SES Lighting

What SES Lighting does

SES Lighting is a privately held Certified Master Agent operating in North America for high-output LED lighting fixtures, heavy-duty pole structures, and wireless lighting control systems. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado with a testing facility in Golden, the company distributes LEDTURE luminaires (5,000–276,000 lumens, 400+ DLC Premium listings), Ambor Structures poles (10–175 feet with lowering mechanisms), and Synapse SimplySnap wireless control platforms (supporting up to 10,000 devices per site with dynamic scene control). All products are independently tested in SES's Golden facility to maintain a stated sub-1% failure rate under the "Systems with Integrity Guarantee."

The company sells through a direct sales-led motion targeting sports and recreational facilities, municipalities, commercial real estate, industrial sites, and MUSH (municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals) customers, supplemented by a network of SES Certified LED Lighting Team Members for installation. Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) hardware sales of luminaires, poles, and control systems; (2) IES-certified professional services including lighting design, project management, procurement, and logistics; and (3) a "Lighting as a Service" managed-service offering delivered through a partnership with Sustainability Partners, a private-investor funding source that finances 100% of design, materials, installation, and maintenance with no upfront customer cost, recovered via monthly utility-bill-model payments over 20 years.

Warranty terms (10 years standard, 25 years for outdoor sports lighting) and seven consecutive Board Room Magazine Excellence in Achievement Awards in Sports Lighting (2015–2022, excluding 2020) anchor the firm's market positioning around quality, longevity, and IES/International Dark Sky Association compliance. The company employs 11–50 people and operates with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

SES Lighting

Legal name

SES Lighting

Website

https://seslighting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SES Lighting is a North American Certified Master Agent distributing high-output LEDTURE luminaires, Ambor pole structures, and Synapse SimplySnap wireless controls, serving sports facilities, municipalities, commercial real estate, and MUSH institutions with hardware, IES-certified design, and Lighting as a Service financing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial LED Lighting

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 industries

Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA), Street Lighting & Area Lighting Electrical Infrastructure (IMAFAHAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial LED lighting
• Sports lighting systems
• Wireless lighting controls
• Heavy duty light poles
• Lighting as a service

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Lighting Products and Systems: Sale of high output LED luminaires (5,000-276,000 lumens), heavy duty poles, and lighting control systems to commercial facilities, sports venues, and municipal clients.
2. Professional Services: IES-certified lighting design, project management, procurement, logistics, and installation oversight services through SES Certified partners.
3. Lighting as a Service: Recurring monthly revenue model where Sustainability Partners (private investors) fund infrastructure replacement at zero upfront cost to customers. Payments spread over 20 years based on monthly utility bill model. SES Lighting serves as the exclusive lighting partner providing products and infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SES Lighting is the Certified Master Agent for North America distributing high output LED luminaires (5,000–276,000 lumens), heavy duty structural poles (10–175 feet), and wireless lighting control systems. The company delivers turn-key lighting solutions — IES-certified lighting design, project management, procurement, logistics, and installation oversight — to sports facilities, municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, commercial properties, and industrial sites. It also offers a "Lighting as a Service" financing model with zero upfront cost funded through Sustainability Partners.

Product overview

SES Lighting operates as a Master Agent for North America distributing high output LED luminaires, heavy duty poles, and lighting control systems. The company's product portfolio centers on three core technology pillars: (1) LEDTURE LED luminaires spanning 5,000–276,000 lumens with DLC Premium certification and 10-year warranties; (2) Ambor Structures engineered poles from 10–175 feet with lowering mechanisms; and (3) Synapse SimplySnap industrial IoT wireless control platform enabling cloud-based lighting management with dynamic scene control for sports applications. Additional offerings include Lighting as a Service through Sustainability Partners, specialized Tennis LED solutions, and SES Certified consulting services encompassing IES-compliant design. The company also provides community-friendly sports lighting programs compliant with International Dark Sky Association standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LEDTURE High Output LED Luminaires High output LED luminaires from 5,000 to 276,000 lumens with 10-year complete warranty and DLC Premium listing, including Street Series, Post-Top Series, Linear/High Bay Series, Area & Court Series, and Sports & Stadium Lighting Series with remote driver options including RGBW. Distributed to sports venues, municipalities, commercial facilities, and industrial customers.
• Ambor Structures Heavy Duty Poles Engineered structural poles from 10 to 175 feet in height with base templates and lowering mechanisms for sports lighting, street lighting, parking lighting, and high mast applications. Supplied through SES Lighting's partnership with Ambor Structures.
• Synapse SimplySnap Control System Industrial IoT wireless mesh lighting control platform with local and cloud-based management, zone management, scene control, scheduling, dynamic behaviors for sports events, sensor support, and over-the-air upgrades. Scales to support up to 10,000 devices per site.
• Lighting as a Service Zero-capital-outlay financing model for municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, and water/rail/power districts. Payments based on a monthly utility bill savings model spread over 20 years with private equity funding through Sustainability Partners. SES Lighting serves as the exclusive lighting partner providing products and infrastructure.
• Tennis LED Lighting Specialized LED lighting solutions for tennis court facilities achieving USTA Class I and Class II lighting standards with 75+ foot-candles and uniformity ratios of 2:1 or better.
• SES Certified LED Lighting Consulting Services Comprehensive lighting consulting including IES-certified lighting design, project management, procurement, logistics, and Systems with Integrity Guarantee. Products are tested at the Golden, Colorado facility with failure rates below 1%.

