What Rohl SAS does

Rohl SAS is a French family-owned manufacturer of public lighting luminaires, founded in 1967 in Alsace by Bernard Oberlé and headquartered in Erstein. The company designs, manufactures, and sells LED street and urban lighting fixtures across roughly 40 product families spanning road, pedestrian, residential, architectural, scenographic, and historic-center applications, all 100% Zhaga-compliant (Books 13, 15, 18) for multi-vendor interoperability. Its core technology stack includes DALI 2/D4i driver integration, Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity via the Lumio module, and the SmartDrive HUB software platform for smartphone-based parameter setting, night-profile management, and diagnostics. The company has positioned its strategy around the "La Nuit Dynamique" philosophy — adaptive lighting scenarios addressing ecological, economic, and social objectives — and embeds circular economy principles through co-founding membership in ECOSYSTEM and ISO 14001 certification since 2010.

Rohl operates exclusively B2B through a direct field sales organization of 8 regional sales managers covering all French departments, supplemented by 12 local representative firms. Its primary customer segment is French municipalities and local governments executing public lighting modernization under tightening regulatory frameworks (notably the December 27, 2018 French lighting decree on light pollution and biodiversity), with a secondary segment in commercial real estate developers (e.g., CODIC France). Customer engagements are quote-based, project-tied, and often multi-year, with no public pricing disclosed. The company exports selectively, with a documented reference in Zandvoort, Netherlands, managed by a dedicated Export Manager. Rohl generates revenue entirely through hardware sales and complementary services, with no external funding rounds disclosed and operations entirely self-funded.

Name

Rohl SAS

Legal name

ROHL SAS

Website

https://rohl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rohl SAS is a French family-owned manufacturer of LED public lighting luminaires, founded in 1967 and based in Erstein, Alsace, serving French municipalities and commercial developers through direct regional sales and a network of local representative firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Lighting Fixtures

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI), Street Lighting & Area Lighting Electrical Infrastructure (IMAFAHAJ)

Keywords

• LED public lighting
• Street lighting fixtures
• Smart lighting control
• Urban lighting design
• Zhaga-compliant luminaires

Headquarters

HQ city

Erstein

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Public Lighting Fixtures: ROHL designs, manufactures, and sells LED luminaires for public lighting, including various product families (Caro, Cléos, Téos, Loupio, Lampion, Stenio, Vasco, Exio, Cigo, Icaros, Tilion, Totem, Ambiance, Coralie, Rochester, Rétro, Collioure, Nento, Ario, Loupiote). Products are sold directly through regional sales managers and local representative firms across France.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rohl SAS designs, manufactures, and sells LED public lighting luminaires for municipalities, cities, and commercial property developers across France. The company offers over 40 luminaire product families in various mounting configurations (sommitale, lateral, suspended, wall-mounted, column, bollard), 100% Zhaga-compliant for multi-vendor interoperability. Rohl also provides the HUB connected lighting management platform and Lumio BLE module for smart, adaptive public lighting control.

Product overview

Rohl SAS is a French manufacturer of public street lighting founded in 1967 near Strasbourg, now based in Erstein, Alsace. The company produces over 40 luminaire product families (Cléos, Caro, Téos, Loupio, Stenio, Tilion, Totem, Vasco, Exio, Cigo, Lampion, Icaros, Ario, Nento, Collioure, Rochester, Rétro, Ambiance, Coralie) and offers two connected lighting management platforms: SmartDrive HUB (smartphone-based back-office management for DALI 2 driver control) and Lumio (BLE connectivity module). Rohl also provides La Nuit Dynamique, a concept for adaptive lighting scenarios across urban zones. All luminaires are 100% Zhaga-compliant for multi-vendor interoperability. Products span mounting types (sommitale, lateral, suspended, wall-mounted, column, bollard) and collections (Classic, Espace, Urbaine). The company maintains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and is committed to French manufacturing with 87% of luminaire value reinvested in the French economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HUB: Smart connected lighting management platform using Bluetooth technology for parameterization, traceability, maintenance and DALI driver interoperability.
• Lumio
• La Nuit Dynamique

