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MILFORD, CT, May 6, 2026 — QTL, a proudly American manufacturer and innovator in the architectural LED lighting industry, today announced the successful consolidation of its manufacturing operations at the company’s Milford, Connecticut facility, completing the transition of all West Coast production to the East Coast. The consolidation, which took effect last week, aligns manufacturing with QTL’s engineering and product development teams and positions the company to support an aggressive cadence of new product launches planned for 2026 and beyond.
The Milford facility, recently expanded by more than 26,000 square feet to a total of 105,000 square feet, has become the center of QTL’s innovation and manufacturing excellence, consistently representing the company’s highest-rated production capabilities. In tandem with the expansion, QTL has opened a new warehouse in nearby Shelton, CT to house raw materials, which are called into the Milford facility as needed to support manufacturing.
“Our company is growing, and this consolidation reflects the scale and sophistication our business has reached,” said Gean Tremaine, CEO of QTL. “By bringing manufacturing together with the engineering and product development teams that drive our innovation, we’re able to move faster, build better products, and respond more effectively to what our customers need.”
Gean pointed to the company’s 2026 strategy as a key driver behind the decision. “We have an aggressive roadmap of new product launches ahead of us, and we’re expanding into new categories. To deliver on that ambition, we need our manufacturing operation working hand-in-hand with the people, processes, and technology that build our best products. Milford is where that happens, and our new Shelton warehouse gives us the materials capacity to keep pace with where we’re headed.”
The expanded Connecticut footprint is expected to deliver several operational benefits, including:
• Closer collaboration between engineering, innovation, and production
• Improved speed, consistency, and quality across product lines
• Greater capacity to support growing product complexity
• A streamlined raw materials supply chain feeding directly into manufacturing
• Concentration of QTL’s strongest manufacturing talent and technical expertise
QTL has worked closely with its West Coast customers to ensure a seamless transition. Orders now ship from the Milford facility via expedited services, and the company is stabilizing shipping costs so customers continue to receive the same rates they have historically paid.
“We’re grateful to our customers on the West Coast for their partnership, and we’re committed to making sure this transition is invisible to them in terms of service and delivery,” Tremaine added. “What they will notice is the pace of innovation coming out of QTL in the months ahead. This is a moment of real momentum for our company, and we’re excited about what’s next.”
EdisonReport Editor’s Note:
We know QTL well and they continue to grow. This represents more than a facility expansion; it reflects a broader shift toward vertically integrated, innovation-driven manufacturing in the architectural lighting industry. By centralizing engineering, product development, and manufacturing under one roof, QTL is positioning itself to accelerate product innovation, improve quality control, and respond faster to the evolving demands of specifiers and lighting designers. The move also reinforces the company’s commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing at a time when supply chain reliability, speed to market, and domestic production capacity have become increasingly important across the lighting sector.
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