Universal Douglas - formerly UDLA Email Format
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics ManufacturingTennessee, United States51-200 Employees
Universal Douglas, also known as UDLA, was a Nashville-based company in the appliances, electrical, and electronics manufacturing sector with a long history in lighting. Over nearly eight decades, it contributed a number of firsts and innovations in the lighting industry. In March 2023, Atar Capital ceased operations of Universal Douglas, and later that year assets were transferred to Signify; the company page remains accessible for former employees' work history but is not actively monitored. Previously, the portfolio encompassed Universal Lighting Technologies and Douglas Lighting Controls, which Atar Capital acquired from Panasonic in 2021. Based in Nashville, the organization represented a mid-sized segment within the lighting and electronics manufacturing sector, with its later status defined by asset transfers and cessation rather than ongoing operations.