Airey-Thompson

What Airey-Thompson does

Airey-Thompson is a privately held, Irvine, California-based manufacturer of architectural lighting fixtures founded in 2003. Its product portfolio spans LED fixtures, under-cabinet lighting, architectural linear systems, cove lighting, makeup mirrors, and custom lighting solutions — a specialty focus on the specification-grade, project-based segment of the lighting industry rather than the consumer retail segment. The company positions itself around a 90-year claim of lighting excellence (a brand heritage assertion), and serves architectural firms, lighting designers, and related specifiers as its primary customer base.

The company's commercial infrastructure centers on a web platform branded the "Airey Thompson Digital Blueprint," which functions as a client engagement and architectural portfolio tool. The platform exposes product catalog, product detail, a data center, a rep locator, and a registration/login workflow. Distribution is handled through a field sales representative network, accessed by customers via the Rep Finder tool, targeting enterprise architectural and lighting professional buyers — a go-to-market model well-suited to the specification cycle in which architects and lighting designers select products.

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed. Based on firmographics (11–50 employees, private, single-country operations, niche architectural product mix), the company appears to operate as a focused, small-scale specialty manufacturer with relatively concentrated distribution through its rep network. There is no disclosed pricing structure, no named customer base, no parent company or investor information, and no evidence of recent funding, acquisitions, or partnerships in the supplied data.

Name

Airey-Thompson

Website

https://airey-thompson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Airey-Thompson is a privately held, Irvine, California-based manufacturer of architectural LED lighting fixtures, under-cabinet, linear, cove, makeup mirror, and custom lighting products, serving architectural firms and lighting specifiers through a field sales rep network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Lighting Retail (High Bay, Troffers, Warehouse) (CRAIAHAG)

Keywords

• LED lighting fixtures
• Architectural linear lighting
• Under cabinet lighting
• Cove lighting
• Custom lighting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Airey-Thompson manufactures and distributes LED lighting fixtures with a focus on architectural applications, offering under-cabinet, architectural linear, cove, and makeup-mirror lighting alongside custom lighting solutions. The company supports its product offering with a digital portfolio and client engagement platform and distributes through a field sales representative network.

Product overview

Airey Thompson offers a single unified digital platform called 'Digital Blueprint' — a high-end architectural portfolio and client engagement platform. The platform is accessed through multiple integrated modules including Product Detail, Products catalog, Data Center, Rep Finder, and client-facing registration and contact features, all designed to showcase structural precision and architectural work through a minimalist interface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LED Fixtures Manufactured LED lighting fixtures offered to architectural firms and lighting professionals for commercial and high-end projects.
• Under Cabinet Lighting LED under-cabinet lighting fixtures designed for architectural and interior specification in commercial and residential projects.
• Architectural Linear Lighting Architectural linear LED fixtures for continuous-run and minimalist lighting applications in commercial interiors.
• Cove Lighting Cove LED lighting fixtures for indirect and accent architectural illumination in high-end interior applications.
• Makeup Mirrors LED-illuminated makeup mirror fixtures designed for commercial and high-end residential specifications.
• Custom Lighting Solutions Bespoke LED lighting solutions engineered to project specifications for architectural and interior design customers.
• Airey Thompson Digital Blueprint Client-facing architectural portfolio and engagement platform that provides product catalog access, rep finder, client registration, and data center resources for architectural and lighting professionals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Acuity Brands: Largest US-listed architectural and commercial lighting fixture manufacturer (Lithonia, Gotham, Mark Architectural Lighting). Directly comparable as a spec-driven commercial lighting supplier, but at vastly greater scale and catalog breadth than Airey-Thompson.
• Eaton (Cooper Lighting Solutions): Cooper Lighting, part of Eaton, is a major commercial/architectural lighting fixture manufacturer (Portfolio, Halo, Metalux). Directly comparable in the architectural specification channel and product categories.
• Signify (formerly Philips Lighting): Global lighting incumbent whose Philips and Color Kinetics brands compete across architectural, commercial, and specialty LED segments. Comparable in target customer (specifiers, architects) and product overlap (architectural linear, cove, custom).
• Hubbell Lighting: US commercial and industrial lighting manufacturer (Hubbell, Architectural Area Lighting, Spaulding). Comparable in commercial/architectural fixture manufacturing and rep-based distribution.

Direct peers

• Edge Lighting: Specialty manufacturer of low-voltage architectural LED lighting, including linear, cove, and under-cabinet systems. Comparable in product overlap and in serving the architectural specification community.
• WAC Lighting: Architectural and decorative LED lighting manufacturer with strong presence in under-cabinet, linear, and cove/tape lighting — directly overlapping with several of Airey-Thompson's named product categories.
• Alcon Lighting: Architectural and commercial LED lighting manufacturer offering recessed, linear, and custom-modified fixtures. Comparable as a smaller, specialty-tier competitor in the same architectural channel.
• Juno Lighting (Acuity Brands): Acuity-owned architectural and commercial downlight and linear lighting brand. Comparable as a direct architectural fixture brand in recessed, linear, and under-cabinet categories served by Airey-Thompson.
• Focal Point: Chicago-based architectural lighting manufacturer specializing in recessed, linear, and custom fixtures for commercial interiors. Closely comparable in product mix (architectural linear, custom) and specifier-driven go-to-market.
• Visa Lighting: Milwaukee-based architectural lighting manufacturer focused on performance architectural and custom-modified products for healthcare, education, and commercial interiors. Comparable as a specialty custom architectural lighting maker serving specifiers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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