Products and services

• Lumio BLE Module A Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 5.0) module installed in luminaires or connection cabinets, enabling direct smartphone control via the HUB application. Communicates with DALI 2 drivers and D4i extensions for parameter setting, night profile configuration, and diagnostic data collection.
• SmartDrive HUB Platform A smartphone-based management platform for connected public lighting. Enables parameter configuration, night profile management, maintenance tracking, diagnostic data visualization, and real-time fleet supervision. Interoperable with all DALI 2 drivers on the market. Accessible via HUB back-office and HUB application.
• Loupio Luminaire Family (Panier, Lamp, Misc) A customizable outdoor luminaire collection acting as a creator of urban ambiance. Inspired by indoor lanterns and photophores, Loupio brings interior aesthetics outdoors for public spaces. Available in suspended basket (Panier), lamp (Lamp), and decorative misc basket (Misc) forms with multiple wireframe patterns.
• Loupiote Decorative Suspended Lantern A decorative suspended lantern designed for urban green spaces. Features soft, warm ambient light with artistic motifs inspired by living nature. Designed as a presence that draws ambiance rather than imposing it.
• Cléos Luminaire Family (01 & 02) An elegant urban luminaire family with consensual design and timeless formalism. Available in multiple mounting variants: Cléos lato (lateral), Cléos mono (top-mounted), Cléos topo (top with spigot), Cléos apio (wall-mounted), and Cléos solo (suspended). Combines efficiency, aesthetics, and visual comfort.
• Caro Luminaire Family A full luminaire range with timeless elegance through fluid shapes and soft curves. Covers pedestrian, cycling, road, and living spaces with multiple mounting options including lato (lateral), mono (top-mounted single arm), topo (top spigot), duo (double), quatro (square top-mounted), solo (suspended), and solo quatro (suspended square).
• Tilion Top-Mounted Luminaire A top-mounted luminaire with a distinctive luminous signature suggesting modernity and refinement. Features an elegant, timeless, and minimalist form designed for urban centers and squares.
• Totem Column Luminaire A column luminaire with geometric luminous signature that structures public spaces through its presence. Features timeless form with varying bowl heights, available in white or RGBW.
• Stenio Luminaire Family (pato, nato) An architectural luminaire family for small spaces, combining elegance, comfort, and LED technology. Stenio pato is a column version and Stenio nato is a bollard. Compliant with PMR accessibility regulations.
• Vasco Sommitale Luminaire A sommitale luminaire revealing performance in urban projects. Suggests modernity and refinement through soft forms and poetic surfaces.
• Exio Road Lighting Luminaire (01 & 02) A luminaire bringing new aesthetic codes to road lighting with architectural silhouette and discreet modernity. Available in two sizes with lateral and sommitale mounting. Supports RGB pixel or RGBW for color control.
• Téos Luminaire Family (01 & 02) The signature luminaire of the Rohl house, representing the ideal interpretation of urban needs. Features two sizes and multiple mounting accessories (lato, latoro, mono). Combines efficiency, aesthetics, and visual comfort.
• Cigo Scenographic Lighting System (topo, grapo) A scenographic lighting concept for large spaces, reimagined as an architectural object. Offers multiple mechanical and photometric possibilities with single, double, triple, or quadruple configurations. Equipped with RGB pixel or RGBW systems.
• Lampion Artistic Scenic Luminaire An organic and dynamic luminaire for artistic scenic lighting in public spaces. Features a dual light source system providing quality road lighting and RGBW colored animation via a diffusing bowl and customizable mask.
• Icaros Projector Range (01 & 02) A projector range designed for large urban spaces, inspired by industrial aesthetics. Features mechanical design with catenary mounting capability for excellent uniformity. Supports RGBW DMX for dynamic color control.
• Ario Compact Urban Luminaire A discreet luminaire with fluid, compact forms for lighting small urban spaces including pedestrian, cycling, and residential areas. An economical iteration for small urban space lighting.
• Nento Geometric Luminaire Family (lato, topo) A luminaire family with geometric design for contemporary urban space needs. Available in lato (lateral) and topo (top-mounted) variants. Suitable for urban centers, squares, cycle paths, residential streets, and parking areas.
• Collioure Heritage Luminaire Family (065, 072) A timeless luminaire family whose curves give a distinctive character to historic centers. Collioure 065 is suspended, and Collioure 072 is sommitale.
• Rochester Heritage Luminaire Family (260, 261, 262) A timeless luminaire family faithful to its timeless image, traversed eras while incorporating modern LED technology. Rochester 260 & 261 are suspended; Rochester 262 is sommitale. Recommended for areas requiring continuity with historic lighting furniture.
• Rétro Heritage Luminaire Family (817, 822) A range whose name evokes the timelessness of its forms while concentrating the most modern technologies. Rétro 817 is sommitale; Rétro 822 is suspended.
• Ambiance Classic Luminaire Family (550, 552) A classic luminaire family whose forms traverse eras and trends, fully participating in the enhancement of city spaces including parks, gardens, squares, and residential areas.
• Coralie Classic Luminaire Family (557, 559) A classic luminaire family whose forms traverse eras and trends, enhancing city spaces including parks, gardens, squares, and residential areas. Updated with modern technology.
• La Nuit Dynamique Service Concept Rohl's service concept for adaptive, scenario-based public lighting. Provides solutions for implementing lighting schemes addressing mobility, energy, environmental, and social issues. Covers five urban zones: center cities, main roads, ecological corridors, residential areas, and activity zones.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy cost savings of over 75% compared to traditional discharge lighting installations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• La French FabminorOthersROHL is a member of La French Fab, the French industrial ecosystem representing companies committed to innovation, digital transformation, and maintaining production capabilities on French territory.
• ECOSYSTEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerROHL is a co-founder of ECOSYSTEM, the professional organization for collecting and recycling lighting equipment in France. This partnership demonstrates commitment to circular economy principles and regulatory compliance for end-of-life product management.
• Zhaga ConsortiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationROHL is an associate member of the Zhaga Consortium, a global organization (500+ member companies) that defines interface standards for LED modules. ROHL commits to 100% Zhaga compatibility in first mount, ensuring interoperability and multi-brand component flexibility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thorn Lighting (Zumtobel Group): Established European outdoor and indoor lighting brand within the Zumtobel Group, offering street, tunnel, and urban lighting plus lighting management. Overlaps with ROHL on public outdoor lighting but competes as a much broader portfolio incumbent.
• Valmont Industries (Lighting division): US-based infrastructure group with a pole and outdoor lighting portfolio serving municipalities worldwide. Comparable to ROHL on public outdoor lighting hardware but operates at much larger scale and with broader infrastructure exposure.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader with Philips street lighting and the Interact City connected-lighting platform. Sets the benchmark for smart-city public lighting at scale and competes head-on with ROHL's HUB/Lumio proposition on large municipal tenders.

