What Sammode does

Sammode is a French designer and manufacturer of professional luminaires, founded in 1927 and headquartered in Paris, with manufacturing concentrated in the Vosges region and an R&D center in Lamotte-Beuvron, Sologne. The company operates two product families — industrial luminaires and architectural luminaires — built around a proprietary tubular borosilicate-glass enclosure design that achieves IP66, IP68, and IP69K ingress protection and operates across temperatures from -60°C to +200°C. A meaningful share of the industrial range is ATEX/IECEx certified for explosive atmospheres (zones 1, 2, 21, 22), positioning Sammode in regulated hazardous environments such as oil & gas, food processing, water treatment, and nuclear power plants. Architectural SKUs include wall, ceiling, pendant, floor, and table luminaires organized into designer collections (Paname by Normal Studio, MOD by Stefan Diez, Pierre Guariche and Michel Mortier re-editions, Lö by Yann Kersalé), alongside ready-to-install monumental chandeliers.

Sammode operates a B2B enterprise go-to-market through direct field sales, expert-led consultation, dedicated showrooms (industry and architecture), an e-commerce platform (studio.sammode.com) for design luminaires, and trade show presence at events such as Rexel Expo and SIFER. Revenue streams mix one-time equipment sales with LED retrofit/LED conversion services and custom fabrication for architectural projects. Differentiated commercial offers include 30-year spare parts availability, up to 10-year warranties on certain models, full disassemblability, and "Smart Lighting" connected solutions claiming up to 90% energy savings. Customer segments span Industry & Agribusiness (paper mills, steel, sugar, dairy, breweries, slaughterhouses, nuclear, water treatment), Infrastructure & Transport (ports, bus depots, railway tunnels and infrastructure, parking), and Architecture & Design (public buildings, hospitality, offices, residential, retail, education).

Sammode is a privately held French SME with 101-250 employees and no disclosed external ownership, parent company, or funding history. The company maintains reference credentials including 18,000 luminaires across 25 models at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1990s) and a 2025 Innovation Partnership contract with EDF for nuclear plant lighting. No public revenue, ARR, or backlog figure is disclosed.

Name

Sammode

Legal name

Sammode

Website

https://sammode.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sammode is a French designer and manufacturer, founded in 1927, of professional LED luminaires for industrial extreme environments (ATEX/IECEx-certified, -60°C to +200°C) and architectural projects, sold B2B across industry, transport infrastructure, and design sectors from offices in Paris, the Vosges manufacturing site, and an R&D center in Sologne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial & Architectural Lighting

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Location & Explosion-Proof Lighting (ATEX/IECEx, intrinsically safe fixtures) (IMAGAIAC), Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK), Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB), LED Drivers, Ballasts & Power Modules for Lighting (Constant-current/voltage drivers, ballasts, control gear) (IMAGAIAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial lighting fixtures
• LED luminaires manufacturing
• ATEX certified lighting
• Architectural lighting design
• Emergency lighting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Lighting Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial and architectural luminaires to B2B customers including factories, infrastructure operators, architects, and public authorities. Products sold include tubular LED fixtures, emergency lighting, ATEX-certified luminaires, and smart lighting systems. Revenue from one-time equipment sales with optional professional installation services.
2. LED Conversion and Retrofit Services: Sale of LED conversion kits and renovation solutions for existing luminaire installations, enabling customers to upgrade to LED without full replacement. Includes technical analysis and compatibility verification services.
3. Custom Lighting Solutions: Design and fabrication of custom luminaires and monumental chandeliers for architectural projects, often in collaboration with architects and designers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sammode designs and manufactures professional tubular LED luminaires for industrial and architectural applications. Its portfolio spans general industrial lighting, ATEX/IECEx certified fixtures for explosive atmospheres, extreme temperature luminaires (from -60°C to +200°C), emergency lighting, clean room solutions, smart lighting controls, and design collections for buildings and public spaces. Products are sold as engineered hardware to industrial operators, infrastructure clients, and architects across France and select European markets.

