What QMotion does

QMotion is a brand of Legrand that manufactures automated window coverings assembled in the United States. The brand sits within Legrand North America, LLC — the U.S. operating subsidiary of Legrand SA, a publicly traded French conglomerate (Euronext Paris: LR) founded in 1905 that specializes in electrical and digital building infrastructure. QMotion's product line addresses both residential and commercial shading demand, leveraging parent-company channel reach across audiovisual, lighting-control, structured-wiring, and power-management categories.

Operationally, QMotion functions as a single product category inside Legrand's North and Central American division — the largest component of Legrand Group worldwide, with over 9,200 employees. The division carries approximately 16+ retained sub-brands including adorne, Chief, Da-Lite, Luxul, Middle Atlantic, On-Q, Pass & Seymour, Sanus, Vantage, Wattstopper, and Wiremold. QMotion benefits from this shared infrastructure, including procurement scale, manufacturing footprint, and trade-channel relationships spanning nearly 90 countries. U.S. assembly is a stated positioning point for the brand.

At the brand level, QMotion's revenue mechanics, pricing model, customer mix, and standalone financials are not publicly disclosed. Revenue is generated indirectly through Legrand's distribution channels — electrical wholesalers, AV integrators, lighting-control specifiers, and rep firms — and through cross-sell into adjacent Legrand product lines. No standalone product roadmap, named enterprise customers, or segment-level performance data are available in the input.

Name

QMotion

Legal name

Legrand North America, LLC

Website

https://legrand.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

QMotion is a U.S.-assembled automated window coverings brand within Legrand North America, serving residential and commercial customers through the parent's electrical, AV, and lighting-control distribution channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automated Window Coverings

NAICS

Blind and Shade Manufacturing (33792), Blind and Shade Manufacturing (337920)

SIC

Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590)

akta.pro primary industry

Window Treatments & Shading Systems (Blinds, Shades, Awnings) (IMADAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Motorized Shades, Blinds & Curtain Automation (HSAHADAD), Motorized & Smart Window Treatments Retail (Automated, App-Controlled) (CRAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Automated window coverings
• Motorized shades
• Window treatment automation
• Smart shading systems
• Commercial window treatments

Headquarters

HQ city

Pensacola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

QMotion manufactures automated window coverings assembled in the United States. As a Legrand brand, it provides motorized shading solutions within Legrand's broader electrical and digital building infrastructure portfolio, targeting residential and commercial building applications through dealers and integrators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• adorne Collection: Designer switches and outlets collection
• Approved Networks
• C2G
• Chief
• Da-Lite
• Luxul
• Middle Atlantic Products
• On-Q
• Pass & Seymour
• radiant Collection
• Raritan
• Sanus
• Vaddio
• Vantage
• Wattstopper
• Wiremold
• ZPE Systems

Products and services

• QMotion Automated Window Coverings

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lutron Electronics: Lutron is the dominant US player in motorized shades (Serena, Sivoia) and lighting controls. It is the closest direct competitor to QMotion across both residential and commercial specification channels.
• Hunter Douglas: Hunter Douglas is the largest global manufacturer of window coverings (blinds, shades, shutters) and offers PowerView automated shades. QMotion competes head-to-head in the custom shade specification and dealer channels.
• Somfy: Somfy is the leading global supplier of tubular motors and control systems for motorized blinds, awnings, and roller shutters. QMotion competes for the same OEM and integration relationships in residential and commercial shading.
• MechoShade Systems: MechoShade specializes in automated and manual commercial roller shades, competing with QMotion in office, healthcare, and education specification projects across North America.
• Springs Window Fashions: Springs Window Fashions manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of blinds, shades, and shutters (including Bali and Graber). It competes with QMotion across mid-market and premium retail and dealer channels.

Regional players

• Warema: Warema is a leading European manufacturer of solar shading systems (interior and exterior). It is comparable to QMotion in product category but is primarily a European player, serving as a regional rather than direct US competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Crestron Electronics: Crestron is a broad smart home and commercial AV automation incumbent that includes motorized shade integration in its ecosystem. It overlaps with QMotion on the integrated-control side, particularly in luxury residential and corporate projects.

Emerging players

• SwitchBot: SwitchBot is a smart home startup offering retrofit blind motor and curtain robot products at lower price points. It represents the emerging DIY threat to premium players like QMotion.
• IKEA Home Smart (FYRTUR/KADRILJ): IKEA's FYRTUR and KADRILJ lines offer affordable motorized cellular shades. While IKEA is a broad home furnishings incumbent, its smart shade line pressures the low end of QMotion's addressable market.
• View (View Inc.): View is a smart-glass manufacturer whose electrochromic windows compete with traditional motorized shades in commercial new construction. It is an emerging substitute technology player that could erode the long-term value of QMotion's mechanical shade category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Legrand
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/legrand
• Xx.com/LegrandNA

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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