When was Collingwood founded?

Collingwood was founded in 1901 as FEC Limited. It moved into electronics and lighting in 1961 as Collingwood VLM, and was renamed Collingwood Lighting in 2001 — making 2026 its 125th year.

What does Collingwood specialise in?

Landscape, functional and emergency lighting for the UK and Republic of Ireland electrical wholesale trade.

Why is the 2002 LED range significant?

In 2002 Collingwood became the first company to supply a purpose-built LED range to the UK electrical wholesale trade — an early bet on a technology that now defines the whole sector.

How do Collingwood and Inovara Group relate?

Collingwood is the founding brand of Inovara Group. Its Gold rating belongs to Collingwood but evidences the standard the wider platform is built to.

Does Collingwood hold any sustainability accreditation?

Yes — EcoVadis Gold, retained for three consecutive assessment cycles, placing Collingwood in the top 5% of companies assessed worldwide.

Which markets do you serve?

The UK and the Republic of Ireland, served continuously since 1901.

Collingwood reaches carbon-neutral manufacturing milestone

UK production is now offset in full, the first step in a roadmap towards net zero across the supply chain.

12 November 2025 · Collingwood Lighting · 1 min read

All emissions from Collingwood's UK manufacturing and warehousing are now offset through verified schemes, a milestone on the road to net zero.

The next phase turns to the supply chain, where the EcoVadis assessment already sets the benchmark the business reports against.

Written by

James Hartley

Head of Brand, Collingwood Lighting ·
12 November 2025

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: Collingwood was founded in 1901 as FEC Limited. It moved into electronics and lighting in 1961 as Collingwood VLM, and was renamed Collingwood Lighting in 2001 — making 2026 its 125th year.