ALD Lighting Solutions

What ALD Lighting Solutions does

ALD Lighting Solutions is a UK-based designer and manufacturer of commercial LED luminaires, founded in 1988 and operating from a design-and-fabrication facility in Hailsham, East Sussex, as part of the L.B. Lighting Ltd group (established 1966). The business sells a catalogue of 113 products organised into ten categories — smart controls, surface and wall, anti-vandal, recessed, track, emergency, suspended, downlighters, exterior, and columns/accessories — alongside a bespoke luminaire design service that leverages in-house sheet-metal fabrication and laser cutting for custom and modified fittings.

The company's product technology integrates components from Philips (Signify), Tridonic, Helvar and Lite-Plan (LiFePO4 emergency batteries), with wireless control via the Casambi CBU module family across most product lines. Technical capability is demonstrated through fire-rated (BS 476 Part 21) downlights, anti-ligature healthcare and custodial luminaires, IP65 cleanroom panels, UGR<19 office optics, and lighting-scheme design using Relux and DIALux evo with AutoCAD layouts. ALD also holds exclusive distribution rights for LEDSCAPE exterior lighting across London and the South East.

Commercially, ALD runs a specification-led, quote-based B2B model with no public pricing. Go-to-market is primarily direct field sales (Area Sales Managers plus MD-led engagement on larger projects) into M&E and consulting engineers, architects and specifiers, electrical contractors, facilities managers, property developers and local authorities across the UK. End-customer verticals include education, healthcare, retail and leisure, commercial offices, industrial and warehouse, and government/custodial — with a notable project portfolio (Sky Studios Elstree, Earls Court Station, Eastbourne DGH, Lincoln's Inn Library, Yarls Wood Detention Centre). Pricing is bespoke per project; revenue is generated through hardware sales, professional services (design and commissioning), and distribution margin on LEDSCAPE products.

Name

ALD Lighting Solutions

Legal name

ALD Lighting Solutions

Website

https://aldlighting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ALD Lighting Solutions designs, manufactures and commissions commercial LED luminaires and bespoke lighting schemes in the UK, selling via specification-led direct sales to consulting engineers, contractors, architects and end clients across education, healthcare, retail, office, industrial and government sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial LED Lighting

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAGAIAA

Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Lighting & Signaling Equipment (Industrial/commercial lighting, indicators)

SECONDARYIMAGAIAB

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

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Lighting & Signaling Equipment (Industrial/commercial lighting, indicators)

SECONDARYIMAGAIAI

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Lighting & Signaling Equipment (Industrial/commercial lighting, indicators)

Keywords

• Commercial LED lighting
• Lighting scheme design
• Bespoke luminaire manufacturing
• Smart lighting controls
• Emergency lighting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Hailsham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial LED luminaire sales: Direct sale of manufactured LED lighting products (interior and exterior luminaires, recessed, surface, suspended, track, downlighters, anti-vandal, emergency, columns and accessories) to specifiers, consultants and contractors. Includes a range of over 113 products.
2. Bespoke design and custom manufacturing: Custom luminaire design and manufacture, including modifications to existing products and full custom product ranges, often for niche and complex projects. Made-to-order products.
3. Lighting scheme design services: Full lighting scheme design including lux level calculations, product specifications, detailed layout drawings, AutoCAD layouts, energy assessments and value engineering for commercial buildings.
4. LEDSCAPE distribution (London & South East): Exclusive distribution of LEDSCAPE exterior lighting products in London and the South East, providing access to a complementary product range alongside own-manufactured products.
5. Lighting controls supply and commissioning: Supply and commissioning of wired and wireless lighting control systems from Casambi, Helvar and Tridonic, often integrated with product sales.
6. Energy assessments and lighting audits: Energy assessments, lighting surveys and audits for ESOS compliance and refurbishment projects. Lighting re-engineering and refurbishment, emergency lighting conversions, and ongoing technical support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ALD Lighting Solutions designs, manufactures and supplies commercial LED luminaires — interior (surface, recessed, suspended, track, downlighters) and exterior (anti-vandal, columns, architectural urban) — across more than 113 standard products, plus a Bespoke Product Design service for fully custom luminaires and a Lighting Scheme Design service using Relux and DIALux evo. The company integrates Casambi, Helvar and Tridonic wired and wireless smart lighting controls and is the exclusive distributor of LEDSCAPE exterior lighting products in London and the South East.

