Ventilux
Ventilux is a family-owned Irish manufacturer of emergency lighting systems — LED luminaires, exit signs, static inverters, and intelligent testing platforms (Netcom 5XP, DALI Connect) — serving healthcare, aviation, education, commercial, hospitality, and government customers across Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, Europe, and Australasia.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersBray, Ireland
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Ventilux does
Ventilux is a family-owned designer and manufacturer of emergency lighting systems, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, with a UK distribution and conversions operation in Liverpool and a UK subsidiary in London. The company sells LED emergency luminaires (twinspot, downlight, bulkhead, and the new Galaxy 2 circular fitting), exit signage, static inverter and central battery systems with capacity up to 160kVA, conversion kits for mains luminaires, and intelligent addressable testing systems — including the proprietary Netcom 5XP and DALI Connect platforms, the latter being cloud-hosted on Amazon Web Services with Zigbee mesh, BACnet, Modbus, and MQTT integration supporting up to 24,000 fittings per system. Revenue is generated primarily through B2B hardware sales on a quote-based pricing model with 3-, 6-, and 10-year warranty tiers, complemented by professional services covering lighting design (DIALux and AutoCAD), factory-trained commissioning, preventive maintenance plans with 365-day service response, and bespoke product customisation.
The company serves enterprise and mid-market customers across healthcare, education, commercial offices, aviation and transportation, hospitality, culture and entertainment, government, and residential sectors, with named projects spanning Manchester Airport's £1.3bn Terminal 2 programme, the Central Bank of Ireland (800+ luminaires), Liverpool Women's Hospital (1,200+ devices on Netcom 5XP), Facebook EMEA HQ at Fibonacci Square, HubSpot Dublin, Nottingham University, Shakespeare North Playhouse, and Forensic Science Ireland. Go-to-market is executed through dedicated regional sales teams covering Ireland, the UK (including Scotland), and an international distributor and agent network spanning the Middle East, continental Europe, Australasia, Macau, and selectively the USA. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 (since 1995), CE, UKCA, IEC/IECEE CB Scheme, ICEL, LIA, Compliance Chain Gold, ConstructOnline Gold, and SSIP Safe Contractor certifications, and is the only emergency lighting manufacturer with Compliance Chain Gold Membership. Ventilux remains privately held under Walsh family ownership, with Ian Walsh as Group Managing Director since 2019 and founder Brendan Walsh serving as Group Chairman.
Ventilux firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ventilux
- Legal name
- Ventilux Limited
- Website
- https://ventilux.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Ventilux is a family-owned Irish manufacturer of emergency lighting systems — LED luminaires, exit signs, static inverters, and intelligent testing platforms (Netcom 5XP, DALI Connect) — serving healthcare, aviation, education, commercial, hospitality, and government customers across Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, Europe, and Australasia.
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Ventilux industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Emergency Lighting Systems
- NAICS
- Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132)
- SIC
- Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Emergency, Egress & Exit Lighting (Emergency luminaires, exit signs, battery backup) (IMAGAIAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA), Emergency & Exit Lighting / Egress Systems Testing & Maintenance (BPABAHAF), Emergency & Exit Lighting / Egress Systems Testing & Service (IMAIAJAH), Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)
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Where Ventilux is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bray
- HQ country
- Ireland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Ventilux business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Emergency Lighting Products: Manufacture and sale of emergency lighting products including exit signs, escape route luminaires, twinspot, downlight, bulkhead luminaires. LED-based products form core portfolio. Products sold with warranty options of 3, 6, or 10 years depending on product selection.
- Central Battery Systems & Static Inverters: Sale of Static Inverter systems (VES DSP, VES MOD, VES ECOLUX series) providing 3kVA to 160kVA capacity. Systems provide 230Vac supply on mains failure and support compliance with EN50171, EN50272-2, BS5266, IS3217, and ICEL 1009 standards.
- Testing Systems: Sale and deployment of intelligent addressable emergency lighting testing systems including DALI Testing Systems, Self-Test, and Self-Contained testing solutions with monitoring and fault reporting capabilities.
