Welcome to Pharos Architectural Controls
Pharos is an award-winning and independently owned British manufacturer of dynamic lighting control solutions for architecture, themed entertainment, and other specialist industries. Our hardware and software solutions are designed and built in-house, backed by a 5-year warranty, and supported by an experienced technical team. With 20 years of experience, Pharos products are trusted to run day and night, illuminating iconic installations around the world – from international landmarks and historic architecture to theme parks, airports, stadiums, bridges, shopping malls, art installations, and more.
See a full list of Applications and a selection of our most recent Showcase projects.
An award-winning British manufacturer
Pharos is a specialist lighting controls company, independent of any lighting manufacturer. Our experienced team has been designing and building our software and controllers in the UK since 2004, backed up by global technical support, making Pharos one of the most trusted lighting controls system manufacturers in the world.
Discover our two lighting control ranges below.
People
Meet the Sales and Support teams that help make Pharos the friendly and approachable company it is.
Support
Available 24/7 by email and telephone to help you troubleshoot a problem, answer a query or provide feedback.
Reliable
You can be confident in Pharos. Our developers have created products that just work, whatever you demand of them.

DYNAMIC LIGHTING CONTROL WITH PROVEN RELIABILITY
Customers First
Our products are solid-state and designed with complete stability and reliability in mind. All Pharos products come with a 5-year warranty and our experienced technical support team is available 24/7 for any hardware or programming queries.
Customer Projects
Here’s a selection of Pharos projects from around the world.
Now in its twenty-third year, Lights in Alingsås is an international lighting design event held in the centre of the Swedish...
Manchester Airport is one of the UK’s busiest and most frequented transport hubs. With three passenger terminals and a cargo...
Ely Cathedral is located in the picturesque city of Ely in East Cambridgeshire. The site can be dated back to AD 763, when it...
Vivid Sydney, now in its seventh year, is recognised as the largest creative arts event of its kind in the world. The calendar...
The Wonderkamers, situated at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (Municipal Museum in The Hague) is a game-changing exhibition that...
The Herne Bay Clock Tower was the first freestanding tidal clock tower in the world. Built in 1839 on the Herne Bay seafront in...
Melawati Mall in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur had its façade transformed with an LED media wall that spans three sides of the...
Australian Pharos Partner Lightmoves has recently delivered a project that called for a phenomenal scale of decorative lighting....
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a large performing arts complex in Costa Mesa, California. It is a cultural hub; home to two...
The Empire Theatre – known also as the Jewel of the Darling Downs – is the largest performing arts precinct in regional...
The Steaua Stadium is a new, multi-purpose stadium located in the Ghencea neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania. With a 31,000...
Located in Townsville, in the Australian state of Queensland, the Museum of Underwater Art is purported to be the only underwater...
