Tromilux receives PME Excelência 2025 status

Tromilux has been awarded PME Excelência 2025 status in recognition of its business performance and financial strength. We are pleased to share this news with the people who helped make it possible. It also gives us an opportunity to reflect on what we have learned as a lighting manufacturer in Portugal and what that experience brings to the projects we work on with customers here and abroad.

What is PME Excelência?

PME Excelência is a Portuguese distinction awarded annually to small and medium-sized businesses. Recipients are selected from companies that already hold PME Líder status and stand out for their economic and financial performance. The initiative is run by IAPMEI and Turismo de Portugal, in partnership with the Banco Português de Fomento Group and participating commercial banks. Learn more about PME Excelência from IAPMEI.

For us, this recognition reflects years of work that often goes unseen. It comes from the care our team puts into everyday decisions and from the relationships we have built with customers, suppliers and partners. We are grateful to everyone who has played a part in that work.

What manufacturing in Portugal brings to a lighting project

A luminaire specification can tell you a great deal about a product. In practice, choosing the right lighting for a project often means asking questions that a datasheet alone cannot answer. How will the light work in the space? What needs to be considered during installation? If the brief changes, which options are still available?

This is where a direct conversation with the manufacturer can help. Bringing technical and manufacturing knowledge into the discussion can help designers, installers and customers make informed decisions before the specification is final. For customers working with us from another country, having a clear point of contact for those questions matters just as much as it does for customers in Portugal.

Manufacturing in Portugal also means being part of a network of people and businesses whose skills develop through practice. Experience is passed on from one colleague to another, and what we learn on one project informs the next. Every customer who chooses lighting made in Portugal helps sustain the demand that allows those skills to develop.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey

We receive this distinction with gratitude and a sense of responsibility. The trust behind it is something we have to earn in each project by listening carefully, answering questions clearly and following through on what we agree.

To our team, customers, suppliers and partners in Portugal and abroad, thank you for the work you do with us and for the trust you place in Tromilux.