Our Founder and President, Harry Friedrich emigrated from Germany, where he established a very successful electrical contracting company, to Canada in 1975. Capitalizing on his wealth of knowledge and extensive lighting experience, he established an internationally recognized LED light manufacturing facility in Peterborough Ontario.

Acknowledged and very well respected by his peers, Harry is known for his creativity and thinking “out of the box” problem solving skills. His research developed motion and dimming light sensors to reduce electricity consumption, maintenance costs and extend the operational life of LED lights. Supported by our Team of dedicated Lighting Professionals with over 165 years of combined industry experience, A1 Lighting provides cost effective, innovative “turn key” solutions to your commercial lighting challenges.

We are strategically positioned to be your partner stocking a large and diversified inventory of “state of the art” LED products, “On Time – Everytime” installations all supported by our Client Care Team who consistently deliver exceptional service.