What Lightwave Solutions does

Lightwave Solutions is a privately held, locally owned window tinting and energy efficiency services company headquartered in Homewood, Alabama (Birmingham metro), founded around 2020. The company installs residential, commercial, decorative, and security window films drawn from LLumar (as an exclusive dealer) and Vista, and complements these installations with a broader energy services suite including energy audits, HVAC maintenance, LED lighting, Nest programmable thermostat installation, roller shades, and attic and garage insulation. The underlying technology is fundamentally physical product installation rather than software — multilayer polyester security films that hold shattered glass in place, solar control films that block up to 99% of UV rays, and standard HVAC/insulation/lighting hardware.

The company operates a direct-to-consumer and direct-to-commercial field sales motion, with customers requesting free on-site estimates via phone (205-267-3030) or website contact forms. Pricing is quote-based; published residential price points range from $400 for a small garden-home window package up to $4,000 for a 236-pane French window installation, while commercial work is custom-quoted. Commercial installations carry a 10-year warranty and residential installations a lifetime warranty. Geographic reach covers 19 Alabama counties anchored in the Birmingham metro and Over-the-Mountain communities, with local SEO service-area pages and a video content library as the primary lead-generation channels.

Customer mix is bifurcated: residential homeowners seeking heat/UV/glare reduction and energy savings, and commercial and institutional clients including Alabama Power, UAB, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Hugo Black Federal Courthouse, Samford University, the University of Alabama, Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham Waterworks, Birmingham Zoo, and Birmingham Museum of Art. The company holds an Alabama HVAC license (#22026), is led by CEO Andy Fagan, and has no disclosed institutional funding or parent company.

Name

Lightwave Solutions

Legal name

Lightwave Solutions

Website

https://lightwavesolutions.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lightwave Solutions is a privately held Birmingham, Alabama-based installer of residential, commercial, decorative, and security window films (as an exclusive LLumar dealer) and complementary energy efficiency services for homeowners and institutional customers across 19 Alabama counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Window Tinting and Energy Efficiency Services

NAICS

Glass and Glazing Contractors (23815)

akta.pro primary industry

Window Films & Tinting Retail (Privacy, UV, Decorative Films) (CRAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Residential window tinting
• Commercial window tinting
• Security window film
• Energy efficiency services
• Decorative window films

Headquarters

HQ city

Homewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Window Tinting Installation Services: One-time installation of window films for residential and commercial properties. Pricing varies based on window size, type, quantity, and film selection. Residential projects range from $400 to $4,000 depending on complexity.
2. Energy Efficiency Services: HVAC maintenance, LED lighting installation, programmable thermostat installation (Nest), roller shades, and attic/garage insulation services. Offered as complementary services to window tinting for comprehensive energy solutions.
3. Product Sales: Sale of window films and related materials as part of installation services. Commercial window tints come with 10-year warranties; residential solutions are backed by lifetime warranties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lightwave Solutions installs residential and commercial window tinting films from LLumar and Vista, including solar control, decorative, and security films, and provides complementary energy-efficiency services such as HVAC maintenance, LED lighting, programmable thermostats, and attic/garage insulation. The company delivers on-site assessments and free estimates to homeowners and commercial clients across the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area, bundling film installation with broader energy-efficiency upgrades.

Product overview

Lightwave Solutions is a window film tinting and energy efficiency services company offering four core window tinting products (Residential Window Tinting, Commercial Window Tinting, Decorative Window Tinting, and Security Film) alongside six complementary energy services (Energy Audits, Roller Shades, HVAC Service and Maintenance, Attic and Garage Insulation, Programmable Nest Thermostats, and LED Lighting). The window tinting products come with warranties ranging from 10-year (commercial) to lifetime (residential) and include films from Llumar and Vista brands. The energy services complement the window films by addressing broader HVAC efficiency, insulation, and lighting needs. The company serves residential and commercial customers throughout Central and Northern Alabama including Birmingham, Hoover, Mountain Brook, and surrounding communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LLumar Window Film: Lightwave Solutions is an exclusive LLumar Window Film dealer, offering LLumar brand window films for residential and commercial applications
• Vista Window Films

Products and services

• Residential Window Tinting

Quantifiable outcome

• Window film can reduce UV rays by up to 99%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• LLumarcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLightwave Solutions is an exclusive dealer of LLumar Window Films, a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial window tinting products. This exclusive dealership provides access to premium window film products for their installation services.
• Vista Window FilmssecondaryOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLightwave Solutions offers Vista Window Films as an additional product option alongside their LLumar offerings, providing customers with multiple brand choices for their window tinting needs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tint World: National window tinting and auto accessory franchise offering residential, commercial, and automotive tinting plus related services. Closest direct peer to Lightwave given similar service mix and franchise-based scaling model in the same product category.
• Window Genie: National home services franchise (a Neighborly company) offering window tinting alongside window cleaning, pressure washing, and gutter cleaning. Comparable to Lightwave in bundling window film with adjacent home services across multiple markets.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison Hanita: Global materials manufacturer whose HanitaTek division produces window films for architectural and safety applications via dealer networks. Comparable as an alternative upstream supplier relationship for an installer of Lightwave's profile.
• Madico: Established window film manufacturer with a dealer/installer network for residential and commercial solar, safety, and decorative films. Directly comparable to LLumar as a competing film brand that installers of Lightwave's profile could carry.
• Solar Gard (Saint-Gobain): Major global window film manufacturer (Saint-Gobain subsidiary) distributing through dealer networks analogous to Lightwave's LLumar relationship. Comparable as a competing upstream brand that Lightwave dealers could alternatively align with.
• Huper Optik: Window film manufacturer specializing in nano-ceramic and spectrally selective films, sold through authorized dealer networks. Comparable to LLumar/Vista as a premium film supplier alternative for residential and commercial tinting installers.
• SunTek Window Films (Eastman Chemical): Window film manufacturer owned by Eastman Chemical — the same parent as Vista, one of Lightwave's existing suppliers. Comparable as a competing manufacturer/distributor serving the same dealer/install base.
• 3M Window Film: Diversified manufacturer offering window films distributed through authorized dealer networks. Comparable as a competing premium film brand and as an upstream supplier relationship analogous to Lightwave's LLumar/Vista agreements.

Others

• Vista Window Films: Window film brand (also Eastman Chemical) currently carried by Lightwave as a secondary product line. Relevant as an existing supplier/partner whose brand competes head-to-head with LLumar at the product level.
• Glass Doctor: National franchise specializing in glass repair, replacement, and window-related services for residential and commercial customers. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates in the same building-envelope services category and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lightwavesolutionsllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lightwave-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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