Fonroche Lighting

Name

Fonroche Lighting

Legal name

Fonroche Lighting

Website

https://fonroche-lighting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Street Lighting

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

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

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI), Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC), Low-Voltage Outdoor Lighting Installation (HSAIAHAB)

Keywords

• Solar street lighting
• Autonomous street lamps
• LED solar luminaires
• Off-grid public lighting
• Solar lighting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-colombe-en-bruilhois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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. Solar Street Light Hardware Sales: Sale of autonomous solar street lighting products including Smartlight range (Helia, Sunset, Essential), Nowatt architectural lighting range, and accessories. Products are sold as complete systems with solar panels, LED lanterns, batteries, and masts. Pricing is quote-based for custom projects.
2. Custom Project Design and Installation: End-to-end project services including site assessment, customized design, installation, and after-sales service for municipalities, government bodies, and commercial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fonroche Lighting designs, manufactures, and installs autonomous solar-powered LED street lighting systems for municipalities, governments, and commercial clients. Its two product ranges — Smartlight (functional street lighting) and Nowatt (architectural solar lighting) — integrate proprietary Power365 energy storage technology, high-efficiency monocrystalline photovoltaic modules, and remote management connectivity to deliver off-grid public lighting guaranteed for 365 nights per year. The company also provides end-to-end custom project services including site assessment, design, installation, and after-sales support.

Product overview

Fonroche Lighting is a French solar street lighting company offering a portfolio of autonomous solar lighting solutions. The core Smartlight range features stand-alone solar streetlights with proprietary POWER365 technology guaranteeing 365 nights of lighting per year, available in various lantern designs (Essential, Sunset, Helia, Belle Epoque, New Art, Opera) for functional and urban applications. The company expanded into architectural solar lighting through its acquired brand, the Nowatt Range, which includes Crystal studs, CUBE, OKO bollards, BRUT bollards, FOLLOW bollards, and FOLLOW UP columns. All products feature connectivity through Fonroche Connect for smart and programmable functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smartlight: Main product range of stand-alone solar streetlights designed to meet street lighting standards, featuring Power 365 technology with 365 nights of guaranteed lighting per year.
• Nowatt
• Essential
• Sunset
• Helia
• Power365

Products and services

• Smartlight Range The flagship autonomous solar street lighting range featuring Power365 technology. Includes multiple lantern designs: Essential (clean/minimalist design, >190 lm/W LED), Sunset (most optimized model with 150 Wp transparent PV panel and >200 lm/W LED), Helia (elegant design with ultra-thin transparent PV panel and RGB LED marking), Belle Epoque (traditional lantern-inspired design), New Art (diamond-faceted design), and Opera (decorative ornamental design). Designed for roads, highways, industrial zones, parking areas, and public spaces. Manufactured in France.
• Nowatt Range Architectural solar lighting range acquired in 2022, featuring Crystal studs (DarkSky-certified luminous studs with RGB colors and remote programming via Nowatt app), CUBE (UHPC concrete luminous cubes), OKO bollards (iroko wood organic bollards with presence detector), BRUT bollards (fibre-reinforced concrete bollards with Bluetooth programming), FOLLOW bollards (aluminum slim bollards with motion sensor), and FOLLOW UP columns (aluminum columns with dual lighting/RGB marking function). Addresses aesthetic and environmental challenges of contemporary lighting design.
• Custom Project Design and Installation Service End-to-end custom project services for municipalities, government bodies, and commercial clients. Includes site assessment, personalized lighting study by the Design Office, custom system design, professional installation, and after-sales service. Engagements are quote-based with a global network of experts and regional subsidiaries supporting delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% savings on overall electricity bills for municipalities
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NoWatt LightingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonroche Lighting acquired Marseille-based NoWatt Lighting, expanding its range towards architectural solar lighting. NoWatt, a proponent of 'slow lighting,' designs, develops, and manufactures solar lighting products that integrate into architectural projects, including the Crystal studs, OKO, BRUT, FOLLOW bollards, and FOLLOW UP columns.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sunna Design: French-based manufacturer of autonomous solar street lighting systems, the closest direct competitor to Fonroche in integrated solar + battery + LED streetlights marketed to municipalities in Europe and Africa.
• SEPCO Solar Lighting: US-based solar LED street lighting manufacturer and integrator supplying municipalities with off-grid public lighting — a direct competitor to Fonroche Lighting America in the North American public-sector market.
• Greenshine New Energy: Designer and manufacturer of commercial-grade solar LED street lights and solar lighting systems targeting municipal, parking lot and roadway projects — closely comparable product/market overlap with Fonroche.
• LED Roadway Lighting: Canadian manufacturer of LED street and roadway luminaires with smart-city controls; targets the same municipal and DOT customers as Fonroche and competes on networked, energy-efficient public lighting.

Broad incumbents

• Schréder: Global leader in smart outdoor lighting (street, road, urban, architectural); overlaps with Fonroche in municipal street lighting and increasingly competes with integrated smart-city / connected lighting offerings.
• Signify: Philips Lighting parent; a dominant lighting OEM with growing solar and smart-city portfolios. Competes with Fonroche in municipal tenders where buyers favor large, full-portfolio incumbents.
• Acuity Brands: Large US-based lighting and building solutions provider with street lighting, smart-city and outdoor LED product lines competing with Fonroche Lighting America for North American municipal contracts.
• Zumtobel Group: European lighting major serving outdoor, architectural and urban lighting applications; overlaps with Fonroche's Smartlight and Nowatt architectural ranges across European municipal and design-led projects.
• Cree Lighting: LED lighting manufacturer and smart-street-light portfolio owner (now part of IDEAL INDUSTRIES); a major incumbent in roadway, area and outdoor lighting competing with Fonroche on performance/efficiency specs.

Emerging players

• Anern: China-based manufacturer of solar LED street lights, solar home systems and inverters; a low-cost volume competitor that pressures pricing in emerging-market municipal tenders that Fonroche also targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJZpH1GMLF98WrIcQFi7nZQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/fonroche
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fonroche-lighting
• Instagraminstagram.com/fonrochebylighting
• Xx.com/FonrocheEU

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 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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