Lamp Service Lighting

What Lamp Service Lighting does

Lamp Service Lighting (operating as LSE / Lamp Service Eclairage) is a French privately held lighting solutions company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Balma, near Toulouse. The company designs, distributes, and manufactures lighting products and delivers custom lighting projects across four market segments: residential, commercial/tertiary, industrial, and landscape/urban spaces. Its core technology stack centers on LED lighting solutions, including downlights, panel lights, industrial UFO high-bay pendants, bulkhead fixtures, LED strips, projectors, track-mounted spotlights, and aluminum profiles, with an in-house graphic design office providing photometric modeling and project conception services.

LSE generates revenue through two streams: hardware sales of its own-brand LED products (BALDEREC and KAINOLED) alongside distribution of more than 20 international premium lighting brands (Artemide, Flos, Foscarini, iGuzzini, Bega, DeltaLight, Vibia, Targetti, etc.), and professional services including custom lighting design studies, project conception, and installation support. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via three regional offices (Toulouse, Agen, Clermont-Ferrand) covering Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with custom project-by-project quotations rather than standardized pricing.

The company is independently owned with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no M&A activity, and no disclosed leadership team or revenue figures. Its 11–50 employees operate from a regional French footprint serving project customers across sports facilities, railway stations (SNCF), retail chains, hospitality venues, industrial sites, and municipal/heritage government installations. Its stated competitive differentiators are over 25 years of operating history, the in-house design office, a three-depot logistics network, and an eco-responsible product positioning focused on recycling and revitalization of existing products.

Name

Lamp Service Lighting

Legal name

LSE

Website

https://lse-light.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lamp Service Lighting (LSE) is a French private lighting solutions company founded in 1998 that designs, manufactures, and distributes LED lighting products and custom lighting design services across residential, commercial, industrial, and urban segments in southern France via three regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LED Lighting Fixtures

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• LED lighting fixtures
• Commercial lighting solutions
• Industrial lighting systems
• Lighting design services
• Architectural illumination

Headquarters

HQ city

Balma

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Lighting Products: Sale of LED lighting fixtures including downlights, LED panels, LED strips, industrial suspensions, waterproof fixtures, projectors, and rail-mounted projectors. Products are branded under BALDEREC and KAINOLED lines.
2. Professional Lighting Services: Custom lighting design studies, project conception, and installation accompaniment for residential, tertiary, industrial, and landscape/urban projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lamp Service Lighting (LSE) designs, manufactures, and distributes LED lighting products—including downlights, panel lights, bulkheads, industrial suspensions, LED strips, projectors, and rail-mounted projectors—under its own BALDEREC and KAINOLED brands alongside partner-brand lighting lines. The company complements hardware sales with a professional lighting design service that includes custom photometric studies, project conception via an in-house graphic design office, and installation accompaniment. LSE serves residential, commercial (tertiary), industrial, and landscape/urban customers across southern and central France through offices in Toulouse, Agen, and Clermont-Ferrand.

Product overview

Lamp Service Lighting (LSE) is a French lighting solutions company founded in 1998, operating across four market segments: Residential (Résidentiel), Commercial/Tertiary (Tertiaire), Industrial (Industriel), and Landscape/Urban Spaces (Paysager, Espaces Urbains). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of LED lighting products spanning downlights, panel lights (dalles), bulkhead fixtures (hublots), industrial pendants, LED strips, projectors, aluminum profiles, and LED tubes. LSE also manufactures proprietary products under its own BALDEREC and KAINOLED brands, complemented by a network of international lighting brand partners. Beyond product sales, LSE provides lighting design services, photometric studies, and installation support through its three regional agencies located in Toulouse (Balma), Agen (Boé), and Clermont-Ferrand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BALDEREC: Own-brand LED lighting products including outdoor lighting fixtures and luminaires
• KAINOLED

