FW Thorpe Plc is engaged in the design, manufacture and supply of professional lighting equipment. The Company�s subsidiaries include Mackwell Electronics Limited, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of lighting components; Compact Lighting Limited, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of lighting solutions for retail applications; Philip Payne Limited, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of illuminated signs; Sugg Lighting Limited, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of architectural lighting; Solite Europe Ltd, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of clean room lighting equipment, and Thorlux Lighting, which manufactures lighting systems for industrial, commercial and controls markets. In July 2011, it acquired Portland Lighting Limited.