Zumtobel Lighting Group

Zumtobel Group (also known as Zumtobel AG) is a company based in Dornbirn, Austria which comprises two sub-groups: Zumtobel Lighting Group, 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. Its integration in Zumtobel was completed in 2000. Thorn Lighting had been founded in 1928 by Jules Thorn and Alfred Deutsch.

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.

Thorn lighting had a factory in Leicester which was sold to GE Lighting

External links

* [http://www.zumtobelgroup.com/com/en/index.htm Zumtobel Group]
* [http://www.zumtobel.com/ Zumtobel]
* [http://www.thornlighting.com/ Thorn Lighting]
* [http://www.tridonicatco.com/ TridonicAtco]