Gaoyou Government Leaders Visit Phoebus for Guidance
On August 14th, Gaoyou Mayor Zheng, led a leadership team composed of relevant municipal departments to inspect and guide the work of Phoebus' parent company, Tianxiang Group. The visit focused on key topics such as development trends in the outdoor lighting industry, enterprise innovation and upgrading paths, and coordinated development of the industry chain. This visit instilled strong confidence in the group's high-quality development and demonstrated the city government's high attention and targeted empowerment of key local enterprises.
For more than 20 years, Phoebus's parent company, Tianxiang Group, has been actively involved in the outdoor lighting sector as one of Gaoyou's top businesses. Phoebus's parent company, Tianxiang Group, has been actively involved in the outdoor lighting sector for more than 20 years, making it one of Gaoyou's top businesses in this area. It has created a full industrial chain from R&D of core components to full lamp production and engineering services through constant technological innovation and market expansion. In addition to being a leader in the industry's green transformation, its products are exported to more than 50 nations and regions globally, acting as a vital source of support for regional economic growth. Upon arrival, Mayor Zheng and his delegation first visited the group's intelligent production workshop, observing the operation of the automated production line and inquiring in detail about the product development cycle, production efficiency, and quality control system. Upon learning that the group's independently developed, fully automated lighting assembly line had increased production capacity by 40% and kept the defect rate below 0.3%, Mayor Zheng fully commended the group, emphasizing that "manufacturing is the foundation of the real economy, and enterprises must always prioritize intelligent manufacturing as a key enabler for transformation and upgrading."
At the symposium that followed, Tianxiang Group leaders provided updates on the company's current operations, significant technological R&D achievements, and future development plans. Along with innovations in photovoltaic energy storage and intelligent control systems, they also displayed a variety of products for smart city development and rural revitalization, including smart garden lights and solar-powered integrated streetlights. Mayor Zheng listened attentively to the presentation and engaged in in-depth discussions with company leaders on topics such as product market share, R&D investment, and talent development. He also expressed appreciation for the group's innovative explorations in green and smart lighting.
Mayor Zheng coordinated with accompanying department heads on-site to address practical needs faced by the company in its development, including talent recruitment and policy integration. He pointed out that outdoor lighting is a specialty industrial cluster that Gaoyou City is prioritizing. The municipal government will further optimize the business environment, increase support in talent recruitment, R&D subsidies, and market expansion, establish a platform for university-enterprise cooperation to address the shortage of technical talent, and help companies overcome core technology bottlenecks. He also encouraged the group to "leverage its local advantages while eyeing the global market. It must not only specialize in traditional lighting products but also seize opportunities presented by smart cities and the dual-carbon strategy to create an industry benchmark with international competitiveness."
As a key member of the group deeply engaged in the outdoor lighting segment, the Phoebus team participated throughout the discussion, consulting the leadership team on issues such as product internationalization and technical standards development. Mayor Zheng recognized Phoebus's breakthroughs in overseas markets and expressed hope that the company will continue to enhance its brand influence, drive the coordinated development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain, and form a positive pattern of "leading by leading companies and advancing together as a cluster."
The inspection was deeply inspiring for Tianxiang Group and the Phoebus team. The company’s head said that they will transform the city government’s care and guidance into development momentum, increase R&D investment, accelerate the upgrade of intelligent manufacturing, actively fulfill their responsibilities as a leading enterprise, assist Gaoyou City’s outdoor lighting industry cluster in high-quality development, and contribute greater strength to local economic development.
