AYRE Lighting Group

What AYRE Lighting Group does

AYRE Lighting Group is a privately held architectural lighting manufacturer headquartered at 14 Bristol Drive, Unit B, South Easton, Massachusetts, where it operates both its corporate office and primary manufacturing facility. The company designs, produces, and sells specification-grade lighting fixtures — primarily sconces, pendants, and flushmounts — across multiple product series (Revo, Porter, Charter, Circ, Naked, Morgan, Park, Pixie, Boutique, etc.) offered in LED, fluorescent, and incandescent lamping options. Its product engineering centers on LED-based illumination with proprietary Light Guide Technology (used in the Revo series) that delivers even distribution without hot spots, a Twist and Lock installation platform that eliminates visible fasteners, and integrated LED modules designed for specific fixtures such as Charter. AYRE also runs a 5-step collaborative custom lighting design and manufacturing service (Briefing → Research → Create → Develop → Produce) targeted at projects with unique architectural or technical specifications.

The company monetizes through one-time transactional sales of both standard catalog fixtures and bespoke custom lighting projects, with all orders requiring a 50% deposit and custom orders additionally requiring a signed PO, signed drawings, and a non-refundable deposit. Its go-to-market is a channel-driven model: products move through a network of trade/commercial manufacturer representative agencies with territorial coverage across the US (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West) and Canada, supplemented by retail showroom relationships and a direct digital storefront. Primary customers are architects and interior designers specifying fixtures for residential and commercial projects, along with trade/commercial construction firms; secondary demand comes from residential end users via showrooms. AYRE also operates a complementary sub-brand, Blackbird (blkbrd.com), and a Boutique Series that repurposes reclaimed wood and aluminum cutoffs from local furniture design studios. Sustainability positioning — LEED certification support, energy-efficient LED, reclaimed materials — is a recurring brand pillar.

Name

AYRE Lighting Group

Legal name

AYRE Lighting Group

Website

https://ayrelight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AYRE Lighting Group is a privately held architectural lighting manufacturer in South Easton, Massachusetts, designing and producing specification-grade LED and traditional fixtures plus custom lighting solutions for architects, interior designers, and trade/commercial projects across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335131), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Architectural lighting
• LED sconces pendants
• Custom lighting design
• Specification grade fixtures
• ADA compliant lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

South Easton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Lighting Fixtures: Standard catalog lighting products including sconces, pendants, flushmounts sold through manufacturer representatives and showrooms. Products include LED, fluorescent, and incandescent lamping options.
2. Custom Lighting Solutions: Bespoke lighting design and manufacturing services for architectural projects with unique specifications. Involves 5-step collaborative workflow from briefing through production.
3. Commercial/Trade Sales: Products sold through trade/commercial channels via manufacturer representative network serving architects, designers, and contractors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AYRE Lighting Group designs, manufactures, and sells specification-grade architectural lighting fixtures (sconces, pendants, flushmounts) available in LED, fluorescent, and incandescent lamping, plus custom lighting design and manufacturing services delivered through a 5-step collaborative workflow. Products are sold primarily to architects, interior designers, contractors, and commercial/residential projects via a manufacturer representative network and showrooms.

Product overview

AYRE Lighting Group is an architectural lighting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of lighting fixtures including sconces, pendants, and flushmount fixtures. Their product lineup includes multiple series (Axis, Boutique, Charter, Circ, Clik, Cygnus, District, Euro, Icon, Kyoto, Litebox, Luxe Duo, Lyric, Metro, Morgan, Naked, Park, Petal, Pixie, Porter, Reflex, Revo, Siena, Studio, Surface, Vertex) available in various lamping options including LED, fluorescent, and incandescent. The company specializes in energy-efficient LED lighting solutions and also offers custom lighting design and manufacturing services through their 5-step collaborative workflow. Their products feature ADA-compliant options, sustainable materials (such as the Boutique Series using reclaimed wood and aluminum), and advanced lighting technologies like Light Guide Technology for even illumination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boutique Series: Manufactured using reclaimed wood and aluminum materials, utilizing cutoff and remnant materials from high end furniture builds.
• Blackbird

Products and services

• Charter Sconce

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED certification support and energy savings through LED technology
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• BlackbirdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlackbird is a related entity under the AYRE Lighting Group umbrella, mentioned as a partner brand on the company website. Blackbird appears to be a complementary lighting brand offering distinct product styling.
• Local Furniture Design StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAYRE works with local furniture design studios to repurpose waste and cutoffs from their builds for use in AYRE fixtures and custom design applications. This enables the Boutique Series manufacturing using reclaimed wood and aluminum materials.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Edge Lighting: Minimalist LED architectural lighting manufacturer with strong specification and custom capabilities serving high-end residential and commercial projects. Comparable in design-led philosophy, LED focus, and specifier-driven go-to-market.
• Focal Point Lighting: Specification-grade architectural lighting manufacturer serving architects and designers via a rep network across North America. Directly comparable in target customer (architects/specifiers), channel (manufacturer reps + showrooms), and product mix (architectural LED fixtures for commercial interiors).
• Prudential Lighting: Architectural and commercial lighting manufacturer offering linear, recessed, and pendant fixtures targeted at specifiers via rep networks. Comparable in product categories, customer base, and channel approach.
• Visa Lighting: Architectural lighting manufacturer specializing in healthcare, commercial, and high-performance environments with strong custom and specification capabilities. Comparable to AYRE's niche manufacturer-to-specifier model, with emphasis on durable, ADA-relevant, and energy-efficient fixtures.
• A-Light: Architectural LED lighting manufacturer serving commercial interiors through specifiers and rep networks in North America and Europe. Comparable in architectural product portfolio, energy-efficient technology, and trade-channel distribution approach.
• Lucifer Lighting: Premium architectural downlighting and linear LED manufacturer targeting architects, designers, and lighting specifiers. Highly comparable in product category (architectural LED), customer type (spec-driven), distribution (rep network), and design-forward positioning.

Broad incumbents

• WAC Lighting: Larger, broader architectural and decorative LED lighting manufacturer with extensive product lines including recessed, track, pendants, and outdoor. Overlaps with AYRE in architectural LED specification but operates at much greater scale and product breadth.
• Juno Lighting Group (Acuity Brands): Major architectural and commercial lighting brand within Acuity Brands, offering recessed, track, and surface fixtures to specifiers. Overlaps with AYRE in architectural lighting but operates as part of a much larger portfolio with extensive commercial specification reach.
• Tech Lighting (Visual Comfort & Co.): Design-forward architectural and decorative lighting brand under the Visual Comfort & Co. umbrella, targeting architects, designers, and residential consumers. Comparable target customer and specification-channel approach, but broader portfolio and parent-company scale.

Emerging players

• Cirrus Lighting: Architectural lighting brand focused on specification-grade fixtures for commercial interiors. Comparable in targeting specifiers via rep networks, but smaller and more focused on a narrower architectural catalog than AYRE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ayrelighting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ayre-lighting
• Instagraminstagram.com/ayrelighting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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