Who Is Hollywood Lighting Services

Hollywood Lights, Inc. was founded in 1948 by Don Cameron and George T. Howard to provide theatrical lighting rentals and searchlight advertising in the Portland area. As customers and applications evolved, Hollywood Lights grew to better address the professional lighting needs of the theatrical, entertainment and special events industries throughout the Northwest.

In 1990 Hollywood Lights started Pacific Grip & Lighting Inc. to serve the film industry in Portland and later purchased the Cine Company in Seattle to become the largest grip and lighting company in the Northwest. Pacific Grip & Lighting was sold in 1998, but remains one of our strongest partners in Portland and Seattle.

In 1995 Hollywood Lights acquired Superior Stage Lighting to further expand its inventory and talent base and, in the following year, opened a small office in Seattle to service rentals and sales. Due to growing demand, in 2002 Hollywood opened a full Production Lighting department in Seattle with remarkable success.

In 2003, Hollywood Lights split into two companies to allow a more focused application of energy and resources. Hollywood Lighting Services focused primarily on production lighting, rental and sales, while Hollywood Lights handled power distribution and electrical services. Although Hollywood is divided in name, it remains united in service – providing all of your lighting and electrical needs under one roof.

For more than 60 years, Hollywood Lighting Services has been dedicated to providing the customer with exceptional service and superior equipment and will continue to do so for years to come.

We are proud to be the largest independent, locally owned lighting provider in the Pacific Northwest and strive to live up to our mission statement and follow our guiding principles with every customer.

Our Mission Statement

"At Hollywood Lighting Services, our mission is to provide leadership and excellence in our industry by offering exceptional customer service and superior equipment through empowered employees.”

Our Guiding Principles

INTEGRITY
We are committed to doing what is right, even when there is a great pressure to do otherwise. Honesty, trust, fairness, ethical behavior, and mutual respect provide the foundation on which Hollywood Lighting Services exists.

PASSION
Be it our passion for creativity in design, our passion for providing innovative solutions to our customer’s challenges or our passion for exceeding our customer’s expectations—our passion drives us.

DISCIPLINE
We desire to hire disciplined people who engage in disciplined thought and consistently practice disciplined action.

TEAMWORK
It is fostered through open communication along with the knowledge that through collaboration, we are greater than the sum of our parts.

CHANGE
We embrace change and the opportunity it offers.

PROFITABILITY
We recognize that it is essential to our future growth and success.