Paulmann Licht

Paulmann Licht is a German lighting company headquartered in Springe, including the Springe-Völksen site. The company describes itself as family-run and says it has been passionate about light since 1978. Its origins go back to Rüdiger Paulmann, who began selling lighting products in 1968 before founding Paulmann Spezialglühlampen GmbH in 1978. The company’s work has since encompassed lamps and luminaires, lighting systems and accessories. Its range serves indoor and outdoor lighting needs and includes light bulbs, LED products, recessed luminaires, rail and cable systems, LED strips, garden lighting and smart-home products. The official site highlights URail, Plug & Shine, recessed luminaires and LED strips among its top sellers. Its smart lighting can use the Zigbee wireless standard and, subject to compatibility and functional limitations, can be controlled through gateways and systems such as Amazon Echo and Philips Hue Bridge 2. Paulmann presents lighting as both a practical and atmospheric part of living spaces: its stated aim is to develop lighting ideas that improve customers’ quality of life. The company describes a range of more than 3,000 products and lighting systems on its company page. Its UK storefront also promotes a selection of more than 2,500 products and systems, so the counts differ between the supplied pages. It sells through its own online storefront and operates through offices, representatives and other activities in around 40 countries worldwide. The company page describes a team of 400 across Europe, including 260 employees at its headquarters in Springe/Völksen. Paulmann remains presented as a family business, rather than as a publicly listed company. Founder Rüdiger Paulmann’s son Detlev took over company management in 2004 and moved to the advisory board in 2017, when Oliver Windbrake became chairman of the management team, according to the supplied German Wikipedia text. The official site emphasizes product quality, design, advice and straightforward assembly, and reports repeated recognition from design juries. The company’s product designs have also been associated with the Red Dot Design Award, German Design Award and iF Design Award in the supplied historical account.

Paulmann Licht developed from a lighting sales business into a German manufacturer and supplier of lamps, luminaires and lighting systems. According to the supplied German Wikipedia account, Rüdiger Paulmann began selling lamps in 1968 in Wennigsen near Hanover, initially acting as a sales representative for brands including Goldlicht and Globe. In 1978 he founded Paulmann Spezialglühlampen GmbH. The company’s official account likewise identifies 1978 as the point from which it has been passionate about light. In its early decades, the business expanded its product offering beyond specialist bulbs. It developed cable lighting systems and other lighting ideas, and from 1984 added halogen lighting systems and transformers. Recessed lights became a major focus of the product programme in 1988. The supplied historical account records that annual turnover passed 10 million euros in 1988 and 50 million euros in 1994; these are historical figures reported in that source, not current company financials. A significant operational step came in 1997, when the company moved to a new logistics centre in Springe-Völksen. Its delivery area subsequently expanded across nearly all of Europe. The German Wikipedia account says that quality assurance, product development, administration and logistics are among the functions located in Springe. By 2001, the account reports group turnover above 80 million euros and deliveries to 25 European countries. In 2005, it describes a range of 2,500 products and representation or sales subsidiaries in 38 European countries. Leadership also passed between generations of the Paulmann family. Rüdiger Paulmann transferred company management to his son Detlev in 2004 and became chairman of the advisory board. In 2011, the family-business lobbying organization Die Familienunternehmer – ASU awarded Detlev Paulmann its Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 prize, as reported in the supplied account. In 2012 the company expanded its logistics facilities to 18 dispatch ramps. The historical account also notes subsidiaries in countries including Austria, France and Spain. In March 2017, Detlev Paulmann moved to the advisory board and Oliver Windbrake took over as chairman of the management team. The company’s present-day official pages continue to describe it as family-run and headquartered in Springe, Germany. They present a much broader lighting assortment spanning indoor and outdoor products, bulbs, smart-home lighting, systems and accessories. The company says it has offices, representatives and activities in around 40 countries worldwide, and describes a European team of 400 people, including 260 at its Springe/Völksen headquarters. The official company page cites more than 3,000 products and lighting systems, while the UK storefront cites more than 2,500. Its product design has been recognized by design juries; the supplied historical account specifically names the Red Dot Design Award, German Design Award and iF Design Award.

• 2017

  Management leadership changes

• 2012

  Logistics expanded

• 2011

  Detlev Paulmann named Entrepreneur of the Year

• 2005

  Product range and European presence reported

• 2004

  Management passes to Detlev Paulmann

• 2001

  Group turnover and European delivery reach reported

• 1997

  Move to Springe-Völksen logistics centre

• 1994

  Turnover passes 50 million euros

• 1988

  Recessed lighting becomes a product focus

• 1984

  Halogen systems and transformers added

• 1978

  Paulmann Spezialglühlampen GmbH is founded

• 1968

  Rüdiger Paulmann begins selling lamps

A family-run lighting specialist offering a broad assortment of lighting products and systems, with an emphasis on practical lighting solutions, design, ease of installation and improving quality of living.

• URail

  A rail lighting system; the official storefront highlights it among the company’s top sellers.

• Plug & Shine

  A garden lighting system highlighted by the official storefront.

• Recessed luminaires

  A product category highlighted among the official storefront’s top sellers.

• LED strips

  A product category highlighted among the official storefront’s top sellers.

• Zigbee smart lighting

  Smart lighting products that can be controlled using Zigbee-compatible gateways and supported third-party systems, subject to compatibility and feature limitations.

1. 1Paulmann – Lamps & Luminaires from the Manufactureruk.paulmann.com
2. 2About us: Introducing the family-owned and operated Paulmann Lichtuk.paulmann.com
3. 3Get to know Paulmann: In great company for your light ideasuk.paulmann.com
4. 4Buy smart home with Zigbee control at Paulmannuk.paulmann.com
5. 5Paulmann Lichtde.wikipedia.org
6. 6Paulmann Lichtwikidata.org