American Lighting and Signalization

What American Lighting and Signalization does

American Lighting and Signalization, LLC is a privately-held infrastructure services company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company provides roadway lighting, traffic signalization, underground infrastructure construction, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) solutions to state Departments of Transportation, electric utilities, municipalities, and commercial customers across 11 states in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southwest. Its service portfolio includes design-build and turnkey delivery of new construction, system rebuilds, LED conversion, storm damage restoration, maintenance of 5 million+ lights annually, and increasingly renewable energy construction and telecommunications transmission/distribution work. The company employs 400+ trained technicians including licensed electricians, professional engineers, and IMSA-certified technicians, and operates its proprietary SafeProduction® safety program.

The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asplundh, a family-owned diversified infrastructure services company founded in 1928 with more than 34,000 service professionals across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. American Lighting & Signalization leverages Asplundh's resources through the ONE ASPLUNDH® integrated service platform, providing a single point of contact for vegetation management, utility infrastructure, digital innovation, and storm/emergency restoration services. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with DOTs, utilities, and municipalities, with multi-year maintenance agreements and custom-quoted turnkey project delivery. The go-to-market model relies on direct enterprise sales via regional managers in each state, targeting government agencies and utility customers through established relationships rather than broad marketing campaigns.

The company is structured as a Florida LLC with no public listing, no external funding rounds, and no independent investor base. Its competitive positioning is built on credentialed workforce, 37 years of operating history, regional field-team coverage, Asplundh's scale advantages, and a documented safety program that reduces incident frequency and insurance costs.

Name

American Lighting and Signalization

Legal name

American Lighting and Signalization, LLC

Website

https://americanlighting.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

American Lighting and Signalization is a Jacksonville, FL-based infrastructure services company providing roadway lighting, traffic signalization, underground construction, and ITS solutions to state DOTs, electric utilities, and municipalities across 11 states. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Asplundh, the company employs 400+ trained technicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Roadway Lighting and Traffic Signalization Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Street Lighting & Area Lighting Electrical Infrastructure (IMAFAHAJ)

Keywords

• Roadway lighting services
• Traffic signalization construction
• Underground utility infrastructure
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Electrical maintenance contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Services: Project-based revenue from design, build, and energizing of roadway lighting, traffic signalization, underground infrastructure, and ITS solutions. Projects range from new construction to system rebuilds and modifications. Revenue is generated through contracts with DOTs, utilities, municipalities, and commercial customers.
2. Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance contracts for street lights, traffic signals, and underground infrastructure. Services include storm damage assessment, patrolling, restoration, and emergency response.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

American Lighting & Signalization provides design-build and maintenance services for roadway lighting, traffic signalization, underground electric infrastructure, telecommunications transmission and distribution networks, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The company delivers turnkey construction, system rebuilds, LED conversion, 24/7 storm damage response, and ongoing maintenance contracts to state DOTs, electric utilities, municipalities, and commercial customers across 11 states in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southwest.

Product overview

American Lighting & Signalization is an infrastructure services company rather than a software product company. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of services including underground construction and maintenance, street lighting (new construction and maintenance, LED conversion), traffic signalization, storm damage restoration, renewable energy (solar farm construction), and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) solutions. Their services are delivered as custom solutions covering design, build, and energizing, or as total turnkey delivery. The company serves electric utilities, municipalities, state DOT transportation agencies, residential communities, and major commercial customers across 11 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roadway Lighting Services Design, build, energizing, and maintenance services for roadway and street lighting systems for state DOTs, municipalities, electric utilities, residential communities, and commercial customers. Includes new construction, LED conversion, system rebuilds, and ongoing maintenance of more than 5 million lights annually.
• Traffic Signalization Services Design-build, installation, energizing, and maintenance services for traffic signals and intersection infrastructure for state DOTs, municipalities, and commercial road contractors.
• Underground Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance Underground electric construction, maintenance, and telecommunications transmission and distribution networks for electric utilities and municipalities.
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Solutions Design, build, and maintenance of Intelligent Transportation Systems for state DOTs and transportation authorities, supporting traffic operations and modern roadway management.
• Storm Damage and Emergency Restoration Services 24/7 storm damage assessment, patrolling, restoration, and emergency response services for street lights, traffic signals, and underground infrastructure across the company's 11-state footprint.
• Lighting and Traffic Signal Maintenance Contracts Ongoing multi-year maintenance contracts covering street lights, traffic signals, and underground infrastructure, including routine patrolling and system upkeep for DOTs, utilities, and municipalities.

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MasTec: Public infrastructure construction firm (NYSE: MTZ) operating across communications, utility, oil & gas, and clean-energy segments. Overlaps with ALS in utility and DOT-related electrical/underground work but operates at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio across North America.
• Quanta Services: Largest publicly traded infrastructure-services firm (NYSE: PWR) focused on electric power, oil & gas, and communications. Closest functional peer to ALS in electric transmission, distribution, and substation work, with significantly larger scale, balance sheet, and nationwide geographic reach.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering and construction firm with deep utility T&D, transportation, and infrastructure practices. Overlaps with ALS on DOT-related electrical and signal work but is materially larger, more engineering-and-design-led, and serves broader geographies including international markets.
• Dycom Industries: Specialty contracting services provider (NYSE: DY) primarily serving telecommunications providers but with growing electric utility exposure. Adjacent to ALS in underground infrastructure construction and engineering, with substantially larger scale and telecom-centric concentration.
• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded mechanical & electrical construction and facilities-services firm (NYSE: EME). Overlaps with ALS in electrical contracting and infrastructure maintenance, but operates at much greater scale across a diversified portfolio including commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
• Black & Veatch: Large private engineering, procurement, and construction firm with significant utility infrastructure and telecommunications practices. Competes with ALS on major utility T&D and electrical infrastructure projects but is far larger, employee-owned, and engineering-led rather than field-service-led.

Direct peers

• MYR Group: Specialty electrical construction services provider (NASDAQ: MYRG) serving utilities, DOTs, and commercial/industrial customers via commercial & industrial and transmission & distribution segments. Closely comparable in scope to ALS's electrical contracting, signal, and lighting service lines, and similar in mid-cap scale.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Infrastructure construction firm (NYSE: PRIM) with utilities, energy, and civil segments delivering electric T&D, pipeline, and civil construction. Direct overlap with ALS in street lighting, utility infrastructure, and civil/roadway work, with comparable revenue scale but broader energy exposure.
• Henkels & McCoy: Privately held infrastructure contractor founded in 1923, one of the largest US utility/infrastructure construction firms, with deep presence in overhead/underground electric, gas, and telecommunications. Closest like-for-like mid-market peer to ALS in roadway lighting, traffic signalization, and DOT underground work.
• Aldridge Electric: Mid-market union electrical contractor serving utilities, DOTs, and commercial customers with transmission, distribution, substation, and traffic/lighting work. Closely comparable in service mix and customer base to ALS, operating primarily across the Midwest and Southeast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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