As a group of leading lighting brands and companies Zumtobel provides complete professional lighting solutions, luminaires, lighting management and lighting components for indoor and outdoor applications. With production facilities in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia, and sales and consultancy centres in almost 100 countries, the Zumtobel Group is one of the few global players in the lighting industry. The Group is based in Dornbirn, Austria, and comprises two sub-groups: Zumtobel Lighting Group, with the Zumtobel Staff and Thorn lighting brands; and the TridonicAtco Group, which manufactures lighting components. Dornbirn is a city of roughly 44,000 inhabitants in the province of Vorarlberg in Austria, at 47°25′N 9°44′E, near the borders to Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein. ...
Zumtobel was founded in 1950 by Dr. Walter Zumtobel as "Elektrogeräte- und Kunstharzpreßwerk W. Zumtobel KG" in Dornbirn. The company produced ballasts for the newly introduced fluorescent light fittings. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A compact fluorescent lamp with an integrated electronic ballast A fluorescent lamp is a type of lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor in argon or neon gas, resulting in a plasma that produces short-wave ultraviolet light. ...
In 2000 following the successful takeover of the Wassall Group of the UK, the integration of the Thorn Lighting Group - which formed part of this conglomerate - into the Zumtobel group commences. At the same time, the group of shareholders in Zumtobel AG is extended as the international financing company, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. KKR, takes a minority holding. This was the biggest merger in the European lighting industry to date. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late stage leveraged buyouts. ...
ZumtobelGroup (also known as Zumtobel AG) is a company based in Dornbirn, Austria which comprises two sub-groups: ZumtobelLightingGroup, which includes the lighting brands "Zumtobel" and "Thorn"; and TridonicAtco, which manufactures lighting components.
Thorn Lighting maintains head offices in Essex; the other divisions in the group are all headquartered in Dornbirn.
The division with the longest history in the group is Thorn Lighting, which was acquired from Thorn EMI in a leveraged management buy-out.
The Group is based in Dornbirn, Austria, and comprises two sub-groups: ZumtobelLightingGroup, with the Zumtobel Staff and Thorn lighting brands; and the TridonicAtco Group, which manufactures lighting components.
Zumtobel was founded in 1950 by Dr. Walter Zumtobel as "Elektrogeräte- und KunstharzpreÃwerk W. Zumtobel KG" in Dornbirn.
The Zumtobelgroup became a public limited company in 2006 and is now listed as ZAG on the Vienna stock exchange.
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