Direct peers

• Schréder: Belgian-headquartered outdoor and urban lighting manufacturer with a strong European municipal presence and integrated smart-city control platform (Shuffle, EXEDRA). Directly comparable to ROHL on product category (street/area luminaires), customer base (cities), and connected-lighting strategy.
• AEC Illuminazione: Italian designer and manufacturer of outdoor architectural and street lighting luminaires. Comparable to ROHL on aesthetic-led urban product families and on selling into European municipal and architectural lighting projects.
• WE-EF Leuchten: German specialist in outdoor architectural and street lighting with a strong focus on quality optics and modular luminaire design. Comparable to ROHL on outdoor luminaire manufacturing and European specification-led municipal sales.
• Carandini: Spanish outdoor lighting manufacturer with a long heritage (1919) producing street, urban, and tunnel luminaires for European municipalities. Comparable to ROHL on traditional plus LED urban lighting portfolios and public-sector customer base.
• Ligman Lighting: Manufacturer of exterior architectural and urban lighting with a design-led catalogue and global specification presence. Comparable to ROHL on aesthetic urban luminaire families and on selling into municipalities, architects, and developers.

Emerging players

• Citelum (EDF group): Smart-city public lighting service provider within EDF, operating and often retrofitting municipal lighting networks. Comparable to ROHL on the connected public-lighting value chain, but as a service/operating model rather than a luminaire manufacturer.

Others

• Glamox: European lighting group with a strong outdoor and marine/public-realm portfolio. Partially adjacent to ROHL on outdoor specification lighting, providing an alternative reference point on European public-sector lighting economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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