Work with a team that puts finding a solution over making a sale.
Vista Manufacturing combines innovation and technology with high-quality, cost-effective lighting solutions to help OEMs win in the marketplace.
Work with a team that puts finding a solution above making a sale.
The right lighting can impact sales.
Many OEMs and their customers take lighting for granted, until they notice repeated product failures or another brand outperforming them.
With Vista as your lighting partner, you won’t put your brand’s reputation or sales at risk. And we’ll help you gain a competitive advantage by merging quality and innovation with cost-effective pricing and on-time delivery.
Vista is a family-owned business with Corporate Headquarters located in Elkhart, Indiana.
We are an OE lighting manufacturer that produces a competitive advantage for our customers by merging quality and innovation with cost-effective pricing and on-time delivery.
Our team is keenly aware that lighting can directly impact your ability to win in the marketplace. When you choose Vista as your lighting partner, you won’t put your brand’s reputation at risk or worry about delays or repeated product failures.
Our Quality Management System (QMS) is modeled after the ISO 9001:2015 Standard, which lets us develop products and processes that align with your specifications. We are also a member of RVIA, RVDA, and SEMA trade organizations and our lighting products can be manufactured with UL, CSA, and FAA approvals.
Our mission goes beyond
providing innovative technology, high-quality products, and cost-effective pricing. Click to learn more about our culture, how we treat people, and our mission.
We just happen to do that by making our customers’ lives easier with functional lighting that makes a statement and helps them win the marketplace.
- Have a positive attitude.
- Do the right thing by God.
- We are family.
- Simply get it done.
- We’re driven by passion.
Choose Vista as your LED lighting partner.
Strengthen your reputation.
Impress customers with innovation.
Stop worrying about delays or failures.
Gain a competitive advantage.
Since 1971, we’ve helped OEMs win in the marketplace with lighting solutions.
Our team has had the pleasure of working with manufacturers and engineering lighting solutions for over 40 years. Here's our timeline and history:
1979
1979
Our co-founder, Jim Tieszen, was in the motorcycle distribution industry and saw “strip lighting” on touring motorcycles. He asked his brother, Dwayne, to design and manufacture parts to sell in other areas. Jim and Dwayne launched Vista in Dwayne’s basement in Wichita, Kansas.
1981
1981
Vista moved to Elkhart, Indiana to be closer to their largest customer, a CB antenna company using Vista’s lights in their antennas.
1982 – 1984
1982 – 1984
We began supplying strip lights and lighting panels to the conversion van industry and truck stops.
1985
1985
Vista opened a division in Texas to better cover the South and West Coast. This division also began exploring new markets — like architectural and commercial — by supplying hotels and movie theaters. The aviation market began in Texas, too. And in Indiana, Vista began supplying the marine and utility market.
1989
1989
We purchased blue LEDs to explore using them as an alternative to incandescent bulbs.
1993
1993
Vista began supplying axial LEDs to the theater market for aisle lighting.
2003
2003
We formed a new market in the cruise line industry.
2005
2005
We moved production for all markets except aviation to our Elkhart, Indiana facility.
2009
2009
We began Vista Worldwide to supply the appliance industry with incandescent bulbs. Our company also formed a team in China to assist our partner factories with processes and quality assurance.
2010
2010
Vista instituted a new QMS (quality management software) system. We also developed an engineering team to switch focus from decorative to functional lighting.
August 2013
August 2013
We moved to a newer, larger building so we could support our growing business. The new Elkhart, Indiana facility housed Vista Manufacturing and Vista Worldwide.
2014
2014
Our team introduced continuous improvement, also known as lean manufacturing. We also started to narrow our focus to developing LEDs only.
2015
2015
We expanded our presence in the RV market with LED awning strip lights.
February 2017
February 2017
Vista added its Inside Sales Team to provide even more support for customers, partners, and manufacturers.
July 2019
July 2019
We reached a significant milestone: Vista passed 1,000 days without an accident.
September 2019
September 2019
We were honored to receive the “Business of the Month” award by the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce. Representatives of the Chamber were on hand to present the award, noting the positive impact that Vista is having on the Greater Elkhart community.
October 2019
October 2019
Vista’s fourth-quarter volunteer opportunity was walking for breast cancer awareness at the annual “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event in Central Park in Mishawaka, Indiana. We exceeded our fundraising goal of $1,200 with a total donation of $1,597.
The Vista Volunteers, along with 812 walkers, helped the American Cancer Society raise over $78,600 to help in funding innovative breast cancer research and providing care to those fighting the disease.
That month, we also launched our Vista Connect app and product series at the IBEX 2019 Trade Show in Tampa, Florida. Vista Connect is a complete line of Bluetooth-integrated and addressable LED lights and controllers.
Late 2019
Late 2019
We launched our Vista Connect app, which combines controllable Bluetooth technology with our high-quality and cost-effective lighting solutions. The app helps manufacturers enhance their customers’ experience with innovative lighting — and creates stronger sales.
Vista Connect comes with features like music sync, color capture, and multi-zone display. And the app works seamlessly with our new Bluetooth-enabled Switch, Mini-Module, and Flexi-Tape products.
March – April 2020
March – April 2020
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the States of Indiana and Michigan both declared that non-essential business must temporarily cease. So, Vista closed for normal business from March 25 through April 6, and we resumed operations on April 7.
During this time, Vista did not receive any materials, produce finished goods, or ship any product. The only exception was for those businesses deemed as “Critical Infrastructure” by the government.
Our Sales and Office team were available during the shutdown via email or phone to answer questions and prepare to serve you as soon as we reopened. Working remotely allowed us to keep business going so that we could start producing again as soon as we could. We managed to meet our sales goals for 2020, even while losing 13 days of production.