Company History

In early 2015, Eco Engineering acquired Lighting Optimizers USA to provide more capacity and broader access to the ESCO market in the Midwest. Lighting Optimizers USA was founded in 2011 to provide turn-key, professional lighting retrofit design and implementation services for affiliated company Energy Optimizers USA, a specialist in the Educational and Government market segments. Over time, Lighting Optimizers grew to provide services to other Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and directly to end user customers. Eco Engineering acquired all assets of Lighting Optimizers and hired nearly all the 30 employees on staff. The acquisition gave Eco Engineering increased capacity and specialized skills to offer expanded lighting upgrade services to its ESCO customers who focus on K-12, higher-education, and government facilities.

In the second half of 2015, Eco Engineering expanded its national footprint through an Asset Purchase Agreement with Eco-Shift Power (ECOP) of Cambridge, Ontario. The agreement involved the absorption of specific personnel and energy efficient lighting contracts with customers in the western region of the US and Mexico. This strategic initiative added experienced resources, technical and project management expertise and new projects in the California, Texas, Colorado, and Oregon regions. With the expansion, Eco Engineering solidified its capabilities across the entire North American market, a significant benefit to large, multi-facility customers who seek a consistent project design and implementation model in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

In 2019, Eco Engineering acquired InVision Technologies, Inc. to boost its capacity and capabilities in the C&I marketplace, particularly in the movie theater and cinema market. The acquisition added core personnel and a back-office operation in Dallas, Texas. Eco Engineering has become one of the largest independent lighting services providers in the US. Clients included both ESCOs looking for a lighting specialist and Fortune 1000 companies who required a programmatic approach across multi facilities in a diverse geographic footprint. Staff expansion occurred in the engineering, project management and market development functions to serve an increased customer base and dynamic lighting technologies.

Eco Engineering began its expansion beyond Cincinnati, initially to a broader Midwest region. The Company began serving other facilities including warehouses, hotels, office complexes, retail stores, and malls. Government, hospital, and school/university facilities were added to the list of satisfied customers. Ultimately, Eco Engineering customers demanded coast to coast service.

By 2009, Eco Engineering had become a major player on the national scene known for providing a comprehensive service involving energy efficient lighting. Customers included a variety of  Fortune 1000 companies from many sectors of the economy and an expanded group of ESCO clients who relied on Eco Engineering’s expertise for the lighting portions of very large energy savings projects in the governmental and institutional markets. Projects were designed, engineered, implemented, and properly closed out across all regions of the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean; involving millions of square feet of space; resulting in a meaningful reduction in kWh usage among American businesses.