Product overview

Sammode is a French designer and manufacturer of professional luminaires (lighting fixtures) established in 1927, operating from the Vosges region with R&D in Sologne. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into two main categories: Industrial Luminaires and Architectural Luminaires. Industrial luminaires include general lighting solutions (Pascal, Carnot, Foucault), ATEX/IECEx certified luminaires for explosive atmospheres (Alder, Sabatier Xtrem, Boyle Xtrem, Jamin, Fumat, Boyle True Colours), extreme temperature luminaires (Joule X-Heat, Leslie X-Heat, Rankine X-Heat for high heat; Bering X-Cold, Barents X-Cold, Celsius X-Cold for extreme cold), high-bay luminaires (Fresnel), emergency lighting (Coulomb Industry, Maxwell, Maxwell X-Cold), clean room luminaires (Calmette), and inspection pit lighting (Niepce FV). The architectural range encompasses wall-mounted luminaires (Elgar, Mondrian, Gounod, Musset, Gude, and the Quadratube W series), ceiling-mounted and pendant luminaires (Brueghel, Benson, Turner, Purcell, Pissarro, Géricault, Werefkin, Belleville, Kyhn, and the AIRMOD and MOD series), floor lamps (G1 Floor, G21, G30, Bodom), table lamps (Astrup, G24, G50, G60 & G61, M3), and portable work lights (Balke). The company also offers Smart Lighting solutions for connected energy management and LED conversion kits for retrofitting existing installations. Sammode maintains design collections including work by Pierre Guariche, Michel Mortier, Normal Studio (Paname), Stefan Diez (MOD), and Yann Kersalé (Lö). All products are designed and manufactured in France (or partially in Germany) with a focus on durability, reparability, and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paname: Designer lighting collection created in collaboration with Normal Studio, featuring configurable chandeliers made from noble materials.
• Pierre Guariche / Michel Mortier Collection
• MOD
• Promenade
• Pure
• Quadratube
• Lö
• Originals
• Studio Sammode

