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COMPANY HISTORY<br />

SINCE 3 GENERATIONS<br />

The company building in the 1970s<br />

Aerial view taken in the mid-1980s<br />

Aerial view from the year 2007<br />

COMPANY HISTORY<br />

The activities of todays LITE-LICHT GmbH go back to a commercial agency founded<br />

in 1948 by Otto Liehr for the sale of luminaires and lamps.<br />

1969 LT Licht-Technik GmbH was founded in Herzebrock by Otto Liehr and his<br />

son Wilfried (Liehr).<br />

1971 Company relocated to the industrial area of Herzebrock. Continuous<br />

expansion of production and warehouse capacities in several phases of<br />

construction: Between 1972 and 1994, a total of 8 production and warehouse<br />

halls were erected, in addition to several administrative buildings.<br />

1982 Introduction of the StarLicht brand for the sale of lights to private customers.<br />

1987 Introduction of the itec brand, initially for the supply of products foreign to<br />

the trade and customized light solutions for the manufacturing industry.<br />

1992 Construction of the plant in Bartensleben (Saxony-Anhalt).<br />

1993 Founding of the first foreign subsidiaries: Morex ‘93 in Hungary and<br />

L-Contact in Poland.<br />

1995 Death of Otto Liehr.<br />

1998 Founding of the distributors STAR-LITE France S.A.R.L. (France),<br />

LITE-LICHT d.o.o. (Croatia) and LITE-LICHT Benelux B.V. (Netherlands).<br />

1999 Founding of the first subsidiary outside of Europe: StarLite Electronics Co.<br />

Ltd. (China). Additional subsidiaries were established in the following years<br />

in Spain (StarLite Ibérica S.L.), Hungary (LITE-LICHT Kft.) and Romania<br />

(LITE-LICHT ROMANIA S.R.L.).<br />

2000 LT Licht-Technik GmbH was renamed LITE-LICHT GmbH.<br />

2006 Robert Bastian was appointed managing director in addition to Wilfried Liehr.<br />

2007 Dr. Marcus Liehr, representing the third generation, joins the management.<br />

Establishment of a council for advising and controlling the company.<br />

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