Filix Lighting Welcomes New MD

From February 1st 2021 Martin Valentine will join FILIX lighting following a growth strategy aimed at better supporting the global lighting community. Martin will join as the Managing Director of the new UK office and as Global Lighting Solutions Specialist to boost business development and support specifiers.

He arrives at FILIX with 35 years of experience in the lighting industry with an in-depth knowledge of lighting design, business and product development gathered at organisations such as AECOM, Abu Dhabi Municipality and Ligman. Aside from his core roles, supporting lighting designers and engineers internationally, Martin will through his membership and involvement in organisations such as SLL, IALD and IES interface with the lighting community and continue to work on education and industry-wide research. His experience and knowledge across multiple areas of the industry will bring Filix Lighting a much-needed boost to continue growth.

Founded in the 1980s; FILIX Lighting was originally an electrical engineering company.
After years of catering key stakeholders we became the first importer of LED technology to Croatia, working directly with Osram.  With the development of LED technology and changes in the industry Filix harnessed their engineering knowledge and began the development of their first outdoor and underwater LED lighting solutions.