The Bodine Company is a division of of Philips Electronics North America Corporation.

In 2006, Philips Electronics acquired the Bodine Company. Both Bodine and Philips are confident that the union will help advance the lighting industry, add value for customers and provide customers with new and exciting opportunities for technical innovations, sales growth and cost reduction.

“This acquisition positions Philips very favourably in the niche emergency ballast market and enables us to broaden our product portfolio and enter strategic new market segments involving building networks,” says Brian Dundon, President & CEO of Philips Lighting Electronics North America. “Together with Bodine we will pursue new opportunities in emergency lighting and improve the system compatibility of lamp, ballast, and emergency lighting technology.”

“Through proximity to Philips’ high-quality product offering, outstanding operations, extensive global resources and broad technical expertise, we will be able to strengthen and further grow our business,” says David Crippen, CEO of Bodine. “We look forward to continuing to develop the field of emergency lighting in the areas of automation and control, LED, and electronic HID technology as well as enhancing our overall value proposition within the lighting industry.”