2018 Stand: E31, Hall 4.1 /

AGORA, A20

SYLVANIA PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON SMART TECH AT LIGHT + BUILDING 2018

Visitors to this year’s Light + Building trade fair are invited to step into the new world of Sylvania as the company unveils several exciting new business announcements, a series of new products and a suite of smart lighting prototypes.

From two exhibition spaces, the global lighting specialist will launch and demonstrate someof its evolving innovations, including smart enabled products to meet current customer trends in both business and consumer markets.

Running from Sunday 18th to Friday 23rd March 2018, at the Messe Frankfurt, Germany, the bi-annual trade show will play host to over 2,600 exhibitors looking to capture the attention of over 200,000 global visitors in attendance. The event brings together the latest technologies in lighting, electrical engineering, and home and building automation, all under one roof.

Christian Schraft, Global CEO at Sylvania commented; “As a global leader in lighting solutions, we have a passion and a duty to create smarter, more cost-effective lighting services and products that integrate the latest technologies and provide true value to our customers.We look forward to sharing our knowledge and expertise with customers, alongside a number of new prototypes that we will be bringing to Light + Building, thanks to our new SylSmart Lighting Innovation Centres (SLIC).

“Our open-innovation policy is enabling us to push the boundaries of collaboration to deliver original thinking based on a smart lighting infrastructure.SLIC has proved to be absolutely invaluable since its inception, allowingus to develop some of the world’s first lighting solutions that includeinteroperability beyond lighting, multi-functional mobile-based controls and a self-learning lighting control solution that will give users complete design freedom and control. Excitingly, a select number of visitors will be invited to get the first glimpse of a number ofnew prototype technologies in a scaled down version of SLIC, which we will host on our inside stand in Hall 4.1.

“Importantly, we will also present our re-positioned and streamlined brand to the industry. We look forward to revealing more about this and our customer-centric business model at the event where our team will be available to give visitors guided tours and answer any questions about the company’s exciting developments.”

From a new base in the AGORA (Booth 20), visitors will experience a number of exciting new ranges of products including START and YourHome. Catering directly to the needs of wholesalers and professional installers,the START range is ideal for everyday usage, especially quick-upgrade commercial projects. While YourHome, which is directly targeted at the consumer market, features a full range of lamps, luminaires and battery-operated gadgets for the home. An on-stand competitionwill see visitors bring their imaginations to life in 3D,using state-of-the-art VR technology. One lucky winner will be selected each dayto take home the gadget for themselves.

Inside Hall 4.1, stand E31, the company’s experienced team of experts will light the way through the rapidly changing world of energy and smart lighting. Here, visitors can get to grips with the latest from Sylvania’s Concord ranges and SylSmart solutions which cater for higher specification, design and architectural lighting needs across office, retail, logistics and industry applications. An interactive ROI calculator app designed to help end-users calculate the guaranteed energy and cost savings they can achieve by lease financing their lighting project, will also be available.

Visitors can register now for a free ticket and to book a tour of the stand with one of Sylvania’s lighting experts at feilosylvania.com/en-int/LB18.

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About Sylvania

Sylvania is one of the world's leading light specialists. Light is a part of everything we do. Not only do we design, manufacture and install lighting solutions, we push the boundaries of technology and strive to innovate. Our LED luminaries and lamps transform interiors / exteriors and light the way for businesses. With a heritage that stretches back decades, we've put our knowledge and expertise to use across hundreds of challenging lighting projects, from multi-site businesses to stunning urban landscapes. Working closely with our customers in the public, commercial and consumer sectors, we offer lighting solutions, services and products that light the world for millions of people every day. At Sylvania, we harness light and turn it into something truly magnificent. We then give the power to control that light over to you, so you can enhance your environment and create beautiful spaces to live and work in. With over a century of expertise, we supply internationally state-of-the art, lamps, luminaries and systems to our customers all around the world. We have a truly global presence, operating in over 25 countries with business operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Sylvania is owned by Shanghai Felio Acoustics Co Ltd, which is principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of lighting equipment. Headquartered in Shanghai, Shanghai Feilo Acoustics Co Ltd was founded in 1984 and is China’s first joint-stock company (SH 600651). The company reorganised its M&A on a large scale in 2014 and became a joint enterprise comprising companies including Shanghai Yaming Lighting Co Ltd, Beijing Shen’an Group as well as Shanghai Sunlight Enterprise Co Ltd. With the acquisition of Havells Sylvania, Feilo has gained manufacturing bases, logistics centres, R&D technology centres around the world, as well as market access in 48 countries.

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