HATO Wins Diamond Award at the Brilliant Business Awards 2026

Last week brought an exciting milestone for our team: HATO Agricultural Lighting was honoured with the Diamond Award at the Brilliant Business Awards 2026, recognising the most innovative company in the Westelijke Mijnstreek region.

For us, this moment reflects years of dedicated work - not only in developing lighting systems, but in understanding how animals respond to their environment and how farmers can benefit from precise, science‑based lighting.

A Recognition Built on Decades of Practical Innovation

For more than 50 years, our family‑owned company in Sittard has focused on one clear goal: helping farmers improve animal well‑being and performance using lighting designed specifically for agricultural realities.

The Brilliant Business feature highlighted how continuous experimentation, field research, and close collaboration with farmers have shaped the way HATO approaches light. During the awards, Max Obers shared how each improvement, whether in spectrum, distribution, or innovative design - has come from listening closely to the challenges farmers face every day.

This Diamond recognition acknowledges that work: practical innovation driven not by trends, but by real‑world needs.

 Why HATO Stood Out This Year  

The award committee underlined one core strength: HATO has consistently demonstrated how lighting can measurably improve animal welfare and farm results.

For more than five decades, our solutions have helped farmers reduce stress, support natural behaviour, and increase performance across species - improvements that ultimately strengthen a farm’s bottom line.

A Team Effort - And a Shared Achievement

Behind every system we install is a team committed to doing things better:

• our researchers who turn data into practical insights,
• our engineers who fine‑tune each detail with precision,
• Our product, sales and marketing teams who bring our solutions to the farms and partners that need them most
• and our specialists who support farmers across the world with guidance rooted in real‑world experience.

Their collective effort made this award possible - just as the trust of farmers, who welcome us into their barns and rely on our lighting to support their animals, turned this recognition into a shared achievement. This win reflects a unified commitment to progress.

Moving Forward

The Diamond Award isn’t a finish line. It’s motivation.

There is more to learn, more performance to unlock, and more ways to help farmers create environments where animals thrive. We’re already working on the next steps - and we’re excited for what’s ahead.

Thank You

To Brilliant Business Westelijke Mijnstreek for this recognition.
To our customers and partners for their trust.
To the HATO team for their drive, discipline, and creativity.

Onward, with curiosity, ambition, and the determination to keep raising the standard for agricultural lighting.