Carclo Optics
Carclo Optics designs and manufactures LED secondary optics - TIR lenses, reflectors, linear optics, and custom solutions - for OEM luminaire manufacturers globally. It operates manufacturing in five countries, distributes through Tier-1 global electronics distributors, and validates compatibility with over 23 LED manufacturers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1936
- HeadquartersAylesbury, United Kingdom
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Carclo Optics does
Carclo Optics, a trading entity of UK-listed Carclo PLC (acquired 1997 and rebranded from Combined Optical Industries / COIL in 2012), designs and manufactures LED secondary optics - Total Internal Reflection (TIR) lenses, reflectors, linear optics, silicone optics, Fresnel/PIR sensor lenses, and integrated LED modules - for OEM luminaire manufacturers across industrial, architectural, retail, office, horticultural, street, and human-centric lighting applications. Its proprietary portfolio is anchored by the Tri-Extruded IP65 Linear Optic family (a single extrusion combining a TIR optic, built-in sealing strips, and a colour control layer) and Linear Ingress Protection Sealing (L-IPS) technology, with the 60147 Baffle Reflector System achieving UGR <16 against BSEN 12464:2002 office and technical-drawing standards. Products are validated against over 23 LED manufacturers (Cree, LUMILEDS, Nichia, Osram, Samsung, Seoul, Bridgelux, Citizen, Tridonic, and others) and hundreds of LED families, with IES/LDT photometric files published through the Optic Select online finder.
The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct engagement for custom optics design projects and large OEM orders with a global stockholding distributor network (Arrow, Avnet, Digi-Key, Mouser, Future Electronics, WPG, LED Supply, Lumitronix, Anglia Live, Freeway Lighting, and others). Manufacturing is distributed across five countries - UK (Aylesbury design + distribution centre), USA (Latrobe engineering/R&D), China (Taicang), India (Bangalore), and Czech Republic (Brno) - supporting local production, duplicate tooling, and faster delivery for global OEM customers. Revenue streams include standard catalogue optics, bespoke custom design services, integrated LED modules (Tron), and website-fulfilled sample sales (capped at five products per request), with custom projects quoted via a UK sales office.
Certifications include ISO 9001 quality management, REACH, RoHS, EU POPs/Stockholm Convention, CMRT/EMRT, Proposition 65, PFAS, and TSCA Section 6(h) compliance. The company received the EcoVadis 2024 Bronze Medal for sustainability and secured a three-year zero-carbon, 100% renewable energy supply contract for UK operations. The management team includes Business Unit Manager Jonathan Marzetti, Business Development Manager Mike Hall, and Business Development & Innovation Manager Stephanie Delaval; the founder lineage traces back to Arthur Kingston, the 1936 inventor of the plastic lens.
Carclo Optics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Carclo Optics
- Legal name
- Carclo Technical Plastics Limited
- Website
- https://carclo-optics.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1936
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Carclo Optics designs and manufactures LED secondary optics - TIR lenses, reflectors, linear optics, and custom solutions - for OEM luminaire manufacturers globally. It operates manufacturing in five countries, distributes through Tier-1 global electronics distributors, and validates compatibility with over 23 LED manufacturers.
- Ownership category
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Carclo Optics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- LED Secondary Optics and Optical Components
- NAICS
- Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (335139)
- SIC
- Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Injection Molded Optical & Transparent Parts (Lenses, Light Guides) (IMANAFAL)
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Where Carclo Optics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Aylesbury
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
Carclo Optics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Standard Optics and Reflectors: Sale of a wide range of standard secondary LED optics, reflectors, and holders designed for compatibility with LEDs from major manufacturers (Cree, LUMILEDS, Nichia, Osram, Samsung, Seoul, Bridgelux, and many others). Products are sold through distributors globally and directly to large OEMs.
- Custom Optics Design and Manufacture: Bespoke optical design and manufacturing services for OEM luminaire manufacturers, from concept through to production. Customers provide project specifications and Carclo's in-house team designs and manufactures custom optics to meet specific requirements.
