What Carandini does

Carandini (legal name C Y G Carandini, S.A.U.) is a Spanish manufacturer of LED lighting and smart illumination solutions headquartered in Lliçà d'Amunt, Barcelona, with continuous operation since 1924. The company designs, manufactures, and sells LED luminaires across eight product categories — ambient, road/street, tunnels and infrastructure, sports, industrial, solar, poles/columns, and accessories — under named product lines including Spin, Athlos, Veka, Clamod, T-XTREME, HMAO, T-MAX, HFL, and HBL. Underlying technology centers on high-efficiency LED light engines (up to 173 lm/W, 100,000h lifetime ratings), IP66/IP69K and IK10 protection, modular designs, Zhaga/NEMA sockets, DALI integration, Dark Sky compliance, and the proprietary Controlux smart-control platform with seven application-specific variants (Basic, Sense, City Mesh, Tunnel, Sports, Industrial, Engine). Complementary Dynamic White technology enables intensity and color-temperature adjustment for Human Centric Lighting applications.

Carandini serves municipalities, port authorities, government agencies, and large infrastructure operators through a direct enterprise sales model on a project-based, custom-specification basis. Documented customers are predominantly public-sector: Puerto de Tarragona (980 HMAO floodlights, 65% energy reduction, <4 year ROI), HAROPA PORT / Puerto de Limay-Porcheville in France, Ayuntamiento de Madrid (635m tunnel renovation with T-XTREME), Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (Dynamic White pilot at Parc del Molinet), and Fira Internacional de Barcelona. Channel and implementation partners include Citymat, ÁMBAR Projectes i Instal·lacions, Dalkia Electrotechnics, and UTE Mantenimiento Túneles Urbanos de Madrid, and the company maintains a multilingual (ES/EN/FR) website with a project-case-study marketing motion.

Revenue is generated through hardware sales of luminaires, poles, and accessories with no public pricing; quotes are project-based and customized. The company holds ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, and 45001 certifications, product-level CE/ENEC/RoHS/AENOR/IECEE/EPD/Dark Sky compliance, and won the Red Dot Design Award 2023 for the T-XTREME tunnel luminaire. Carandini is privately held (S.A.U. — single-member corporation), with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent-company ownership, and no disclosed financial metrics.

Name

Carandini

Legal name

C Y G Carandini, S.A.U.

Website

https://carandini.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Carandini is a 100+ year-old Spanish LED lighting manufacturer based in Barcelona that designs and produces smart illumination solutions for public, industrial, sports, and tunnel applications, selling directly to municipalities, port authorities, and infrastructure operators across Europe via its proprietary Controlux smart-control platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outdoor & Public LED Lighting Manufacturing

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA)

Keywords

• LED lighting fixtures
• Public lighting solutions
• Smart lighting control
• Tunnel lighting systems
• Industrial lighting equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Martorellas

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. LED Lighting Equipment Sales: Carandini generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of LED lighting fixtures and luminaires for public lighting, industrial, sports, tunnel, and urban applications. Products include ambient, street, tunnel, sports, and industrial luminaires, poles, light points, and accessories. Revenue is project-based with custom specifications for infrastructure projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carandini designs, manufactures, and sells LED luminaires and smart lighting control systems for public, urban, tunnel, sports, and industrial applications. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into product categories including Ambient (residential/urban), Road/Street, Tunnels & Infrastructures, Sports, Industrial, Solar Lighting, Columns, Light Points, and Accessories, complemented by the proprietary Controlux smart lighting management system.

Product overview

Carandini is a manufacturer of public lighting and smart illumination solutions based in Barcelona, Spain. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of LED luminaires organized into product categories including Ambient (residential and urban areas), Road/Street (vial), Tunnels & Infrastructures, Sports, Industrial, Solar Lighting, Poles/Columns, Light Points, and Accessories. The product lineup includes named products such as Spin, Athlos, Veka, Clamod, Urbalite, TPL, Junior, C-Line, PRQ, T-XTREME, HMAO, T-MAX, Mikos, V-MAX, Century, Tango, HFL, and HBL. Carandini also offers the Controlux smart lighting control system with variants for Basic, Sense, City Mesh, Tunnel, Sports, Industrial, and Engine applications. The company integrates standards like Zhaga and NEMA sockets, DALI protocol, and offers Dynamic White capability for adaptive color temperature lighting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Controlux: Smart lighting control and management system platform by Carandini, offering solutions such as Controlux Basic, Controlux Sense, Controlux City Mesh, Controlux Tunnel, Controlux Sports, Controlux Industrial, and Controlux Engine.
• Dynamic White

