About us

A Great British Lighting Manufacturer

Since our founding in 1971, Steon have evolved into a well-established commercial lighting manufacturer with a proud heritage and sustainable practices.

Everything, from initial product design and testing, to development and manufacturing, is undertaken at our premises in Lancashire. This is the main hub of our activities as it also is the main base of operation for our sales team, support technicians, lighting and product design teams.

At Steon we apply our expertise to all design, testing, development, and manufacturing processes to ensure that we remain at the forefront of the lighting industry.

We offer a comprehensive range of high specification LED luminaires which boast optimum performance and enhanced reliability whilst remaining energy conscious.

Our Brands

Who do we work with?

    Our Partnerships

  Sectors we Specialise In

Healthcare

Education

Transport

Sports Facilities

Industrial

Residential

Places of Worship

Retail

Leisure

Offices

Warehouse

Exterior

Timeline of Events

1971

JJ Lighting Supplies Ltd was incorporated on the 26th May under company registration number 1012454.

1983

Having strategically refocused on lighting, the company underwent a rebrand and continued to trade a Lamps & Lighting Ltd.

1998

Nigel Walton assumed the position of Managing Director following the retirement of his father, John Walton.

2002

In the interest of expanding in-house manufacture, the business moved to larger purpose-built premises in Hapton, Burnley.

2008

Having introduced an innovative range of intelligent controls, Lamps & Lighting Ltd found success in the telecommunications sector.

2010

The Steon® brand was introduced to encompass the technical lighting solutions that were being manufactured in-house.

2016

To better represent the branching product portfolio, a further two brands were introduced, Luxace® and Historix®.

2017

With the increasing adoption of LEDs and the phasing out of conventional lamps, the company underwent a second rebrand to trade as Steon Ltd.

2018

Steon Ltd joined the prestigious Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and received a prize for excellency in their inaugural year.

2018

As ethically conscious manufacturer, Steon are proud of their affiliation with the Made-in-Britain Campaign.

2019

Steon introduced a range of wireless control systems, namely: PRO ECO®, bluCONNECT® and SMARTMESH®.

2021

Steon heavily invest in enhancing their in-house testing capabilities, including the acquisition of a gonio-spectroradiometer.

2021

Steon celebrate their 50th anniversary, marking the occasions with the launch of their new website.

2022

In September 2022, Guy Lingard Ramsbotom is appointed as the new Managing Director.

Our recent projects

The Fratry at Carlisle Cathedral

Number One Riverside

Wigan & Leigh College

Backbarrow Ironworks, Cumbria

east Manchester Youth Zone

Unit 2, 62 Leeds

Our memberships

Signify EnabLED

In 2021 Steon became members of the Philips EnabLED licensing programme. We are an official licensee and authorised to use the patent technology of Philips within our products.

Made in Britain

At Steon we pride ourselves on our ‘Made in Britain’ marque. As an environmentally conscious manufacturer, we are passionate about keeping our carbon footprint to a minimum and sourcing our materials and components locally wherever possible. We also ensure our own supply chain members share our philosophy to minimising our environmental impact.

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