Product overview

ALD Lighting Solutions operates a multi-line product portfolio rather than a single unified platform. The offering is organised around ten core product categories — Smart Controls, Surface & Wall, Anti Vandal, Recessed, Track Mounted, Emergency, Suspended, Downlighters, Exterior & Urban, and Lighting Columns & Accessories — each containing multiple named luminaires (e.g., the Capri downlight series with 15+ variants from Capri 70 through Capri FR85; the Delta recessed panel family; the Trend anti-vandal range; the LiteMesh emergency monitoring system plus Lira/Hermes/Spyro/Stelios exit signs and ODI twin-spot). These standard products are complemented by a Bespoke Product Design service for fully custom luminaires, a Lighting Scheme Design service using Relux and DIALux evo with AutoCAD, and exclusive UK distribution of LEDSCAPE exterior luminaires in London and the South East. Smart Controls products in the CBU range integrate with the Casambi wireless control ecosystem, while select luminaires (Capri 186, Salus, Globo, Defoe, Borough and others) offer Casambi wireless dimming options; wired control integration with Helvar and Tridonic is supplied and commissioned alongside the lighting hardware.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Controls (Casambi CBU range) Suite of Casambi-compatible wireless lighting control modules for integration with ALD luminaires, including CBU-ASD, CBU-CEFL, CBU-CESR, CBU-EWSSD/EWSDB, CBU-PWM4, CBU-TED and CBU-Xpress, used by specifiers and contractors to add wireless dimming, scene control and sensor integration to commercial lighting installations.
• Surface & Wall luminaires Comprehensive range of surface and wall mounted LED luminaires including architectural linear battens (Borough, Stamford, Stamford UGR, Frazer, SBL-Flexi, Aura-flex, Ventnor, Arrow), bulkheads (Chant, Lancing, Leah, Salus anti-ligature, Enzo GRP), industrial high bays (Ardent) and feature fittings (Amex, Defoe), available in spun steel, sheet metal, GRP, polycarbonate and aluminium with epoxy powder coated finishes.
• Anti Vandal luminaires (Trend series) Vandal-resistant luminaire family with fabricated sheet metal housing, fully welded construction and anti-tamper fixings, available in four mounting variants — Trend W (wall), Trend S (surface), Trend R (recessed) and Trend A (corner) — designed for custodial, public realm and high-abuse environments.
• Recessed luminaires (Delta and Capri ranges) Architectural recessed LED luminaires including backlit panels (Delta, Delta Pro, Delta IP, Delta ADV, Delta SAS for SAS 330 ceiling), large-format downlights (LINA 60 R, Erith 2), architectural drums (Dartford) and sealed healthcare panels (CliniLED IP65), with options for opal, micro-prism and UGR<19 optics, DALI/Casambi dimming, emergency conversion and exposed tee, plasterboard and metal pan ceilings.
• Track Mounted luminaires Track lighting system built on the white Nordic 3-phase track rail with exposed electrical busbars, with spotlights including Avon (adjustable with multi-faceted reflector), C130-T and Kennett for commercial accent lighting, and emergency track-mounted LED (XLP) for Global, Eutrac and Stucci track systems.
• Emergency Lighting Emergency luminaire range including exit signs (Lira, Hermes, Spyro, Stelios, S-LP6, S-LRR, S-LRS), twin-spot flood (ODI with LiFePO4 self-test), remote indicators (Cliffe) and the LiteMesh wireless central monitoring system, with LiFePO4 battery technology standard via Lite-Plan/ELP conversion kits, and DALI2, self-test and LiteMesh variants available.
• Suspended luminaires Architectural suspended and pendant LED luminaires including decorative shapes (Trinity halo ring, Hexx hexagon, Globo PMMA globe), high bays (Skyler Pro UFO), linear pendants (LEDLine 60 DI, Lina 60, Lina 60 DLO with UGR<14 dark-light optic, Mixx feature linear), drum pendants (Ribble S) and custom curved extrusions (Worm), in extruded aluminium, spun aluminium, PMMA and steel with various RAL finishes.
• Downlighters (Capri series) Comprehensive commercial downlight family including fixed and adjustable architectural downlights (Capri 70, 85, 85S, 130, 150, 165, 170, 186, 192, 200, 232, 240, 244), fire-rated IP65 downlights (Capri FR85 with FR30/FR60/FR90 ratings), Selwyn, Calibre, CECO and the Crescent high-efficiency IP54 downlighter, most with Philips, Tridonic or Citizen LED modules, DALI or Casambi dimming and Lite-Plan LiFePO4 emergency conversion.
