What Lextho Gmbh does

Lextho GmbH is a Swiss electrical and lighting specialist founded in 2005 by Walter Hagen and Patrick Oklé, headquartered in Seuzach, canton of Zürich, with approximately 20 employees. The company operates two integrated product lines. The first, LEDWORKS SWISS, is a range of architectural LED lighting solutions — including light ceilings (Lichtdecken), completely potted underwater luminaires, panels, profiles, downlights, and signage fixtures — manufactured in cooperation with an Austrian partner since 2013. The second, hadex SWISS, is a pre-fabricated electrical installation insertion system in which pipes are measured, machine-labeled by apartment designation, color-coded at junction boxes, and pre-wired before delivery to the construction site; the Flopy connector, introduced in 2020, extends the system to surface-mounted AP installations with claimed 10x efficiency gains.

Lextho sells primarily through direct, project-based engagement with architects, electrical planners, and installation contractors, supported by a quote-based pricing model with fixed per-apartment or per-unit pricing and on-site training. Revenue is generated from two streams: hardware sales of LED fixtures and hadex pre-fabricated components, and professional services covering planning, project management, and on-site implementation support. The company has cumulatively installed the hadex system in over 10,000 apartments and serves a diverse set of named reference customers across transportation (Circle Flughafen Zürich), banking (Raiffeisenbank), industrial (ABB), municipal (Hallenbad Seuzach), educational (Schulhaus Dallikon), religious (multiple churches), and hospitality venues in the DACH region. Since 2023, Lextho has bundled the Siresca augmented-reality installation app into its hadex offering, layering a digital visualization capability on top of the physical pre-fabrication model. The firm is privately held, founder-owned, bootstrapped, and operates only in Switzerland and Austria.

Name

Lextho Gmbh

Legal name

Lextho GmbH

Website

https://lextho.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lextho GmbH is a Swiss specialty manufacturer offering LEDWORKS architectural LED lighting and hadex pre-fabricated electrical installation systems, serving architects, planners, and installers across the DACH region with roughly 20 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LED Lighting & Electrical Installation Systems

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Wiring Device Manufacturing (33593), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Lighting Fixture Installation (HSAOAFAM), Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ), Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC), Smart Lighting & Dimming Control Installation (HSAHADAB)

Keywords

• LED lighting solutions
• Electrical installation systems
• Architectural lighting products
• Pre-fabricated wiring systems
• Lighting planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seuzach

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Lighting Products and Systems: Sale of LED lighting elements including light ceilings, underwater luminaires, and architectural LED solutions under the LEDWORKS brand. Products are manufactured in Switzerland and Austria.
2. hadex Electrical Installation Systems: Pre-fabricated electrical installation insertion systems sold directly to construction sites. Customers receive customized offers based on apartment or unit pricing. Includes the hadex system and Flopy connectors.
3. Consulting and Planning Services: Planning and consultation services for lighting solutions and electrical installations. Includes support from planning through implementation, training on-site, and building management system integration.
4. Project Management and Implementation: Professional services ensuring elements and components are correct and assembled into a complete work. Includes quality assurance and deadline management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lextho GmbH develops and manufactures LED lighting solutions under the LEDWORKS brand (architectural LED elements, light ceilings, underwater luminaires, panels, profiles, decorative and signage fixtures) and produces the hadex pre-fabricated electrical installation insertion system delivered directly to construction sites. The company complements its hardware with planning, consultation, on-site training, and implementation support services for construction and renovation projects.

Product overview

Lextho GmbH operates as a dual-brand company with two main product lines: (1) LEDWORKS SWISS - LED lighting solutions brand specializing in development and production of LED lighting elements for architectural and special requirements including light ceilings, underwater lights, panels, profiles, and decorative fixtures; (2) hadex SWISS - electrical installation insertion system that delivers pre-assembled, pre-wired components to construction sites for significant time savings. The hadex system includes the Flopy connector as an add-on for connecting to AP installation systems, and integrates with the Siresca AR-App for augmented reality visualization. Products are manufactured in Switzerland and Austria with over 10,000 apartments already installed using the hadex system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEDWORKS Swiss: LED lighting solutions for architectural and extraordinary requirements such as light ceilings or completely encapsulated lights for underwater applications
• hadex Swiss
• Flopy
• Siresca
• Fluxus