- LED Modules and Integrated Solutions: Sale of integrated LED module products such as the Tron LED Modules, which combine optics with LED components as complete lighting solutions.
- Sample Sales: Customers can request samples of standard optics directly through the website, with a limit of 5 products per order. Samples are shipped directly to customers for evaluation and design-in purposes.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Sample ordering available directly via the website for evaluation purposes |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Carclo Optics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Carclo Optics designs, develops, and manufactures LED secondary optics and reflectors, including Total Internal Reflection (TIR) lenses, linear optics, silicone optics, and Fresnel PIR sensor lenses. The company sells standard products through a global distributor network and offers bespoke custom optical design and manufacturing services to OEM luminaire manufacturers from facilities in the UK, USA, China, India, and Czech Republic.
Product overview
Carclo Optics is a specialized manufacturer of LED secondary optics, offering a comprehensive portfolio of TIR LED lenses, reflectors, linear optics, and custom optical solutions. The core product line includes TIR LED Lenses available in various beam patterns (spot, elliptical, linear), Reflectors including the UV-C Archimedes range, the Tri-Extruded Linear Optics Family with IP65 rating combining TIR optic, sealing strips and colour control in a single extrusion, the Flex Tape Edition for flexible LED strip integration, Silicone S1 Optics for high-power applications, and 33Up Baffles for low-glare lighting. The company provides Custom Optics Design services from concept through manufacture, and offers PIR Sensor Lenses through its Fresnels division. Products are optimized for compatibility with major LED manufacturers including Cree, LUMILEDS, Nichia, Osram, Samsung, Seoul, Bridgelux, Citizen, and others across applications including architectural, horticultural, industrial, retail, street, and office lighting.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Carclo Fresnels: PIR sensor lenses and Fresnel optics for security and building automation applications.
Products and services
- TIR LED Lenses Total Internal Reflection (TIR) LED lenses that direct light with precision, minimising light loss and maximising output. Available in various beam angles including narrow spot, medium spot, wide spot, elliptical, and linear patterns. Compatible with major LED manufacturers including Cree, LUMILEDS, Nichia, Osram, Samsung, Seoul and Bridgelux.
- LED Reflectors Premium LED reflectors including the UV-C Archimedes range for germicidal applications. Available in mirror, uncoated, wide spot, and medium spot variants for use with LED light sources.
- 33Up Baffles (60147 Baffle Reflector System) Baffle reflector system achieving UGR of less than 16, designed for Human Centric, Retail and Office Lighting applications where low glare is required. Compatible with the 12927 33UP Array optic.
- Opal Diffuser (60217) Linear optic delivering smooth, uniform illumination with excellent colour consistency. Eliminates LED spotting and produces continuous, visually comfortable light output. Uses Carclo's Linear Ingress Protection Sealing (L-IPS) technology with IP65 rating. Standard 1.2m x 26mm dimensions available from stock.
- Tri-Extruded Linear Optics Family IP65-rated linear optic solution featuring a tri-extruded single-piece design combining TIR optic, sealing strips, and colour control layer. Includes Wall Grazer, Wall Washer, Narrow Beam, Medium Beam, and Wide Beam variants for architectural and facade lighting.
- Tri-Extruded Flex Tape Edition Linear IP65 Flex Tape Lighting Solution designed to accommodate three different flex-tape widths (8mm, 10mm, and 12mm) simultaneously using a single insert design. Features precision guide rails and anodised aluminium housing with silicone gaskets and integrated Tri-Extruded Optic.
- Silicone S1 Optics Silicone secondary optics designed for high-power LED applications, manufactured in partnership with Bender + Wirth interconnects. Used by premium architectural lighting brands such as John Cullen Lighting in the Lucca 120 product.
