Engineered Lighting Products

What Engineered Lighting Products does

Engineered Lighting Products, Inc. (ELP), founded in 1985 by Ralph Swarens and headquartered in El Monte, California, is a privately held specialty manufacturer of architectural LED lighting fixtures. The company designs, engineers, and builds its products in a single California factory, serving commercial, educational, healthcare, hospitality, house of worship, residential, retail, exterior, and video conferencing markets. Its core technology centers on patented indirect LED board and reflector designs using parabolic curve geometry, combined with proprietary cast GRG (Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum) construction that allows fixtures to integrate into walls and ceilings as custom drywall niches, rendering the light source invisible from any viewing angle.

The product portfolio comprises 18 LED series spanning asymmetric wall washers (AK, DW, LW, IW), cove systems (CL, CLC, CLK, CLLP, CLM), downlights (DL, HITC, SITC), exterior wet-location floodlights (CP, WLS), low-level steplights (LS), and video/teleconference luminaires (AKDL, VT). Notable engineered outcomes include a 0.77 watts-per-square-foot installation at the University of Oregon Football Locker Room (versus an allowed 1.4 W/sf), recognized with a 2003 GE Edison Award of Merit, and a 22-watt CP Series installation at the University of Louisville Soccer Complex rated for over 60,000 hours.

ELP operates a project-based, quote-driven business model with Net 30 payment terms, a $100 minimum order, and a 15% deposit requirement on orders exceeding $30,000. All international orders require wire transfer. The company sells exclusively through independent sales representatives covering all US states and territories plus international markets in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Israel, and Pacific Rim countries. Marketing relies on technical content including IES photometric files, Revit BIM files, brochures, videos, blog content, and a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Engineered Lighting Products

Legal name

Engineered Lighting Products, Inc

Website

https://elplighting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Engineered Lighting Products is a privately held, founder-owned manufacturer founded in 1985 that designs and builds patented indirect LED architectural lighting fixtures at its El Monte, California factory, serving commercial, educational, healthcare, hospitality, and specialty construction markets through a US and international independent sales representative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural LED Lighting Fixtures

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK)

Keywords

• Architectural LED lighting
• LED wall washers
• Cove lighting fixtures
• Cast GRG luminaires
• Video conferencing lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

El Monte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Lighting Fixtures: Manufacture and sale of LED lighting fixtures including wall washers, downlights, cove lights, exterior fixtures, and video conferencing luminaires. Products sold through direct orders with Net 30 payment terms. Custom orders and orders over $30K require 15% deposit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Engineered Lighting Products manufactures and sells high-performance architectural LED lighting fixtures from its El Monte, California factory. Its 18 LED product series cover wall washing, cove lighting, downlighting, video conferencing illumination, exterior wet-location floods, and cast GRG "Hole in the Wall" and "Hole in the Ceiling" fixtures that integrate into building structure as seamless drywall niches. Products are specified by architects, lighting designers, and engineers and are sold via independent sales representatives across the U.S. and internationally.