• Exterior & Urban luminaires Exterior lighting range including post-top lanterns (Buckingham, Lexden, Sirius, Chelmsford, Brentwood), bollards (Aylesbury, Barnstaple, Harrow, Plymouth, Winchester), floodlights (Adur, Centi micro/mini/midi, Mako, Spectrum), bulkheads (Eton, FusiLED, Gladiator, Koala D, Koala UD, Vale), wall downlights (Vega) and street lanterns (Thurrock), in die-cast and extruded aluminium with epoxy powder coated finishes, tempered glass and polycarbonate diffusers, with IP65–IP66 and IK08–IK10 ratings standard.
• Lighting Columns & Accessories Galvanised steel lighting columns and spigot/accessory brackets including root-mounted columns (4-GLV-76, 5-GLV-76, 6-GLV-76), spigot adaptors (CSA), double and single fittings (DFL-2, SFL-1, SFL-2) and plate terminations (DPT-2, SPT-1) for mounting exterior luminaires in public realm and street applications.
• Bespoke Product Design Service Bespoke design and manufacture service for custom commercial luminaires, from single modified fittings to full custom product ranges, with in-house sheet metal fabrication, value engineering to re-specify products for cost/quality/performance and a single point of contact from concept to completion, all made to order in the UK.
• Lighting Scheme Design Service Full commercial lighting scheme design service including lux-level calculations, product specifications and detailed layout drawings using Relux and DIALux evo lighting design software, with AutoCAD layout drawings including precise product placement, circuit information and full annotation, covering offices, schools, healthcare facilities, retail, warehouses and exterior areas.
• LEDSCAPE Exterior Lighting (UK distribution) Exterior luminaire range from LEDSCAPE distributed exclusively by ALD Lighting Solutions in London and the South East, catalogued annually (2026 LEDSCAPE catalogue available), offering clients access to the full LEDSCAPE product range alongside ALD's own manufactured products.
• Smart Lighting Controls Commissioning Supply and commissioning of wired and wireless lighting control systems from Casambi, Helvar and Tridonic, including site visits, compliance checks, commissioning oversight and ongoing technical support for end clients across commercial installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38+ years of experience in commercial LED lighting design and manufacture (since 1988)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• LEDSCAPEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorALD is the exclusive distributor of LEDSCAPE exterior lighting products in London and the South East. LEDSCAPE offer a comprehensive range of high-quality exterior luminaires, and through this partnership ALD offers its clients access to LEDSCAPE's full product range alongside ALD's own manufactured products. The 2026 LEDSCAPE Product Catalogue is co-promoted on the ALD website.
• CasambicoreTechnology or IntegrationCasambi wireless lighting control technology is integrated across ALD's product range with dedicated CBU smart controls (EWSSD/EWSDB, CESR, CEFL, Xpress, PWM4, ASD, TED). ALD supplies and commissions Casambi wireless lighting control systems alongside its luminaires.
• HelvarcoreTechnology or IntegrationHelvar is one of the named lighting control partners whose wired control systems ALD supplies and commissions, integrated into ALD products such as Gladiator, Capri series, Salus, Ribble, Frazer, Lancing, Borough, Ardent, Defoe and Stamford UGR (using Helvar drivers).
• TridoniccoreTechnology or IntegrationTridonic LED boards, drivers and modules are integrated across a wide range of ALD products (e.g., Salus, Ribble, Borough, Stamford, Lancing, Capri 232, Capri 244, Capri 192, Lina 60, Mixx, Chant, Defoe, Ardent, Lea, Ventnor, FusiLED, Chelmsford). Tridonic is also one of the wired lighting control partners ALD supplies and commissions.
• Philips (Signify)coreTechnology or IntegrationPhilips LED modules (DLM Flex, SLM, DLM) and Philips Xitanium / driver systems are integrated across multiple ALD products (Capri 186, Capri 192, Capri 170, Capri 232, Capri 130, Capri 240, Delta Pro, Borough, Koala UD, Enzo GRP). Philips pure white chipset used in Capri 186.
