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Zhejiang Yankon Lighting
Headquarters: Zhejiang
Company Background:
Established in 1975, Zhejiang Yankon Group Co., Ltd. (Yankon Lighting) is one of the world’s leading lighting manufacturers of energy-efficient LED light bulbs and light fixtures.
As one of China’s largest high tech businesses in the green lighting industry, the company commits to develop and produce environmentally-friendly lighting.
Factory Information:
Zhejiang Yankon Lighting’s 400,000 square meters of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are located in Shangyu Zhejiang, Yujiang Jiangxi, Xiamen Fujian, and Jinzhai Anhui. Yankon exports its products to more than 40 countries in Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
Key Products:
Zhejiang Yankon Lighting specializes in LED-based commercial lighting, home lighting, office lighting, and outdoor lighting.
LED Light Bulbs
LED Ceiling Light
LED Downlights
Are you a global buyer looking for energy-saving LED lights with the best price? Yankon is the best solution for you.
1. What Information Do I need Before Purchasing Lights?
What are your lighting requirements? Gather information about all lighting materials that you need for your project.
These are the important information you need to know, to make sure you buy the correct lighting materials.
Plan a Purchasing List
Understand Types and Styles of Lighting
Pay Attention to Maintenance Costs
Determine Product Specification and Performance
Identify the Required Standard Product Certification
Pay particular attention to the types and styles of lighting that you want for your rooms, as there are different lights and accessories for specific functions and effects.
Also, do a thorough research on product standard certifications required by your country. United 4 Efficiency gives an overview of international lighting standards. Look for credible certifications issued by highly regarded organizations.
What is best for you? Do some research to get lighting ideas. Then think about these five factors when looking for the best quality lighting:
Purpose – What do you need the lighting for? Generally, light bulbs may be omnidirectional or directional. It is omnidirectional when giving off light in all directions, and directional when giving off light in one particular direction.
Output – Lumens is the unit used to measure light output. The higher the number of lumens, the greater the amount of light.
Color – Color refers to how warm or cool the light appears, and how the light influences how cool or warm an area will appear, and also how a led lamp renders color.
Dimming – Dimming makes it easy to adjust light levels and save energy. Chose lights marked “dimmable.”
Life – When choosing LED lights, look for at least 20,000+ hours and a warranty of at least five years. These may cost a bit more in the beginning, but they provide better quality lighting and more savings over time.
Only by doing thorough research will you be able to find a reliable light manufacturer for your lighting needs. Gather all information you need about possible lighting shops. If you can, talk to their other clients and ask for feedback about the lighting manufacturers.
Some of the most common selection criteria are the following:
Quality comes first. Find a lighting company that consistently produces high-quality products.
Cost. Get the best quality lighting products at a price that you can afford.
Deliver on time. The light supplier can deliver lighting materials on the agreed date.
Good relationship. The lighting company maintains good relationships with clients.
Quick response. The lighting company is quick to respond to client concerns.
Everything is negotiable but be prepared before going to the bargaining table if you want to secure the best deal.
Start by identifying the costs incurred by your lighting manufacturers and their competitor prices. Get quotes from at least three different lighting suppliers. Create competitive pricing by letting your lighting manufacturers know that you’re getting other quotes and will go with the best one.
Ask what other things they can include at the quoted price. Mention consumables, repair costs, and other expenses. If the price consists of features you don’t need, try to lower it by asking to remove those features.
If the price is more or less the same for most lighting manufacturers, negotiate on these items instead:
Product Quantity
Payment Methods
Product Packaging
Warranty and After-Sale Service
Remember to never, ever compromise on quality if you want to be in business for the long-term.
5. How Do I Install Light Fixtures?
Here’s a simple procedure on how to install light fixtures.
Materials need:
light fixtures
wire connectors or wire nuts
circuit tester
electrical tape or marker
Phillips-head screwdriver
step ladder
What you need to know:
When working with electrical connections, usually the black or red wire is the current, the white wire is neutral, and the green or copper wire is ground.
Steps:
Begin by turning off the power at the breaker.
You’ll see pairs of wires in the ceiling box. Some may be wired to different circuits than the lighting fixtures you’re working on. To be safe, turn off the power to the whole house to ensure that all the wires are dead. Or use a circuit tester.
Remove the light bulbs cover.
Loosen the screws on the old lighting fixtures. Lower the ceiling light fixtures base, then remove the electrical tape or wire nuts from the black and white wires, and green ground wire, if present.
Install the mounting bracket by securing it using the screws used in the old light fixtures.
Attach the wires from the new lighting fixtures with wire nuts to the corresponding wires in the electrical box.
Move the position of the new base plate so that you can screw the new bolts through it to attach it to the mounting strap.
