W.A.C. Lighting, a leading designer and manufacturer of track, recessed, undercabinet, decorative and monorail lighting, recently opened its state-of-the-art, Global Manufacturing Facilities and Campus in QingXi, DongGuan, China. The opening of this company-owned facility marks the firm’s major expansion from a smaller factory and celebrates 10 years of manufacturing its product line abroad.

“People are the essence of our company,” said CEO/Founder Tony Wang. “Each individual needs to recognize this culture, respecting, caring and cooperating with each other. My lifetime goal is to provide an opportunity for everyone associated with W.A.C. Lighting to be successful as we strive to be a leader in the industry. We have made a tremendous investment to protect our environment, and it is our responsibility to pass on a clean world to the next generations.”

The new facility encompasses over 750,000 square feet and will employ 2,500 people at full capacity. It includes several buildings for manufacturing and distribution, as well as a modern office building for administration, research and development, testing and more.

A Lighting Application, Showroom/Training Center, covering over 20,000 feet, will display the complete product line. A Product Testing Center offers a full range of tests to meet UL-certified quality standards for endurance, durability, reliability, temperature, electrical componentry, lamp and luminaire performance, and mechanical safety. Labs are being built to test applications and photometrics.

W.A.C. Lighting is based in Garden City, N.Y.

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