What ANFALUM does

ANFALUM (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Iluminación) is a private non-profit trade association founded in 1981 and headquartered in Madrid, representing more than 50 of Spain's most significant lighting manufacturers. Its membership spans the full industry value chain — interior, exterior, and emergency luminaires; LED and traditional light sources; components; regulation and control systems; and street lighting poles and columns — including global players (Signify/Philips, LEDVANCE, ERCO, SITECO, Disano) and leading domestic manufacturers (Schreder, Carandini, Simon, Gewiss, Normagrup, Prilux, Zalux). Aggregate billing of member companies is reported at approximately €1,300 million. The association is governed by a member-elected committee with a rotating presidency (currently Mikel Jaureguizar of Normagrup) and operates with a small staff of 1–10 employees.

ANFALUM's core offering is a suite of member services rather than a unified product platform. These include institutional representation before Spanish, EU, and standardization bodies; technical advisory on CE marking, AENOR standards, and environmental regulations; management of AENOR Technical Committees CTN 205 (luminaires/lamps) and CTN 72 (lighting/color) and Certification Committee CTC 007 for Marca N and ENEC marks; market surveillance; FORCEM-certified professional training; and legal services. Revenue is generated primarily through annual membership fees with a disclosed base quota of €4,567 and additional tiering based on each member's Spanish illumination billing.

Distribution of services occurs through the Madrid headquarters, an online member portal with product catalogs and legislative resources, and externally coordinated channels including ICEX-subsidized participation in international trade fairs (notably Light & Building Frankfurt and Light Middle East). The association maintains strategic relationships with LIGHTINGEUROPE, CELMA (founding member, presidency in 2008), AENOR, IDAE, CONFEMETAL, CEOE, ORGALIME, ELC, SERCOBE, FEDAI TEC, and Messe Frankfurt, providing international reach and policy advocacy leverage. Recent programmatic emphasis has shifted toward smart lighting, digitalization, IoT, and human-centric/healthy lighting themes.

Name

ANFALUM

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE FABRICANTES DE ILUMINACIÓN (ANFALUM)

Website

https://anfalum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANFALUM is a Spanish non-profit trade association founded in 1981, representing 50+ lighting manufacturers across luminaires, light sources, components, and controls. It provides members with regulatory representation, AENOR standardization and certification management, training, and ICEX-coordinated international trade fair participation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lighting Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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), Commercial & Industrial Lighting Retail (High Bay, Troffers, Warehouse) (CRAIAHAG)

Keywords

• Lighting trade association
• Industry representation services
• Lighting certification management
• Technical standardization services
• International trade promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ANFALUM generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by lighting manufacturers. The base quota is 4,567.44 EUR, with the actual annual fee depending on the member's level of billing in the illumination sector within national territory, as detailed in the Association's Internal Regulations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ANFALUM (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Iluminación / Spanish Association of Lighting Manufacturers) is a non-profit trade association that represents and serves lighting manufacturers in Spain. It provides institutional representation, technical advisory, certification management, training, and internationalization support to its member companies.

