ARC Lighting

What ARC Lighting does

ARC Lighting CC is a South African Close Corporation that designs, manufactures, and supplies professional lighting luminaires from a single facility in Brackenfell Industrial, Cape Town. Established in 1994, the company operates across architectural, commercial, residential, and trade/professional installer segments, with named enterprise references spanning hospitality (City Lodge, Asciopolis), quick-service restaurants (Burger King, Nandos, KFC, Wimpy), retail (Pick n Pay, Food Lover's Market, Shimansky), telecommunications (MTN), automotive (Nissan), and education (Curro). Its portfolio spans interior and exterior wall luminaires (104+ items), pendants (79+ items including LED variants), chandeliers (19 items), bulkheads, high bays, bollards, street light poles, downlighters, pool table lights, and bespoke custom designs, along with in-house steel fabrication and powder coating services (29 colour options).

The business model is built on direct trade sales with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing (a 2.5% discount is available to account customers settling within 30 days). Customers engage via email enquiry or a web form, with a dedicated Trade Application process for new trade accounts and a 'Find an Installer' network for end-customer referrals. The company offers international shipping with volume-based courier rates and bespoke design for specific architectural projects, produced in-house. Products carry a one-year warranty. Manufacturing is local to South Africa, which the company cites as a cost and lead-time advantage against imported luminaire alternatives, supported by large component and finished goods stock at the Brackenfell premises.

The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, institutional investors, or funding rounds. Operational geography is primarily South Africa (Western Cape emphasized), with international shipping capability and a recently launched partnership with the City of Cape Town's Accredited Service Providers for solar water heater installations extending the channel into adjacent energy products. No AI, IoT, or smart-lighting capabilities are evidenced; the technology stack is conventional luminaire manufacturing using GU10, E27, G9, and LED light sources.

Name

ARC Lighting

Legal name

ARC Lighting CC

Website

https://arclighting.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARC Lighting CC is a South African manufacturer of architectural, commercial, and residential luminaires, founded in 1994 in Cape Town. It serves trade customers, installers, and named enterprises across hospitality, retail, telecom, and education with bespoke design and local production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural & Commercial Lighting Manufacturing

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Architectural lighting
• Bespoke luminaires
• Commercial lighting
• LED pendant lighting
• Trade lighting manufacturer

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Luminaire Sales: Direct sales of manufactured lighting products (luminaires) including pendants, chandeliers, wall lights, bulkheads, downlighters, high bays, and architectural fixtures. Products are sold directly to trade customers via email enquiries and through the trade application process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARC Lighting designs, manufactures, and supplies a broad range of professional luminaires — including wall lights, pendants, chandeliers, bulkheads, downlighters, high bays, bollards, street-light poles, and linear LED fixtures — from its Brackenfell, Cape Town facility, serving architectural, commercial, and residential projects throughout South Africa and internationally. The company offers bespoke/custom luminaire design for specific architectural projects and maintains large component and finished-goods stock to support short ~3-week lead times.

