What TMS Lighting does

TMS Lighting Inc. is a privately held Canadian lighting fixture manufacturer founded circa 1923 and headquartered at 247A Summerlea Road, Brampton, Ontario. The company designs and produces more than 200 architectural, commercial, and outdoor lighting products across 10 categories — pendants, ceiling, wall, cylinders, sign and display, bollards, poles, clusters, mounting, and accessories — manufactured in-house at its Brampton facility. Technical differentiation centers on energy-efficient LED integration (e.g., the FLUX DIRECT linear pendant at 110 lumens per watt and 1,450 lumens per foot, the FLUX DIRECT INDIRECT at 2,770 lumens per foot, and the COMETA scalable circular ceiling line from 24 to 240 inches), broad finish options, and custom fixture design services for specialized projects.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market through a network of independent regional sales agents across North America, supported by direct project engagement with architects, interior designers, and commercial clients. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time hardware sales of standard catalog fixtures plus project-based pricing on custom installations, with a Quick Ship program on select products addressing delivery-sensitive specifications. Customers are diverse and project-based, spanning commercial real estate (GM Building, Upper Canada Mall), municipal and government (Town of Collingwood), education and culture (University of Waterloo, Canadian Canoe Museum), hospitality and entertainment (Splitsville Bowling Alley), food and beverage retail (Utopia Market), financial services (First Community Bank), architecture/engineering firms (GHD Group), and signage contractors. Marketing combines a specifier-focused website, downloadable technical resources, a dedicated YouTube vlog ecosystem, and trade-show-style project galleries.

The firm has 11–50 employees, no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, and operates without disclosed revenue. Its competitive position rests on century-old brand recognition, in-house custom manufacturing, a broad 200+ SKU catalog, and a North American agent distribution footprint rather than on software, AI, or recurring-revenue services.

Name

TMS Lighting

Legal name

TMS Lighting Inc.

Website

https://tmslighting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TMS Lighting is a privately held Canadian lighting fixture manufacturer, founded circa 1923 and based in Brampton, Ontario, that designs, produces, and supplies more than 200 architectural, commercial, and outdoor LED fixtures to architects, designers, and commercial clients across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Fixtures

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Architectural lighting fixtures
• Commercial LED lighting
• Outdoor pole lighting
• Custom pendant manufacturing
• Sign display lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Brampton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Fixture Sales: Direct sales of architectural and commercial lighting fixtures including pendants, wall luminaires, ceiling lights, bollards, and poles. The company offers both standard product lines and custom fixture design services for specialized projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TMS Lighting is a Canadian lighting fixture manufacturer based in Brampton, Ontario that designs, manufactures, and supplies architectural and commercial lighting fixtures in-house. The company offers over 200 products across pendant, ceiling, wall, cylinder, sign & display, bollard, pole, and linear lighting categories, with energy-efficient LED options, multiple finish choices, and custom fixture design services for specialized commercial and architectural projects.

