For over 20 years we’ve been designing, manufacturing and successfully delivering specialist lighting solution for specialist markets.
This includes Light Years Ahead – providing lighting anti-ligature and vandal-resistant solutions for custodial and mental healthcare including MoJ approved luminaires.
Light by Design – providing surveys and lighting plans for commercial, industrial and agriculture.
Inprecon™ – Infection prevention and control using ultraviolet lighting technology.
Building on many decades of expertise, our vision is to be our customers’ first choice. .
Being part of Daro Group, we benefit from the wider support of the Group’s central resources such as strategic planning, sales & marketing, financial management, leadership and on-going investment.
Our core value is simple. Our thinking and decisions are guided by the philosophy of you win, we win.
OUR VISION
Combining our knowledge, agility and responsiveness and building on many decades of expertise, our vision is to be the customers’ first choice for specialist lighting solutions.
OUR MISSION
Investing in our valued resources, our mission is to provide consultation and support to deliver service and products that our customers trust.
OUR STRATEGY
By combining the skills of our lighting experts and leveraging the investment of the wider Daro Group our customers have a trusted partner; now and for the future.
Meet The Team
Lee McCarthy
Business Leader
Lee joined the Daro Group in 2020 and with 30 years in the industry he brings a wealth of knowledge in the design, manufacture and application of lighting. His role is to lead Daro Specialist Lighting and Light Years Ahead encompassing both product development and key account management.
Jennifer Carter
Senior Product Design Engineer
Jen has over ten years’ experience and a wealth of knowledge in designing products for the lighting market, specialising in bespoke products for specific project requirements. She is also responsible for new product development at LYA as we look to continuously improve our existing products and add to our extensive range.
Ian Bianchi
Account Manager
Ian joined the group in 2001 and has experienced almost every aspect of the business, with particular expertise within the vacuum forming division. Since 2017 he has been the account manager for Light Years Ahead specialist anti-ligature and vandal resistant lighting.
Scott Blemmings
Key Account Manager
Scott has been in the lighting industry since 2015 and joined LYA as key account manager for the north region of the UK. He is manager for the north region of the UK. He is responsible for developing relationships with M&E consultants and specifiers.
Lisa Price
Project Manager
Lisa joined the lighting industry in 2014. Her product and sector knowledge along with her organisational skills are hugely valuable to the team and the successful delivery of our projects.
Mervyn Douglas
Managing Director
Mervyn joined Daro in 2016 bringing 20 years’ experience in business and finance. His role is to lead the strategic direction of Daro, managing continuous investment in resources to enable people, businesses and the group to achieve their long-term objectives.
Sarah Pennock
Group Head of Finance and
Human Resources
Sarah is Group head of finance and human resources, overseeing the accounts and a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA). Since joining Daro in 2004 Sarah’s role has continuously developed to now encompass overseeing group IT, health & safety and property services as well as finance and human resources.
Karen Winter
Group Head of
Marketing
Karen joined the group in 2019 bringing over 30 years’ experience in sales and marketing. Her role is to develop marketing strategies across the group, lead the branding to create consistency whilst maintaining individuality.
Rachel Miles
Finance Assistant and
Business Support
Rachel joined Daro in 2017. In addition to making our customers, suppliers and visitors feel very welcome she assists with the accounts and works closely with all of the business divisions where needed.
Dave Cheale
Group Head of Compliance and
Quality Assurance
Dave Joined Daro in 2017 as operations manager in Daro Connectivity. Prior to that he worked in a number of telecom related companies for 35 years. He brings highly valuable experience in design & production engineering and leads compliance and quality assurance practices for the group.