James Glancy Design

Name

James Glancy Design

Legal name

James Glancy Design

Website

https://jamesglancydesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Festive Lighting and Place Making Design Services

NAICS

Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG), Seasonal/Holiday Outdoor Lighting Installation & Takedown (HSAIAHAN), Landscape Lighting Design & Layout (HSAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Festive lighting design
• Seasonal decoration design
• Place making services
• Public realm design
• Design consultancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Festive/Seasonal Design: Christmas and seasonal decorations providing the largest part of company turnover. Includes design, production, and installation of festive displays for retail and public spaces.
2. Place Making Solutions: Fastest growing area of business. Holistic approach to infrastructure, fabric alteration, and ongoing curation of location identity and ownership.
3. Design and Infrastructure Consultancy: Stand-alone consultancy services for infrastructure design including fixings, power, data and access considerations for marketing and commercialisation teams.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

James Glancy Design is a specialist creative design agency offering turnkey design, manufacturing, and installation of immersive festive lighting, seasonal decorations, and place making solutions for retail streets, shopping centres, and public spaces. The company operates from an acre of studio space in South Bermondsey, London with a permanent team of 70, providing end-to-end services from concept origination through to final installation. Christmas design provides the largest part of turnover, while place making represents the fastest-growing area of the business.

Product overview

James Glancy Design is a specialist design agency offering turnkey services for transforming retail and public spaces into immersive experiential environments. Their core service portfolio includes Festive Lighting (seasonal Christmas decorations), Place Making (holistic environment transformation), Public Realm (urban design elements), and Design and Infrastructure Consultancy (from concept to installation). Christmas design provides the largest part of their turnover, while Place Making represents the fastest-growing area of their business. The company operates with a permanent team of 70 and occupies an acre of studio space in South Bermondsey, London, offering complete services from design origination to installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Attracted approximately 30,000 people for Regent Street switch-on event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Are You MadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Environmental agency partnership for 'Carnaby in Colour' installation using 684kg of recycled plastic waste from local shops and restaurants
• Project ZerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Environmental partnership for Carnaby 2019 'One Ocean One Planet' design with recycled/recyclable materials and ocean plastic message
• ShapeDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Design collaboration for Solana Light Fairyland, Beijing (2019, 2022) and Light Up Macau Festival 2023
• SJM ResortscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Resort operator collaboration for Solana Light Fairyland, Beijing and Light Up Macau Festival 2023 installations
• Brand HeadminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Brand agency partnership facilitating international projects including Solana Beijing and Macau festivals
• Queen (Band)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration to coincide with Bohemian Rhapsody film launch, displaying Queen lyrics large throughout Carnaby Street
• V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaboration with V&A's 'Rebels & Records' exhibition for Carnaby Street 2016 design paying homage to Carnaby's iconic history
• Price and MyerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructural engineering consultancy providing advice on complex installations requiring structural calculations and engineering expertise for projects like Regent Street
• Unusual RiggingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist rigging company for complex logistical installations, particularly for suspended displays like those on Regent Street
• Battersea Power StationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided stand-alone infrastructure consultancy for designing practical spaces for marketing and commercialisation teams post-development

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Imagination Group: London-headquartered global brand experience agency designing immersive brand environments, retail experiences and events. Directly comparable to James Glancy Design in producing large-scale experiential installations for major brands and public destinations.
• Sarner International: UK-based design and production agency specialising in themed, retail and leisure environments. Directly comparable in delivering turnkey experiential design, fabrication and installation for high-footfall destinations.
• Speirs Major: Award-winning lighting design practice working on architectural, public realm and large-scale urban lighting projects. Comparable to James Glancy Design's lighting-led, immersive public-realm work for cities and destinations.

Broad incumbents

• Jack Morton Worldwide: Global brand experience agency operating across events, experiential and content. A larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities in immersive installations, place-based design and live event dressing for retail and sporting clients.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Large global experience marketing agency producing brand activations, events and large-scale installations. Comparable in servicing enterprise clients on flagship experiential projects, including sport and retail.
• Sparks: Global experiential and trade show agency delivering brand experiences, events and immersive installations. Comparable in creative-led design and execution for enterprise brand and retail clients.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major international interdisciplinary design practice covering architecture, lighting and public realm. Comparable as a broader design firm whose lighting and place-making capability overlaps with JGD's public realm offering.

Regional players

• Pico Group: Hong Kong-headquartered group providing brand activation, exhibitions and event/venue dressing across Asia. Comparable as a regional specialist in large-scale experiential installations and city dressing, complementing JGD's Asia work.

Emerging players

• MKG: US-based experiential marketing and creative agency producing immersive brand experiences for enterprise clients. Comparable in creative concept-to-execution capability for major brand and retail destinations.
• dn&co: London-based design agency focused on place making, public realm and destination design. Directly comparable in shaping retail and public environments through placemaking and infrastructure consultancy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JGLANCYDESIGN
• Facebookfacebook.com/jamesglancydesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/james-glancy-design-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

Frequently asked questions about James Glancy Design