WHO WE ARE

About Us

For more than two decades, Solar Bollard Lighting redefined the standard for commercial solar lighting. Conceived and made in Australia, our solar lighting combines advanced engineering with long-term sustainability to illuminate some of the world’s most demanding environments.

Our products illuminate public spaces, infrastructure and landmark developments across more than 40 countries, combining advanced engineering with long-term sustainability.

Our mission is simple: to develop world-class solar lighting solutions that perform where others cannot, delivering a brighter and more sustainable future for communities across Australia and around the globe.

  • Solar Bollard Lighting headquarters building and warehouse facility in Australia where Australian Made commercial grade solar bollard lights are made
  • Awards shelf showing all the trophies from awards won by Solar Bollard Lighting for there Australian made commercial grade solar bollard lights
  • Solar Bollard Lighting leadership team with the prime minister of Australia during a visit to SBL Australian Made commercial solar bollard light manufacturing facility.
  • Working hard on solving a design change with Mike and Trent discussing options for a new Australian made commercial solar bollard light.
  • Solar lighting experts participating in industry panel discussion on innovation and sustainability
  • Inspecting LiFePO4 cells in pre-production before assembly of the Australian Made commercial solar bollard lights
  • Ali France MP for Dickson visiting the SBL team SBL at the Australian Made commercial solar bollard light manufacturing facility.
  • Soldering on a power connection cable on a new PCB design for testing for a feature model of the Australian Made solar bollard lights
  • Arieni family walking through park with commercial solar bollard lights

Founder’s Story

For founder Mike Arieni, innovation has never been about following industry trends, but on setting new benchmarks in performance, design and durability.

Twenty years later, my vision still continues to shape new products we design, challenge convention, and solve real problems and never accept “that’s how it’s always been done” as the final answer.

Every solar bollard light still reflects commitment to pushing innovation boundaries, reliability, and long-life sustainability, were my inspirations to start the company from the beginning in 2003.

Solar Bollard Lighting isn’t just about lighting spaces. It’s about proving there is always a better and more sustainable way of doing it.

Milestones

Solar Bollard Lighting history where we came from until now

Milestones

Product and Business Awards

Trusted Around The World

From Minnesota to Moreton Bay, Solar Bollard Lighting® has delivered more than 75,000 premium commercial-grade solar bollard lights that can be found across over 40 countries.

SBL solar bollard lights durability will surpass all others and is guaranteed with an industry-leading 10-year manufacturer’s warranty that includes the battery and pole. Our solar lights outperform our competitor products which will need to be replaced 2-3 times over the same 10-year period.

  • Prime Minister of Australia - Anthony Albanese
    Prime Minister of Australia – Hon Anthony Albanese
  • Lord Botham - English Cricket Great
    Lord Ian (Beefy) Botham – English Cricket Great
  • Dr Nanba Takashi – Mayor Shizuoka City
  • Ed Husic - Minister for Industry and Science
    Hon Ed Husic MP – Federal
  • British Consul General - Richard Cowin
    Richard Cowin – British Consul General
  • Cameron Dick MP - Qld Deputy Premier
    Hon Cameron Dick MP – State
  • Japan - Kyoto G8 Summit
    Kyoto G8 Summit – Japan
  • Michael McCormack MP - Shadow Minister for International Development
    Hon Michael McCormack MP
  • South Korea Meeting with Key Industry
    Key Industry Meeting – South Korea
  • Philippines DEA Presentation
    DEA – Philippines
  • Bangladesh Military Presentation
    Bangladesh Military

SBL Solar Lights Used By

  • Local, state and national governments
  • Mining, gas & oil industries
  • Marine industries
  • Commercial infrastructure companies
  • Residential & senior living contractors
  • Sport, recreation & theme parks
  • Hotels & resorts
  • Schools, colleges & universities
  • Places of worship
  • Agriculture

Management Team

Australian Made

Mike Arieni

MD / FOUNDER / DESIGNER
Australian Made

Trent Arieni

OPERATIONS MANAGER
Joanne Arieni HR -Compliance - Accounts

Joanne Arieni

ADMIN / HR MANAGER
Australian Made

Mitch W

PRODUCTION LEAD

Management Team

Australian Made
Mike Arieni
MD / FOUNDER
Australian Made
Trent Arieni
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Joanne Arieni HR -Compliance - Accounts
Joanne Arieni
ADMIN / HR MANAGER
Australian Made
Mitch W
PRODUCTION LEAD

FAQ’s

Solar bollard lights are made in various locations with manufacturers in Australia, Austria, Canada, Britain, and China.
The Australian manufacturer Solar Bollard Lighting designed and commercialised the world’s first integrated all-in-one solar light in 2004 which revolutionised the lighting industry, and for over two decades have continued to utilise sustainable innovation and manufacturing practices to design and produce their robust commercial grade solar lights that will withstand the harshest environments.

If the claims are not backed up by a 10-year warranty they are probably just marketing spin. Some basic examples of marketing spin by many solar bollard light manufacturers are, 
(1) they claim their battery will last for 10 years, but only warrant it for 1-3 years, 
(2) they claim their solar bollard light is “Vandal Proof”, spray paint it with graffiti, is it still vandal proof? 
(3) they use high-end graphic component images, but the actual component looks nothing like the marketing image.
Commercial grade solar light manufacturers will make claims, then back them up with a robust 10-year warranty that will include the battery, pole/mounting bracket and only ever promote their products as vandal resistant.

To find out if a solar bollard light is truly Australian Made or Made in USA, you only need to ask these two questions, or search for “solar lights” on the Australian Made website.
• Where is the solar powered luminaire (the solar light) manufactured?
• Where is the bollard/pole/stem/post the solar light attaches to manufactured?
To be a genuine Australian-Made or Made in USA quality product, the solar powered lighting technology must have been manufactured or have undergone a major transformation in either Australia or the USA.
Just adding expensive poles that cost more than a solar light made in Asia, is not a major transformation as you can attach the solar light to a length of PVC pipe that costs $5.

Solar Bollard Lighting an Australian solar lighting design and manufacturing company has won 15 innovation, sustainability and business awards, and have been finalist in a further 10 awards.

The world’s first IK10 vandal-resistant solar bollard light was released by Solar Bollard Lighting in 2012.

The world’s first integrated all-in-one solar bollard light was designed in Australia by Mike Arieni in 2004 and released to the market in 2005 through Key Wholesalers Pty Ltd now trading as the Solar Bollard Lighting brand.

Key Wholesalers Pty Ltd has been designing, manufacturing and selling solar lighting since 2003. Solar Bollard Lighting became the trading brand name in 2013.

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Solar Bollard Lighting acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands and waters upon which we depend.
We recognize their continuing connection to land, waters and culture and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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