Universal Lighting Technologies

Universal Lighting Technologies

Industry	Ballast manufacturing
Founded	1947
Headquarters	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Products	Lighting & Lighting Controls
Number of employees	2,330 (2011)
Parent	Atar Capital

Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. was a commercial lighting manufacturer founded in 1947 and based in Nashville, Tennessee and was shut down in 2023. In 2021, Atar Capital bought Panasonic’s American Lighting Division, which included Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. as well as Douglas Lighting Controls, and reincorporated it as Universal Douglas Lighting Americas, Inc.(UDLA).^[1] In March of 2023, Atar Capital abruptly shut down UDLA, citing disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic.^[2] UDLA primarily designed and manufactured light-emitting diode (LED) ballasts and controllers.^[2]

References

^ "Universal Douglas Announces Sudden Closure". inside.lighting. 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
^ ^a ^b "Lights out for Universal Douglas Lighting... permanently". Electrical Business. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

Panasonic

Subsidiaries

Current	Panasonic Avionics Corporation Panasonic Cycle Technology Panasonic Electric Works (acquired in 2012) Sanyo (acquired in 2009) Anchor Electricals (acquired in 2007) Blue Yonder (acquired in 2021)
Former	JVC (spun off and merged with Kenwood) MCA Inc. (sold to Seagram's) Universal Lighting Technologies (sold to Atar capital in 2021)

Brands

Eneloop
Eluga
KDK
Lumix
National (phased out)
Panasonic
Quasar
Sanyo
- NXT
- Kaizen
Technics
Varicam

Products

Consoles	3DO Interactive Multiplayer Panasonic M2 Panasonic Q Jungle
Turntables	Technics SL-1200 Technics SL-10 Technics SL-J2
Other	Bicycles Camcorders CD interface Hospi Lenses Lumix cameras MN103 Panapet Panasonic JR series Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio Toughpad Toughbook Panasonic TR-005 Venus Engine