Atr Lighting Enterprises

With the help of John Tyson of Sunray Lighting, brothers Mike and Tom Reagan left their humble beginning as pig farmers and formed ATR Lighting with the goal of providing specialty light bulbs to the aviation industry. Operating out of their parent's attic with only one phone line, the brothers were able to gain a foot hold by purchasing "Buy-Out" inventory and reselling it at or below the market value.

As sales began to grow, ATR developed their first catalog and shifted its focus to the Electrical Wholesale market. They moved the operation to their first office of 1,500 sq. Philips Lighting was the first major lighting manufacturer to make ATR a distributor of their products. In addition, ATR was also able to secure special pricing on airport lamps from Philips.

Determined to increase sales, Mike and Tom focused their efforts on developing miniature and photo lamp pricing. Sylvania became the second manufacturer to make ATR a distributor and give them price support on airport lighting.