Product overview

TMS Lighting is a Canadian lighting fixture manufacturer based in Brampton, Ontario, with over 100 years of industry experience offering more than 200 products. The company manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of indoor and outdoor lighting solutions across 10 main categories: Pendants, Ceiling, Wall, Cylinders, Sign & Display, Bollards, Poles, Clusters, Mounting, and Accessories. Their pendant line includes decorative fixtures like IRIS, HULA, CALVIN, JOOPI, Y-CONNECT, and LUNA CURVA, while their linear lighting includes FLUX DIRECT and FLUX DIRECT INDIRECT pendants. Outdoor offerings encompass bollards (FLAT TOP BOLLARD, SQUARE TOP BOLLARD), poles (POLE 14, POLE 15, POLE 52, POLE 54, POLE 56), and wall luminaires (FORTE WALL, HAITLEY WALL, NAUTIC WALL). The company also produces specialty fixtures like COMETA ceiling lights, CIRCA series pendants, and sign lighting solutions (SIGN series). All products feature LED and incandescent illumination options with various dimming capabilities and finish selections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pendant Lighting Fixtures A broad line of decorative and architectural pendant fixtures including globe-style (IRIS), circular (HULA, LUNA CURVA), curved (LUNA CURVA), and connectable (Y-CONNECT, Y-SOLO) designs. Available in various diameters with LED and incandescent options, multiple finish choices, and cluster or single-fixture configurations for commercial interiors.
• FLUX DIRECT Linear Pendant Direct linear pendant fixture with 2.756" width x 3.450" height extrusion, delivering 110 lumens per watt and 1450 lumens per foot. Features 6KV surge suppressor, integrated LED driver, 0-10V dimming at 1%, and PN: 470FL.
• FLUX DIRECT INDIRECT Linear Pendant Linear pendant with direct/indirect or direct-only light distribution delivering 2770 lumens per foot, with optional emergency downlight. PN: 670FL. Designed for commercial office and architectural applications.
• COMETA Large Diameter Ceiling Fixture Scalable circular ceiling light fixture with 2.75" width x 5" height, available in diameters from 24" to 240", with direct distribution, 0-10V dimming, and lumen range of 5,238-125,154. PN: 981CO. Used by clients such as First Community Bank for canopy lighting.
• COMETA Ceiling Light Indoor ceiling light variant of the COMETA family, diameter 24" to 240", direct distribution, 3000K-4000K color temperature, lumen range 5,238-21,705. PN: 981COCL.
• Wall Sconce Lighting Indoor and outdoor wall luminaires and sconces including HAILEY WALL (PN: HYW10), MELLO WALL (PN: MEW10), FORTE WALL (PN: 4W), NAUTIC WALL (PN: 3W), FARM LIGHT (PN: 10W), and ARAYA (PN: AR900/AR901). Available in brushed, anodized, powder-coated, painted, and plated finishes with LED and incandescent options.
• Outdoor Bollard Lighting Weather-resistant outdoor bollard fixtures for walkway, landscape, and building perimeter applications. Includes FLAT TOP BOLLARD (PN: FTB) and SQUARE TOP BOLLARD 8" sq x 36"/42"h with 14W-19W LED (PN: STB).
• Pole Lighting Pole-mounted outdoor lighting fixtures available in heights of 10', 12', 14', and 16' with surface mount or direct burial options. LED (19W-32W) or incandescent (150W) options with painted or specialty reflector finishes. Models include POLE 14 (PN: PL14), POLE 15 (PN: PL15), POLE 52 (PN: PL52), POLE 54 (PN: PL54), POLE 56 (PN: PL56).
• Sign & Display Lighting Specialized fixtures designed for large-scale outdoor sign and display illumination. Models include SIGN 1 (PN: 1), SIGN 7 (PN: 7), SIGN 20 (PN: 20, 10" diameter), SIGN 27 (PN: 27), and SIGN 30 (PN: 30, 9" diameter) with 100W INC or 15W-19W LED, 3000K/3500K/4000K color temperatures, and 120V/277V/347V options.
• Ceiling Cylinders Cylinder-style fixtures available in 6" or 8" diameters with up-down illumination options. Models include UP-DOWN PENDANT CYLINDER (PN: CYPU) and CEILING CYLINDER (PN: CYC) with 100W-150W INC or 15W-32W LED in painted finishes.
• Custom Lighting Design Services Project-specific custom fixture design and manufacturing service for architects, designers, and commercial clients requiring unique lighting solutions that complement architectural aesthetics. Includes finish selection (painted, plated, brushed, powder-coated) and engineering for specialized installations.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regional Sales Agents NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTMS Lighting operates through a network of independent regional sales agents across North America who represent the company's lighting products to architects, designers, and commercial clients. The Agent Locator on their website allows customers to find their nearest regional contact.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hubbell Lighting: Broad-line lighting manufacturer serving commercial, industrial, and outdoor markets under multiple brands (Prescolite, Kim Lighting, Architectural Area Lighting). Competes with TMS in architectural outdoor and commercial categories from a much larger base.
• Acuity Brands: Large North American lighting and building solutions company offering architectural, commercial, and industrial luminaires (including Lithonia, Peerless, Winona). Operates across the full market including the specifier channel where TMS competes.
• Eaton (Cooper Lighting Solutions): Major electrical products conglomerate with Cooper Lighting Solutions offering architectural (Halo, Portfolio, Invue), commercial, and outdoor lighting. Competes broadly with TMS across specification-driven commercial segments.

Direct peers

• WAC Lighting: Specifier-grade architectural and decorative LED lighting manufacturer serving residential, commercial, and hospitality markets. Competes directly with TMS in pendants, wall sconces, and outdoor fixtures for architectural projects.
• Kuzco Lighting: A Canadian decorative and architectural lighting manufacturer with a comparable product mix of pendants, sconces, and outdoor fixtures targeted at commercial and residential projects. Similar size and North American market focus make it the closest head-to-head peer.
• Lucifer Lighting: Specialty architectural lighting manufacturer focused on high-end recessed, linear, and downlight fixtures for commercial and hospitality projects. Comparable as a designer/spec-driven fixture maker targeting premium commercial accounts.
• Tech Lighting: Architectural and decorative lighting brand (a Visual Comfort subsidiary) known for specification-grade pendants, linear fixtures, and outdoor products. Directly comparable in product categories and channel.
• Visual Comfort & Co. Premier decorative and architectural lighting company offering designer and custom fixtures for high-end residential and commercial projects. Competes with TMS on aesthetic-driven specification business, although it is meaningfully larger.
• CSL Lighting: Architectural and decorative lighting manufacturer offering recessed, task, and decorative fixtures. Overlaps with TMS's cylinder, downlight, and outdoor categories for commercial specification work.
• BEGA: Architectural exterior lighting specialist with strong presence in bollards, poles, and outdoor luminaires for commercial and public-realm projects. Directly comparable to TMS's bollard, pole, and outdoor fixture lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tmslighting
• Facebookfacebook.com/TMSLightingInc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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