Alva Sconces: Quality Lighting Made in the USA
Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)
We started Alva Lighting 15 years ago with a single sconce crafted in China. The product is still working flawlessly today, a testament to its exceptional quality. We partnered with a highly reputable contract manufacturer to ensure that every piece met the highest standards of durability and design.
As our product line expanded, managing inventory became a challenge. Like many companies relying on offshore manufacturing, we faced ongoing challenges with rush order delays from Asia, making timely delivery a struggle. To better serve our customers, we need to offer a diverse range of resin choices, finishes, and shapes—at competitive prices and with fast, reliable delivery.
Our Design Your Light product offers over 1400 combinations.
Manufacturing offshore simply wouldn’t allow for the level of customization our customers expect. As soon as customization comes into play, production needs to happen here at home.
That’s why we made the decision to manufacture in Southern California. Over the past decade, we’ve shifted all our production to the USA.
We stock all our products as raw material, pulling resin (shade material) and shaping it to order. Our aluminum is painted with precision to match each customer’s specifications, and we expertly assemble all finished components expeditiously.
This manufacturing philosophy allows us to deliver exceptional quality, competitive pricing, and reliable lead times—all while keeping production local.
What is Build America, Buy America Act?
As a provision of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this initiative strengthens domestic manufacturing by requiring federally funded infrastructure projects to use materials that are produced in the United States. The Act is designed to boost the economy, create jobs, and promote sustainable practices through domestic sourcing of manufactured products and construction materials.
Alva CEO Sean McMurray in our Oakland, California warehouse
We take pride in manufacturing our products right here in the USA—especially knowing that most lighting products are made overseas.
Our goals are simple:
1. Deliver the absolute best in quality, craftsmanship and durability.
2. Provide timely, reliable delivery.
3. Continue to offer rational price points. When pricing isn’t rational, it creates challenges for specifiers. Specifiers choose Alva because they’re passionate about great design. With our commitment to quality and smart pricing, there's no need to value engineer any project.
4. Support our customers from concept to completion.