What HOFEKA does

HOFEKA (legal name: Hofeka – Elektromos Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kft.) is a privately held Hungarian manufacturer of LED lighting fixtures and smart-city infrastructure, headquartered in Nagytarcsa, Hungary, with 51-100 employees and a corporate history dating to 1888. The company designs and produces a broad portfolio of LED luminaires for urban street lighting (ALEF, TWINI, JUPITER, ZELDA, YSALIS, XEON, TWEET, TSANA, TEO, PIXEL, MAMBA, STANZA), decorative and bollard fixtures (SATURN, URBINO, SQUARE, TREK), high-mast lighting (MAST), and its flagship Korintosz Smart modular pole system that integrates street lighting with EV charging (up to 22kW AC Type-2), Wi-Fi, IP surveillance, emergency call, ambient environmental sensors, USB charging, and RGB lighting control. Core proprietary technology centers on the ORALENS optical lens system and a ULOR0 zero-upward-light-emission module; HOFEKA also operates the only IDA-certified photometric laboratory in Hungary (LightLab) and was the first Hungarian firm authorized to use the International Dark-Sky Association logo.

The business operates a project-based, direct B2B go-to-market targeting Hungarian municipalities, urban planners, contractors, and facility operators. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of standard and custom luminaires and through professional services: lighting design using Relux/DIALux, custom product development, the HOFEKA ASSISTANCE technical-support program (covering installation, commissioning, and decades-long spare-parts supply), and LightLab photometric testing services. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with no public price list, and the company's marketing is primarily content-driven via its website, technical catalogs, and a strong reference-project showcase anchored on flagship installations in Budapest (MVM Dome, Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Vörösmarty tér, Margitsziget, Békásmegyeri piac, Bástya utca, Széna tér, Vizafogó Park), Győr (Audi Aréna, Jedlik híd, Kossuth híd, Smart City), Pápa, Gödöllő, Szikszó, Kisbér, and Andornaktálya. Innovation and development activities have been supported by Széchenyi 2020 and Széchenyi Plus government grants, and the company maintains minor partner relationships with Eclatec and Mitas for lighting-equipment collaboration.

Name

HOFEKA

Legal name

Hofeka – Elektromos Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kft.

Website

https://hofeka.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HOFEKA is a privately held Hungarian manufacturer (founded 1888) producing LED street, decorative, and high-mast luminaires plus the Korintosz Smart integrated smart-pole system, selling directly to municipalities, urban planners, and contractors via project-based B2B contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial and Industrial LED Lighting

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA), Street Lighting & Area Lighting Electrical Infrastructure (IMAFAHAJ), Street Lighting & Area Lighting EPC / Maintenance (EUAEACAH), Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC), Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• LED street lighting
• Smart city solutions
• Urban lighting fixtures
• Photometric testing services
• Lighting design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagytarcsa

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Luminaires and Fixtures: Manufacture and sale of LED luminaires for urban lighting, street lighting, park lighting, decorative lighting, floodlights, and sports lighting applications. Product lines include Korintosz Smart, Twini, Tweet, Jupiter, ALEF, and various decorative and functional fixtures.
2. Technical Assistance Services (HOFEKA ASSISTANCE): Comprehensive technical support service for partners including lighting design, product customization, installation support, and ongoing maintenance. Provides dedicated service vehicles and spare parts inventory for rapid response.
3. Lighting Design Services: Complete lighting planning using Relux and DIALux professional software, including photometric calculations and energy-efficient solution design for roads, sports facilities, industrial, and decorative lighting applications.
4. Custom Product Development: Custom luminaire design and manufacturing based on specific project requirements, including aesthetic and technical specifications that cannot be met with standard products.
5. Smart City Solutions: Integrated smart city infrastructure including smart poles with IoT capabilities, environmental monitoring, EV charging stations, and city management systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hofeka Kft. (Hofeka – Elektromos Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kft.) designs, manufactures, and supplies LED luminaires for street, decorative, high-mast, and bollard applications, along with integrated smart city pole systems. The company also provides related technical assistance, lighting design, custom product development, and certified photometric laboratory testing services to municipalities, contractors, and urban planners.

Product overview

HOFEKA is a Hungarian lighting manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of LED luminaires and smart city solutions. The product range includes street lighting (ALEF, TWINI, JUPITER, ZELDA, YSALIS, XEON, TWEET, TSANA, TEO, PIXEL, MAMBA), decorative luminaires (SATURN, STANZA, URBINO, SQUARE), high-mast luminaires (MAST), and smart city infrastructure (KORINTOSZ Smart pole system with EV charging, Wi-Fi, surveillance cameras, and ambient sensors). The KORINTOSZ Smart family represents the flagship smart city solution with modular capabilities including street lighting, electric vehicle charging up to 22kW, Wi-Fi hotspots, IP cameras (PTZ/Dome), emergency call buttons, USB charging, and environmental sensors. Supporting services include HOFEKA ASSISTANCE for technical support throughout project lifecycle, LightLab for photometric testing, and Relux/DIALux lighting design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Korintosz Smart: Innovative smart pole product family featuring integrated Wi-Fi, EV charging, surveillance cameras, emergency call buttons, and ambient sensors for smart city applications
• Twini
• HDMR OkosVáros
• HOFEKA ASSISTANCE

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy consumption reduction of 50-70% compared to traditional lighting through LED technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TRILUX: German lighting manufacturer with outdoor/street-lighting and smart-city offerings competing for Central European municipal projects; comparable in scale and product breadth to HOFEKA.
• Hubbell Lighting: US-headquartered lighting and controls manufacturer with an outdoor and roadway portfolio; broader industrial conglomerate but comparable municipal/outdoor customer base.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global market leader in LED lighting with a major outdoor/street-lighting portfolio (Interact City) competing directly for the same Hungarian and CEE municipal tenders; broader portfolio but overlapping end-market.
• Zumtobel Group: Austrian-headquartered lighting group with Thorn outdoor-lighting brand competing in European municipal street-lighting tenders, including Hungary; broader portfolio but direct overlap in street and urban luminaires.
• Fagerhult Group: Nordic lighting group (Fagerhult, iGuzzini, WE-EF) with strong outdoor and urban lighting lines; broader portfolio but direct competition in European municipal lighting tenders.
• Valmont Industries (Valmont/Siteco): Global infrastructure company with a lighting division (Siteco) competing in street and smart-city lighting; broader industrial portfolio but direct overlap in municipal lighting poles and luminaires.

Direct peers

• AEC Illuminazione: Italian outdoor-lighting manufacturer focused on street, urban, and tunnel lighting with smart-city-ready luminaires; comparable product portfolio and European municipal customer profile to HOFEKA.
• Eclatec: French outdoor and urban lighting manufacturer with a comparable street-luminaire portfolio and existing partner relationship with HOFEKA; competes in similar municipal tenders across Europe.
• Schréder: Belgian specialist in outdoor lighting and smart-city connected solutions (Shuffle pole, EXEDRA control platform) — the closest direct competitor to HOFEKA's Korintosz Smart integrated pole offering for European municipalities.
• WE-EF Leuchten: German specialist in outdoor architectural and street lighting with comparable photometric-engineering depth and European municipal focus; closest competitor in specification-driven tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hofeka
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hofeka-kft.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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