Product overview

ANFALUM is an industry association (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Iluminación) offering a suite of membership services rather than a unified product platform. The core services include institutional representation before government bodies, technical consulting on CE marking and AENOR standards, certification management for N and ENEC marks, market surveillance, professional training programs (FORCEM), internationalization support via ICEX, demand management programs with IDAE, and legal services. The association also operates a member catalog portal showcasing partner products including luminaires (LED PAD PRO, ARTIUM, Streetlight SL31), lighting components, and emergency lighting systems from companies such as CARANDINI, DISANO, ERCO, GEWISS, LEDVANCE, PHILIPS, PRILUX, SCHRÉDER, SIMON, SITECO, THREELINE, VOSSLOH-SCHWABE, ZALUX, and ZEMPER.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 associated manufacturers representing the most significant companies in the national lighting industry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• ICEX España Exportación e InversionescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerANFALUM collaborates with ICEX to organize participation in international trade fairs (including Light & Building Frankfurt) and provides access to ICEX export financing, subsidies covering up to 30% of eligible expenses for member companies. ICEX funding is available to both member and non-member companies.
• LIGHTINGEUROPEflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM participates actively in LIGHTINGEUROPE, the European lighting industry association, representing Spanish manufacturers' interests in European policy discussions, standardization, and the Better Lighting campaign promoting awareness of lighting's impact on health and well-being.
• AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM serves as technical secretary for AENOR Technical Committee 205 on Luminaires, Lamps and Associated Equipment (equivalent to CENELEC and IEC), and Technical Committee 72 on Lighting and Color. The association also coordinates AENOR Certification Committee 007 for luminaires certification and Committee 019 for street lighting supports, managing Marca N and ENEC certification marks.
• IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM collaborates with IDAE in three main areas: advisory on energy efficiency, international representation, and cooperation in drafting the first recommendations on lighting. The partnership also includes cooperation on promotional materials with energy efficiency criteria.
• CONFEMETALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM is an active member of CONFEMETAL, the Confederation of Metal Industries Employers, participating in sector representation activities and industrial policy discussions.
• CEOE (Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM participates in CEOE, Spain's main employers' confederation, gaining access to broader business representation forums and policy advocacy channels.
• CELMA (Committee of E.E.C. Luminaires Manufacturers Associations)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM is a founding member of CELMA. The association held the presidency of CELMA in 2008 and actively participates in all its activities, representing Spanish luminaire manufacturers at the European level.
• ORGALIMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM participates in ORGALIME, the European engineering industries association, representing the sector in European policy discussions.
• ELC (European Lighting Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM participates in the European Lighting Council, contributing to European lighting industry policy and representation.
• SERCOBE (Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Bienes de Equipo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFALUM is a corporate member of SERCOBE and holds a seat on its Board of Directors, representing capital goods manufacturers in Spain.
• FEDAI TEC (Federación Española de Asociaciones de Industriales y Exportadores de Aparatos de Iluminación Técnica)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorANFALUM is a member of FEDAI TEC, enabling member companies to participate in exterior promotion actions including international trade fair participations, trade missions, buyer reverse missions, and study missions, partially subsidized by ICEX.
• ADIME (Asociación de Distribuidores de Material Eléctrico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with ADIME, the Spanish Association of Electrical Material Distributors, for coordination on electrical installation standards and market practices.
• AFME (Asociación de Fabricantes de Material Eléctrico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with AFME, the Spanish Association of Electrical Material Manufacturers, for joint advocacy on electrical material standards and regulations.
• Fundación para el Fomento de la Innovación Industrial (F2I2)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with F2I2 foundation on industrial innovation promotion initiatives relevant to the lighting sector.
• Instituto Nacional de ConsumominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with Spain's National Consumer Institute for consumer protection and product safety in the lighting market.
• Generalitat de CataluñaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government collaboration agreement for coordination on regulatory and market matters affecting the lighting industry in Catalonia.
• Messe FrankfurtcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with Messe Frankfurt, the organizer of Light & Building, to coordinate the Spanish pavilion and provide member companies with exhibition services including stand rental, decoration, furniture, and grouped sample shipping.
• CEI (Comité Español de Iluminación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBroad collaboration between ANFALUM and CEI (Spanish Lighting Committee) on technical standards and industry representation, expected to increase significantly.
• ECOEMBALAJES, S.A.minorOthersANFALUM serves as the interlocutor for the luminaire sector with ECOEMBALAJS, the only integrated packaging management system authorized in Spain, regarding packaging waste compliance for lighting manufacturers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LIGHTINGEUROPE: Pan-European lighting industry association where ANFALUM is an active member. Operates one level above ANFALUM at EU level, addressing overlapping advocacy, standardization, and Better Lighting campaign work, but without the national-level AENOR committee management ANFALUM provides.
• ZVEI - German Electrical and Digital Industry Association: Germany's main electro-industry trade association, including lighting manufacturers. Comparable to ANFALUM in function (national advocacy, standards, internationalization) but far larger in scope (entire electro-industry) and more deeply resourced, serving members like OSRAM/SITECO that also sit in ANFALUM.
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA): US trade association representing electrical equipment manufacturers including lighting. Similar role to ANFALUM in standards-setting and advocacy but at a much larger scale, serving as a useful benchmark for association reach, governance, and member service portfolios.
• CONFEMETAL: Spanish Confederation of Metal Industries Employers, of which ANFALUM is a member. Broader industrial trade association providing cross-sector advocacy in Spain; relevant because it offers ANFALUM a multi-industry comparison for member value delivery at the confederate level.

Others

• FEDAI TEC: Spanish federation of lighting industrialists and exporters, where ANFALUM holds membership. Functionally adjacent as a channel partner that channels ICEX subsidies and organizes trade fairs; useful reference for understanding complementary association layers in the same national ecosystem.
• ORGALIME: European engineering industries association of which ANFALUM is a member. Operates upstream as a pan-European advocate for engineering industries including lighting; comparable as an association-of-associations counterpart that benchmarks ANFALUM's representation model.

Direct peers

• CEI - Comité Español de Iluminación: Spanish Lighting Committee focused on lighting engineering and application. Differs from ANFALUM by emphasizing the technical/engineering side (lighting design, applications) rather than manufacturers' commercial interests, but has an explicit collaboration agreement with ANFALUM.
• The Lighting Industry Association (LIA, UK): UK-based lighting industry association offering testing, certification, and training services. Directly comparable to ANFALUM's services (LIA Laboratory, certification marks) and is the natural UK counterpart for cross-border collaboration and LIGHTINGEUROPE work.
• Fédération Française de l'Éclairage (FFE): French national lighting industry association covering luminaires, light sources, and components. Directly comparable to ANFALUM in scope and function (national-level representation, technical committees, market surveillance) and a natural counterpart through LIGHTINGEUROPE.
• ASSIL - Associazione Nazionale Produttori Illuminazione: Italian national lighting manufacturers' association, member of LIGHTINGEUROPE. Closest in scope and function to ANFALUM (luminaires, components), with a comparable structure of member committees and similar AENOR-equivalent (CEI/UNI) standards engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ANFALUM
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=hb_ft_priv
• Instagramhelp.instagram.com/155833707900388

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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