Philips announces agreement to acquire Indal to strengthen leading position in professional lighting

Philips works with its customers to deliver total lighting solutions that control light to create functional, beautiful and safe environments, enabling people to experience light in a whole new way,” said Marc de Jong, General Manager Professional Luminaires at Philips Lighting. “Indal’s capabilities in delivering lighting solutions make it a natural fit with Philips, further strengthening our ability to offer our customers integrated and high-value options for professional lighting.”

“Indal and Philips have always had an excellent relationship – now with this agreement, we will join forces, pooling our technologies, our experienced teams and best practices to strengthen our joint capabilities and lead the LED revolution, offering further value to our customers”, said Sebastian Arias, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Indal.

The acquisition of Indal is a step further in Philips’ ambition to grow its presence in professional lighting solutions, creating a platform to expand its capabilities to deliver lighting solutions and lead the transition to energy-efficient LED-based lighting applications.

Indal was established in 1950 as a lighting company and employs approximately 1,000 people over 11 countries, with sales of EUR 156 million in 2010. The company designs, develops and manufactures lighting solutions for professional markets including road, industrial and floodlighting applications. The company also has a strong competitive position in LED technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Valladolid, Spain and has a distribution presence in over 60 countries worldwide.