What Beachside Lighting does

Beachside Lighting is a privately held manufacturer of corrosion-resistant exterior lighting fixtures, founded in Hawai'i in 1994 and headquartered in Kailua, Oahu. The company's entire product line is built exclusively from copper and brass alloys, engineered specifically to withstand salt air, humidity, and corrosive conditions that cause plastic, powder-coated aluminum, and steel alternatives to fail prematurely in beachside and oceanfront installations. The fixture catalog spans pathlights, directionals, bollards and dock lights, architectural, in-grade, step lights, pattern (gobo) projectors, hanging lights, specialty and underwater fixtures, tiki torches, plus specialized lines including turtle-friendly and dark sky approved fixtures. A supporting accessory portfolio covers transformers, tree mounts, junction boxes, ground spikes, glare shields, and wall mounting components, all engineered for coastal deployment.

The company operates a made-to-order production model with stocked components enabling short lead times on standard orders and 2–3 week lead times on finished or custom work. Fixtures carry a 10-year warranty against manufacturing defect and corrosion, with a 5-year warranty on LED engines. Go-to-market is sales-led, executed through a global network of independent sales representatives supplemented by direct website and phone sales, with printed and digital catalog distribution. The customer base is concentrated in luxury hospitality — including Four Seasons, Fairmont, Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt, and Hilton properties across Hawaii, the Caribbean, Asia, Pacific Islands, and the Middle East — alongside high-end oceanfront residential projects and the landscape architects and lighting designers who specify products for those clients. Beachside Lighting has no institutional investors, no funding history, and operates as a closely held business with 11–50 employees.

Name

Beachside Lighting

Legal name

Beachside Lighting

Website

https://beachsidelighting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beachside Lighting manufactures copper and brass exterior lighting fixtures engineered for corrosive beachside environments, serving luxury hotels, high-end oceanfront residences, and landscape architects via a global sales representative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Exterior Landscape Lighting

NAICS

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

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

Pathway & Walkway Lighting Installation (HSAIAHAD), Deck, Patio & Step Lighting Installation (HSAIAHAF), Line-Voltage/120V Outdoor Lighting Installation (HSAIAHAC)

Keywords

• Exterior landscape lighting
• Corrosion-resistant fixtures
• Copper brass lighting
• Beachside coastal lighting
• Architectural outdoor lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Kailua

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lighting Fixture Sales: One-time purchase of exterior lighting fixtures made primarily to order with components stocked for quick turnaround. Fixtures include pathlights, directionals, bollards, architectural, in-grade, step lights, gobo projectors, hanging lights, and specialty/custom underwater lights. Accessories include transformers, mounting hardware, glare shields, and junction boxes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beachside Lighting manufactures and sells corrosion-resistant exterior landscape and architectural lighting fixtures built exclusively from copper and brass, designed to withstand salt air, humidity, and tropical weather in beachside and coastal environments. The product line spans pathlights, directionals, bollards/dock lights, architectural fixtures, in-grade fixtures, step lights, pattern (gobo) projectors, hanging lights, specialty/custom/underwater fixtures, tiki torches, and turtle-friendly and dark-sky-approved specialty lines, complemented by transformers and a full range of mounting accessories. Most fixtures are made to order with stocked components enabling rapid turnaround, backed by a 10-year warranty.

