Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany – ZETT OPTICS-group, development and manufacturing partner of well-known industrial providers in the field of lighting technology, has acquired major assets of LITE-LICHT GmbH headquartered in Herzebrock-Clarholz. With its three brands LITE-LICHT, StarLicht and itec LITE-LICHT GmbH belongs to the leading mid-tier companies in the area of energy efficient lighting technology. "This transaction provides a great potential in combining ZETT OPTICS' experience in LED technology with the product range of LITE-LICHT to even better meet our customers' requirements by now being able to offer an extended product portfolio. " Matthias Dämmig, managing director of ZETT OPTICS, explains. The newly founded company will trade under the name ZETT LITE LIGHTING GmbH ("ZLL").
By acquiring major assets of LITE-LICHT GmbH, ZETT OPTICS-group is enabled to adopt its LED technology expertise also in the field of general lighting. Thus ZETT OPTICS will dispose of more access channels to the market of energy efficient lighting solutions and will simultaneously receive an up-to-date product range for the professional and private application area. Additionally, ZETT OPTICS will benefit from the wide experience LITE-LICHT has acquired over many years in developing new products for the needs of consumers, architects, lighting designers, electricians and retail business. For this reason the traditional brands LITE-LICHT, StarLicht and itec will continue to be managed under the umbrella of the newly founded ZETT LITE LIGHTING ("ZLL").
As of July 1, 2011 Thomas Willing (54) and Marcus Liehr (36) were appointed managing directors of ZLL. With Thomas Willing, who obtained his wide managerial background in logistics and international business while working as managing director at, for example, Avery Dennison Central Europe GmbH and häussermann GmbH & Co. KG, signs up as spokesperson for the management board of ZETT LITE LIGHTING. "I look forward to the new challenge working in an innovative and exciting environment, that actually is in the state of a sustainable change, especially caused by the latest developments of LED technology. ", comments Thomas Willing. Marcus Liehr, formerly managing director of LITE-LICHT GmbH, is the guarantor for continuity in cooperation with customers, suppliers and employees of ZLL.
About 140 employees are working at the headquarter of the newly founded ZETT LITE LIGHTING in Herzebrock-Clarholz. In addition to the production facility and logistics centre at the German headquarter the group is also operating a manufacturing plant in China. The European distribution will be carried out by own sales companies as well as in cooperation with trading partners. "As a part of ZETT-group we are able to join the strengths of LITE-LICHT with the expertise of ZETT-OPTICS in the leading future market of LED technology. ", outlines the new management the advantages for customers and market.
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