PHILPS illuminated the opening of the new building in the big China headquarters. The new Chinese name is Xin Nuo Fei

Global lighting leader PHILPS lighting (Amsterdam European stock exchange code: LIGHT) has officially opened the new big China headquarters building using intelligent interconnected lighting technology today, and first announced the company's Chinese name Xin nofei. May 16, 2018 is the first day of the official renaming of PHILPS lighting in the world, and the International Day of Light, the world's first global light day established by UNESCO.

"We choose this special day to hold the opening ceremony of the big China headquarters building, with customers, employees and partners to witness another important moment in the company's transition journey. We are proud of the achievements of our independent listing for the past two years, and we thank our customers, employees and partners for their sustained support and trust in this exciting period of change, "said Wang Yun, President of the Greater China District, Xin Nuo Fei.

Signify, the new company, comes from a new definition of lighting: light has become an intelligent language to connect and transmit information. It clearly expresses the vision and goals of the company: the extraordinary potential of lighting, the creation of a "bright world, a good life". The Chinese name has given a more rich meaning, reflecting the rising sun of more than 127 years of history. It has always adhered to the idea of innovation, adhered to the promise of the Chinese market, and realized the leap development in the age of the Internet of things.

As a model of lighting application in the age of the Internet of things, the new building in the Great China area of Caohejing Development Zone in Shanghai city shows the application of intelligent interconnected lighting technology in all kinds of space, which fully embodies the idea of lighting and green health building, and creates an innovative office space of "light and beyond sight".

Lighting innovation in the era of Internet of things

Xin Nuo Fei is committed to building the lighting enterprise in the age of the Internet of things. The new building of the headquarters of Greater China has integrated the company's innovative LED products and intelligent interconnected lighting system, showing a great improvement in the application scene of the Internet of things. It not only makes the employees enjoy the comfortable lighting experience of the people, but also improves the working efficiency; it also provides a green intelligent lighting solution for the building managers. Plan, optimize space use, reduce operation cost.

The lighting has extensive coverage and deep penetration, and the conversion of lighting points into the access point of the Internet of things will greatly accelerate the promotion of the Internet of things, and realize the intelligence and information. From the street lights around the building to the exterior lighting of the building, the office lighting in the building and some home lighting products, the great leap is shown in the intelligent interconnected lighting. Light has become an intelligent language to connect and transmit information.

The Internet of things interconnects all things. This building takes Human Centric Lighting as the starting point, and integrates the management of street lights, buildings, indoor and energy consumption into one. It shows how intelligent interconnected lighting can help all kinds of space to achieve green, healthy and lean goals. By connecting light with networks, software, sensors and the platform of the Internet of things, it is possible to find more possibilities for intelligent office and life.

Commitment to the Chinese market

Xin Nuo Fei has entered China for nearly a century. As early as 1920, the PHILPS brand of lighting products entered China. The company has established a wide range of sales and channel networks to serve China's professional and consumer lighting market. The company currently has 36 sales offices in China, more than 300 PHILPS fashion lighting houses and thousands of retail outlets. Xin Nuo Fei has 5 production bases in China and 1 global second major R & D centers in China.

In May 14th, Xin nofly announced the signing of a purchase agreement with Shenzhen Lei Ming Technology Co., Ltd., which will buy the manufacturer of the Chinese urban landscape and building facade lighting and control system. Through this acquisition, the company extends the high-end building facade lighting products and systems to the middle end of the high speed development, and further strengthens the leadership position of the huge and fast growing urban landscape lighting market in China.

While actively promoting business, Xin Nuo Fei also cares about the community, pays attention to the sustainable development and fulfills the commitment of corporate social responsibility. Xin Nuo Fei's Greater China has been operating in carbon neutralization by the end of 2017, which is an important part of the company's commitment to global carbon neutralization by the year 2020. The realization of carbon neutralization in Greater China benefits from clean energy replacement, operation, logistics and travel optimization. The company buys clean electricity from the Beijing Energy Company Jiqing Liang wind power project, and buys carbon compensation for the small hydropower projects in the living water rural areas and the Suzhou seven Zishan landfill gas recovery power generation project. Since 2015, the company has reduced the waste landfill by 91% and recovered 92% of the waste in 2017 alone. Efforts are made to achieve the global zero landfill of harmless waste by 2020. The company will achieve the goal of zero landfill by reducing the production of waste, combining recycling and incineration, and so on.

Global leap transition

With more than 127 years of history, Xin nofei was founded in Eindhoven, Holland, in the name of PHILPS, and continued to lead innovation in the professional lighting and consumer lighting market. The company operated independently in 2016 and was listed on the European stock exchange in Amsterdam in the same year. In 2018, it was listed as the benchmark index (AEX) of the Amsterdam European Stock Exchange (European stock exchange). The company's products will continue to use PHILPS, one of the world's most trusted lighting brands, according to the Royal PHILPS agreement.

background information

PHILPS lighting Holdings (Philips Lighting NV) is officially renamed Xin Nuo fly Holdings (Signify NV). The registration information change of PHILPS lighting (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is expected to be completed in early 2019.

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