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Stage Lighting Services
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Stage Lighting Services Ltd
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stagelightingservices.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1980
Descriptiontext

Stage Lighting Services Ltd is a privately held UK equipment and services company headquartered at Unit A, Avenue Park Industrial Estate, Pentwyn, Cardiff (CF23 8HE), serving professional theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organisers across the United Kingdom. The company operates four revenue streams: equipment hire of professional lighting, staging, and rigging on usage-based terms; direct sales of fixtures and control devices through an e-commerce storefront; permanent theatre installation services on a custom-quote, multi-year contract basis; and recurring LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) testing and maintenance contracts billed annually. The technical stack centres on third-party professional entertainment lighting and rigging hardware from manufacturers including ETC, Robe, Cameo, Chauvet Professional, Doughty, Milos, EXE, Rosco, LEE Filters, Le Maitre, and SGM, with no proprietary software or AI layer evidenced.

The go-to-market combines direct field sales for hire and installation with e-commerce transactional sales, supported by content marketing via a corporate blog, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter) accounts. Distribution is domestic UK-only, anchored by a single Cardiff warehouse and operational base, with the company claiming UK-wide service reach from this location. The company is part of a corporate group that includes sister company Stage Sound Services, enabling bundled audio-visual solutions through cross-referenced websites and a shared careers page. Operational indicators of recent activity include two documented fleet expansions within 14 months (Robe ESPRITE LED moving heads in January 2025 and ETC ColorSource Fresnel V MAX in March 2026), ongoing e-commerce catalogue additions, and an active blog publishing technical guides for the UK events industry. No revenue, headcount, funding, or external investor information is publicly disclosed.

Short descriptiontext

Stage Lighting Services Ltd is a privately held Cardiff-based provider of professional lighting, staging, and rigging hire, sales, installation, and LOLER testing services for UK theatre companies, production firms, venues, and corporate event organisers.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersCardiff, United Kingdom
HQ citystring
Cardiff
HQ countrystring
United Kingdom
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
theatre lighting hire, professional lighting equipment, stage rigging services, theatre installation services, equipment maintenance testing
Industry3 codes
1Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video)
CodeMPAGAAAGPrimaryYes
2Lighting Design & Lighting Equipment Rentals
CodeTHAHAEABPrimaryNo
3Staging & Rigging Services
CodeMPAGAKAAPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters71111
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production7819
Product category
Entertainment Lighting Services
GTM motion2 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model4 records
1Equipment Hire
TypeUsage Based
Description

Rental of professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment to theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organizers for temporary events and productions

stagelightingservices.co.uk
2Equipment Sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

Direct sales of professional lighting equipment including ETC products, Cameo fixtures, DMX controllers, and accessories through e-commerce platform

stagelightingservices.co.uk
3Theatre Installation
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Permanent installation services for theatre venues including lighting system design, supply of equipment, and professional installation and commissioning

stagelightingservices.co.uk
4Service, Maintenance & LOLER Testing
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Ongoing maintenance contracts and LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) testing services for theatrical rigging and lighting equipment

stagelightingservices.co.uk
Marketing channels5 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Pricing details4 tiers
1Equipment hire with flexible duration pricing
ModelUsage-basedBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Professional lighting and rigging equipment available for hire with rates based on rental duration and equipment type. New account form available for establishing hire relationships.

stagelightingservices.co.uk
2Professional installation services
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Custom quotation required for theatre installation projects based on venue specifications, equipment requirements, and project scope.

stagelightingservices.co.uk
3Maintenance and LOLER testing contracts
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceAnnual
Notes

Ongoing maintenance contracts for theatrical equipment with scheduled inspections and regulatory compliance testing.

stagelightingservices.co.uk
4E-commerce equipment sales
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Individual equipment purchases with specific pricing for products like ETCnomad Puck (£2,791.30), City Theatrical DMXcat (£439.99), and Cameo fixtures. Volume discounts may be available for account holders.

stagelightingservices.co.uk
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Stage Lighting Services provides professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment for hire and sale to UK theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organizers. The company also delivers permanent theatre installation services, LOLER-compliant maintenance and testing, and custom flightcase manufacturing from its Cardiff headquarters.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Stage Lighting Services operates as a specialist equipment provider and service company offering professional lighting solutions for theatre, production companies, venues, and corporate events. Their portfolio consists of equipment rental (hire) and sales divisions featuring ETC and Robe LED fixtures, Cameo spot and wash luminaires, and DMX infrastructure products like the ETCnomad Puck and Cameo XNode 8. These core product categories are complemented by installation, maintenance (including LOLER-certified rigging inspection), and custom flight case services. The company maintains relationships with major manufacturers including ETC, Robe, Cameo, Chauvet Pro, Rosco, LEE Filters, and Milos, serving clients across professional theatre and entertainment sectors throughout the UK.

