NLSLighting
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersCarson, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
NLSLighting firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- NLSLighting
- Legal name
- NLS Lighting, LLC
- Website
- https://nlslighting.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
NLSLighting industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Outdoor LED Lighting
- NAICS
- Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)
- SIC
- Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB)
Keywords
Where NLSLighting is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Carson
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
NLSLighting business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- LED Lighting Fixtures Sales: NLS Lighting generates revenue through the sale of specification-grade outdoor LED lighting fixtures and related accessories. Products are made-to-order with short lead times. Revenue is generated from one-time hardware sales with no recurring revenue model indicated.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels7 records
NLSLighting product offering
Product offeringCore offering
NLS Lighting designs and manufactures American-made, specification-grade outdoor LED lighting fixtures including area/site/roadway luminaires, architectural post tops and bollards, wall packs, floods, sports lighting (tennis, pickleball, field sports), decorative light columns, and impact-rated bollards. Products are sold as made-to-order hardware with short lead times measured in days, integrating proprietary Silicone Micro Optical System and patented Star Power reflector technologies with Dark Sky compliant options and DLC listing for utility rebates.
Product overview
NLS Lighting is an American outdoor LED lighting manufacturer offering specification-grade architectural and commercial lighting products organized into distinct product families. The core portfolio includes the Organix Family (ORX series) with comprehensive form factors for area, site, roadway, flood, ceiling, and wall applications featuring Silicone Micro Optics; the NV Family providing high-powered area lights, wall packs, and flood fixtures with IK10/IP66 ratings; the VUE Series specialized for sports lighting applications including tennis, pickleball, and field sports with patented Star Power reflector technology; and the TRAC Collection offering architectural rectangular extruded aluminum fixtures. Additional families include the Value Series (VSS/VSR) for cost-sensitive applications, Lira light columns and bollards with RGBW color-changing options, CAL (California) decorative series, Impact-rated fixtures meeting S10/S20 standards, Concrete Family bollards, and Savannah Collection decorative fixtures. The company also offers supporting infrastructure products including poles, bases, cross arms, and decorative arms, plus a Quickship Flash program for expedited delivery. All products feature Made in USA manufacturing, Dark Sky compliance options, and integration of NLS's proprietary Silicone Micro Optical System and Star Power reflector technologies.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Organix Family: Specification grade architectural LED lighting product family featuring high efficacy and Dark Sky compliant optics.
- NV Family
- VSS Family
- VSR Family
- TRAC Collection
- CAL Family
- Impact Family
- Concrete Family
- Savannah Collection
- Intelligent Light + Performance
Products and services
- Organix Family (ORX Series) Specification-grade LED area, site, roadway, and flood lighting fixtures featuring Silicone Micro Optics technology. Includes multiple form factors: post tops (AM, SPT, DPT), bollards (B), floods (F1, F2, F3), ceiling mounts (CM, PM), and wall mounts (C, W).
- NV Family High-powered specification-grade LED lighting family including area lights (NV-1, NV-2, NV-3), wall packs (NV-W, NV-W2), floods (NV-F1 through NV-F5), and sports lighting. Features IK10, IP66 ratings and 20kA surge protection.
- VUE Series Sports Lighting High-performance LED sports lighting fixtures designed for tennis courts, pickleball courts, and field sports. Features patented Star Power reflector technology and specialized optics to deliver minimum IES foot candle levels.
- VSS Family (Value Series Site) Cost-effective LED area lighting fixtures (VSS-S, VSS-1, VSS-2) with specifications for commercial and municipal applications, including multiple mounting options.
- VSR Family (Value Series Roadway) Value-oriented LED roadway lighting fixtures (VSR-S, VSR-1, VSR-2) with various mounting configurations for area and site lighting applications.
- TRAC Collection Architectural rectangular extruded aluminum lighting family including area luminaires (TRAC 1-5), bollards (TBL, TBA), and wall sconces (TWL, TWA). Features Micro Optics IES distributions and IP67 optics.
- Lira Light Columns Decorative aluminum light columns in LIRA-6 and LIRA-8 series with heights from 3 to 17 feet, featuring RGBW color-changing technology, precision-milled aluminum transition pieces, and unbreakable acrylic lens up to 5 feet in length.
- Lira Bollards & Wall Sconces Architectural bollards and wall sconces in the Lira family featuring 22W-110W options with symmetric light distribution, available in 3000K, 4000K, 5000K, or RGBW color temperatures.
- CAL Family (California Series) Decorative post top and architectural LED lighting fixtures including CAL-S, CAL-1, CAL-2, CAB-PT, and CAB-AM models, with multiple finish options and architectural styling.
- Impact Family Impact-rated LED bollards and fixtures meeting S10 and S20 impact standards for high-traffic or security-sensitive areas, including ORX-B Impact, Sea Side Impact Bollards, Radian Impact, and Westfield Impact models.
- Concrete Family Concrete bollard lighting fixtures including Sea Side Concrete (RND) and Sea Side Concrete (SQ) variants with dome top, flat top, and pyramid top options, in concrete and concrete/metal hybrid constructions.
