VIVID Lighting Solutions

What VIVID Lighting Solutions does

VIVID Lighting Solutions (VLS) is a privately-held event lighting design and equipment rental company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Coquitlam, British Columbia, within the Vancouver/Lower Mainland region of Canada. The company is founder-owned and led by Phil Guhl, who serves as President, CEO, and Lighting Designer. VLS serves the live events industry — corporate functions, concerts, theatrical productions, trade shows, weddings, and social events — providing integrated lighting design, equipment rental, and on-site production staffing.

VLS operates three interconnected service pillars: Design Solutions (production and environmental lighting design including technical floor plans and 3D renderings), Rental Equipment (dry hire of LED fixtures, lighting consoles, and rigging gear from an inventory the company describes as large), and Full Service (on-site professional lighting and rigging staff for events). A fourth revenue lever is equipment brokerage, where VLS sources fixtures through rental partners across North America when client needs exceed local inventory. Underlying technology is conventional professional event lighting — LED fixtures, lighting consoles, and rigging — with an early-mover emphasis on LED adoption in the local market. The company does not operate proprietary software or automation layers beyond 3D rendering and floor plan outputs for client visualization.

The business model combines professional services revenue (design and full-service staffing) with equipment rental and small transaction-fee brokerage income. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct and relationship-driven: VLS operates by appointment from a single warehouse facility on Glacier Street in Coquitlam, captures leads through email inquiry, industry association membership (ILEA Vancouver), and the founder's LinkedIn presence, and extends geographic reach continent-wide via its rental partner network. The company is actively recruiting general technicians, indicating current operational staffing needs.

Name

VIVID Lighting Solutions

Legal name

VIVID Lighting Solutions

Website

https://vividlightingsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VIVID Lighting Solutions is a founder-owned event lighting design and equipment rental company in Coquitlam, British Columbia, serving corporate events, concerts, productions, and weddings across the Vancouver Lower Mainland and broader North America through design, dry-hire rental, full-service staffing, and equipment brokerage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Lighting Services

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design & Rental (MPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lighting & Power Rentals (Uplighting, Generators, Distribution) (HSACAFAE)

Keywords

• Event lighting design
• Live event production
• Lighting equipment rental
• Rigging services
• LED lighting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Coquitlam

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design Solutions: Production and environmental lighting design services for events of any size and style. Includes creation of original concepts, technical floor plans, and 3D renderings to help clients visualize their event lighting.
2. Rental Equipment (Dry Hire): Rental of LED fixtures, lighting consoles, and other equipment to clients who have their own technical staff and just need equipment access.
3. Full Service: Comprehensive service combining equipment rental with experienced on-site lighting and rigging staff. Includes professional personnel who manage all on-site needs for unique and traditional venues.
4. Equipment Brokerage: Through an extensive network of rental partners throughout North America, VLS brokers deals for fixtures not in their own inventory to fit client budgets and design requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VIVID Lighting Solutions provides production and environmental lighting design, equipment rental (LED fixtures, consoles, and accessories), and on-site full-service lighting and rigging staffing for live events. Its three core service pillars are Design Solutions (technical floor plans, 3D renderings, and original concept creation), Rental Equipment (dry-hire of a large LED fixture and console inventory, with brokerage through a North American rental partner network), and Full Service (experienced professional lighting and rigging staff who program, operate, and manage on-site execution at unique and traditional venues).

Product overview

VIVID Lighting Solutions (VLS) is a lighting design and rental company offering three integrated service pillars: Design Solutions for conceptual and technical event design, Rental Equipment for LED fixtures and consoles with dry hire options, and Full Service for on-site professional staffing. The company serves events of any size across Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, and North America, combining these services to provide comprehensive lighting solutions from design through execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Solutions Production and environmental lighting design services for events of any size and style, including technical floor plans, 3D renderings for pre-visualization, and the creation of original design concepts to fit client budgets. Targeted at event organizers, production companies, and venues that lack in-house lighting design expertise.
• Rental Equipment Dry-hire rental of a large inventory of LED fixtures, consoles, and additional lighting equipment for clients who have their own technical staff and only need equipment access. VLS also brokers equipment from North American rental partners for fixtures outside its local inventory, sized to client budget and design requirements.
• Full Service Turnkey on-site event staffing combining equipment rental with experienced professional lighting and rigging personnel, including lighting console programming and operation, to manage all on-site needs for unique and traditional venues. Targeted at event organizers and venues needing full execution rather than equipment-only.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ILEA VancouvercoreOthersVLS is a proud member of ILEA (International Live Events Association) Vancouver chapter. This membership provides industry credibility, networking opportunities, and access to the professional events community in the region.
• North American Rental PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVLS maintains an extensive network of rental partners throughout North America. This network enables the company to broker deals and source equipment not available in their own inventory, allowing them to fulfill any client budget and design requirement regardless of fixture needs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LMG: US-based provider of event video, lighting, audio, and rigging services with strong corporate and entertainment event exposure. Directly comparable to VLS on the integrated event production model and on lighting design/rental/operations stack.
• Christie Lites: One of North America's largest event lighting rental companies, with offices across the US, Canada, and internationally. Directly comparable to VLS on the rental/inventory side of the business and on the corporate/touring event customer base, though at much larger scale.
• 4Wall Entertainment: US-based event lighting and rental company offering equipment, pre-visualization, and production services to entertainment and corporate clients. Highly comparable to VLS on the rental-plus-design-plus-staffing model and target customer base.
• Solotech: Major Canadian-headquartered event production and equipment rental company offering lighting, audio, video, and rigging for live events. Closely comparable to VLS in terms of integrated design-plus-rental-plus-staffing model, with the same North American client base but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Upstaging: Event lighting, rigging, and motion control rental company serving concerts, corporate events, and special productions across North America. Comparable to VLS on the rental/inventory model and live event customer base, with broader geographic coverage.
• Bandit Lites: Long-established event lighting design and rental company serving concert touring, corporate events, and special productions. Directly comparable to VLS on lighting design quality, equipment rental, and on-site staffing, though at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• PRG (Production Resource Group): One of the world's largest event production services companies, offering lighting, video, audio, and rigging across all major markets. Overlaps with VLS on every service line, but operates as a broad global incumbent rather than a regional specialist.
• Freeman: Global event experiences company providing AV, lighting, design, and logistics for trade shows, corporate events, and expositions. Comparable to VLS on the event lighting and design side but operates at vastly larger scale as a broad incumbent across the event-services value chain.
• Encore Global: Major event technology and venue services company (formerly PSAV) providing lighting, audio, video, and rigging for hotels, venues, and corporate events. Comparable to VLS on event lighting and venue services, but at enterprise scale across thousands of venue partners.

Others

• Chauvet Professional: Manufacturer of professional lighting fixtures, consoles, and effects for live events, concerts, and installations. Indirectly comparable as a key equipment vendor whose products VLS stocks; not a direct competitor but a strategic supplier in the event lighting ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vivid-lighting-solutions

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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