Product and service5 records
1Equipment Hire Services
CategoryEquipment Rental
Description

Rental of professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment to professional theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organisers across the UK for temporary events and productions.

2Equipment Sales
CategoryEquipment Sales
Description

Direct purchase of professional lighting equipment including fixtures, control devices, DMX infrastructure, and accessories from leading manufacturers (ETC, Robe, Cameo, Chauvet) via the company e-commerce storefront.

3Theatre Installation Services
CategoryInstallation Services
Description

Professional installation services for permanent theatre and venue lighting systems, including design, supply of equipment, and commissioning for venues.

4Service, Maintenance & LOLER Testing
CategoryMaintenance Services
Description

Comprehensive maintenance services including LOLER-compliant inspection, testing, and certification for theatrical rigging and lighting equipment, delivered under recurring service contracts.

5Custom Flightcase Manufacturing
Scale indicator1 record

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership6 partners
1ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls)
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Premier supplier of professional lighting control systems and fixtures. Stage Lighting Services stocks and hires ETC products including ColorSource Fresnel V MAX, ColorSource CYC, and ETCnomad Puck. Featured as primary supplier with dedicated brand page on SLS website.

stagelightingservices.co.uk
2Robe
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Leading manufacturer of automated lighting fixtures. SLS stocks Robe ESPRITE LED moving heads for hire and sale, highlighted in fleet expansion announcements.

3Cameo
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Professional LED lighting manufacturer. SLS offers Cameo Azor S2, Q-SPOT 40I, and CLXNODE8 products for sale and hire.

4Chauvet Professional
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Professional entertainment lighting manufacturer. Listed as key supplier partner on SLS website.

5Chauvet Professional
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Professional entertainment lighting manufacturer listed as key supplier partner.

6Stage Sound Services
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Sister company providing professional sound and video solutions. Cross-referenced on SLS website for bundled AV solutions. Part of the same corporate group (stagesoundservices.co.uk) enabling integrated audio-visual service offerings.

Recent move4 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Market position
Competitive moat4 records

Each record includes

Type, Details

Key risks6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment4 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile4 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature4 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Stage Lighting Services

Entertainment Lighting Servicesstagelightingservices.com

Stage Lighting Services Ltd is a privately held Cardiff-based provider of professional lighting, staging, and rigging hire, sales, installation, and LOLER testing services for UK theatre companies, production firms, venues, and corporate event organisers.

What Stage Lighting Services does

Stage Lighting Services Ltd is a privately held UK equipment and services company headquartered at Unit A, Avenue Park Industrial Estate, Pentwyn, Cardiff (CF23 8HE), serving professional theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organisers across the United Kingdom. The company operates four revenue streams: equipment hire of professional lighting, staging, and rigging on usage-based terms; direct sales of fixtures and control devices through an e-commerce storefront; permanent theatre installation services on a custom-quote, multi-year contract basis; and recurring LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) testing and maintenance contracts billed annually. The technical stack centres on third-party professional entertainment lighting and rigging hardware from manufacturers including ETC, Robe, Cameo, Chauvet Professional, Doughty, Milos, EXE, Rosco, LEE Filters, Le Maitre, and SGM, with no proprietary software or AI layer evidenced.

The go-to-market combines direct field sales for hire and installation with e-commerce transactional sales, supported by content marketing via a corporate blog, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter) accounts. Distribution is domestic UK-only, anchored by a single Cardiff warehouse and operational base, with the company claiming UK-wide service reach from this location. The company is part of a corporate group that includes sister company Stage Sound Services, enabling bundled audio-visual solutions through cross-referenced websites and a shared careers page. Operational indicators of recent activity include two documented fleet expansions within 14 months (Robe ESPRITE LED moving heads in January 2025 and ETC ColorSource Fresnel V MAX in March 2026), ongoing e-commerce catalogue additions, and an active blog publishing technical guides for the UK events industry. No revenue, headcount, funding, or external investor information is publicly disclosed.

Stage Lighting Services firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Stage Lighting Services
Legal name
Stage Lighting Services Ltd
Website
https://stagelightingservices.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1980
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Stage Lighting Services Ltd is a privately held Cardiff-based provider of professional lighting, staging, and rigging hire, sales, installation, and LOLER testing services for UK theatre companies, production firms, venues, and corporate event organisers.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Stage Lighting Services industry classification

Industry
Product category
Entertainment Lighting Services
NAICS
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)
SIC
Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)
akta.pro primary industry
Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video) (MPAGAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industries
Lighting Design & Lighting Equipment Rentals (THAHAEAB), Staging & Rigging Services (MPAGAKAA)

Keywords

  • Theatre lighting hire
  • Professional lighting equipment
  • Stage rigging services
  • Theatre installation services
  • Equipment maintenance testing

