Through a policy of innovative thinking and technological advancement, Saudi Lighting Company has won recognition for its engineering expertise, creative design, and pioneering work in energy conservation products.

Saudi Lighting has been noted throughout the industrial and commercial sectors for its comprehensive range of indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures that covers lighting applications such as commercial, industrial, hazardous, hospital, landscape, emergency, road, stadiums, floodlights, and other uses, says Bandar Al Toaimi, marketing support manager of the Saudi Arabia-based company.

The company has made significant investments in upgrading systems and in the application of information technology so as to enhance production. All improvements have been initiated keeping the interests of the end user in mind.

The company claims that it is the first in Saudi Arabia to implement Oracle Applications in all its production and administration operations. Further investments have been made in upgrading the company's website for e-commerce related transactions. The website allows users to find solutions for any lighting application by clicking on the electronic catalogue in the browser window. Considerable amount of information on technical terminologies, updates, new products, industry news and events and also answers to technical questions is also made available. This has made the Saudi Lighting website, informative, attractive and different, he adds.

The company has also come up with a CD presentation that utilises the latest in multimedia technology. The CD contains three interfaces:
Company Profile created using Macromedia flash and various 3D and sound editing applications.

Products Catalogue (e-catalogue) created using Macromedia Director, with complex scripting enabling users to search for the products, full technical information in html, and a 3D view of the products in VRML and,
Lighting Design Software an advanced hi-tech interface with three different programs - Easyplan for indoor applications, Easyplace for area and sport applications and Easystreet for road and street applications.

Toaimi claims that the design software of the company has proved to be a highly popular pre-sales service that provides a variety of lighting solutions and suitable lighting applications. The software also gives alternative economical solutions for different lighting fixtures by calculating the investment on the luminaire and the payback period. The calculations demonstrate the economics of quality luminaries in terms of initial cost and lower operational and maintenance costs compared to low standard luminaries.

The company has a showpiece laboratory which is unique in its architectural design, accented appropriately by spectacular lighting. The Saudi Lighting Laboratory is the centre for research and development of products as well as the most rigorous testing procedures in accordance with classifications of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 598 and the Saudi Standards SSA 1318 and 417. All Saudi Lighting products are guaranteed and after-sales services include installation consultancy if required by the customer, he says.
Saudi Lighting Company started producing outdoor lighting fixtures in 1978 in participation with Asia Swedish Company. In 1989 SLC merged with Arabian Lighting Company to manufacture indoor lighting fixtures. Since then, Saudi Lighting has grown to become the leading manufacturer of lighting fixtures in the Middle East, he says.

The company uses state-of-the-art technologies in all its operations. The Riyadh manufacturing facility of the company, which has a capacity of 2.8 million units a year, has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 quality system standard accredited by the British Standard Institution (BSI) and the Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation (Saso) quality mark for indoor and outdoor products.

In addition to its Riyadh headquarters, Saudi Lighting Company has a network of branches in Saudi Arabia covering Jeddah, Madinah, Dammam, Khamis Mushayt and Buraidah.
The company runs a number of training schemes to fulfill its policy of a Saudi workforce in all departments and prides itself on active corporate citizenship. Saudi Lighting Company believes in a safe, no-waste environment and operates a system of collecting all industrial waste in special containers, sorted as minerals, cartons and paper, to be sent to recycling companies.