Product overview

ARC Lighting is a South African lighting manufacturer established in 1994, offering a comprehensive portfolio of luminaires across multiple product families. The core product lines include Wall Luminaires (Interior and Exterior combined, 104+ items) such as the Cylinder Wall Light, PR Wall Light, Nova Industrial Wall Light, Tetra Wall Light, and Simple Wall Sconce; Pendants (79+ items including LED pendants and project pendants) including the Protea Pendant and OK Foods Pendant; Chandeliers (19 items) such as the Spiral Chandelier and 3 Ring Chandelier; Commercial & Industrial products including High Bays (8 items), Bulkheads (6 items), Exit Signs, and Linear Lighting; and outdoor solutions including Bollards & Pillars (11 items), Street Light Poles (32 items), and Lanterns. Additional offerings include Perspex Dome Pendants (14 items), Pool Table Lights, Steel Fabrication services, and Powder Coating finishing (29 colour options). The company operates a manufacturing facility in Brackenfell, Cape Town, enabling urgent customer demands and bespoke product design for specific projects. All products are covered by a 1-year warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wall Luminaires (Interior & Exterior) Indoor and outdoor wall-mounted luminaires covering 100+ SKUs across the Cylinder, GL, PR, Tetra, Simple Wall Sconce, Titan, LS, Harmony, Totem, Royale, Up & Down, Tube, Protea, and Nova Industrial ranges. Available in GU10, E27, and G9 lamp options, with bespoke colour finishes including RAL colours. Targeted at architectural, commercial, and high-end residential projects.
• Pendants (including LED pendants) Decorative pendant luminaires collection of 79+ items, including the Protea Pendant (PEN522) and OK Foods Pendant (PEN64.OK3). Spans ambient, task, accent, and decorative pendant categories for hospitality, retail, and residential interiors.
• Chandeliers Decorative chandelier collection of 19 items including the Spiral Chandelier (CHAN15) and 3 Ring Chandelier, designed for high-end hospitality, retail, and architectural interiors.
• High Bay Luminaires Industrial high-bay luminaires (8 items) for warehouses and large commercial/industrial spaces.
• Bulkheads Commercial and industrial bulkhead luminaires (6 items) for robust interior and exterior surface-mount applications.
• Downlighters Recessed and surface-mounted downlighter luminaires (57 items in family; 2 LED-specific items).
• Street Light Poles & Outdoor Lighting Outdoor street-lighting poles and fixtures (32 items) for roadways, parking, and external area illumination.
• Bollards & Pillars Outdoor bollard and pillar luminaires (11 items) for landscape, pathway, and architectural exterior applications.
• Spotlights Adjustable spotlight luminaires (26 items) for accent and display lighting applications.
• Linear LED Lighting Linear LED lighting products for continuous-run architectural and commercial interior illumination.
• Acrylic Lighting Product family of acrylic-based luminaires for decorative and architectural applications.
• Perspex Dome Pendants Dome-style pendant luminaires (14 items) with perspex construction for decorative commercial and residential interiors.
• Pool Table Lights Specialised suspended lighting fixtures designed specifically for billiard/pool tables.
• Outdoor Lanterns Outdoor lantern-style luminaires for gardens, entrances, and architectural exterior lighting.
• Exit Signs Emergency exit signage luminaires for commercial and public buildings.
• Commercial & Industrial Lighting Solutions Comprehensive commercial and industrial lighting portfolio spanning warehouses, retail, offices, hospitals, and government buildings.
• Bespoke Lighting Design & Manufacturing Custom lighting design and manufacturing service creating bespoke luminaires tailored to specific architectural projects, including custom colour finishes and RAL colours. Designed for iconic buildings and unique high-end specifications throughout South Africa.
• Steel Fabrication Custom steel fabrication services for lighting applications including luminaire bodies, brackets, and poles, supporting both standard and bespoke product lines.
• Powder Coating Finishing On-site powder-coating finishing service for luminaires with 29 colour options, supporting both standard catalogue finishes and bespoke RAL colour specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• One year warranty period to repair or replace any defective goods

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Accredited Service Providers (City of Cape Town Partnership)minorOthersARC Lighting works in partnership with City of Cape Town's list of Accredited Service Providers for solar water heater installations, enabling customers to access recommended installers for complementary products.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Schréder: Schréder is a global leader in outdoor architectural and street lighting solutions. ARC's Bollards, Street Light Poles, and exterior wall luminaires place it in product-category overlap with Schréder for municipal and architectural outdoor lighting tenders in Southern Africa.
• Thorn Lighting (Zumtobel Group): Thorn Lighting, part of Zumtobel Group, supplies architectural indoor and outdoor luminaires for commercial, educational, and municipal applications. Their South African distribution overlaps with ARC Lighting's commercial and architectural product lines and similar end-customers.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Signify is the world's largest lighting company and operates in commercial, industrial, and consumer lighting. ARC's high bays, downlighters, and bulkheads compete against Signify's broad commercial catalogue on performance, warranty, and pricing in the South African institutional and commercial channel.

Regional players

• Major Tech: Major Tech is a South African electrical products distributor covering lighting, wiring accessories, and electrical consumables. It overlaps with ARC Lighting on commercial and industrial fittings accessed through the electrical trade in South Africa and adjacent SADC markets.

Direct peers

• Lightmaster: Lightmaster is a South African-based lighting supplier offering architectural and commercial luminaires to specifiers, contractors, and trade customers. Their product categories (pendants, downlights, outdoor, commercial industrial) overlap with ARC Lighting's range and target end-customers.
• Regent Lighting: Regent Lighting is a South African decorative and architectural lighting supplier with strong retail and trade distribution. Their competitive set against ARC Lighting on pendants, chandeliers, wall fittings, and architectural fixtures is direct in the local designer/specifier channel.
• Radiant Lighting: Radiant Lighting is a Cape Town-based architectural and commercial lighting manufacturer and distributor offering bespoke and standard luminaires to specifiers and trade customers, directly comparable to ARC Lighting's trade-focused, architect-targeted lighting model.
• Beam Lighting: Beam Lighting is a South African designer and manufacturer of custom architectural luminaires, including bespoke decorative and commercial fixtures. The bespoke positioning and South African manufacturing footprint make it a directly comparable trade and architectural peer.
• Eurolux: Eurolux is a South African designer and wholesaler of decorative and architectural lighting fixtures serving the same trade, commercial, and hospitality segments as ARC Lighting, with both companies selling into Western Cape and broader South African markets via similar trade-counter distribution channels.
• Spazio Lighting: Spazio is a South African designer and supplier of architectural decorative and commercial luminaires targeting interior designers, architects, and the trade. Its product mix (pendants, chandeliers, wall lights, LED downlights) and customer segments overlap materially with ARC Lighting's architectural offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arclightingcc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arc-lighting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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