Product overview

Engineered Lighting Products (ELP) is an architectural lighting fixture manufacturer established in 1985, specializing in high-performance linear LED fixtures for commercial, educational, healthcare, hospitality, residential, and retail applications. The product portfolio centers on proprietary indirect LED asymmetric wall wash and cove lighting systems, featuring cast GRG (Glass fiber Reinforced Gypsum) fixtures that integrate seamlessly into walls and ceilings. Key series include the AK LED Series for wall washing, multiple cove lighting variants (CL, CLC, CLK, CLLP, CLM), the Hole in the Wall/Ceiling (HITW/HITC) architectural fixtures, CP/WLS exterior wet location fixtures, VT Series for video conferencing, and linear downlight (DL) and wall wash (DW, IW, LW) systems. All fixtures are manufactured in the company's El Monte, California factory with patented indirect LED designs that eliminate direct light visibility from any viewing angle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AK LED Series High-performance asymmetric LED wall wash fixture providing smooth, even lighting with recessed, surface, and trimless mounting options and ELP's indirect LED design.
• AKDL LED Series Video conferencing fixture available in 2x2 and 2x4 configurations designed for installation over conference tables, providing indirect and direct performance with vertical illumination for participants.
• CL LED Series 8-3/4 inch wide high-performance LED cove fixture designed for large cove shelves with one-piece reflector design for smooth illumination without shadows.
• CLC LED Series Decorative cast cove lighting system providing both cove and lighting components, available in multiple depth options (5", 8", 10") with field-cuttable 8 foot sections.
• CLK LED Series Shallow profile LED cove fixture designed for direct wall mounting with superior reflector optics that outperform typical strip light and LED tapes.
• CLLP LED Series Low profile 6 inch wide high-performance LED cove fixture for shallow cove shelves with one-piece reflector design minimizing shadows.
• CLM LED Series Mini high-performance LED cove fixture for narrow or prefabricated cove shelves featuring one-piece reflector design that projects light out of the cove for general illumination.
• CP LED Series Wet location low-level LED floodlights with shallow 4 inch recess depth and unique regress lens design that reduces pixilation and glare, designed for exterior walls and concrete pours.
• DL LED Series Linear LED downlight series offering standard and recessed lens options for use alone, as wall slots, or mixed with DW wall washers.
• DW LED Series LED wall washer/grazer fixtures designed for close wall placement (8-12 inches) with strong vertical light throw for even, unscalloped wall illumination.
• HITC LED Series LED cast GRG (Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum) downlight with round or square apertures (4-18 inch) that integrates into ceilings to appear as custom built light niches.
• HITW LED Series Unique LED cast GRG fixtures providing asymmetric light throw that integrate into walls, available in sizes from 4x6 to 8x54 inch apertures.
• IW LED Series High angle asymmetric wash LED fixture with totally indirect optical design that shields LEDs from viewing angles, ideal for video conferencing applications.
• LS LED Series Low level LED steplight providing soft asymmetric wash of light with indirect optical design shielding LEDs at any viewing angle, offered in trimless and trimmed models.
• LW LED Series High performance small aperture LED wall wash fixture for minimal intrusion into architectural spaces, available in recessed, pendant, and trimless configurations.
• SITC LED Series Slot In The Ceiling cast GRG LED downlight that integrates into ceiling structure, appearing as a custom formed linear drywall light niche.
• VT LED Series Leading video/teleconference LED fixture providing vertical illumination on participants while minimizing facial shadowing and keeping direct light off monitors and cameras.
• WLS LED Series Surface mounted wet location LED floodlight with 4 inch shallow depth and regress lens design that reduces pixilation and glare while providing high light levels.

Quantifiable outcome

• University of Oregon Football Locker Room achieved 0.77 watts per square foot, well below allowed 1.4 watts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Peerless Lighting (Acuity Brands): Peerless, now part of Acuity Brands, makes architectural indirect and direct-indirect luminaires for commercial interiors. It targets the same specifier community as ELP but as part of Acuity's much larger lighting portfolio.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Signify, the parent of Philips Lighting, is a global lighting giant spanning lamps, luminaires, and controls. It competes with ELP indirectly through its architectural and office luminaire lines sold via large electrical distributors.
• Acuity Brands: Acuity Brands is one of the largest North American lighting manufacturers, with extensive architectural and indirect product lines. It is the broadest incumbent competing with ELP across healthcare, education, and commercial specification channels.

Direct peers

• Visa Lighting: Visa Lighting is a Milwaukee-based architectural luminaire manufacturer producing performance-grade interior LED fixtures for healthcare, education, and commercial markets. Its specification-driven, indirect-optics product approach mirrors ELP's go-to-market.
• Lumenpulse Group: Lumenpulse is a publicly traded Canadian architectural LED lighting manufacturer with strong presence in commercial, hospitality, and urban environments. It overlaps with ELP on specification-grade indirect and cove luminaires sold through reps.
• Winona Lighting: Winona Lighting is an Indiana-based manufacturer of specification-grade architectural LED fixtures, with strong presence in healthcare, education, and worship segments — the same verticals ELP serves with its indirect and cove products.
• Lucifer Lighting: Lucifer Lighting is a privately held, specification-focused architectural downlight and linear LED manufacturer. It competes with ELP on integrated, minimalist architectural fixtures preferred by designers on premium projects.
• Vode Lighting: Vode Lighting is a California-based manufacturer of architecturally integrated linear LED lighting systems. Its snap-together, specification-grade linear product line overlaps with ELP's AK, DL, and DW series in the commercial interior market.
• Focal Point: Focal Point is a closely held US architectural lighting manufacturer specializing in integrated, specification-grade recessed and linear LED fixtures. It competes head-to-head with ELP on indirect architectural lighting for commercial, healthcare, and education projects.

Emerging players

• Cooledge Lighting: Cooledge Lighting makes flexible, large-format LED light sheets for architectural cove and surface applications. It competes with ELP's CL and CLK cove series as a newer-technology entrant in specialty architectural illumination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ELPlighting
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ELPLighting/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/ELP-Lighting-102951813106114
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engineered-lighting-products-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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