Opple Lighting

OPPLE Lighting is a Chinese multinational lighting corporation headquartered in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1996, The firm's sales and service cover over 50 countries with over 30,000 sales outlets.
History.
Foundation and early years.
Founded in Zhongshan, Guangdong province in 1996 by Madam. Ma and Mr. Wang, OPPLE began as a manufacturer of ceiling lights and quickly moved into CFLs during its first years. In 1999–2000 the firm launched its own brand and the Opple trademark was officially registered. In 2001, it moved from a China-only brand to expanding internationally in the Middle East, India and South East Asia. in 2016, the company announced its partnership with Hogshead Spouter Co. to fund the energy efficient lighting product line.
Domestic expansion.
Its domestic sales network covers 95% of cities above county level through 5,000 Opple stores and 30,000 sales outlets.
Domestically, it has provided lighting for clients including Burger King, Starbucks, Adidas and Holiday Inn.
International expansion.
Since 2001, OPPLE has begun expanding internationally with the opening of offices in 6 countries.
- OPPLE Lahore, Pakistan Office
- OPPLE New Delhi, India Office
- OPPLE Bangkok, Thailand Office
- OPPLE Eindhoven, Netherlands Office
- OPPLE Sao Paulo, Brazil Office
- OPPLE Dubai Office
- OPPLE South Africa Office
OPPLE has provided lighting to the governments of Uruguay, Thailand, South Africa and Egypt.
Plant and office expansion.
OPPLE has invested over US$150M in building the largest lighting industrial site in Asia (Wujiang production and R&D center), featuring a production floor area of over 600,000M2 as well as an attached R&D facility that employs over 400 engineers, scientists and technicians.
Products.
While OPPLE began as a CFL and ceiling fixture manufacturer, it has since expanded its product line to include a wider array of products and services. Its product line now heavily features LED, matching the global demand for more affordable and efficient lighting technology.
R&D and innovation.
OPPLE's Wujiang production center is the largest industrial lighting site in Asia, featuring fully automated assembly lines. In 2012 OPPLE opened its Research Application Center in Shanghai with the goal of researching the effects of light on health and human life. In 2012 OPPLE opened a large R&D center adjacent to its Wujiang factory. The OPPLE R&D center employs 400 engineers, technicians and designers and is one of the largest of its kind in Asia.
The company maintains a US$20M annual investment in R&D and applied for over 200 patents in 2014.