Kingspan Light & Air USA

Name

Kingspan Light & Air USA

Website

https://kingspan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Kingspan Light & Air USA is the US subsidiary of Kingspan Group's Light & Air business, manufacturing advanced insulation and building envelope solutions for commercial construction, and expanding into daylighting via its 2022 Solatube International acquisition.

Ownership category

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Product category

Building Envelope Daylighting and Ventilation Systems

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Skylights, Roof Windows & Daylighting (IMADAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment (IMAHAKAG), Louvers, Vents & Architectural Grilles (IMADAIAM)

Keywords

• Daylighting systems
• Natural ventilation products
• Building envelope solutions
• Smoke ventilation systems
• Commercial rooflights

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Forest

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Kingspan Light & Air USA manufactures advanced insulation and building envelope solutions, with a focus on daylighting, natural and smoke ventilation, and rooflight systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. The product range includes tubular daylighting devices (following the acquisition of Solatube International in March 2022), smoke vents, roof hatches, and ventilation louvers engineered to integrate with metal building envelopes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daylighting Systems (Solatube tubular daylighting devices)
• Advanced Insulation and Building Envelope Solutions

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Direct peers

• VELUX Group: Global leader in roof windows and skylights for residential and commercial buildings. Directly comparable to Kingspan Light & Air's daylighting and smoke-vent roof products in terms of category, channel, and specification selling motion.
• The Bilco Company: Manufacturer of roof smoke vents, ceiling access doors, and specialty ventilation products. Directly competes with the smoke/heat exhaust vent side of Kingspan Light & Air's portfolio in commercial construction.
• Loren Cook Company: Manufacturer of commercial and industrial fans, blowers, and ventilation equipment. Overlaps with the air-distribution and ventilation portion of Kingspan Light & Air's portfolio for HVAC and industrial ventilation applications.
• Greenheck Group: Leading US manufacturer of commercial and industrial ventilation equipment including louvers, dampers, fans, and roof curbs. Comparable in louvers, vents, and architectural grilles within Kingspan Light & Air's product range.
• Wasco Products, Inc. US manufacturer of skylights, roof windows, and smoke vents. Overlaps directly with Kingspan Light & Air's daylighting and natural venting product lines serving commercial, institutional, and industrial markets.
• Nystrom (a division of M-D Building Products): US manufacturer of commercial smoke vents, hatches, and louvers for roofs and walls. Comparable as a direct competitor in architectural grilles, roof ventilators, and smoke evacuation venting.

Others

• Acme Brick: Legacy building materials manufacturer also active in ventilation and daylighting niches; identified as a thematic neighbor in masonry/building-envelope categories rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Crystalite Inc. Manufacturer of custom architectural skylights and glazed structures for commercial projects. Competes in the commercial daylighting space with Kingspan/Solatube but with a custom-fabrication focus.
• Major Industries (Skywall Translucent Systems): US skylight and translucent wall system fabricator for commercial and institutional buildings. Adjacent competition to Solatube and Kingspan roof-glazing products.

Broad incumbents

• Boral Limited (Roofing/Building Products): Large building products group with roofing, insulation, and ventilation offerings. Overlaps broadly with the building-envelope portfolio in adjacent categories rather than directly head-to-head on tubular daylighting.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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