Manufacturer of decorative and technical outdoor luminaires, urban furniture, supply bollards and charging stations – made in Leipzig.
Leipziger Leuchten GmbH
Leipzig (HQ) · Rümlang (Sales Switzerland)New on Amplifa
About Leipziger Leuchten
Leipziger Leuchten GmbH manufactures decorative and technical outdoor luminaires, urban furniture, supply bollards, charging stations and masts including accessories – all at its own production site in Leipzig. The product range extends from post-top, mast, bollard, wall and base luminaires to benches, litter bins, bicycle racks and barrier bollards, through to electricity and water supply bollards as well as charging stations and solar luminaires. Over 98% of daily production consists of LED luminaires; the company also offers custom designs and modifications of standard products as well as in-house lighting design using DIALux. Products are made predominantly from stainless steel (V2A/V4A) with its own welding shop, as well as from hot-dip galvanized steel, aluminium die castings, aluminium extruded profiles, wood (kambala, FSC-certified), plastics and concrete; surfaces are powder-coated using a stoving process. Customers include municipalities such as the City of Leipzig, municipalities and industry. Sales companies exist in Switzerland, Sweden and Norway.
- Site
- Leipzig
- Processes
- Welding of luminaire bodies made of stainless steel (own welding shop), Powder coating (stoving process, polyester powder), Seawater-resistant powder coating, Anti-poster and anti-graffiti protective layer, Stainless steel grinding (standard grit 240, other grits on request), Stainless steel passivation (chemical passivation), Hot-dip galvanizing (for urban furniture products), Manufacture of decorative and technical street luminaires with LED technology
- Materials
- Stainless steel V2A (Grade 304), Stainless steel V4A (Grade 316), Hot-dip galvanized steel, Aluminium die casting, Aluminium extruded profile, Kambala wood (FSC-certified), Plastic (wood look), PMMA
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Industries
- Municipal infrastructure, City of Leipzig and municipalities, Industry, Schools / kindergartens, Parks and green spaces, Leisure / recreation
- 01
Lighting design (DIALux)
- 02
Engineering
- 03
Welding of luminaire bodies
- 04
Surface finishing (powder coating, hot-dip galvanizing, grinding)
- 05
Assembly of luminaires
- 06
Sales
Sites
Leipzig
DEManufacturing, engineering, lighting design, sales (headquarters)
- Lot size
- Series production, custom designs, one-off pieces
- Materials
- Stainless steel V2A/V4A, hot-dip galvanized steel, aluminium die casting, kambala wood, plastic, concrete
- Own welding shop for stainless steel
- Powder coating (stoving process)
- Production and warehouse hall (new building 2008/2011, extended 2016, new warehouse hall 2024)
- Luminaire park with 115 luminaires
Rümlang
CHSales Switzerland (Leipziger Leuchten Schweiz GmbH)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding of luminaire bodies made of stainless steel (own welding shop)Joining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel V2A (1.4301), Stainless steel V4A (1.4404) |
| Powder coating (stoving process, polyester powder)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Seawater-resistant powder coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Anti-poster and anti-graffiti protective layerSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Stainless steel grinding (standard grit 240, other grits on request)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Stainless steel passivation (chemical passivation)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Hot-dip galvanizing (for urban furniture products)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of decorative and technical street luminaires with LED technologyAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Aluminium die casting |
| Custom designs and modification of standard products (own plant, engineering team)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lighting design / lighting calculations (DIALux, Eulumdat files)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and design services (own engineering team)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Quality
The company operates a certified quality management system according to ISO 9001:2015; the production site was certified in 2021. In addition, an environmental management system according to ISO 14001 is implemented.
| Evidence | Leipzig |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1889
Establishment of the company Körting & Mathiesen in Leipzig as one of the first luminaire manufacturers in Germany
- 1946
Expropriation and partial dismantling of the company Körting & Mathiesen by the Soviet occupation forces; continuation of production under Russian direction
- 1948
Buy-back of the company from the Soviet occupation forces and establishment of the state-owned enterprise Leipziger Lichttechnische Spezialfabrik (VEB Lelifa).
- 1951
Renaming of VEB Lelifa to VEB Leuchtenbau Leipzig – the largest luminaire manufacturer in the GDR with 1,100 employees
- 1990
After reunification, the company Leuchtenbau Leipzig is placed under the supervision of the Treuhand
- 1993
Liquidation of the company Leuchtenbau Leipzig on 30 September and establishment of Leipziger Leuchten GmbH on 1 October; production site Riesaer Straße 64, Leipzig
- 1996
Relocation to Heiterblickstraße 42 in Leipzig
- 2008
New construction of the modern production facility with office building at Heiterblickstraße 37 in Leipzig
- 2009
Inauguration of the luminaire park on 27.03.2009 with Minister President Stanislaw Tillich and Mayor Burkhard Jung
- 2011
New construction of an additional production and warehouse hall on the company premises at Heiterblickstraße 37
- 2016
Expansion and enlargement of production and warehouse areas using the GRW funding program
- 2017
Establishment of the sales company Leipziger Leuchten Schweiz GmbH in Wallisellen
- 2018
25 years of Leipziger Leuchten – silver anniversary
- 2019
Establishment of the sales company Leipziger Leuchten Nordic AB (Sweden)
- 2021
Certification of the production site; implementation of an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system
- 2024
Opening of the new warehouse hall in Leipzig
- 2025
Establishment of the sales company Leipziger Leuchten Nordic (Norway)