Lighting Equipment Manufacturing Industry Overview

Excerpt from Lighting Equipment Manufacturing Report

Companies in this industry manufacture electric light bulbs and tubes as well as lighting fixtures, lamp shades, and other components and parts. Major companies include Acuity Brands and Hubbell (both based in the US), as well as OSRAM (a subsidiary of Germany-based Siemens), Philips Lighting (the Netherlands), TCP International (China), and Zumtobel (Austria). Divisions of leading diversified manufacturers such as General Electric also manufacture lighting equipment.

Competitive Landscape

Demand depends primarily on residential, industrial, and commercial construction activity. Large companies have advantages in purchasing power, manufacturing volume, and distribution efficiencies. Small companies compete by offering specialized products and superior customer service in regional markets. The industry is concentrated: the largest 50 companies account for about 70 percent of revenue.

Products, Operations & Technology

Major product categories are residential and nonresidential lighting fixtures (together about 80 percent of industry revenue) and lamp bulbs and parts (about 20 percent). Lighting fixtures consist of metal, glass, and plastic products in various decorative styles. Lamp bulbs consist primarily of incandescent, fluorescent, light-emitting diode (LED), and three types of high-intensity discharge (HID) bulbs: metal halide, sodium, and mercury vapor.