- Commissioning Services: On-site commissioning services where factory-trained technicians configure emergency luminaires and testing systems to ensure compliance with regional and national standards. Includes full reporting documentation.
- Maintenance & Testing Services: Preventive maintenance plans offering inspection of equipment to identify and correct potential problems. Coverage for emergency or failure situations with factory-trained technicians. Service response available 365 days a year.
- Emergency Lighting Design Services: Design team utilizes DIALux and AutoCAD software to ensure quality and compliance with Emergency Lighting Standards. Services include assessment, lux lighting design, escape route planning, hazard identification, and provision of design certificates.
- Bespoke Product Design: Customisation of existing emergency luminaires or ground-up construction of new products to meet niche requirements. Services include design tweaks, logo additions, custom finishes (brass, chrome, blue, green, red, pink), and varied voltages for international markets.
- Luminaire Conversions: Conversion kit range for conversion of mains luminaires into emergency functionality. Complete conversion service at Dublin and Liverpool sites ensuring compliance with ICEL 1004 requirements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Standard Warranty - 3 Years |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Standard Warranty - 6 Years |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Extended Warranty - 10 Years |
| Other | Multi-year contract | BACS Battery Warranty Extension |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Ventilux product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ventilux designs, manufactures, and distributes emergency lighting products and systems, including LED luminaires (exit signs, escape route luminaires, twinspot, downlight, bulkhead, Galaxy 2 circular luminaire) and central battery/static inverter systems (3kVA–160kVA) under brands VESMOD, VES DSP, and ECOLUX. The portfolio also covers intelligent addressable testing systems (DALI Connect cloud-based, NETCOM5XP, Self-Test, Self-Contained), conversion kits for mains luminaires, the BACS battery monitoring system, and related components such as bypass switches, change-over modules, and illuminated call point covers. Beyond products, Ventilux delivers emergency lighting design using DIALux/AutoCAD, bespoke product design, on-site commissioning, and 365-day preventive maintenance and testing services across Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, Europe, and Australasia.
Product overview
Ventilux is an emergency lighting solution provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include Exit Signage, Emergency Luminaires (Twinspot, Downlight, Bulkhead, and the new Galaxy 2 circular luminaire), and Testing Systems (DALI Connect cloud-based system, Self Test, and Self Contained systems). The company provides Central Battery Systems through its VESMOD, VES DSP, and ECOLUX Static Inverter series (ranging from 3kVA to 160kVA capacity), Conversion kits for mains luminaires, and Components including the NETCOM5XP intelligent addressable testing system, BACS battery monitoring, and accessory products like bypass switches, fire rated enclosures, and change over modules. The portfolio also includes bespoke product design services, emergency lighting design using DIALux software, commissioning, and maintenance & testing services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Exit Signage Wide variety of LED exit signs offering multiple mounting options, viewing distances, and IP ratings, designed to suit all applications and ensure consistent high-quality performance across commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, and residential projects.
- Emergency Luminaires Escape route luminaires including Twinspot, Downlight, and Bulkhead variants, with options for high lumen output to reduce the number of fittings required in any installation. Designed for commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, industrial, and residential emergency lighting applications.
- Galaxy 2 Circular Luminaire Circular emergency luminaire with IP65 and IK10 ratings, engineered for residential, industrial, and commercial spaces with robust environmental protection.
- DALI Connect Testing System Cloud-based emergency lighting testing system offering wired or wireless connectivity via Zigbee Mesh Network (up to 65,000 nodes) or Ethernet backbone (up to 24,000 fittings across 200 controllers), hosted on Amazon Cloud Server with BACnet, Modbus, or MQTT integration to building management systems. Supports remote monitoring, testing, and reporting of emergency luminaires from smartphones, tablets, or desktop PCs.
- NETCOM5XP Intelligent Addressable Testing System Award-winning intelligent addressable emergency lighting testing solution that monitors both centrally supplied and self-contained luminaires through a single system, eliminating the need for separate monitoring architectures for central battery and self-contained fixtures.
