Kingspan Light & Air

Name

Kingspan Light & Air

Website

https://kingspan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kingspan Light & Air is a Kingspan Group business unit that designs and manufactures daylighting, natural ventilation, and smoke management systems for commercial and industrial construction projects, operating from Kingscourt, Ireland with 1,001-5,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Envelope Products (Daylighting, Ventilation & Smoke Control)

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Skylights, Roof Windows & Daylighting (IMADAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skylights & Roof Windows (IMADAIAD), Louvers, Vents & Architectural Grilles (IMADAIAM)

Keywords

• Daylighting solutions
• Natural ventilation systems
• Smoke management solutions
• Building envelope products
• Rooflight manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingscourt

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Kingspan Light & Air designs and manufactures daylighting (skylights, rooflights), natural ventilation, and smoke management solutions for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. The product portfolio is sold to construction industry buyers — architects, specifiers, contractors, and building owners — as engineered building envelope components. The company operates from Kingscourt, Ireland, as part of the Kingspan Group, and expanded its capabilities through the 2021 acquisitions of Skydôme and Essemes Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daylighting solutions Engineered skylights and rooflights that bring natural daylight into commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings; capability expanded through the 2021 acquisition of Skydôme. Targeted at building developers, architects, and façade specifiers for new-build and refurbishment projects.
• Natural ventilation systems Operable ventilation products that provide controllable natural airflow in buildings to support indoor air quality and thermal comfort. Sold to construction specifiers and contractors for commercial and industrial buildings.
• Smoke management solutions Smoke and heat exhaust ventilation (SHEV) systems used to manage smoke in commercial and industrial buildings in compliance with fire safety regulations. Supplied to construction projects through specialist envelope/façade contractors.

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Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Direct peers

• VELUX Group: Global market leader in roof windows and skylights for residential and commercial buildings. Most directly comparable to Kingspan Light & Air's daylighting and skylight product line, competing for the same architect and developer specifications across Europe.
• FAKRO: One of the world's largest manufacturers of roof windows, skylights, and loft ladders. Direct competitor in the skylight/roof window category and increasingly in flat-roof daylighting systems that overlap with Skydôme's range.
• Solatube International: Specialist in tubular daylighting devices (TDDs) and tubular skylights for residential, commercial, and educational buildings. Comparable niche daylighting product set targeting similar energy-efficiency and natural-light use cases.
• Colt International: European provider of smoke and heat exhaust ventilation (SHEV), natural ventilation, and façade solutions. Directly overlaps with Kingspan Light & Air's smoke management (Essemes Services) and natural ventilation lines.
• SE Controls: UK-based specialist in smoke ventilation, natural ventilation, and automated window control systems. Comparable product portfolio to the smoke management and natural ventilation side of Kingspan Light & Air.
• Aeroage (Wasco Skylights): US manufacturer of custom skylights, roof windows, and daylighting systems for commercial and architectural applications. Comparable in product scope to Skydôme and Kingspan Light & Air's daylighting range.

Emerging players

• Bilco: Manufacturer of roof access hatches, smoke vents, and floor doors. Overlaps with the smoke management/ventilation product category, particularly in industrial and commercial roof applications.

Broad incumbents

• Kingspan Group (parent divisions): Publicly listed parent company with broader insulated panels, roofing, and building envelope portfolios. While the parent, the wider group's insulated roofing and façade businesses increasingly bundle daylighting and ventilation-adjacent products, competing for the same project specifications.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Large incumbent offering integrated building management systems including smoke control and ventilation. Competes less on physical hardware and more on the controls and systems integration layer that increasingly governs how smoke management and natural ventilation products are specified.
• Systemair: European HVAC and ventilation equipment manufacturer with a broad range of fans, air handling units, and smoke extraction products. Comparable to the natural ventilation and smoke management portions of Kingspan Light & Air, but operating across a much wider HVAC portfolio.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globalkingspan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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