Screw in the new light bulbs and install the cover.
Turn the power back on and test your new lighting fixtures.
The cost of importing lights in China depends on the lighting product you want to purchase. Get quotations from different lighting suppliers to compare prices. Be clear on what kind of products you want by stating your requirements, such as wattage, voltage, color temperature, body color, and other specifications. Ask lighting manufacturers to quote you with the International Commercial Terms (FOB, EXW, CIF) you want.
The shipping cost depends on the method used and the weight of your cargo. Note that prices are not fixed.
Postal Services
– While this is the cheapest option, it’s not always safe because of the possibility that your packages might get lost or misplaced.
Express Courier Service
– Compared to sea and air freight, Express is the fastest shipping method but generally has the highest cost. For shipping to the United States, common service providers are DHL, UPS, and FedEx. This option offers a safe and seamless delivery. Consider Express Courier when you want to restock quickly, and when your cargo quantity is less than 300 kg.
Air Freight
– Shipping using air freight is like traditional sea freight. Generally, using air freight for cargo weighing more than 500 kg. is cost-effective. Like sea freight, air freight includes the following:
Local logistics in China and export process
Air shipping from Chinese airport to USA airport.
Local logistics in the USA and import process.
Sea Freight
– Cargo shipped by sea freight is carried out in containers. Cubic meter or cbm is the measurement of freight volume. If your goods have a volume of less than 15 cbm, the freight forwarder will help you ship your goods by LCL (less than container load). Since your cargo load is less than a container, you share a container with other importers. Meanwhile, when your cargo quantity is large enough that you can fill one or more containers, freight is calculated based on the whole container or FCL (full container load).
Estimated shipping time from China to the US (on average):
Express Courier: overnight to 3 days
Air Freight: 8 to 10 days (standard)
Postal Service: 2 to 5 weeks
Sea Freight: 30 to 40 days
Trade exhibitions are great opportunities to meet several representatives of Chinese lighting manufacturers at one time. Below are trade fairs and exhibitions that focus on lighting products, except for Canton Fair, which is the biggest trade exhibition in China, and attracts the most buyers and sellers from around the world.
Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition
China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (GILF)
Shanghai International Lighting Exhibition
Hong Kong International Lighting Fair
Zhongshan lighting market is well known as the “lighting capital of China.” With lighting as its most significant industry, Guzhen is the biggest wholesale lighting market and the biggest LED light production base in China.
Here are the most famous lighting markets in China. The first two are located in Zhongshan, while the third one is in nearby Foshan.
Star Alliance
Times Lighting Square
Shunde International Lighting City
If you want a simplified importation process on your end as a buyer, hire a professional sourcing agent who will act as your representative in China. Make sure that your sourcing agent has the expertise and experience specifically in the lighting business. The market knowledge, technical background, and business network that he or she brings will be invaluable.
4. Three More Affordable Lighting Manufacturers Recommended
If the lighting brands mentioned in Section #II of this guide are out of your price range, consider the following lighting manufacturers that are more affordable:
George Lighting
George Buildings is a one-stop-shop manufacturer of building materials and building decoration materials.
Its lighting division manufactures and sells standard home furnishing lighting, chandeliers, LED lamps, and commercial lighting, including hotel lighting, villa whole-house lighting, project lighting, and outdoor lighting.
Ketai Lighting
Established in 1999, Ketai Industries Lighting offers a one-stop solution for your lighting projects.
Ketai Lighting boasts of a more than 40,000 square-meter industrial production building. An ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, Ketai Lighting has well-equipped production lines with 26 sets of punching machines, two painting lines, series of CNC machines, and others.
It has its own R & D center and aluminum alloy die-casting, metal surface spraying, mould processing, metal pressing, LED electronic processing and end product assembling factories that provide custom design and production services to clients from Europe, South America and the Middle East.
It produces superior commercial lighting products and has developed all kinds of LED lighting, including downlights, wall lights, track lights, pendant lights, ceiling lights, panel lights, conventional housing lighting, and many more. Its products are widely used in hotels, homes, offices, public buildings, industrial buildings, medical establishments, retail establishments, and more.
Elstar
Elstar is a professional LED strip light supplier, manufacturing premium quality along with customizable lighting solutions for project contractors, wholesalers, and brand owners. They are specialized in LED tape light in various colors for residential, industrial, and commercial use.
Located in Shenzhen, Elstar has been operating for 11 years to provide fully customized LED strip lights and realize your amazing LED light strip projects. They use top-of-the-line LEDs and the latest Japanese SMT machines to ensure quality LED strip manufacturing.
Elstar is the most reliable LED strip light supplier based in China, commiting to suit your lighting projects and helping you realize your creative LED lighting ideas.
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