How we started

ELC is a French manufacturer of lighting equipment and was founded by Jean-Noël GEORGE, who invented the Lumaphore range of portable lighting solutions.

The company has always strived to work with customers to understand, and meet, their needs and to develop new solutions and improved products.  The Lumaphore range is now sold in over 15 countries.

It is used by the emergency services, security services, highways authorities, the construction sector and leading companies such as EDF and SNCF.

Quality, the Environment and Customer Satisfaction are the key pillars of our development objectives.

Timeline

1997 – 2006 : Mr George was one of the leading Distributors of lighting balloons in the French market and was conscious of the limitations of this type of lighting.  He therefore set out to detail the positive aspects of this equipment, whilst overcoming the negatives ones to “create” an innovative, robust, easy to assemble, efficient and energy-saving product.

End 2006, the LUMAPHORE was created.

2007 – 2010 : In 2007, ELC – Electric Lighting Concept was formed.  The company’s core activity is the design, manufacture and distribution of portable, temporary lighting systems and accessories.

Septembre 2010 : ELC was taken over by its two current owners who have extensive experience in the Plant and Equipment Rental sector: Alain VIOLETTE and Hervé DEMEER

2010 to present day :

  • Implementation of a network of Distributors in France
  • ELC establishes direct accounts to supply leading French Equipment Rental companies: Kiloutou, Hertz Equip., Bergerat Monnoyeur Location, Locarest…)
  • ELC acts as Purchasing Advisor to Emergency Services, Road Safety Services, National Security Services, Highways Authorities, SNCF …
  • International expansion with Exclusive Importer Agreements: Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, Spain…

The Team

ELC comprises a core team of 4 :

  • Alain VIOLETTE Sales Director
  • Hervé DEMEER Financial Director
  • Allan OUCIF R&D Director
  • Amandine DEMEER Quality Control

ELC have a dedicated workshop within the APF de France sheltered workshops at Roubaix, which are ISO 9001 accredited and handle assembly of the Lumaphore range.

At the ELC workshops in Orchies, the Lumaphores HI are assembled. This site contains facilities devoted to product development and testing of future ELC products and  warehouse facilities for components and the finished products.

ELC ensures that all products sold are backed by certification from accredited bodies such as LCIE and that new products conform to electrical safety standards, leading to the CE mark.

Innovations

2012 – Lumaphore HI :

  • Uses metal halide (HTI/HQI) or Sodium bulbs
  • Bright light and excellent colour
  • Light, Portable and Durable
  • Instant installation
  • High resistance to adverse weather
  • High Quality

2006 – Lumaphore

  • Uses low-energy compact fluorescent bulbs
  • Bright light and excellent colour
  • Light, Portable and Durable
  • Instant installation. Connect and illuminate
  • High resistance to adverse weather (wind speed up to 162 km/h)

1995 – Lighting Balloon

  • Uses Halogen or Metal Halide bulbs
  • Bright light and excellent colour
  • Poor portability and installation time required (preparation and inflation of Balloon)
  • In certain circumstances, there is a delay in rebooting to re-illuminate the system

Before that – Lighting Mast

  • Uses Halogen and HMI bulbs
  • High energy consumption
  • Large illuminated area > 5 000 m²
  • Fixed lighting, Directional, heavy and not portable