- Self-Test System Stand-alone integral testing solution for small to medium installations, pre-programmed to EN50172 testing requirements and reporting battery, lamp, or charger health via Bi-Colour LED indicators.
- Self-Contained Emergency Lighting System Single-point emergency lighting system where each luminaire contains its own power supply in the form of an internal battery, paired with a Central Test Unit (ELT) for periodic testing compliance with EN50172.
- Central Battery System (VESMOD, VES DSP, ECOLUX Static Inverter Series) Static inverter-based central battery systems (4kVA to 160kVA) providing 230Vac supply on mains failure (non-maintained) or at all material times (maintained), with transfer times less than 0.5s and 80% recharge within 12 hours. Used where reliable, large-scale central emergency power is required across airports, hospitals, universities, theatres, and commercial estates.
- Mains-to-Emergency Conversion Kits Conversion kit range for retrofitting mains luminaires with emergency functionality, with conversion services performed at Ventilux's Dublin and Liverpool sites, ensuring ICEL 1004 compliance and consistency of installation across single or multiple locations.
- BACS Battery Monitoring System Ethernet-integrated battery monitoring and management system that tracks temperature, internal resistance, and voltage of every battery, with an active equalisation process that can extend battery service life by more than 30%. BACS integrates with UPS and inverter systems through standard protocols and enables a BACS-monitored extended battery warranty of up to 5 years.
- Emergency Lighting Components Range of components including extended-warranty emergency batteries, change-over modules (VCOM/230V), illuminated call point covers (LUX5IVE delivering 5 Lux on call point), and External Maintenance Bypass Switches (single-phase and three-phase, with electronic interlock and make-before-break configuration).
- Emergency Lighting Design Service Consultative lighting design service using DIALux and AutoCAD software covering assessment, lux lighting design, escape route planning, hazard identification, and issuance of design certificates to ensure compliance with Emergency Lighting Standards (EN 1838, EN 50172, IS 3217, BS 5266-1, ICEL).
- Bespoke Product Design Service Customisation service that tweaks existing emergency luminaires or builds new products from the ground up to meet niche requirements, including design tweaks, custom finishes (brass, chrome, blue, green, red, pink), logo additions, and varied voltages for international markets.
- Commissioning Service On-site commissioning service in which factory-trained technicians configure emergency luminaires and testing systems to ensure compliance with regional and national standards, including full reporting documentation.
- Maintenance and Testing Service Preventive maintenance and testing plan providing inspection of emergency lighting equipment to identify and correct potential problems, with factory-trained technician response available 365 days a year for emergency or failure situations.
Quantifiable outcome
- BACS battery monitoring system can extend battery service life by more than 30%
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Companies that use Ventilux
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Ventilux technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
Feature5 records
Ventilux partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Dodd GroupminorVentilux Group worked alongside Dodd Group in supplying Static Inverter and Emergency Lighting to the Shakespeare North Playhouse Project (£27M development with 350-seat theatre).
- Derry LimitedminorCollaboration on Nottingham University project where Ventilux supplied single-phase static inverter, automatic testing system, emergency luminaires, and mains luminaire conversions.
- Designer GroupminorPartnered with Designer Group on Forensic Science Ireland project (world-class laboratory facility in Backweston campus, Co. Kildare with 14,585 m2 floor area).
- Jones EngineeringcoreVentilux supplied Emergency Luminaires for Facebook EMEA HQ redevelopment project. Jones Engineering Contracts Manager provided testimonial praising Ventilux as 'one of my reliable's' and partnership described as invaluable.
- Cobec EngineeringminorVentilux worked alongside Cobec Engineering in supplying Emergency Lighting to the new Comcast Business Office (Blueface) project in Dublin.
- DMG Engineering LtdminorCollaborated with DMG Engineering Ltd on HubSpot Dublin office fit-out at Sir John Rogerson Quay.
- JV Tierney & Co. Consulting EngineersminorPartnered with JV Tierney & Co. Consulting Engineers in delivering HubSpot Dublin prestigious project.
- O'Hanlon Farell Electrical ContractorminorElectrical contractor partner for Marin Hotel Dublin project (7-storey, 301-bedroom hotel).
