Rexton Technologies Middle East, the industrial arm of Kingston Holdings FZC, is setting up a fully integrated LED manufacturing facility in Sharjah.

The plant, being set up with the technical support of Ansell Lighting UK and Pierlite Australia, will have cutting-edge LED production, design and customization capabilities.

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Rexton, the flagship brand of Kingston group, has more than 12 years of manufacturing tradition in SAIF Zone, and exports to more than 100 countries.

Lalu Samuel, Chairman and Managing Director of Kingston Holdings, said Rexton has been providing local and global customers with highly customized lighting solutions for commercial, industrial and special application. “The need of the hour is to make concrete contributions to the green movement. Towards this goal, Rexton Technologies seeks to transform and develop more energy efficient and intelligent products by pushing the environmental innovation boundaries.”

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“Kingston Holdings is the largest investor in SAIF Zone with its facility spread over 1,000,000 sqft. land area; 300,000 sq. ft. of most modern logistics and distribution facility; 125,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing area and 200,000 sq. ft. of office facility,” said Samuel.

The group’s diversified businesses in Saif Zone manufactures over 1,200 products in various categories, including Air movement, Heating, Ventilation, Cable management PVC & Metal, Data distribution, Cabinets, DB & Metal enclosures, Conduits & Accessories, Wiring accessories, domestic, industrial and energy efficient light fittings, domestic appliances, medical refrigeration & water heating.

The group also operates its international joint ventures and other business divisions across the region from its SAIF Zone headquarters.

The multinational JV of Kingston Holdings also include Glen Dimplex Middle East of Ireland, GP batteries of Hong Kong, and Pierlite of Australia.

Major brands of Kingston Holdings’ joint ventures include Rexton, Xpelair, Dimplex, Pierlite, GP Batteries, Morphy Richards, Ansell, Burco, LEC, Redring.

Kingston ventured into manufacturing of light fittings by acquiring Square Engineering, an Ajman based manufacturing unit in 2005. The manufacturing unit was transferred to SAIF Zone purpose built factory in 2008.

In the first phase, the LED plant will manufacture fast moving commercial items including LED panels, retrofit down-lights, street lights, weather proof, batten fittings, flood lights and spot lights.

The Manufacturing facility & Lab will also provide testing facility for external customers who wish to evaluate the quality of their Led products.