- Savannah Collection Decorative architectural lighting fixtures including SAVANNAH post top and SVN-RK arm mount variations, with elegant colonial-inspired design for commercial and municipal applications.
- Poles, Bases & Decorative Arms Supporting infrastructure products including round and square steel/aluminum poles, tapered poles, direct burial poles, decorative base covers (DPB series), cross arms, and decorative arm variations for mounting all fixture types.
- Quickship Flash Program Expedited shipping program for FLX-series products including FLX-NV-1, FLX-NV-2 area lights, FLX-NV-W wall packs, FLX-NV-F1/F2 floods, and FLX-SSSP poles for faster project deployment.
Quantifiable outcome
- 60%+ energy savings achieved in automotive dealership parking lot conversions
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use NLSLighting
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
NLSLighting technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
NLSLighting partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- SchrédercoreSchréder, the global leader in smart outdoor lighting solutions, acquired NLS Lighting to strengthen its North American presence and manufacturing capabilities. The acquisition follows Schréder's 2024 purchase of Ligman Lighting USA. NLS Lighting continues to operate independently under its existing leadership team with no changes to management or agent networks.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
NLSLighting competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Eaton (Cooper Lighting Solutions): Cooper Lighting's Invue, McGraw-Edison, and Ephesus brands compete with NLS in architectural outdoor, roadway, and sports lighting. Eaton's broader electrical distribution gives incumbency advantages with municipal and utility buyers.
- Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader whose Philips Gardco, Lumec, and Stonco outdoor lines directly overlap with NLS's area, site, and roadway fixtures. Brings smart-city and connected-lighting capability that NLS gains only via the Schréder combination.
- Hubbell Lighting: Major U.S. electrical and lighting manufacturer (Kim, Architectural Area Lighting, Spaulding) competing with NLS in area/site/roadway and sports lighting. Targets similar specifier, municipal, and commercial channels.
- Acuity Brands (Lithonia Lighting): Largest U.S.-headquartered lighting manufacturer with broad specification-grade outdoor portfolios (Lithonia, Holophane, AEL) competing head-to-head with NLS in area, roadway, and sports lighting. Serves the same municipal, commercial, and automotive-dealer segments.
Direct peers
- Atlas Lighting Products: U.S. outdoor and area LED lighting manufacturer with comparable area/site, flood, and wall-pack fixtures. Targets similar commercial and municipal buyers at value-tier price points.
- Cree Lighting: U.S.-headquartered LED lighting manufacturer with strong specification-grade outdoor portfolios (OSQ, RSW, Edge) targeting area/site/roadway and architectural applications — a close comparable in scale and customer focus.
- GE Current, a Daintree company: U.S. commercial and industrial LED lighting manufacturer with strong municipal and utility relationships. Competes with NLS on outdoor area/site lighting and offers connected-lighting controls.
- Ligman Lighting USA: International specification-grade outdoor lighting manufacturer, now a Schréder sister-company following its 2024 acquisition. Competes directly with NLS in architectural and area outdoor fixtures, and the shared parent creates both synergy and internal-cannibalization risk.
- RAB Lighting: U.S. specification-grade outdoor LED manufacturer focused on area, flood, wall-pack, and roadway lighting — directly overlapping with NLS's core product families and serving similar electrical-distributor and municipal channels.
Emerging players
- Kenall Lighting: Mid-sized U.S. manufacturer of specification-grade architectural, high-abuse, and outdoor lighting. Overlaps with NLS's architectural and Impact-Rated product lines and competes for institutional and municipal specification work.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
NLSLighting social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance7 records
NLSLighting financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
NLSLighting leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
NLSLighting funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
NLSLighting M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about NLSLighting
What does NLSLighting do?
NLS Lighting designs and manufactures American-made, specification-grade outdoor LED lighting fixtures including area/site/roadway luminaires, architectural post tops and bollards, wall packs, floods, sports lighting (tennis, pickleball, field sports), decorative light columns, and impact-rated bollards. Products are sold as made-to-order hardware with short lead times measured in days, integrating proprietary Silicone Micro Optical System and patented Star Power reflector technologies with Dark Sky compliant options and DLC listing for utility rebates.
Is NLSLighting a public or private company?
NLSLighting is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was NLSLighting founded?
NLSLighting was founded in 2014. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is NLSLighting based?
NLSLighting is headquartered in Carson, United States, in the North America region.
How does NLSLighting make money?
One revenue line is on record: LED Lighting Fixtures Sales.
Who are NLSLighting's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Eaton (Cooper Lighting Solutions), Signify (Philips Lighting), Hubbell Lighting and Acuity Brands (Lithonia Lighting). Direct peers are Atlas Lighting Products, Cree Lighting, GE Current, a Daintree company, Ligman Lighting USA and RAB Lighting. Kenall Lighting is listed as an emerging player.
Does NLSLighting have an API?
No public API is recorded for NLSLighting.
What industry is NLSLighting in?
NLSLighting's product category is Outdoor LED Lighting. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAIAB, Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior). Its NAICS code is 335132 and its SIC code is 3640.