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Havells Sylvania is a producer of light sources and manufacturer of lighting products. It has plants throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and Central and South America, and is one of the few lighting companies that produces both lamps and light fixtures.

Founded in the early 1900s as a business that renewed burned-out light bulbs, Sylvania and its predecessor companies ultimately began producing new lamps and then vacuum tubes for the fledgling radio industry. By the time Sylvania Electric Products merged with General Telephone in 1959, Sylvania had become a manufacturer of electronics, lighting, television, radio and chemistry and metallurgy. The merged corporation was renamed GT&E Corporation. Sylvania operated as a separate entity and produced cameras, photo flash bulbs, general lighting and TVs and anti missile defense systems.

GTE sold its electronics business to North American Philips. It retained the lighting business until 1993, when the brand was sold and split between Osram GmbH, which obtained the name for North America, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and SLI Holdings International LLC, which acquired Sylvania for the rest of the world. Eventually, Australia and New Zealand became independent entities.

In April 2007, the company was acquired by Havells India Ltd. at a transaction price of € 227.5 million, forming Havells Sylvania ^[1]. This newly formed entity has 91 branches and representative offices and 8,000 staff in more than 50 countries.

Havells Sylvania is committed to environmentally sustainable products with the following objectives:

• Reduction of CO² emissions by developing and manufacturing energy efficient products
• Restrictions on environmentally damaging materials and reduction of waste products (according to the WEEE directive)
• Manufacture of products with a longer life, higher efficiency and sustainability

Dichroic Lamp — This lamp, invented together with Bausch & Lomb, was the first lamp to feature a cool-beam reflector coating which directs light forwards while allowing heat to escape out of the rear of the lamp

Yttrium Vanadate — Invention of the first fluorescent phosphor material

The Flashcube — Invention of this product allowed still cameras to take four images in a row. It consisted of four electrically fired flash bulbs with an integral reflector in a compact cube shaped arrangement

Professional Deluxe — The world's first MR16 lamp to feature a sealed front lens and UV protection

HiSpot Halogen — The first high voltage halogen lamps which permitted a higher performance upgrade over traditional incandescent reflector lamps

TwinArc SHP — an extremely robust, reliable high intensity discharge lamp (HID) which features dual arc tubes for immediate re-ignition after current interruptions, and doubles lamp life to a world class 55,000 hours

Mercury-Free SHP — Invention of the world's first mercury-free HID lamp set the benchmark for environmentally friendly light sources

HiSpot ES50 — Invention of the GU10 lamp cap and compact mains voltage halogen lamp, which has since gone on to entirely dominate residential and hospitality lighting applications as an alternative to low-voltage MR16 lamps, thanks to its user-friendly and transformer-free operation

Microlynx F CFL — an ultra-compact, unconventional lamp of extremely flat dimensions which set a new standard for furniture lighting

Brite Spot ES50 — Invention of the world's first compact metal halide lamp in the popular MR16 format, as an energy efficient alternative to the halogen MR16 lamp in commercial lighting applications

CFL Mini-Lynx Fast Start — a compact fluorescent lamp with a quick-start function

Hi-Spot Superia ECO GU10 — The first high efficacy mains voltage halogen reflector lamp, whose 30% energy savings allow the power-hungry 50W lamp to be replaced by an efficient 35W alternative with no loss of light.

T2 luxline Slim System — an elegant system with extremely small lamp and ballast plus robust lamp holder

RefLED ES50 — The world's first LED based retrofit designed to match the performance and size constraints of the popular GU10 35W tungsten halogen lamp

Havells Sylvania operates from its corporate headquarters in Raunheim, near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The company has established competency centers at the following locations:

• Newhaven, United Kingdom — Professional Luminaires
• Saint-Etienne, France — Industrial Luminaires
• Tienen, Belgium — Halogen, Discharge, LED and Special Lamps
• Erlangen, Germany — Linear Fluorescent Lamps
• Kairouan, Tunisia — Incandescent Lamps
• Neemrana, India — Compact Fluorescent Lamps

• Paris Metro — Paris, France
• Tate Modern Museum — London, United Kingdom
• Liverpool Retail Chain — Mexico
• Fullerton Hotel — Singapore
• Barbican Center — London , United Kingdom
• Dublin Airport — Dublin, Ireland
• Kelvin Grove Gallery — London, United Kingdom
• Manchester City Art Gallery — Manchester, United Kingdom
• MJU Restaurant & Lounge, The Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel — London, United Kingdom
• Bloomsbury Fitness Centre, University College — London, United Kingdom
• University of Cambridge, Judge Business School — Cambridge, United Kingdom

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