02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
Gerard and Frederik Philips founded a lamp factory in Eindhoven. The company expanded through radio, television and domestic appliances and is now centred on health technology, while several consumer categories use the Philips name under licence.
Sources · previous brand research
- 1891
Philips begins making incandescent lamps.
- 1927
The company begins radio production.
- 2016
Lighting separates; Philips increasingly focuses on health technology.



