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Philips opened its first office in North Ryde, NSW in 1927, with seven staff members. Later they established a factory in Camperdown for the production radiosets and radio kits later followed by lightbulbs .
During WWII the company produced electronica and navigation equipment for the Australian Armed Forces.
Shortly after the war they also opened a factory in Adelaide, taking over an ols ammunition factory in Hendon.
In the 20202s the company employs around 800 people in its Australia-New Zealand operations. Regional sales and support offices are located in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Auckland.
Current activities include: Philips Healthcare; Philips Lighting ; Philips Oral Healthcare, Philips Professional Dictation Solutions, Philips Professional Display Solutions, Philips AVENT Professional, Philips Consumer Lifestyle; Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care (formerly Respironics), with its ever-increasing national network of Sleepeasy Centres; Philips Dynalite (Lighting Control systems, acquired in 2009, global design and manufacturing centre) and Philips Selecon NZ (Lighting Entertainment product design and manufacture).
In 1992 Philips donated a new lighting system for the Harbour Bridge in Sydney. They were officially switched on as part of the harbour bridge’s 60th birthday. March 27, 1992 .
