1. Ben George - Founder
    The Founder of Tivoli
  2. Display booth in production
    Display booth in production
  3. Ben George celebrating another milestone.
    Ben George
  4. A little Halloween fun!
    A little Halloween fun!
  5. We pay careful attention to detail in our production line.
    We pay careful attention to detail in our production line.
  6. The 2010 Tivoli Family.
    The 2010 Tivoli Family.
  7. Trade Show - 1995
    Trade Show - 1995
  8. Tom Nagano - one of Tivoli's original engineers.
    Tom Nagano - one of Tivoli's original engineers.
  9. Quality Control at Tivoli is paramount to our production process to deliver our customers a superior product.
    Tivoli-Quality-Control
  10. Team Tivoli - Circa 1970.
    Team Tivoli - Circa 1970.
  11. Tivoli Engineer, Tom Nagano, in the early years.
    Tivoli Engineer, Tom Nagano, in the early years.
  12. Our Targetti partners.
    Our Targetti partners -- Paolo and Lorenzo.
  13. Tivoli continues to exhibit at numerous shows throughout the years.
    Tivoli continues to exhibit at numerous shows throughout the years.
    Tivoli continues to exhibit at numerous shows throughout the years.
  14. Ben George, the founder of Tivoli.
    Tivoli Founder - Ben George
    Ben George, the founder of Tivoli.
Key Milestones
Pioneer in Commercial Lighting
  • First to introduce full spectrum LED lighting – 2009
  • First to introduce lighting integrated into step extrusion  - 1990
  • First to introduce LED guide lighting – 1988
  • First to introduce miniature lamps as decorative light source – 1968
  • Holder of 5 current US patents (many previous Tivoli patents have expired) but product evolutions are still offered. 

Operating History

  • Growing independently managed company
  • Market leader in several key segments
    • LED linear lighting
    • LED theater lighting
    • LED border lighting

Strong Team

  • Management has over 40 years of combined lighting experience
  • Ownership by Targetti Poulsen Group,  2nd largest European lighting company

Commercial Products

  • Supplied lighting for the largest LEED certified building to date - City Center, Las Vegas
  • Architecturally significant designs
  • Market leader in LED linear lighting
  • Leader in emerging LED (green) lighting fixtures
  • LED-based flexible, adaptable energy-saving linear lighting products for broad architectural /commercial applications, indoors and out
About Us

Tivoli, LLC is a 45 year old company that specializes in linear LED products. With our strong history in the advancement and development of linear LEDs, we are a proven company with a long, history in LEDs having been the first to introduce indicator type LEDs into tubing, aisle and step lighting products over 20 years ago.  The Tivoli brand has often been copied and in fact, ‘Tivoli type’ lighting is often referenced.  However, there is no substitute for original Tivoli products. Tivoli has always incorporated quality manufacturing and materials into their products.  Tivoli products are made to withstand extreme environments and are UL and CUL listed.  

As a manufacturer, we are uniquely focused on ‘the right light’ – color temperature and output - for low ambient cove and niche applications.  Most other commercial manufacturers in US are focused on higher output led illumination. Although lighting is our business, color is our concern. By utilizing our expertise with color mixing LEDs we have created incandescent color equivalents and even improvements to incandescent utilizing led color mixes. 

Tivoli products continue to evolve with the changing needs of the market.  As LED technology has advances, so have Tivoli products. Tivoli’s new line of award-winning architectural LED based products incorporate the latest LED’s with quality characteristics of illumination along with the energy saving advantages. We strive to create innovative illumination using quality products at competitive prices and providing superior service to our customers. Tivoli specializes in small source applications that create the sparkle that can delineate a project. 

Our products are manufactured/assembled in a new state of the art facility in Tustin, California.  As part of the world wThe 2010 Tivoli Family.ide Targetti Poulsen Group, our experienced team of over 50 employees, many with over 20 years of service, provide ongoing support to our customers.  

  • Experience – Tivoli has 45 years experience and innovation in Low Voltage Linear Lighting.  There are many imitations of our original innovative products in the market. None of them match the quality and experience of Tivoli.
  • Innovation – Many of the standard products used by all theaters today including the LED Step Light, Usher LED Wall lighting, The Beacon LED Seat Light, and Two-tone Bull nose for use in Stadium theaters were Tivoli original industry innovations.
  • Solid Foundation – Tivoli’s dedication and long term interest in the Movie Theater industry is backed with experience and the financial strength of its ownership by two well-known multimillion dollar lighting manufacturers. During the last two decades, Tivoli has maintained market share in the Movie Theater Industry and has grown sales in the Commercial Lighting Market.
  • Product Selection – Tivoli’s knowledgeable Sales Team has many years of industry experience and product application awareness.
  • Project Quotations and Orders – Our inside sales staff will provide accurate quotations quickly with any supporting documents required.
  • Installation – Tivoli can supply or coordinate installation of all products with a network of trained and experienced Installation companies.
  • Customer Service  Our dedicated Customer Service team is available for technical questions, order status and the capability to do take-offs from your project blue prints.
  • Commitment – Tivoli’s quality products are equally matched by an industry leading commitment to stand behind our products construction, function and performance.
 

Our History

Over 50 years ago while on vacation in Europe, our founder Mr. Ben George, visited the famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. His inspiration for Tivoli came from the evening lights of the Gardens and how the delicate illumination enhanced the landscape and created a festive surrounding environment. Today's Tivoli Gardens bears the work of some of Denmark's most celebrated architects and has been identified as a "21st century Design Destination."

Tivoli Gardens in Denmark -- the inspiration for Tivoli, LLC.

Upon Mr. George's return from his first visit to Tivoli Gardens, he began testing some ideas using an excess supply of automotive miniature incandescent lamps he had been selling. He came up with the idea of using them inside of plastic tubes to create decorative light strings. The Tivoli Tube was born. As history goes, Tivoli tubing has since been incorporated into building facades, interior detail accents, floors, aisle and steps for entertainment and architectural lighting.

Like the inspirational Tivoli Gardens, Tivoli Lighting products have continued to evolve with the changing needs of the market. As the first to introduce indicator type LEDs into tubing, aisle and step lighting products, Tivoli continues to lead the market in emerging LED linear lighting. As LED technology has advanced so have Tivoli products. Tivoli’s new line of architectural LED based products incorporate the latest LED’s with quality characteristics illumination instead of just detail accent lighting along with the energy saving advantages of LEDs.

The Tivoli brand has often been copied and in fact, ‘Tivoli type’ lighting is often referenced. However, there is no substitute for original Tivoli products. Tivoli has always incorporated quality manufacturing and materials into their products. Tivoli products are made to withstand extreme environments and are UL and CUL listed. Tivoli’s experienced team provides ongoing support to our customers. 

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