ERCO

ERCO GmbH is a leading international specialist in architectural lighting, using 100% LED technology. The family business, based in Lüdenscheid, in the heart of Germany, now operates as a global player with independent sales organizations and partners in 55 countries worldwide. Founded in 1934, ERCO pioneered architectural lighting across Europe in the 1960s, and today, less than 50 years later, is the first established luminaire manufacturer with a portfolio based entirely on LED technology.

Around 1,000 committed and dedicated ERCO employees worldwide ensure that LED technology is developed from a pure technology into a sophisticated lighting tool – because perception-orientated lighting design, implemented in the context of efficient visual comfort, is our mission. Focus at ERCO is given to open, interdisciplinary and international cooperation: Whilst our ERCO luminaires are developed and produced carefully and with an eye on the future by our team at the Lüdenscheid Light Factory, our competent and motivated lighting consultants at international ERCO sales offices ensure that they are used in thousands of different applications around the globe. We would be delighted to offer you the possibility of experiencing ERCO lighting tools in operation: in any of our ERCO showrooms worldwide as well as in workshops at our headquarters, and of course at trade fairs and other industry events.

ERCO takes Light as the fourth dimension of architecture. The world around us is three-dimensional. We understand light as an independent, fourth dimension of architecture. Our lighting solutions lend buildings, offices and outdoor facilities an additional design dimension and give added value to the people who use them on a daily basis. This is our vision of making architecture and society better through light. We develop high quality, tailor-made lighting solutions for both small and large pioneering construction projects in the urban centers of this world. Perception-orientated lighting design, implemented in the context of efficient visual comfort, is our mission.

ERCO’s extensive experience in creative architectural and object lighting for different architectural segments links up with state-of-the-art LED technology. We have summarized the individual advantages of ERCO LED lighting tools for modern office, retail, museum, airport and façade lighting on the following pages, which also address the main issues arising in the context of architectural lighting with LED against the backdrop of our eight main application areas. Today, the architectural lighting branch is well on the way in its migration to LED technology. The focus is now on exploiting the full potential of state-of-the-art lighting technology in all areas of creative lighting – from shops to offices and administration buildings through to museums. ERCO has taken the lead in optoelectronics, by developing LED products in response to the lighting requirements of modern architectural, cultural and corporate projects.

ERCO’s accomplishments and leading role in architectural lighting with LED are based on the decision to draw on its own expertise in optoelectronics. ERCO develops, designs and produces all the digital lighting tools at its Lüdenscheid base on the southern edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, in an award-winning facility including laboratories, production and offices, that has been recognized for its architectural merits. With in-house development – from LED PCBs and electronics to thermal management – ERCO is always in control of its products and their specific characteristics. ERCO lighting tools afford the creative scope required for the lighting design of complex building projects. With this in mind, our products are developed on the basis of a perception-orientated approach to lighting design. ERCO has its manufacturing base in Germany. By carefully accompanying the processes in our production facilities and with on-location assembly, we guarantee high efficiency and outstanding quality.