- Hugh Baird CollegeminorApprenticeship partnership with Hugh Baird College. Three current employees (Daniel Bold, Reece Webb, Harry Adams) are studying at the college. Described as 'great professional relationship' by Les Simmons.
Scale indicators15 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Ventilux competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Eaton: Global power management major with a substantial emergency lighting business via its Cooper Lighting and CEAG brands. Competes in the same large-project channels with broader portfolios.
- Legrand: Global electrical and digital building infrastructure major with significant emergency lighting portfolio (including the former Zumtobel emergency lighting lines). Competes via bundled solutions and global distribution.
- Signify (Philips Lighting): World's largest lighting company offering emergency lighting as part of its Philips brand portfolio. Dominates specification with global consultants and large projects.
- Schneider Electric: Global energy management and automation major with emergency lighting integrated into its building management offerings. Competes through smart-building integration rather than specialist focus.
- Zumtobel Group: European professional lighting major with emergency lighting as part of its Zumtobel and Thorn brands. Comparable European specification presence and customer segments.
- ABB: Global electrification and automation major offering emergency lighting through its building products portfolio. Competes on integrated building systems rather than specialist emergency-only focus.
Direct peers
- Mackwell: UK-based independent emergency lighting specialist manufacturing luminaires, exit signs, and testing systems. Directly comparable niche, scale, and customer base as a focused emergency lighting independent.
- Liteplan: UK emergency lighting manufacturer offering LED luminaires, conversion kits, and addressable testing systems. Competes head-to-head in the same product categories and channels.
- Tridonic: Austrian emergency lighting and lighting components specialist (Zumtobel subsidiary) producing drivers, modules, and emergency systems. Closely comparable product technology and addressable testing focus.
Regional players
- ESP Safety: UK emergency lighting and fire safety products supplier focused on the installer channel. Comparable niche product set with regional UK market overlap.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance9 records
Ventilux financial estimates
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Ventilux leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Ventilux funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ventilux M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ventilux
What does Ventilux do?
Ventilux designs, manufactures, and distributes emergency lighting products and systems, including LED luminaires (exit signs, escape route luminaires, twinspot, downlight, bulkhead, Galaxy 2 circular luminaire) and central battery/static inverter systems (3kVA–160kVA) under brands VESMOD, VES DSP, and ECOLUX. The portfolio also covers intelligent addressable testing systems (DALI Connect cloud-based, NETCOM5XP, Self-Test, Self-Contained), conversion kits for mains luminaires, the BACS battery monitoring system, and related components such as bypass switches, change-over modules, and illuminated call point covers. Beyond products, Ventilux delivers emergency lighting design using DIALux/AutoCAD, bespoke product design, on-site commissioning, and 365-day preventive maintenance and testing services across Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, Europe, and Australasia.
Is Ventilux a public or private company?
Ventilux is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Ventilux founded?
Ventilux was founded in 1986. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Ventilux based?
Ventilux is headquartered in Bray, Ireland, in the Europe region.
How does Ventilux make money?
Eight revenue lines are on record. Emergency Lighting Products are the primary driver. The others are central Battery Systems & Static Inverters, testing Systems, commissioning Services, maintenance & Testing Services, emergency Lighting Design Services, bespoke Product Design and luminaire Conversions.
Who are Ventilux's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Eaton, Legrand, Signify (Philips Lighting), Schneider Electric, Zumtobel Group and ABB. Direct peers are Mackwell, Liteplan and Tridonic. ESP Safety is listed as a regional player.
Does Ventilux have an API?
Yes. The DALI Connect system provides a comprehensive API to any building management system, using BACnet, Modbus, or MQTT data exchange protocols. This allows integration with smart building systems for remote monitoring, testing, and reporting of emergency luminaires from any location via smartphone, tablet, or desktop PC.
What industry is Ventilux in?
Ventilux's product category is Emergency Lighting Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAIAD, Emergency, Egress & Exit Lighting (Emergency luminaires, exit signs, battery backup), with a secondary code of IMAGAIAA, Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights). Its NAICS code is 335132 and its SIC code is 3640.