The family-owned company manufactures individual illuminated advertising systems – from light boxes and illuminated letters to advertising pylons – in its own production facilities.
Struck-Leuchten GmbH & Co. KG
Steinheim (headquarters, 13,000 m² production) · Herten (ST-Service branch) · Ostrowiec/Bodzechow, Poland (production hall, PPHU Brolam, 49%)New on Amplifa
Illuminated advertising systems with high vertical integration since 1954
Struck-Leuchten GmbH & Co. KG is a family business in its third generation of ownership since 1954, headquartered in Steinheim in East Westphalia with a branch in Herten. On over 13,000 m² of production space, more than 100 employees develop and manufacture individual illuminated advertising systems in single-unit, small and large series: light boxes, illuminated letters, profile letters, advertising pylons, flat and tensioned-fabric transparencies, solid acrylic illuminated letters, as well as display, information and menu boxes. The high level of vertical integration includes metal processing of aluminium, aluminium casting (via the 50% stake in WVG-Alu-Tec), thermal vacuum forming of plastics, screen printing, digital printing, thermal transfer printing, laser and milling technology, as well as assembly and logistics. Around 75,000 illuminated advertising products are manufactured per year, 80,000 m² of acrylic glass processed, 65,000 vacuum formings produced and 300,000 LEDs installed. Customers come primarily from the brewing and beverage industry, insurance, lotteries, furniture and toy industries, the energy and logistics sectors as well as retail – including Bitburger, Veltins, Guinness, Generali, RWE and Deutsche Telekom. Project management, delivery and nationwide installation are handled by the subsidiary ST-Service GmbH & Co. KG.
- Site
- Steinheim
- Processes
- Design/engineering, Screen printing, Digital printing, Thermal transfer printing, Vacuum forming, Aluminium casting, Metal processing, Plastics processing
- Materials
- Aluminium, Acrylic glass (Plexiglas), PVC, Plastics, Aluminium (sheet, profiles, castings), PVC (tensioned fabric, banners), Plastics (vacuum formed), LED technology
- Certificates
- SEDEX (SMETA), Economy for the Common Good certification, SEDEX / SMETA, Economy for the Common Good (ECG), In-house inspection system according to production process
- Founded
- 1954
- Employees
- 95 (common good
- Industries
- Breweries/beverage industry, Insurance, Banks, Furniture industry/interior design, Energy corporations, Lotteries
- 01
Design, engineering and sampling
- 02
Metal processing (milling, laser cutting, folding, welding, bending)
- 03
Aluminium casting
- 04
Vacuum forming of acrylic glass and plastics
- 05
Screen, digital and thermal transfer printing
- 06
Electrical fitting and LED installation
- 07
Assembly and final inspection
- 08
Warehousing, order picking and just-in-time delivery
- 09
Project management and installation service (ST-Service)
- 10
Project tracking via the W.O.I.S. system
Materials and production processes
Aluminium (sheet, profiles, castings)
Base material for constructions, domes, cut-out and profile designs; painted to RAL.
Acrylic glass (Plexiglas)
Processing of 80,000 m² of sheets per year; used for domes, panels and solid acrylic with material thicknesses of 20–35 mm.
PVC (tensioned fabric, banners)
Light-transmitting material for large-format tensioned-fabric transparencies as well as banners and mesh fabric.
Plastics (vacuum formed)
Thermoforming up to sheet format 300 x 150 cm with a forming depth of up to 80 cm.
LED technology
Installation of 300,000 LEDs per year for illuminating systems, alternatively fluorescent lamps.
Locations and production capacity
Steinheim
DEHeadquarters and main production (light boxes, vacuum forming, screen printing, metal processing)
- Lot size
- Single-unit production to large series
- Materials
- Aluminium, acrylic glass, plastics, PVC
- 5-axis milling machine (plastics, 2018)
- Laser technology (2021)
- Partially automated screen printing lines
- Vacuum forming machines up to 300 x 150 cm
- Fully air-conditioned screen printing building (1,000 m², 2007)
Herten
DEBranch ST-Service GmbH & Co. KG – signage technology, project management, installation and showroom
- Showroom
- Extended machine park for individual letters (2018)
Ostrowiec (Bodzechow)
PLProduction hall via the 49% stake in PPHU Brolam Sp. z o.o.
Components and products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis milling machine (plastics sector) | – | – | – | 2018 | Steinheim |
| Laser technology | – | – | – | 2021 | Steinheim |
| Partially automated screen printing lines | – | – | – | – | Steinheim |
| Vacuum forming machines | – | – | Sheet format up to 300 x 150 cm, forming depth max. 80 cm | – | Steinheim |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certifications
Product quality is systematically checked across the entire production process by the company's own employees. Certifications according to SEDEX (SMETA, since 2016) and Economy for the Common Good (2022) additionally document demanding standards for sustainability and supply chain.
| Evidence | Steinheim |
|---|---|
| SEDEX / SMETA | |
| Economy for the Common Good (ECG) | |
| In-house inspection system according to production process |
Company development since 1954
- 1954
Founded by Heinz Struck in Bergheim/Westphalia; manufacture of residential and interior luminaires.
- 1965
First products for the brewing industry.
- 1969
Development of the copper pendant lamp 010/305A – one of the best-selling brewery advertising luminaires for indoor use.
- 1972
First series production of outdoor illuminated advertising elements; construction of a new 1,000 m² production building in Steinheim.
- 1980
Continuation of the business by the founder's wife Käte Struck after the founder's death.
- 1991
Expansion; production space extended by 3,000 m².
- 1994
Markus Struck takes over management of the company.
- 1996
Construction of a new production hall in Ostrowiec/Poland.
- 1999
Acquisition of a 7,000 m² production and warehouse hall at today's location.
- 2000
Stake in Quattro Werbetechnik, Herten.
- 2002
Stake in WVG-Alu-Tec, Breuna/Bad Arolsen (aluminium casting).
- 2004
Refit of 3,700 branches of Staatliche Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg.
- 2007
Fully air-conditioned screen printing building (1,000 m²); founding of ST-Service GmbH & Co. KG.
- 2009
Production of 15,500 light boxes within two months for Sky.
- 2014
Printing and vacuum forming of 5,000 football half-shells for the Bitburger brewing group.
- 2016
SEDEX certification (SMETA); new corporate design.
- 2018
Acquisition of a 5-axis milling machine for complex deep-drawing in the plastics sector; complete renovation of the Herten site.
- 2021
Acquisition of Bernhard Rieks Metallbau GmbH as Struck Metallverarbeitung; upgrade with laser technology.
- 2022
Certification by the Economy for the Common Good association; Hannah Struck joins the succession.