- PIR Sensor Lenses (Carclo Fresnels) PIR (passive infrared) sensor lenses and Fresnel arrays for security and building automation applications. Manufactured using specially formulated HDPE in 4 standard colours (natural, white, black, grey) with custom colours available. Multifaceted Fresnel and spot lens arrays are designed using custom simulation software.
- Custom Optics Design Service Comprehensive custom optical design service from concept through to manufacture. Customers provide project specifications and Carclo's in-house team designs and manufactures custom optics to meet specific requirements, with dedicated project teams and manufacturing in UK, USA, China, India and Czech Republic.
- Tron LED Modules LED modules that combine optics with LED components into complete lighting solutions, including modules designed for the Tri-Extruded Linear Optics Solution to provide complete linear lighting systems.
Quantifiable outcome
- Tri-Extruded linear optic achieves IP65 rating in a single extrusion, eliminating need for silicone potting or additional sealing components
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Carclo Optics
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Carclo Optics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Carclo Optics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Anglia LivecoreAuthorised UK distributor holding stock of Carclo Optics standard products for immediate purchase and fast delivery to UK customers.
- Arrow ElectronicscoreGlobal electronics component distributor offering Carclo Optics products through Arrow's online catalog and sales channels worldwide.
- Avnet SilicacoreEuropean semiconductor and components distributor (Avnet group) distributing Carclo Optics LED optics and reflectors, with dedicated product pages on the Avnet Silica website.
- Digi-Key ElectronicscoreGlobal electronics distributor (digi-key.co.uk) listing Carclo Optics optics/lenses category products for immediate online purchase and global shipping.
- Mouser ElectronicscoreGlobal authorised distributor offering Carclo Optics products through mouser.com, providing fast delivery of standard optics and reflectors.
- Future ElectronicscoreGlobal distributor of electronic components offering Carclo Optics products through their online search and sales platform.
- LED SupplycoreUS-based LED lighting components distributor specialising in LED optics, offering Carclo Optics products at ledsupply.com.
- LumitronixcoreGerman LED lighting specialist distributor (lumitronix.com) offering Carclo Optics products to the European market.
- MaritexminorEuropean distributor (maritex.eu) holding stock of Carclo Optics LED optics and reflectors for the European market.
- NeumuellerminorGerman distributor (neumueller.com) specialising in LED lenses, offering Carclo Optics products in the German-speaking market.
- WPG Holdings / WPG AmericascoreAsian semiconductor distribution group (WPG) offering Carclo Optics products through their eshop platform (wpgam.com) across Asia.
- Freeway LightingminorUK-based lighting components distributor (freeway-lighting.com) holding stock of Carclo Optics products for the UK market.
- Supreme ComponentsminorElectronics components distributor (supremecomponents.com) offering Carclo Optics products through their online catalog.
- CompelminorRussian electronics components distributor (compel.ru) listing Carclo Optics products for customers in the Russian market.
- Bender + WirthcorePartnership for the Silicone S1 optics range which uses Bender + Wirth interconnects. Carclo published extensive optical performance results for S1 optics combined with Bender + Wirth interconnects and leading LED products (Cree CXB 2530 and others). Bender + Wirth is a specialist interconnect manufacturer for LED applications.
- Cree LEDcoreCree LED is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner on the Carclo Optics website, with extensive optical compatibility data and photometric test results (IES/LDT files) published for hundreds of Cree LED families including XLamp, JB, JE, JR, CXA, CXB, XP, and XQ series.
- LUMILEDScoreLUMILEDS is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner with extensive compatibility testing data published for LUXEON LED families (2835, 3030, 5050, C, CZ, HL1Z, and others) with Carclo secondary optics.
- NichiacoreNichia is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner, with hundreds of optical compatibility results published for Nichia LED products combined with Carclo secondary optics.
- Osram (ams OSRAM)coreOsram (ams OSRAM) is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner, with optical compatibility data published for OSLON, OSCONIQ, OSTAR, and other Osram LED families used with Carclo optics.