Products and services

• LEDWORKS LED Lighting Solutions LEDWORKS is Lextho's architectural LED lighting product line, developed and produced in cooperation with an Austrian partner. It covers light ceilings (Lichtdecken), completely potted luminaires for underwater applications, panels, profiles, decorative lighting, and signage lighting, and is targeted at architects, planners, and commercial or residential projects requiring custom lighting design.
• hadex Electrical Installation Insertion System hadex is a pre-fabricated electrical installation insertion system delivered directly to construction sites. Pipes are machine-labeled with apartment designations, junction boxes are color-coded, lettered, and pre-wired, and wires are pulled according to specifications. The system claims at least 50% time savings versus conventional installation and is sold at fixed apartment or unit prices. It is targeted at electrical planners, installers, and contractors on residential and commercial construction projects.
• Flopy Connector Flopy is a connector that joins UP hadex systems to AP installation systems with a single click, allowing AP lines including pre-assembled switches or sockets to be ordered in desired lengths. It is sold as part of the hadex ecosystem and is claimed to deliver a 10x efficiency improvement versus normal installations by eliminating pipe adjustments and on-site wiring work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings of at least 50% compared to conventional electrical installations using hadex system
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SirescacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Lextho became a Siresca sales partner in 2023. Siresca provides an augmented reality application for electrical installations that Lextho integrates with their hadex system. The partnership allows customers to benefit from 50% time savings in construction plus rapid electrical installations. Lextho offers Siresca app included in hadex pricing.
• Austrian LEDWORKS PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Partnership with Austrian company for LEDWORKS brand production. Modern technology is used for sustainable LED production in both Switzerland and Austria. New production facility built in Austria 2018-2019.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting giant spanning consumer, professional and IoT-connected LED systems. Competes broadly in the same architectural and commercial lighting categories Lextho targets, but with vastly greater scale and product breadth.

Direct peers

• Zumtobel Group: Austrian-headquartered manufacturer of architectural and commercial LED lighting fixtures and lighting management systems. Directly comparable to Lextho's LEDWORKS brand on LED product portfolio, target verticals (offices, hospitality, public buildings) and DACH-centric footprint.
• Brumberg Leuchten: German specialist in LED architectural and project lighting, including custom fixtures for offices, retail and hospitality. Mirrors Lextho's project-led, customization-heavy commercial lighting model in the DACH region.
• TRILUX Group: German LED lighting manufacturer serving commercial, industrial and public-sector projects across Europe. Overlaps with Lextho on architectural LED fixtures, project-based specification selling and DACH market presence.
• Fränkische Rohrwerke: German manufacturer of cable management, electrical installation and flexible piping systems used in construction. Comparable to Lextho's hadex offering in prefabricated, building-integrated electrical infrastructure components.
• Kaiser Group: German manufacturer of electrical installation systems, backboxes and pre-fabricated wiring infrastructure. Directly comparable to Lextho's hadex product line in pre-engineered electrical installation systems and installer-channel distribution.
• Regiolux: German manufacturer of commercial and industrial LED lighting fixtures and lighting management systems. Comparable mid-market competitor for architectural and project-based LED retrofits in the DACH region.

Emerging players

• Siresca: Swiss-based augmented reality software provider for electrical installation planning; Lextho is an official Siresca sales partner that bundles the AR app into its hadex offering. Adjacent technology peer rather than a competitor — useful as an indicator of Lextho's digital ecosystem bet.

Regional players

• Glamox: Norwegian-headquartered lighting manufacturer serving professional and marine/infrastructure markets across Europe. Comparable product range to Lextho's commercial LED portfolio, though anchored in Nordic and Northern European geographies.
• Fagerhult Group: Swedish-listed premium architectural lighting group with a DACH presence through subsidiaries. Operates in the same premium commercial and public-building LED segments but is geographically primarily Nordic compared with Lextho's Swiss-Austrian base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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