• Lite-PlancoreTechnology or IntegrationLite-Plan emergency conversion kits with Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery technology are integrated across ALD's surface, recessed, suspended, anti-vandal, exterior and bespoke product ranges (e.g., Salus, Ribble, Capri FR85, Gladiator, Lina 60, Mixx, Worm, Lancing, Ardent, Borough, Stamford, Defoe, Ventnor, Plymouth, Lea, FusiLED, ODI). Lite-Plan inverter used in Lira exit sign.
• Lighting Industry Federation (LIF)minorOthersALD Lighting Solutions is a member of the Lighting Industry Federation (LIF), the UK's trade association for the lighting industry.
• RecolightminorOthersALD Lighting Solutions is a member of Recolight and fully compliant with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations, signalling WEEE-compliant take-back and recycling arrangements for lighting products.
• L.B. Lighting LtdflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerL.B. Lighting Ltd is the parent company of ALD Lighting Solutions — a well-respected specialist lighting consultancy established since 1966 (now over 60 years ago). ALD was originally founded by L.B. Lighting's existing Finance Director who combined ALD with the parent company. L.B. Lighting provides a consultancy heritage that underpins ALD's specialist design and manufacturing capability.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dextra Lighting: UK-based commercial LED lighting manufacturer serving education, healthcare, office and retail with specification-led B2B sales. Closely comparable to ALD on product mix (recessed, surface, emergency, exterior) and UK specifier/contractor channel.
• Ansell Lighting: UK-based commercial and architectural LED lighting manufacturer with broad interior and exterior ranges sold through wholesale and specification channels. Comparable to ALD in product breadth, UK distribution model and lighting-controls offering.
• Aurora Lighting: UK-headquartered lighting manufacturer offering commercial, architectural and residential LED luminaires plus smart controls. Comparable to ALD on product breadth, smart-controls integration and UK/EMEA distribution footprint.
• Tamlite Lighting: UK commercial LED lighting manufacturer serving education, healthcare, office, retail and industrial sectors through specification and contractor channels. Comparable to ALD on UK spec-led commercial focus and project-based B2B sales motion.
• Whitecroft Lighting: UK commercial lighting manufacturer (now part of the Fagerhult Group) covering office, education, healthcare and industrial applications with specification sales. Comparable to ALD in UK commercial project verticals and lighting-control integration.
• Hacel Lighting: UK specialist manufacturer of bespoke and standard commercial LED luminaires with in-house design and fabrication capability. Highly comparable to ALD on bespoke/specification-led positioning, UK focus and size band.

Broad incumbents

• Thorn Lighting (Zumtobel Group): European commercial and outdoor lighting major owned by Zumtobel Group (which also owns Tridonic — a key ALD supplier). Comparable as a much larger incumbent competing for the same UK commercial specification projects ALD bids on.
• Glamox: Norwegian-headquartered commercial and marine lighting manufacturer with strong UK and European presence in office, education and healthcare. Comparable as a larger incumbent targeting similar specification-led commercial segments as ALD.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader (Philips) supplying LED modules (DLM/SLM), Xitanium drivers and complete luminaire ranges. Comparable as both a component supplier to ALD (Philips LED modules used across the Capri series) and a competing incumbent in UK commercial lighting.
• Fagerhult Group: Swedish-listed lighting group owning premium commercial brands (Fagerhult, Whitecroft, iGuzzini, Zumtobel resellers). Comparable as a broad incumbent competing in the same European commercial specification market, with superior scale and brand portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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