Products and services

• Spin Ambient LED Luminaire Versatile ambient LED luminaire for urban and residential environments, designed to integrate naturally into city spaces with multiple fixation and optical options. Dark Sky certified.
• Athlos Sports & High-Bay LED Projector LED projector for sports facilities and high-bay installations, offering modular configuration, high output, and Controlux Sports smart-control compatibility.
• ATEX Luminaires (Resistex, Titanex, Stormex) Three ATEX-certified LED luminaires designed for hazardous-area industrial use, covering Zone 1/21 and 2/22 classifications.
• T-XTREME Tunnel LED Projector Modular LED projector engineered for tunnels and underpasses with vibration-absorbing design, high protection ratings, and Zhaga-based maintenance-friendly components.
• Veka Street Lighting LED Luminaire LED street lighting luminaire for road and pedestrian-crossing applications, designed for security and Dark Sky compliance.
• Clamod Classic Aesthetic LED Luminaire Classic-style LED luminaire with multiple color temperatures and optics engineered to minimize light pollution; Dark Sky certified.
• Urbalite Urban LED Luminaire LED luminaire for urban and street lighting applications, including blackout (light-pollution control) variants.
• TPL Industrial LED Luminaire Family Industrial LED luminaire family for industrial environments, with extensions for sports and urban applications; high-efficiency light engine with broad optical distribution options.
• HMAO High-Mast LED Luminaire High-mast LED luminaire for elevated mast installations (e.g., ports, large areas), with 144 lm/W efficiency and 70,000-lumen output.
• Junior LED Street Luminaire LED street luminaire for urban environments, with optical performance and warm color temperature options.
• C-Line LED Street Luminaire Minimalist LED street luminaire for public lighting in aesthetically sensitive urban environments.
• PRQ LED Projector LED projector for indoor and outdoor applications with warm color temperatures and light-pollution-minimizing optics.
• T-MAX High-Power LED Luminaire High-power LED luminaire designed for industrial and sports applications.
• Mikos LED Projector LED projector with minimalist, elegant design suitable for urban beautification in city environments.
• Century LED Luminaire Contemporary, elegant LED luminaire for urban spaces, Dark Sky certified by the International Dark Sky Association.
• Tango Outdoor LED Luminaire LED luminaire for various outdoor lighting applications.
• HFL LED Luminaire High-performance LED luminaire for urban and industrial environments, providing uniform lighting quality.
• HBL Industrial LED Luminaire Compact, lightweight, high-efficiency LED luminaire for industrial areas and sports spaces, with durable, easy-install design.
• Controlux Smart Lighting Control System Proprietary smart lighting control and management system with variants tailored to each installation type (Basic, Sense, City Mesh, Tunnel, Sports, Industrial, Engine), enabling real-time control, sector-based management, and adaptive lighting.
• Columns, Brackets & Light Points (Poles) Range of outdoor lighting columns and brackets (Cylindrical, Nikolson, Bi-cylindrical, Truncated Conical, large-diameter) and complete light points combining luminaires with columns.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% energy consumption reduction in Puerto de Tarragona project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ÁMBAR Projectes i Instal·lacionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026ÁMBAR Projectes i Instal·lacions is a regular partner of Fira de Barcelona and selected Carandini's HBL luminaires for the pavilion lighting renovation project.
• UTE Mantenimiento Túneles Urbanos de MadridminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026UTE Mantenimiento Túneles Urbanos de Madrid executed the tunnel lighting renovation project for Gran Vía de Hortaleza using Carandini's T-XTREME projectors.
• CitymatcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Citymat served as the provider for HAROPA PORT for the Port of Limay lighting project in France. Citymat selected Carandini's Athlos projectors for the installation.
• Dalkia ElectrotechnicscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Dalkia Electrotechnics was the installation contractor for the Port of Limay project, installing Carandini's Athlos projectors in coordination with Citymat.
• Clúster de Iluminación de Cataluña (CICAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CICAT (Catalan Lighting Cluster) collaborated with AMB to run a pilot program at Parc del Molinet testing adaptive lighting technology, which validated Carandini's smart lighting approach.
• Área Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021AMB (Metropolitan Area of Barcelona) sponsored the pilot program and subsequent permanent installation at Parc del Molinet, implementing Carandini's Dynamic White technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LUG Light Factory: Polish manufacturer of professional lighting fixtures for architectural, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure applications. Comparable European mid-size specialist competing in similar municipal and infrastructure tenders.
• Holophane (Acuity Brands): Specialist in industrial, commercial, and outdoor lighting with strong presence in high-mast, roadway, and hazardous area applications. Comparable in industrial/port and public lighting segments where Carandini has documented wins.
• AEC Illuminazione: Italian manufacturer of professional outdoor and urban lighting fixtures serving European municipalities and infrastructure. Closely comparable mid-size European specialist with similar product portfolio and public-sector customer mix.
• Hess Licht + Form: German manufacturer of outdoor and urban lighting luminaires, columns, and light points. Directly comparable mid-size European manufacturer with similar municipal/urban beautification orientation and architectural product design.
• Schréder: Belgium-based global specialist in outdoor lighting (street, tunnel, urban, sports). Directly comparable to Carandini on product scope, customer base (municipalities and infrastructure operators), and project-based GTM in Europe.
• Disano Lighting: Italian lighting manufacturer producing indoor, outdoor, industrial, sports, and tunnel luminaires. Comparable to Carandini in vertical scope (street, sports, industrial, tunnel) and Mediterranean government/infrastructure customer base.

Emerging players

• Performance in Lighting (a Zumtobel Group brand): European architectural and outdoor lighting brand under Zumtobel focused on architectural, urban, and tunnel lighting. Overlaps with Carandini's ambient, urban, and tunnel portfolio segments.

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader operating across consumer, professional, and IoT lighting. Competes directly with Carandini in municipal, tunnel, sports, and industrial segments but at much greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• GE Current, a Daintree company: US-based industrial and commercial lighting provider with smart controls and CityIQ smart-city offerings. Competes with Carandini in industrial, outdoor, and connected-lighting markets on a broader portfolio basis.
• Thorn Lighting (Zumtobel Group): European lighting brand owned by Zumtobel Group, focused on outdoor, architectural, and infrastructure lighting. Overlaps significantly with Carandini's street, tunnel, and sports portfolio while benefiting from larger parent scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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