These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Commercial Light Expo Provides Superb Lighting Business Facilities
May 25, 2012Commercial Light Expo of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, provides a complex of convenient facilities on its floors, where lighting manufacturers, exporters, outsourcing companies and design houses can set up offices, warehouses, logistics centers, product inspection labs, exporting outlets, design showrooms, and purchasing offices. As a convenient location, the expo site is near an exit of...
Judges' Special Award added this year for special recognition
May 23, 2012With the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) being held the third time this year as was the annual Innovative Product Award competition, the organizers, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Lighting Fixture Manufacturers’ Association (TLFMA), said that the competition has received wide industry recognition since inception. Some 88 products were submitted by 51 c...
Exhibitors from mid-to-upstream industry the key reason for success
May 23, 2012This year’s Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS 2012), held March 13-16 in Taipei and co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA), saw the annual meetings of the Global Lighting Association (GLA) and Zhaga Consortium (an industry cooperation platform for LED lighting) take place a day before the lighting fair. ...
Exhibitors attract buyers with bright designs, diverse functions, and energy conservation
May 23, 2012About 6,000 buyers showed up on the first day of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) 2012, which was held on Apr. 6-9, a record high since the spring show was made independent from its co-location shows four years ago. A total of 15,220 buyers visited the show this year. Other impressive records chalked up by the show include the presence of 950 exhibitors, a 45% su...
Organizer hopes to replicate success of autumn edition this spring
May 23, 2012Johnny Wan, senior exhibitions manager with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), enthusiastically announced that 6,000 buyers showed up on the first day of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) 2012, held Apr. 6-9, that hosted 950 exhibitors across approximately 1,300 booths. Both numbers set new highs for the four-year-old event, with the exhibitor number more t...
Show size has doubled since debut to likely exceed 1,000 booths this year
Mar 08, 2012Since its debut in 2010, the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) has doubled in size and will likely see over 1,000 booths booked this year, which seems insignificant when compared with the larger international exhibitions held by other industries, albeit encouraging for an emerging industry like green lighting. Held March 13-16 in the main exhibition hall of the Taipei World Trade Cen...
The Spring Edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair will have more attractions than ever.
Mar 08, 2012This year the event will be held on Apr. 6-9, about a week earlier than previous years, in Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), providing a convenient venue for exhibitors to display, and buyers to source, the latest products. The number of exhibitors soared 70% in 2011, alerting the organizer, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), to an urgent need...
Industry leaders tout LED lighting innovations
Mar 08, 2012Taiwan's prominent lighting manufacturers promoted their new brand names and smart technologies at the 2011 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) in late October. This was a significant change from their past emphasis on manufacturing capability. One such company was Bright International Group Ltd., a lighting company founded in Taiwan in 1983 and now listed in Hong Kong....
Economic Slowdown Spurs Demand for Cost-Efficient Lighting Solutions: Foreign Exhibitors
Jan 04, 2012The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2011 (Autumn Edition), held Oct. 27 through 30, wrapped up with 33,319 buyers, up 10% from the 2010 event, to which many foreign lighting manufacturers attributed people’s sourcing cost-efficient lighting amid the gloomy economy. Interviewed by CENS Lighting magazine, Andrew Johnson, chief executive officer of British lighting wholesaler the ...
Through decades of transformation and upgrading, Taiwan’s lighting industry has earned global recognition not only for its industrial technology, but also for its product innovation. Taiwan’s lighting products, which incorporate creative and artistic design in addition to skilled manufacturing technologies, have won international awards annually in recent years. To encourage companies to be d...
