PHILIPS SLC
Philips SLC is an innovative lighting company working closely with key suppliers
Khalid Al Hobayb General Manager of Philips SLC
Philips is a global leader in lighting who joined up with Saudi Arabia ’ s top lighting manufacturer , Saudi Lighting Company , to create Philips SLC in 2014 . The combination of world-leading technology and detailed local knowledge has allowed Philips SLC to bring the latest innovations in lighting to Saudi Arabia .
Khalid Al Hobayb , General Manager of Philips SLC , says that the company offers LED lighting to every sector , from residential and commercial new build and retrofit projects to consumers , end users and distribution partners . When you consider the research from the Saudi Centre for Energy Efficiency which found that Saudi Arabia ’ s energy consumption is amongst the highest in the world , with an average per capita consumption of electricity that is twice the global average , there has never been a better time to install LED lighting , which can provide energy savings of around 50 percent and when connected to controls energy savings of up to 80 %.
Innovation runs through the core of Philips SLC , says Al Hobayb , describing the company ’ s laboratory in Riyadh . “ It ’ s state of-the-art , it ’ s the only one available in the region . Here we can test and measure all the components which are required for development of innovative products coming in from global Philips innovation centres .” The products need to be extensively tested by Philips SLC as product specifications and