Products and services

• Pascal Tubular Ø100 and 133 luminaire for general industrial environments, designed for robustness and durability.
• Foucault Tubular compact Ø70 luminaire designed for confined industrial spaces with limited access.
• Carnot Tubular Ø100 high performance luminaire with minimal maintenance requirements, ENEC certified.
• Fumat Tubular Ø133 luminaire for high-bay industrial environments in ATEX zone 2, 21, 22.
• Alder Tubular Ø133 luminaire for industrial environments in ATEX zone 1.
• Leslie X-Heat Tubular high temperature luminaire in borosilicate glass Ø133 for highly corrosive and hot environments.
• Napier Xtrem Tubular in borosilicate glass Ø100 and 133 for extreme and highly corrosive industrial environments.
• Barents X-Cold Tubular Ø133 high-bay luminaire for very low temperature storage areas.
• Bering X-Cold Tubular Ø100 and 133 for industrial environments at very low temperatures.
• Pauli HT200 X-Heat Tubular very high temperature Ø133 luminaire with incandescent light source, designed for extreme heat up to +200°C.
• Joule X-Heat Tubular high temperature Ø133 luminaire for extreme industrial heat environments.
• Rankine X-Heat Tubular compact high temperature Ø70 luminaire for confined industrial spaces.
• Sabatier Xtrem Tubular in borosilicate glass Ø133 for extreme or highly corrosive environments ATEX zone 1.
• Boyle Xtrem Tubular in borosilicate glass Ø100 and 133 for extreme or highly corrosive environments ATEX zone 2, 21, 22.
• Boyle True Colours Tubular CRI 95 in borosilicate glass Ø100 and 133, ideal for paint booths ATEX zone 2, 21, 22.
• Jamin Tubular Ø100 and 133 for industrial environments ATEX zone 2, 21, 22.
• Fresnel Tubular Ø133 luminaire for high-bay industrial environments.
• Maxwell Safety luminaire for central or autonomous power source, permanent/non-permanent operation, for industrial environments.
• Coulomb Autonomous or central source safety luminaire, NF AEAS certified, for architectural applications.
• Coulomb Industry Autonomous safety luminaire, non-permanent type, for industrial environments, NF AEAS certified.
• Calmette Fully stainless steel recessed luminaire with rear opening for controlled atmosphere zones and clean rooms.
• Niepce FV Tubular compact Ø70 luminaire with direct/indirect optics for inspection pit lighting.
• Smart Lighting Connected lighting solutions for intelligent energy management, presence detection, and zone-based control, offering up to 90% energy savings.
• LED Conversion Kits LED transformation kits for existing Sammode luminaires, including LED driver plate replacement and LED renovation kit options enabling up to 80% energy savings.
• Elgar Wall-mounted directed flux luminaire Ø70 for architectural applications.
• Brueghel Tubular with low luminance louver Ø100 and 133, with very high light quality for architectural use.
• Belleville Pendant Ø133 for diffuse 360° architectural lighting.
• MOD Collection Modular luminaire collection designed by Stefan Diez, offering customizable wall and ceiling lighting solutions.
• Paname Collection Designer collection by Normal Studio featuring configurable chandeliers made from noble materials; ready-to-install chandeliers available Q1 2025.
• Pierre Guariche Collection Re-edition of design lamps by Pierre Guariche, celebrating French design heritage.
• Michel Mortier Collection Re-edition of design lamps by Michel Mortier, celebrating French design heritage.
• Lö Collection Lighting collection by designer Yann Kersalé featuring distinctive visual aesthetic.
• Originals Collection Original Sammode design collection representing the company's core industrial aesthetic.
• Quadratube Collection Tube luminaire collection with micro-perforated grilles, offering multiple wall, pendant, and series configurations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60-80% energy savings through LED conversion
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EDFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation partnership with EDF for nuclear power plant lighting. Selected through rigorous tender process for execution of an Innovation Partnership contract to illuminate nuclear facilities of the future. Sammode's expertise in extreme environment lighting meets EDF's stringent requirements for nuclear infrastructure.
• Gaëlle Loriot-Prévost (DPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with architect and designer Gaëlle Loriot-Prévost (DPA) for custom lighting installations including Poste du Louvre in Paris, Grand théâtre d'Albi, and BNP Paribas Real Estate headquarters in Boulogne Billancourt.
• Normal StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration with Normal Studio for the Paname collection of configurable chandeliers, combining aesthetic contemporary design with functionality for varied environments.
• BOA Light StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with BOA Light Studio for artistic lighting installations such as the Bouygues Construction headquarters.
• FREAKS (architecture agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FREAKS architecture agency for the design of Sammode's R&D Center lighting installation in Lamotte-Beuvron.
• Grand Palais RmnminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSammode served as patron for the Art Brut exhibition at Grand Palais, co-produced by GrandPalaisRmn and Centre Pompidou, demonstrating cultural sponsorship engagement.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ERCO: German specialist in architectural LED lighting with strong architect-specification presence across Europe. Comparable high-design architectural channel, similar mid-size positioning, and shared focus on durable, quality-led luminaire manufacturing.
• iGuzzini: Italian premium architectural lighting brand, part of Fagerhult Group. Direct overlap with Sammode's architectural and design collections, with deep relationships among architects, designers, and developers across Europe.
• Glamox: Norwegian specialist in professional lighting for industrial, marine, offshore, and architectural applications. Closest direct peer given its overlapping focus on harsh-environment luminaires, retrofit solutions, and B2B industrial/infrastructure channel across Europe.
• Kreon: Belgian architectural lighting manufacturer focused on discreet, high-quality designer luminaires for premium buildings. Comparable architectural-channel positioning, design-led product DNA, and European project-based distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Zumtobel Group: Austrian-headquartered professional lighting group covering industrial, architectural, and retail lighting (Zumtobel, Thorn, acdc, Reiss). Comparable end markets and architectural customer base, but materially larger and global in scale.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader covering industrial, commercial, and connected lighting. Comparable across all of Sammode's end markets, with a significantly larger smart/connected platform (Interact) and global distribution muscle.
• Fagerhult Group: Swedish lighting group with premium architectural and industrial brands (Fagerhult, iGuzzini, LED Linear). Comparable architectural/industrial split and European project-driven channel, materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Peterson (formerly Cooper Lighting Solutions / Eaton): Large incumbent lighting manufacturer (now operating under the Peterson brand in Europe) with hazardous-location and industrial luminaires. Comparable ATEX/IECEx portfolio and industrial end-customer overlap, with global manufacturing scale.
• Legrand: French electrical and digital building infrastructure major. Comparable French industrial heritage and B2B electrical/lighting channel; offers overlapping capabilities via Legrand lighting lines alongside a much broader electrical portfolio.

Others

• Tridonic (Zumtobel Group): Specialist supplier of LED drivers, modules, and lighting-control components within the Zumtobel Group. Adjacent / supplier to Sammode through LED drivers, ballasts, and connected-lighting components integrated into its luminaires.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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