Quantifiable outcome

• 450,000 kWh per year electricity reduction with under 2-year ROI
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• LEDTUREcoreTechnology or IntegrationLEDTURE is the manufacturer of high output LED luminaires (5,000-276,000 lumens) that SES Lighting distributes as Master Agent. LEDTURE products include sports lighting, stadium lighting, area lighting, street lighting, industrial lighting, and high bay series. Products feature Inventronics drivers, Nichia Chips, and Mitsubishi Lenses with 25-year warranty for outdoor sports applications.
• Ambor StructurescoreTechnology or IntegrationAmbor Structures is a longtime supplier of commercial light poles with decades of experience engineering, manufacturing, and delivering light poles globally. They offer sports lighting, street lighting, parking lighting, and high mast light poles along with innovative raising and lowering systems from 10-175 feet heights.
• SynapsecoreTechnology or IntegrationSynapse is the market leader for high wattage/high lumen wireless network lighting control systems. SES Lighting partners with Synapse to offer SimplySnap lighting control solutions featuring wireless mesh technology, local and cloud control, dynamic behaviors for light shows, zones, scenes, and schedules supporting up to 10,000 devices per site.
• Electrical Innovations Contracting (EIC)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEIC (Electrical Innovations Contracting) partnered with SES Lighting on the Waterstone Community Church LED retrofit project. EIC provided electrical contracting services while SES provided lighting design and product expertise. Together they performed property-wide energy analysis and retrofit existing fixtures with LED technology.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Philips Lighting): Signify is the world's largest lighting company, offering LED fixtures, controls (including Interact IoT platform), and Lighting as a Service through its Signify Service Bureau — competing with SES in street lighting, commercial, and connected-control segments.
• Acuity Brands: Acuity Brands manufactures lighting fixtures, controls (Distech, nLight), and connected lighting solutions for commercial, industrial, and outdoor applications, serving as a broad incumbent competitor across SES's verticals.
• GE Current, a Daintree Company: GE Current provides commercial and industrial LED lighting plus Daintree networked controls — a direct competitor in both fixtures and wireless lighting controls where SES partners with Synapse.
• Eaton (Cooper Lighting Solutions): Eaton's Cooper Lighting division manufactures and distributes a broad portfolio of commercial, industrial, outdoor, and sports lighting fixtures, competing with SES across its entire vertical mix as a scaled incumbent.
• Hubbell Lighting: Hubbell Lighting produces commercial, industrial, roadway, and sports lighting under brands like Hubbell Outdoor and Columbia Lighting, overlapping directly with SES's outdoor and area lighting distribution.

Direct peers

• Musco Lighting: Musco is the dominant sports lighting specialist with integrated design-build capabilities and large-scale LED retrofits for stadiums, arenas, and recreational facilities — directly overlapping SES Lighting's core sports lighting niche.
• Cree Lighting: Cree Lighting (now part of Ideal Industries) focuses on LED outdoor, industrial, and architectural lighting, directly competing in the high-output LED fixture segment that SES distributes through LEDTURE.
• Schreder Group: Schreder is a global leader in outdoor lighting solutions for streets, highways, urban spaces, and sports venues, directly overlapping with SES's municipal infrastructure and outdoor area lighting portfolio.
• Ephesus Sports Lighting: Ephesus specializes in LED sports and high-mast lighting for stadiums and arenas, directly competing with SES in the sports-lighting end market and adjacent to municipal/street lighting applications.

Others

• Sustainability Partners: Sustainability Partners is the financial partner behind SES's Lighting as a Service offering; while not a direct competitor, SP funds infrastructure modernization across MUSH markets, intersecting with the broader infrastructure-as-a-service ecosystem that competes for the same end customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SESLighting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strategic-energy-systems

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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