Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, the FMCG arm of Wipro Ltd has launched LED rechargeable lanterns. The lanterns are available in three configurations- Solar, Rechargeable and Dry cell.
Mr. Vineet Agrawal, President, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting said, “LED’s are the future of lighting. Given the current power scenario in India these LED rechargeable lanterns would be a great boon for consumers and would be an ideal replacement for kerosene lamps and petromax lanterns. LED’s help consumers reap the dual benefits of energy efficiency as well as being environmentally friendly”
Mr. Sanjay Gupta Vice-President-Sales, Wipro Lighting said, “We would initially launch these lanterns in south India, U.P and Punjab. Our products use the latest LED technology and have been designed to suit the Indian conditions. The low power consumption of LED ensures that our lanterns give a backup of upto 25 hours once fully charged Rural areas where there are huge power cuts would be the thrust market for us. ”
The lanterns can be used as a torch as well as for general area lighting. With large parts of the country facing power cuts, LED’s are the ideal light source as they consume very little power. They are also environmentally friendly as they do not contain any mercury and last upto 30000 hours.
Compared to kerosene lamps and petromax lamps, LED lanterns-
- Do not emit dangerous fumes.
- Do not carry the risk of fire.
- Do not generate heat and are easy to carry.
Some of the products being:
Lifelite Rechargeable LED lantern with 24 LED’s and 25 hours backup.
Lifelite Solar LED Rechargeable Lantern with 9 hrs backup and adjustable brightness.
Lifelite LED lantern Dry cell version with 24 LED.
Cosmos Rechargeable LED Emergency Lamp with two level brightness control.
For further details, please contact:
- Pratvii Ponappa, Clea PR, Bangalore @ + (91) 9886321381
- Sagarika, Clea PR, Bangalore @ + (91) 9740194631
About Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting:
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCLG) is a profitable business of Wipro Limited. WCCLG has a presence in 40+ countries with 6500+ employees worldwide. It has 13 manufacturing locations i.e. 8 in India & 5 overseas.
WCCLG business lines include:
- Household business (Personal Care, Skin Care, Fabric Care, Baby Care, Wellness, Other Household Care segments & Domestic Lighting)
- Institutional business (Lighting -Commercial/Industrial, Electrical Switches and Office Furniture)
- International business - Unza Holding (July 2007)
- In Household business it is a key player in Toilet Soap category with ‘Santoor’ as No. 3 brand All India by value.
- In Institutional business – Wipro Lighting has dominance in Indoor office lighting and in IT/ITES space. It has also launched ‘Force Green’, an Eco Eye initiative of Wipro to promote lighting solution for Green Buildings.
- In International business Unza Holding has strong presence in Skin, Hair Care and Fragrance segment in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Middle East and China.
- WCCLG consolidated has registered sustained growth with 3 year CAGR of 43%.
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