Product overview

Beachside Lighting is a manufacturer of corrosion-resistant exterior lighting fixtures made from copper and brass, founded in Hawai'i in 1994. The product portfolio centers on a comprehensive line of low-voltage and line-voltage landscape lighting products designed to withstand corrosive beachside environments. Core fixture categories include Pathlights, Directionals (uplights/downlights), Bollards & Dock Lights, Architectural Fixtures, In-Grade Fixtures, Step Lights, Pattern (Gobo) Projectors, Hanging Lights, and Specialty/Custom/Underwater Lights. The company also produces Tiki Torches (via a dedicated subdomain) and specialized product lines including Turtle Friendly Fixtures (for sea turtle conservation), Ocean Modern fixtures (contemporary styling), and Dark Sky Approved fixtures. Supporting the core fixtures is a full range of accessories including Transformers (DB, GL, MTP series), mounting accessories (ground spikes, junction boxes, tree mounts, wall mounts), optical accessories (glare shields), and motion sensors. The accessories are engineered specifically to work with the fixture product line, enabling various mounting configurations for trees, decks, walls, and ground installation. All products feature copper and brass construction with multiple finish options (unfinished brass, acid finish, nickel acid finish, powder coating) and come with a 10-year warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pathlights Low-voltage and line-voltage landscape path lighting fixtures for walkways and garden paths, available in 12V, 120V, and 230V configurations with LED, halogen, incandescent, and xenon lamp options, built from corrosion-resistant copper and brass for coastal environments.
• Directionals Adjustable directional uplights and downlights with knuckle mounts for accent lighting of trees, foliage, and architectural features, manufactured from corrosion-resistant copper and brass for beachside and coastal installations.
• Bollards & Dock Lights Post-style bollard and dock lighting fixtures for pathway illumination and dock applications, featuring copper and brass construction engineered for corrosive marine environments.
• Architectural Fixtures Wall-mounted exterior architectural fixtures providing accent and wash lighting for building facades and structures, manufactured in copper and brass for coastal-grade durability.
• In-Grade Fixtures Recessed ground-level lighting fixtures for uplighting trees and architectural elements, designed to withstand foot traffic and outdoor conditions in copper and brass construction.
• Step Lights Low-profile fixtures for illuminating stairs, steps, and raised surfaces for safety and aesthetic purposes, built in copper and brass for beachside durability.
• Pattern (Gobo) Projector Projection fixtures using stainless steel gobos (51.5mm diameter) to project patterns onto walls or ground surfaces, with custom pattern options; available in 12V, 120V, and 230V with LED and Metal Halide lamp options.
• Hanging Lights Pendant-style hanging exterior fixtures for overhead lighting applications such as covered patios, pergolas, and entryways, in copper and brass construction.
• Specialty / Custom / Underwater Lights Custom-designed fixtures and underwater lighting solutions for unique project applications and specialized requirements, built in copper and brass construction for submerged and exotic environments.
• Tiki Torches Traditional Hawaiian-inspired gas torches in copper construction, available in propane or natural gas variants, providing ambient flame lighting for outdoor hospitality and residential spaces.
• Turtle Friendly Fixtures Specialized turtle-safe lighting fixtures designed to accept low-wattage, long-wavelength amber LED sources that minimize disturbance to sea turtle nesting behavior on protected coastlines.
• Ocean Modern Fixtures A family of contemporary-styled fixtures designed on a smaller, less obtrusive scale to meet industry trends for modern exterior lighting aesthetics while retaining coastal-grade copper and brass construction.
• Dark Sky Approved Fixtures Lighting fixtures designed to reduce light pollution and minimize glare to protect night sky visibility, meeting Dark Sky compliance requirements while maintaining corrosion-resistant copper and brass construction.
• Transformers Landscape lighting transformers (DB, GL, and MTP series units) for powering low-voltage Beachside Lighting fixture systems.
• Accessories (Mounting & Hardware) Landscape mounting and installation accessories for Beachside Lighting fixtures, including ground spikes (GS2, GS2BC, GS4 series), junction boxes (JB, JB2, TMJB, TMJBX series), tree/deck mounts (TDM1, TDM2, TDM3, TDM4, VTM-PALM, VTM series), glare shields, rotation mounts, and motion sensors.
• M38 Directionals Cast brass, line voltage (120V) directional fixture for tree and foliage illumination, CSA Listed to US and Canadian safety standards, compatible with PAR38 LED and Metal Halide lamps.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fixtures tested through Category 5 hurricanes in St. Thomas, USVI, with no damage to Beachside Lighting products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Chamber of Commerce HawaiiminorOthersCorporate member of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, providing networking and business advocacy benefits.
• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing corporate sponsor of Hawaii and Florida chapters of ASLA. Strategic positioning with the professional landscape architecture community that specifies Beachside Lighting products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hubbell Lighting: Hubbell is a large incumbent lighting conglomerate (parent of architectural brands like Kim, Spectrol, Litecontrol) and has owned landscape lighting brands; it competes broadly in exterior commercial and architectural lighting, overlapping with Beachside's niche at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Signify / Philips Landscape Lighting: Signify (Philips) owns a portfolio of professional lighting brands including Hadco and Color Kinetics that historically served outdoor landscape and architectural markets, making it a broad incumbent competitor with overlapping capabilities to Beachside in exterior commercial-grade lighting.

Direct peers

• Kichler Landscape Lighting: Kichler is one of the largest landscape lighting manufacturers in North America serving landscape contractors and specifiers with a broad outdoor fixture catalog, directly comparable to Beachside in channel, end customers, and product category.
• FX Luminaire: FX Luminaire is a leading premium landscape lighting manufacturer offering a complete line of architectural-grade fixtures for upscale residential and commercial projects, directly comparable to Beachside in product category, specification-driven GTM, and target landscape architect/contractor base.
• Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting: Vista is a long-established manufacturer of low-voltage landscape and architectural outdoor lighting with strong rep-network distribution, directly competing with Beachside in the contractor/specifier channel serving high-end residential and commercial projects.
• Unique Lighting Systems: Unique Lighting Systems manufactures landscape and architectural outdoor lighting fixtures distributed through a professional rep network to contractors and designers, directly competing with Beachside in the specification-grade outdoor lighting segment.
• Hinkley Lighting: Hinkley is a residential and commercial architectural lighting manufacturer offering extensive outdoor/landscape lines, comparable to Beachside through its outdoor fixture focus, hospitality project presence, and design-driven specification sales motion.
• WAC Landscape Lighting: WAC offers a complete landscape lighting line designed for residential and commercial applications distributed through showrooms and specifier channels, directly competing with Beachside on architectural-grade outdoor lighting for landscape and hospitality projects.
• Cast Lighting: Cast Lighting specializes in solid bronze and copper landscape lighting fixtures specifically engineered for harsh outdoor environments, making it a close material-and-use-case parallel to Beachside's corrosion-resistant copper and brass marine-grade positioning.

Emerging players

• Tiki Brand (Lamplight / HearthMark): Tiki Brand is a consumer-focused tiki torch and outdoor ambiance manufacturer with broad retail distribution; Beachside operates a dedicated tiki torch product line, making it an emerging player in the more accessible consumer segment of the same outdoor flame-lighting category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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