A new light in students’ lives at the Ekimovsky school in Russia

 

April 08, 2021

 

Ekimovsky school, a residential care facility that is home to around 100 children with special needs, is brightened through new lighting.

Ekimovsky school is a residential care facility, hosting about 100 children with special needs. They regard this place as their home and each other as their family.

The lighting infrastructure of the buildings was constructed in the 1960s. It was in dire need of modernization when volunteers from Signify Russia helped to completely retrofit the entire facility. They enthusiastically installed high-quality LED luminaires on all four floors of both buildings at the school, including classrooms, a gym, the library, corridors, living rooms, and bathrooms.

Students in the Russian Ekimovsky school classroom
Gym in a Russian school

It’s amazing to feel the difference between how it was then and now. It is incredible what lighting can do. The atmosphere became more comfortable, livable and brighter."


Vladimir Andreev

Director of Ekimovsky school
Students in the  Russian Ekimovsky school
The Russian Ekimovsky school from outside

About the author:

Natalia Neverskaya

Natalia Neverskaya

Integrated Communications Manager

 

For further information, please contact:

Signify Global Integrated Communications
Neil Pattie
Tel: + 31 6 15 08 48 17
Email: neil.pattie@signify.com

About Signify

 

Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and the Internet of Things. Our Philips products, Interact systems and data-enabled services, deliver business value and transform life in homes, buildings and public spaces. In 2023, we had sales of EUR 6.7 billion, approximately 32,000 employees and a presence in over 70 countries. We unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. We have been in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since our IPO for seven consecutive years and have achieved the EcoVadis Platinum rating for four consecutive years, placing Signify in the top one percent of companies assessed. News from Signify can be found in the Newsroom, on X, LinkedIn and Instagram. Information for investors is located on the Investor Relations page.

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