Ledvance publishes an international advisor study for the lighting branch with recommendations for action for electrical wholesalersLEDification, Smart Home, digitalization – these megatrends are about to drastically change the international lighting market. The associated challenges influence the demands of professional users and therefore also affect electrical wholesalers. In an international survey, the lighting company Ledvance has analyzed their situation using the example of the lighting sector. The key finding: in order to be successful in the continuing price war in the long term, wholesalers need a clear company profile that offers tangible value propositions to their customers, especially the electrical contractors.

  Closing of transaction follows receipt of all regulatory approvals LEDVANCE and MLS to focus on synergies   The sale of LEDVANCE by OSRAM to the Chinese investment consortium, consisting of the strategic investor IDG Capital, the LED packaging manufacturer MLS CO., LTD. (MLS) and Yiwu State-Owned Assets Operation Center (Yiwu), was successfully completed effective today, March 3rd, 2017 and with economic effect as of March 1st, 2017. This follows the parties obtaining all necessary approvals from the relevant authorities.

An innovation highlight in February: Market launch for the Substitube Connected – the LED T8 tube replacement saves up to 90 percent in electricity – the T5 LED replacement is also newLedvance, the fully-owned Osram subsidiary, is bringing the flagship of its current Substitube portfolio to market in February that enables energy costs to be reduced by up to 90 percent compared to applications with traditional fluorescent tubes. The LED replacement for T5 tubes is also new to the portfolio, featuring real glass that prevents undesired expansion and sagging of the lamps.

This year the winter solstice for the Central European time zone falls on 21 December (although it took place on 22 December in 2015). During the winter solstice in these parts the sun rises late, achieves the lowest noon elevation and then already disappears below the horizon in the afternoon. It is the longest night of the year. Modern, clever LED lamps that can do more than just create attractive light help to bridge such dark days especially well.

Refined lamps and pendant luminaires from the Osram brand for stylish interior designsLedvance, formerly the Lamps business division of Osram, offers vintage lighting made of high quality materials and a modern interior with the Edition 1906: The gold color-coated LED filament lamps and clear halogen lamps are available in four classic shapes, and recently dimmable LED filament versions are also available. The PenduLum suspended luminaire from the series features a linear, purist design and has a very refined appearance thanks to its material mix of matt aluminum and textile cable. Edition 1906 lamps and luminaires create a visual highlight in any room, especially in combination.

New indoor and outdoor products from LightifyNetworked garden luminaires, a flexible light strip for outside and one for inside and a motion sensor – these are the four new Lightify products for home use coming to the market for the 2016/17 lighting season. Ledvance, a 100% Osram subsidiary, thus expands its intelligent Lightify family particularly in the outdoor lighting sector. Together with already available products, the company offers an extremely wide smart lighting portfolio for consumers that in addition to being compatible with Lightify is also compatible with an increasing number of other smart home systems such as Samsung SmartThings and Telekom Qivicon.

Ledvance will be offering the largest LED retrofit portfolio from the Osram brand from October – many models have bulbs and casings made of real glass and are made in GermanyFor the start of the lighting season, Ledvance, the former Osram Lamps business division, will be offering the largest Osram-brand LED lamp portfolio of all time. LED retrofits are becoming increasingly similar to their traditional models not only in terms of design, materials and dimensions but also with technical characteristics such as dimming behavior. As a consequence the LED spot portfolio and many other lamp shapes from Ledvance will now be available for the first time with casings and bulbs of real glass – the ideal alternative to classic halogen lamps. Around half the new products will be manufactured in Germany.

Ledvance offers electrical contractors eight easy-to-install product ranges with attractive cost-benefit ratios via the electrical wholesale sector.Ledvance has been a legislatively independent subsidiary of Osram since July 2016, and now offers a portfolio of needs-based LED luminaires for professional use for all common applications. Electrical contractors find the energy-efficient luminaires with the “Ledvance” brand exclusively in the electrical wholesale sector. The products feature very good cost-benefit ratios, especially simple mounting, concise designs and durability.

The new retail luminaire portfolio with the Osram brand – reliable quality with excellent price-performance ratios from LedvanceThe future legally independent company of 'Ledvance' and currently the Lamps business division of Osram will be focusing on even more products for end users. This is underlined among other factors by 60 new luminaires to be offered for the start of the 16/17 lighting season in the retail market volume segment. Customers are offered outstanding price-performance ratios with the wall luminaires, ceiling luminaires, spots, downlights and inspection lamps as well as timelessly modern designs and proven quality.

The 60 products of the new consumer portfolio feature outstanding price/performance ratios and reliable qualityThe future company Ledvance, until now Osram’s business unit Lamps, is adopting a strategy increasingly focused on more product sectors for consumer. This is illustrated by the current Osram business unit, with 60 new luminaires for this target group that will be launched to market to the start of the new lighting season in the following categories: Wall and ceiling luminaires, work luminaires, spotlights and downlights. Consumers benefit not only from reliable quality but also from timeless, modern designs as well as an excellent