Our Story and Lumon Brand
Lumon Group
Our story begins in 1978, in an old chicken coop. Lumon was first known as Pohjois-Karjalan Lasipalvelu Ky, operating out of Outokumpu, Finland. The cackling and clucking of hens was eventually replaced by the sounds of construction, but business didn’t get off to a great start. In 1981, the company headed south to Kymenlaakso, hoping for a better future.
The company changed its name to Ikkunanikkarit Ky and quickly became the region’s most significant window renovator for single-family houses and apartment buildings. The end of the 1980s introduced an overheated construction industry and subsequent recession, resulting in a new and unique concept coming to life in 1990: balcony glazing! This new development meant homeowners could switch between enjoying open, airy outdoor spaces to cosy, enclosed, protected balconies—all thanks to its adjustable glass.
Lumon’s balcony glazing quickly became a concept that gave new life to building balconies. Glazing meant that balconies were no longer unused cold spaces that collected leaves and snow in the autumn and winter, and housed birds in the spring. Instead, it offered an extension of patio season beyond the core warm months of the year and into early spring to late autumn.
Lumon North America
Starting a company—especially one that manufactures and sells custom-built products—is far from easy. As Lumon Group expanded its operations outside of Scandinavia, we set our sights on international operations, including the Canadian market. Lumon Canada was founded in 2011, starting its journey in a small warehouse in Cookstown, Ontario with just two people running the show.
Today, Lumon North American operates out of two core offices: in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada to serve the Greater Toronto Area and in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, to serve the Greater Vancouver Area. From both of these offices, we work directly with homeowners to help their vision of a more useful outdoor space come to life. We also work with architects and developers to bring Lumon into their residential projects right from the start. Our team has grown to more than 60 team members across both areas. Lumon’s Woodbridge office also hosts our state-of-the-art production facility, where every product is built in-house.
Lumon has a robust network of dozens of dealers across the United States, who sell and install Lumon’s products in several cities coast-to-coast.
Lumon today
Now, Lumon is an international, innovative design company, operating in more than 20 countries worldwide, and well-known for connecting indoors and outdoors with spaces made from glass. We’re constantly pushing the limits of what a glazed space can be, and we like to bring new perspectives to each challenge we face.
Lumon offers tailored design solutions to fit your unique needs and preferences for your living space. We’re dedicated to the quality of our products, the sustainability of our production process, and the well-being of our team. Our product development has the entire lifecycle in mind; when you choose Lumon, you’re making a conscious choice you know you can be proud of.
Lumon has come a long way since its modest beginnings, and the journey only continues on. There are over 1,000 of us at Lumon globally, and we believe that the best is achieved by learning together. As we grow and develop, we’ve rooted our company values in the core values of cooperation and collective achievement that have been present since Lumon’s humble beginnings.
Our mission to build better homes has become realized over decades of sustainable growth. In addition to better homes, we have built a better life and a better world in more than 20 countries, with the power of more than a million glazed balconies and terraces.
We are here to help
