Is committed to transformation, PHILPS intends to close the United States Faure Leaf Lighting Factory

According to foreign media Herald News reported that PHILPS lighting on Friday (20 days) will be announced in the third quarter of this year Faure Leaf located off the southeastern Massachusetts (Fall River) Airport Road No. 631 factory, then, 160 employees will lose their jobs, the production will be transferred to Mexico Monterey PHILPS lighting (Monterey). Factory, research and development will be transferred to Canada Bos Brown (Boisbriand), the transfer of all work will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2019.

PHILPS lighting communications department head Melissa Kanter said, now will remain a Faure Leaf factory, and will retain the sales and marketing of non production workers. It is unclear how many employees will retain the PHILPS lighting.

About why Faure Leaf closed factories, Kanter said by e-mail: "the lighting industry is accelerating the transformation. In the market competition under the background, we first from traditional lighting to LED, and now to the application in the city, office, retail and family intelligent lighting system and services. This decision is difficult, but it is our part to promote operational excellence program, can help the company to optimize production and supply, so as to maintain competitiveness, and provide the service and the quality of their expectations for the customer."

In addition, Kanter said, PHILPS will continue to build Lightolier brand, and will continue to produce high quality products at the production plant in Faure Leaf, including specifications Calculite downlight series products and mirror. The production of these products will be transferred to the manufacturing plant in Monterey.

According to relevant records, PHILPS lighting is located in the Faure Leaf Airport Road 631, the factory covers an area of less than 31 acres, the total value of its facilities for $10 million 800 thousand. (compiled: LEDinside Nicole)

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