History

Lumec has been illuminating the world of outdoor lighting for over 35 years. The trust we have built over the years with our customers is based on our expertise and efficiency, which are as diverse as our products.

At our Boisbriand factory, which has more than 240 employees, we design, develop, manufacture and sell decorative and functional outdoor lighting products. We offer a wide range of cutting edge products that take into account the impact of lighting on the environment. We ensure the energy efficiency of our fixtures while controlling the lighting intensity and direction to preserve the beauty of the night sky.

We operate in a specialized market. Our ability to offer customers personalized products has allowed us to build and maintain our image in a highly competitive field. Thanks to the modular design of our products, we can start from a basic concept to produce personalized fixtures that blend harmoniously with our customers’ architectural themes and technical requirements.

The company was founded back in 1972 in a small commercial property in the area of Saint Michel (Montreal). In 1975, Lumec opened its own foundry in Saint Antoine des Laurentides. This allowed us to independently manufacture the cast parts for many fixtures. Our rapid and sustained growth brought us to new facilities in the Boisbriand industrial park in 1978. In 1993, we moved to our current location, which is spread out over 93 000 square feet of manufacturing space along Highway 15, one of Quebec’s main highways.

Following the acquisition of Lumec by Thomas Industries in 1987, the company accelerated its entry into the American market. In 1997, the acquisition of ZED allowed us to strengthen our market share by adding a high performance prismatic globe to our product line. A few years earlier, in 1992, a strategic alliance with the Belgium based Schréder Group (Lumec Schréder) had led to the introduction of the sealed optical chamber.

In August 1998, the lighting division of Thomas Industries and Genlyte merged into the Genlyte Thomas Group LLC. This merger allowed us to expand our distribution network and gain access to public utility companies. In 2004, Genlyte acquired the lighting division of Thomas Industries to form the Genlyte Group. Finally, in January 2006, Lumec acquired all the shares in Lumec Schréder from Schréder, with the Helios, Citea and Visualume products being restored under the Lumec banner. With sales nearing 1.5 billion US dollars, the Genlyte Group is the second largest lighting group in North America.

Lumec is now Canada’s top manufacturer of decorative and functional outdoor lighting products, both contemporary and traditional, as well as a major player in the United States. Our products can be found everywhere, as shown by our varied projects in Asia, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Lumec: Lighting the way for even your most audacious projects.