Five Chinese custom street light makers target smarter urban lighting

A new market roundup highlights five Chinese suppliers of customized urban public lighting as cities and project developers move beyond standard catalogs. The shift reflects rising demand for engineered, energy-efficient street lighting that matches local identity, technical specs and smart infrastructure needs.

Why it matters: - Municipal buyers and overseas developers are moving toward custom street light design instead of off-the-shelf catalogs. - The shift affects urban identity, infrastructure performance and long-term maintenance. - Customization now includes decorative poles, architectural lighting, smart controls and locally themed designs. - The market is also growing in scale. Global street lighting revenue was valued at $9.1 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $11.6 billion by 2030. - LED lighting accounted for 79.7% of street lighting revenue in 2023. - China’s lighting exports reached $56.3 billion in 2023, despite a 7% year-on-year decline.

What happened: - The report profiles five Chinese suppliers of customized urban public lighting infrastructure: Zhongshan Baifu Street Lamp Co., Ltd. (BAIFU LIGHTING), Zhongshan Jojie Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., Hongli Lighting Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou HPWINNER Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., and Yangzhou Qiangsheng Electric Co., Ltd. - The companies are presented as options for municipal authorities and international project developers evaluating custom street lighting programs. - The roundup focuses on custom street light design, architectural street lighting and non-standard street lights that fit urban identity and infrastructure demands.

The details: - BAIFU LIGHTING is based in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan, Guangdong, and was established in 2013. - BAIFU LIGHTING operates an 11,158-square-meter production facility, employs 68 staff and reports annual output of 50,000 units. - BAIFU LIGHTING focuses on non-standard custom outdoor street lights, LED road luminaires, solar street lights, landscape lights, garden lights, lawn lights, smart street lights and custom lamp poles. - BAIFU LIGHTING offers OEM and ODM services for municipal, commercial and public space lighting projects. - The company’s five-person engineering team supports CAD drawing development, product selection, lighting configuration recommendations, appearance design evaluation and sample development. - Custom options include pole height, arm structure, decorative patterns, colors, LED power, optical distribution, solar configuration and smart lighting control. - Decorative work can include hollow patterns, luminous decorations, city logos, cultural totems and exclusive design elements. - Representative products include the BF-LSL-4000-120W custom LED landscape street light, the BF-AGL-4000-60W ancient-style courtyard lamp and the BF-SL-8M-100W custom solar street light. - The BF-LSL-4000-120W is built for urban roads, parks, plazas, commercial streets and large-scale landscape projects. - The BF-LSL-4000-120W uses Q235 hot-dip galvanized steel, 304 stainless steel, die-cast aluminum lamp housings and high-transmittance tempered glass. - The BF-LSL-4000-120W delivers at least 130 lm/W efficacy, Ra≥70 color rendering, PF≥0.95 and IP65 or IP66 protection. - Mounting height on the BF-LSL-4000-120W is customizable from 6m to 12m, and LED power ranges from 60W to 200W. - The BF-AGL-4000-60W uses cast aluminum and steel for residential communities, villa courtyards, parks, hotels and resorts, with LED power options from 30W to 80W. - The BF-SL-8M-100W uses a 100W LED, a 200W monocrystalline silicon solar panel and a 12V 80Ah maintenance-free battery. - The BF-SL-8M-100W provides 10 to 12 hours of lighting per day and 2 to 3 days of rainy-condition backup. - BAIFU LIGHTING’s manufacturing is vertically integrated, covering metal fabrication, cutting, forming, welding, structural assembly, surface treatment, outdoor powder coating, electrical assembly, inspection, aging tests, packaging and export delivery. - BAIFU LIGHTING exports to 71 countries. - Export business represents 45% of BAIFU LIGHTING’s total sales. - Major markets include the Middle East, Central Asia, North America, Southeast Asia and Africa. - Typical customers include municipal contractors, engineering companies, developers, lighting distributors, landscape designers, architects and project procurement companies. - Zhongshan Jojie Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. is based in Zhongshan, Guangdong, and focuses on commercial and municipal outdoor lighting. - Jojie Lighting is evaluated for its LED street lighting range, project engineering support and OEM specifications for poles and luminaires. - Hongli Lighting Group Co., Ltd. is a China-based outdoor lighting group active in decorative street lighting and architectural lighting. - Hongli Lighting is associated with large municipal projects and coordinated production of poles, luminaires and custom finishes. - Hangzhou HPWINNER Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. is based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and focuses on LED street lighting technology and smart lighting systems. - HPWINNER is evaluated for optical design and modular luminaire platforms that support standardized and semi-custom road lighting programs. - Yangzhou Qiangsheng Electric Co., Ltd. is an outdoor lighting and steel pole manufacturer in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. - Qiangsheng’s production strength centers on light pole fabrication, metal surface treatment and street lighting systems for municipal and commercial projects. - The report says procurement teams should verify engineering depth, manufacturing scope, compliance and testing, and export and project support. - Engineering depth includes CAD drawings, structural calculations for wind load and mounting height, and documented specifications. - Manufacturing scope should include in-house pole and luminaire fabrication, surface treatment, galvanizing, powder coating, electrical assembly and aging testing. - Compliance should address IP65 or IP66 protection, luminous efficacy, color rendering index, power factor and service life. - Road lighting documentation should address EN 13201 or ANSI/IES RP-8. - Export support should include English specifications, packaging information, export documentation and shipment coordination. - Berg Insight said the global installed base of smart street lights reached 32.9 million units at the end of 2024 and is projected to grow at a 20.9% compound annual rate through 2029.

Between the lines: - The roundup shows customization is becoming a procurement requirement, not a premium add-on. - Buyers are being pushed to weigh engineering and compliance alongside price. - Manufacturers with integrated production and export experience are better positioned for complex public projects. - The emphasis on smart lighting and modular systems suggests cities want infrastructure that can support efficiency gains and future control upgrades.

What's next: - Buyers are likely to keep favoring suppliers that can prove structural capability, customization range and documentation quality. - Smart street lighting adoption is expected to keep expanding as cities look for more efficient and manageable public lighting. - Custom street light projects will likely remain tied to municipal branding, energy performance and export-ready manufacturing support.

The bottom line: - Custom street lighting is moving from niche design work to core urban infrastructure planning.