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DESIGN Renowned lighting expert RZB Leuchten has been sharing its unique mix of design and efficiency with designers and architects for nearly 75 years. Emma-Jane Batey spoke to international sales director Pascal Rinckenberger.
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stablished in Bamberg, Germany in 1939, RZB Leuchten is still owned by the founding family, with its name coming from the founder, Rudolf Zimmermann of Bamberg. Initially started as a manufacturer of electrical consumer goods, RZB Leuchten has steadily developed its ‘qualitative lighting’ business to become one of the most influential enterprises in the European lighting industry. RZB Leuchten’s international sales director Pascal Rinckenberger told Industry Europe about the company’s long-standing role as a pioneer. He said, “We have more than 500 employees and they are all dedicated to the challenge of constant innovation in order to continue to produce luminaires of the
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highest quality. We manufacture more than 20,000 high-end lighting units every day, so we know that this is only possible when the whole company is devoted to one crucial aim, and that is the desire to get as close as humanly possible to perfection.”
Consistent quality This quest for perfection is a common theme throughout Industry Europe’s interview with Mr Rinckenberger. He explains that RZB Leuchten’s market-leading position in European lighting comes from the surety that the company’s role is to set standards rather than meet them. He continued, “Our success has always been driven by our willingness to improve the quality of our
