Private company

Holophane

Lighting company

Holophane, a division of Acuity Brands, is a manufacturer of lighting-related products founded in 1898 in London, England. The company is a UK-based (Milton Keynes, England) and US manufacturer (based in Newark, Ohio) of lighting fixtures for commercial, industrial, outdoor, and emergency applications. The company (Holophane) is noted for its glass reflector/refractor.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1898Founded1
  • Industrymanufacturing and shaping of other glass articles, including technical glass1
  • HeadquartersLes Andelys1
  • Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée1
Industrial Holophane pendant light
Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Holophane, a division of Acuity Brands, is a manufacturer of lighting-related products founded in 1898 in London, England. The company is a UK-based (Milton Keynes, England) and US manufacturer (based in Newark, Ohio) of lighting fixtures for commercial, industrial, outdoor, and emergency applications. The company (Holophane) is noted for its glass reflector/refractor. In addition, it manufactures lenses for street lights, including General Electric, Cooper Lighting, and Lithonia Lighting. Holophane has been integral in the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America since its inception in 1906, with the first meeting being held in the headquarters.2

Corporate structure

Holophane is part of a group headed by Acuity Brands. 54 entities, 18 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Acuity Brands Atlanta
    • Holophane Les Andelys
    • DGLogik Subsidiary
    • A to Z Manufacturing LLC Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
    • AB Netherlands Holdings B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • ABL IP Holding LLC Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • Acuity Aviation LLC Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • Acuity Brands Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • Acuity Brands Lighting (Hong Kong) Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
    • Acuity Brands Lighting Canada, Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Acuity Brands Lighting de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Acuity Brands Mexico Holdings II LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Acuity Brands Netherlands B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Acuity Brands Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Acuity Digital Ireland Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Acuity Intelligent Spaces Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Acuity Intelligent Spaces UK Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Acuity Intelligent Spaces US Inc. Subsidiary · Missouri, United States
    • Acuity Mexico Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Acuity Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Amerillum, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Arizona (Tianjin) Electronics Products Trade Co., Ltd Subsidiary · China
    • Arizona Trading Company Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
    • Castlight de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Distech Controls Energy Services (Canada) Inc. Subsidiary · Quebec, Canada
    • and 28 more

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1898Founded Founded1

Sources

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