Quality lighting on every African street.
Àwárí Taylor Lighting is a Nigerian manufacturer of solar-powered lighting solutions, focused on the design, production, and distribution of quality lighting across Africa.
From Kampala to Kinshasa, Accra to Harare, we believe every street in every town deserves dependable lighting for its community. Nearly 150 years since the invention of the light bulb, we’re on a mission is to make that a reality.
We combine local African manufacturing with local distribution networks - giving retailers, wholesalers, and contractors across the continent convenient access to reliable, affordable, and locally serviceable products tailored to our contexts.
We’re building Africa’s leading industrial lighting brand, guided by a single promise: Lighting you can trust.
Our values
Africa first, Africa wide
We put the African Experience at the heart of everything we do - designing products and shaping operations to address the unique and evolving needs of businesses and communities across the continent
Talent-led growth
We empower talented individuals - fostering an environment where our people can thrive and drive the company’s growth. Our success is built on nurturing top talent and advancing their careers
Purpose at pace
We operate with urgency - prioritising clarity and speed in how we make decisions, execute tasks and deliver results.
Built to last
We take the long view - investing in the capabilities, systems, and people that will sustain our business and scale our impact over time
Founder’s note
At the very heart of my purpose, conviction and ambition sit three fundamental beliefs:
First, I believe in the practical possibility of a truly transformed African Experience.
Second, I believe this transformed African Experience can be realised in my lifetime.
Third, all prior beliefs are dead-on-arrival if we take a passive, '“someone else will do it" approach to solving our most pervasive challenges.Àwárí Taylor exists to transform the African Experience through local industrialisation.
We begin by lighting up our communities — but this is only the start.