Products and services

• LED Downlights Recessed and surface-mounted LED downlights available in extra flat, standard, and low-luminance variants with various wattages and color temperatures, for general illumination in residential and commercial spaces.
• LED Dalles (Panels) LED panel lights in 600x600 and 1200x300 formats with backlit technology and UGR ratings for office and commercial applications.
• LED Hublots (Bulkheads) LED bulkhead fixtures and E27-based luminaires for indoor and covered outdoor applications, with some variants equipped with HF motion detectors.
• Industrial Suspensions (UFO) High-bay industrial LED pendant lights (UFO series) with high lumen output for factories, warehouses, and large indoor spaces.
• Lampes GU10 GU10 base LED spot lamps and compatible sockets for residential and commercial directional lighting applications.
• Ruban LED (LED Strip) Flexible LED strip lighting for accent, decorative, and architectural illumination applications.
• Projecteurs LED (Floodlights) LED floodlights and projectors for accent, display, and outdoor illumination purposes.
• Projecteurs LED sur Rail (Track-Mounted) Track-mounted LED spotlights for retail and gallery lighting with adjustable positioning.
• Profilés ALU (Aluminum Profiles) Aluminum profile extrusion channels for custom LED strip installations and thermal management.
• Réglettes LED (Linear Battens) LED linear batten fixtures for general ambient illumination in corridors, offices, and commercial spaces.
• BALDEREC & KAINOLED Own-Brand LED Lighting Proprietary LED lighting brands manufactured by LSE, encompassing outdoor lighting, downlights, LED panels, industrial suspensions, and LED strips for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
• Professional Lighting Design and Installation Services Custom lighting design studies, photometric project conception via an internal graphic design office, and installation accompaniment for residential, tertiary, industrial, and landscape/urban projects.

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AstrominorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• BaldereccoreTechnology or IntegrationOwn brand of lighting products manufactured by LSE, including LED downlights, panels, and fixtures
• BegaminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• BoverminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• DeltaLightminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• FarominorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• FlosminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• Fontana ArteminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• FoscariniminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• Intra LightingminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• KainoledcoreTechnology or IntegrationOwn brand of LED lighting products including downlights, panels, and strips manufactured by LSE
• LombardominorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• TromiluxminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• Wever et DucreminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• MarsetminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• PlatekminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• PriluxminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• Roger PradierminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• TargettiminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• VibiaminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• VLSminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• ArkosminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• ArtemideminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• IGuzziniminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem
• SLVminorOthersLighting brand partner featured in LSE's partner ecosystem

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Helvar: European lighting controls manufacturer already integrated with LSE via the Clermont-Ferrand parking project. Not a direct competitor but a complementary technology partner whose roadmap shapes the connected-lighting value LSE can deliver.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Global electrical equipment and building management group active in lighting controls, luminaires, and energy-efficient building solutions. Adjacent to LSE's control-enabled projects (e.g., Helvar parking deployment) and competes indirectly on large commercial accounts.
• Legrand: French electrical and digital building infrastructure group with a significant lighting fixtures and systems business. Comparable to LSE in commercial and industrial lighting distribution/manufacturing, with substantially larger scale and a broader electrical portfolio.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global leader in lighting products, systems, and services for professional and consumer markets. Competes with LSE in the commercial and industrial LED retrofit segment and offers the connected-lighting roadmap LSE currently accesses via partners like Helvar.
• Zumtobel Group: Austrian-listed lighting group (Thorn, Zumtobel, Tridonic) covering architectural, commercial, industrial, and outdoor lighting with integrated controls. Comparable to LSE across the full value chain but operating globally at much larger scale.
• Trilux: Large European lighting manufacturer with deep commercial, industrial, and outdoor fixture portfolios plus a project design office. Matches LSE's offering but operates at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Sammode: French industrial and architectural lighting manufacturer with a similar profile of designing and producing luminaires for industrial, commercial, and historic/urban applications. Comparable to LSE in product breadth, French footprint, and project-based sales model.
• Radian: French luminaire manufacturer offering indoor and outdoor LED fixtures for residential, commercial, and urban markets. Overlaps directly with LSE's BALDEREC/KAINOLED ranges and its multi-segment French GTM approach.

Emerging players

• Holophane (Acuity Brands): Specialist in industrial, parking, and outdoor area lighting with strong presence in Europe. Closely matches LSE's parking, factory, and urban-lighting projects (e.g., Clermont-Ferrand parking, factory lighting) but with greater technical depth on controls.

Regional players

• S2 Lighting: French lighting distributor and solutions provider focused on regional B2B accounts. Operates in a similar segment to LSE (commercial, industrial, outdoor) but with a different geographic footprint, making it a non-overlapping regional comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LSELighting
• Facebookfacebook.com/lampeserviceeclairage
• LinkedInkansei.fr/profils/lse
• Instagraminstagram.com/lampe_service_eclairage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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