About Us

FLT By The Numbers

45k+
Installed Solar LED luminaires in over 30 countries
15
Years in business
45+
Full-time employees

We build sustainable solar lighting solutions that bring outdoor spaces to life at night and connect communities.

FLT is a leading designer and manufacturer of outdoor lighting for public places such as walkways, parks, and parking lots. Since 2009, we have committed to developing solar lighting products that work continuously through the night regardless of location or weather. Our unique innovations allow FLT solutions to be installed and operational in minutes, not hours. They don’t require a connection to the grid so there's no need for trenching and wiring - this saves time, money, and energy. And because of our proprietary technology, FLT lights work right out of the box, producing reliable, quality light all night, every night.

We manufacture and ship our award-winning lights from the FLT Victoria, Canada headquarters. We source local materials to support local economies and to act sustainably. Just as our solar LED lights reduce the impact of CO2, our entire team is attentive to working every day to make the world a little better.

We recognized early that a successful solar luminaire would need to be more than the sum of its parts. So from our founding in 2009, FLT set forward several objectives:

  1. Harnesses sunlight to power outdoor lighting
  2. Craft a solution that can work all night, every night, regardless of where it’s installed, the weather, or time of year
  3. Be so robust that our lights can survive hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, and even errant drivers
  4. Be maintenance free for a decade or more
  5. Be so simple to install that our lights can be unboxed, installed, and be operational in less than 15 minutes by virtually anyone

We work directly with solar and battery companies to ensure that their products meet our criteria.

FLT's proprietary electronics and software maximize efficiency and battery life. We source our metals, materials, and components in North America. Our optical designs ensure light goes exactly, and only, where it's needed. And we work with contractors, designers, and teams from Parks, Public Works, and Landscaping to really understand their experience and design solutions that are as simple as possible to specify and install.

Breakthrough solar lighting with Adaptive Intelligence.

Adaptive intelligence has self-commissioning capabilities that allow FLT solar lights to recognize when they’ve been installed, turn themselves on, and manage their power use to ensure that they provide illumination regardless of weather conditions.

The FLT Team

Our Team of Experts

Today, Our 50+ person team in Victoria, Canada, is comprised of materials engineers, lighting experts, programmers, and solar, battery, and optical experts that share a vision of delivering solar lighting solutions that are more than just the sum of their parts and instead deliver quality, reliability, and illumination that can be counted on all night, every night.

Why FLT

Lower cost of planning, installation, and operating

No trenching, pulling wiring, or electricians are required. FLT products are designed to be as simple to install as possible. We find that it typically takes under 5 minutes to install our solar bollards, under 10 minutes for our solar luminaires and less than 30 minutes for our BFL solar street light. While solar lights generate their own power, it’s prime value is a much lower install cost. For a wired solution, the minimum cost of trenching for wires and a connection to the electrical grid is $25 a foot. This per foot cost can quickly increase depending on the terrain.

Superior solar panel, battery, LED technologies, and adaptive intelligence

FLT’s attention to every step of the process from the design and selection of the components to their integration means that at the end of the day, FLT’s lights have more power and can use it more efficiently than other solar lights. When compared to others, FLT has more power to deliver light – as much as 30% more – than other solar solutions. FLT Adaptive Intelligence manages each luminaires daily operation regardless of weather conditions. We have written our own battery specifications for everything from the chemical makeup of the battery, its physical design, and performance over time.

Better for the environment and wildlife friendly

Better for the environment with the sun as a sustainable power source. Solar panels must efficiently convert as much sunlight as possible into power that can be stored in the batteries regardless of weather or conditions. FLT uses specific panel technology that allows us to maximize power generation and transmission. The panel’s circuit design means that even if dust or leaves, for example, land on the panel, power production will continue, and the batteries will be charged. Dark Sky and Florida Wildlife approved to reduce light pollution and be wildlife friendly.

Rugged, Robust, and Vandal Resistant 

FLTs focus on design allows us to create lights that are aesthetically pleasing, easily assembled, and able to withstand decades or more once installed. Our lights are designed and constructed to resist damage from vandalism. By sourcing our metals and manufacturing our light’s bodies and poles in North America, we ensure the durability and finishes of our lights wherever they’re installed. Our LED performance standards are, of course, very high. The LEDs must be very efficient, their quality of light must be excellent, and they must be robust, meaning that they can withstand high heat, humidity, and freezing temperatures.

Awards

Company and Solar Lighting Technology Recognition

  • Multiple LIT Product Design Award winners
  • 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019 Globe and Mail Top Growing Companies
  • 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Growth 500
  • 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 Ready to Rocket
  • 2016 BC Export Award
  • 2016 Next Generation Luminaires Winner
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