Where Stage Lighting Services is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Cardiff
HQ country
United Kingdom
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Stage Lighting Services business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Equipment Hire: Rental of professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment to theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organizers for temporary events and productions
  2. Equipment Sales: Direct sales of professional lighting equipment including ETC products, Cameo fixtures, DMX controllers, and accessories through e-commerce platform
  3. Theatre Installation: Permanent installation services for theatre venues including lighting system design, supply of equipment, and professional installation and commissioning
  4. Service, Maintenance & LOLER Testing: Ongoing maintenance contracts and LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) testing services for theatrical rigging and lighting equipment

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
Usage-basedPay-as-you-goEquipment hire with flexible duration pricing
OtherMulti-year contractProfessional installation services
SubscriptionAnnualMaintenance and LOLER testing contracts
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goE-commerce equipment sales

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Stage Lighting Services product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Stage Lighting Services provides professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment for hire and sale to UK theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organizers. The company also delivers permanent theatre installation services, LOLER-compliant maintenance and testing, and custom flightcase manufacturing from its Cardiff headquarters.

Product overview

Stage Lighting Services operates as a specialist equipment provider and service company offering professional lighting solutions for theatre, production companies, venues, and corporate events. Their portfolio consists of equipment rental (hire) and sales divisions featuring ETC and Robe LED fixtures, Cameo spot and wash luminaires, and DMX infrastructure products like the ETCnomad Puck and Cameo XNode 8. These core product categories are complemented by installation, maintenance (including LOLER-certified rigging inspection), and custom flight case services. The company maintains relationships with major manufacturers including ETC, Robe, Cameo, Chauvet Pro, Rosco, LEE Filters, and Milos, serving clients across professional theatre and entertainment sectors throughout the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Equipment Hire Services Rental of professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment to professional theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organisers across the UK for temporary events and productions.
  • Equipment Sales Direct purchase of professional lighting equipment including fixtures, control devices, DMX infrastructure, and accessories from leading manufacturers (ETC, Robe, Cameo, Chauvet) via the company e-commerce storefront.
  • Theatre Installation Services Professional installation services for permanent theatre and venue lighting systems, including design, supply of equipment, and commissioning for venues.
  • Service, Maintenance & LOLER Testing Comprehensive maintenance services including LOLER-compliant inspection, testing, and certification for theatrical rigging and lighting equipment, delivered under recurring service contracts.
  • Custom Flightcase Manufacturing

Companies that use Stage Lighting Services

Customer profile

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Stage Lighting Services technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Stage Lighting Services partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls)coreTechnology or IntegrationPremier supplier of professional lighting control systems and fixtures. Stage Lighting Services stocks and hires ETC products including ColorSource Fresnel V MAX, ColorSource CYC, and ETCnomad Puck. Featured as primary supplier with dedicated brand page on SLS website.
  • RobecoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading manufacturer of automated lighting fixtures. SLS stocks Robe ESPRITE LED moving heads for hire and sale, highlighted in fleet expansion announcements.
  • CameocoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional LED lighting manufacturer. SLS offers Cameo Azor S2, Q-SPOT 40I, and CLXNODE8 products for sale and hire.
  • Chauvet ProfessionalcoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional entertainment lighting manufacturer. Listed as key supplier partner on SLS website.
  • Chauvet ProfessionalcoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional entertainment lighting manufacturer listed as key supplier partner.
  • Stage Sound ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing professional sound and video solutions. Cross-referenced on SLS website for bundled AV solutions. Part of the same corporate group (stagesoundservices.co.uk) enabling integrated audio-visual service offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Stage Lighting Services competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Stage Lighting Services social profiles

Digital presence

Stage Lighting Services financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Stage Lighting Services leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Stage Lighting Services funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Stage Lighting Services M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Stage Lighting Services

What does Stage Lighting Services do?

Stage Lighting Services provides professional lighting, staging, and rigging equipment for hire and sale to UK theatre companies, production companies, venues, and corporate event organizers. The company also delivers permanent theatre installation services, LOLER-compliant maintenance and testing, and custom flightcase manufacturing from its Cardiff headquarters.

Is Stage Lighting Services a public or private company?

Stage Lighting Services is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Stage Lighting Services founded?

Stage Lighting Services was founded in 1980. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Stage Lighting Services based?

Stage Lighting Services is headquartered in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does Stage Lighting Services make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Equipment Hire is the primary driver. The others are equipment Sales, theatre Installation and service, Maintenance & LOLER Testing.

Does Stage Lighting Services have an API?

No public API is recorded for Stage Lighting Services.

What industry is Stage Lighting Services in?

Stage Lighting Services's product category is Entertainment Lighting Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAGAAAG, Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video), with a secondary code of THAHAEAB, Lighting Design & Lighting Equipment Rentals. Its NAICS code is 71111 and its SIC code is 7819.

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