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Akari Lighting & Technology
Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation, or commonly known as Akari (stylized as AKARI) is a Philippine lighting company. HistoryAkari is a lighting brand under the Carlson Group of Companies of the Tiu family.[1] Tiu patriarch Carlos started the family business in the 1970s becoming a distributor of Japanese light bulbs and fixtures. The family became the exclusive distributor of Toshiba lighting and wiring products in the Philippines.[2] Carlson Group manufactured Toshiba lamps at its factory in Cavite until the plant's closure in 2006 due to economic reasons.[3] Japanese products are reputed for its quality but the Tius accessed that it may be too expensive for a lower-income demographic.[2] Christopher Tiu secured supply of Chinese manufactured light bulbs and equipment for less cost which became the basis of the Akari brand, which came from the Japanese word for light (明かり).[1][2] Akari was introduced in 2002 and was promoted as an energy saving lamp (ESL) brand.[3] ProductsAkari sells various types of lighting from lamps, switch panels, and other fixtures. It also offers automated light systems.[1] Its line of next-generation LED lighting is called NXLED which was launched in 2012.[2] As of 2007, 95 percent of Akari's products are sourced from mainland China while the rest are from Thailand and Taiwan. Akari claimed to be the third most popular lighting system in the Philippines after Philips and Omni.[4] Involvement in sportsAkari has two women's volleyball teams in the Premier Volleyball League of the Philippines; the Akari Chargers which joined in 2022[5] and the Nxled Chameleons which followed suit in the following year.[6] It is also funding the construction of the Home of the UAAP, a dedicated indoor arena for the collegiate University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[7] References
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