- Samsung LEDcoreSamsung LED is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner with published optical compatibility data for Samsung LED families combined with Carclo secondary optics.
- Seoul SemiconductorcoreSeoul Semiconductor is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner with compatibility results published for Seoul LED families used with Carclo optics.
- BridgeluxcoreBridgelux is listed as a primary LED manufacturer partner with published compatibility data for Bridgelux SMD and COB LED families combined with Carclo optics.
- ISO 9001 Certification BodyminorCarclo Optics operates a quality management system accredited to ISO 9001, with certification available for download from the quality page. The certification body (TÜV or similar) provides independent verification of quality management practices.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Carclo Optics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Fraen Corporation: Italian LED secondary optics manufacturer offering TIR lenses, reflectors, and holder assemblies serving similar OEM luminaire customers in architectural, industrial, and specialty lighting.
- Gaggione SAS: French manufacturer of LED secondary optics including moulded lenses and reflectors, focused on similar OEM lighting applications with significant overlap in architectural and indoor product categories.
- Khatod Optoelectronic: Italian LED optics manufacturer producing TIR lenses and reflective optics for industrial, architectural, and retail lighting, with comparable distribution through international channels.
- BJB GmbH & Co. KG: German lighting components manufacturer producing LED holders, optics, and connection systems for luminaire OEMs, with comparable technical/certification positioning in European lighting.
- LEDiL: Finnish LED secondary optics specialist (now part of Lumileds) and Carclo's closest competitor, producing TIR lenses, reflectors, and linear optics with comparable compatibility testing across major LED families.
Broad incumbents
- Signify (Philips Lighting): World's largest lighting company and major purchaser of secondary optics; serves as both a customer-adjacent incumbent and a potential threat through vertical integration of optical design.
- Inventronics: Global LED driver and lighting electronics supplier that overlaps with Carclo at the components-for-OEM-luminaires level, even though its primary product is drivers rather than optics.
- Dialight plc: UK-listed industrial LED lighting manufacturer serving overlapping industrial, hazardous-location, and architectural segments where Carclo's optics are integrated into luminaires.
- Fagerhult Group: Swedish premium architectural lighting group owning brands (Fagerhult, iGuzzini, LTS) that source secondary optics from suppliers like Carclo while also influencing specifier selection.
Others
- Bender + Wirth: German specialist LED interconnect and holder manufacturer — an active technology/integration partner to Carclo (Silicone S1 optics co-development) rather than a direct optics competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance5 records
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Carclo Optics leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Carclo Optics funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Carclo Optics
What does Carclo Optics do?
Carclo Optics designs, develops, and manufactures LED secondary optics and reflectors, including Total Internal Reflection (TIR) lenses, linear optics, silicone optics, and Fresnel PIR sensor lenses. The company sells standard products through a global distributor network and offers bespoke custom optical design and manufacturing services to OEM luminaire manufacturers from facilities in the UK, USA, China, India, and Czech Republic.
Is Carclo Optics a public or private company?
Carclo Optics is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Carclo Optics founded?
Carclo Optics was founded in 1936. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Carclo Optics based?
Carclo Optics is headquartered in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Carclo Optics make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Standard Optics and Reflectors are the primary driver. The others are custom Optics Design and Manufacture, LED Modules and Integrated Solutions and sample Sales.
Who are Carclo Optics's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Fraen Corporation, Gaggione SAS, Khatod Optoelectronic, BJB GmbH & Co. KG and LEDiL. Broad incumbents are Signify (Philips Lighting), Inventronics, Dialight plc and Fagerhult Group. Bender + Wirth is listed as an others.
Does Carclo Optics have an API?
No public API is recorded for Carclo Optics.
What industry is Carclo Optics in?
Carclo Optics's product category is LED Secondary Optics and Optical Components. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMANAFAL, Injection Molded Optical & Transparent Parts (Lenses, Light Guides). Its NAICS code is 3351 and its SIC code is 3827.