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BuR Lighting Historie Lampenfabrik Bünte und Remmler 1905
BuR Logo 1905
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler 1962
BuR Building 1962
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Zugleuchte 1043
BuR Pendant Luminaire 1043
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Zugleuchte 1043
BuR Pendant Luminaire 1043
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Tischleuchte 3386
BuR Table Luminaire 3386
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Ausstellung Werkbund Paris
BuR Luminaires at Werkbund Exhibition, Paris
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Fabrikeingang 1919
BuR Entrance Door 1919
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Tischleuchte 3193
BuR Table Luminaire 3193
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Sonderanfertigung
BuR Customized Luminaire
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Projekt Kaffeehaus Nürnberger Stadion
BuR Project: Coffee House Nürnberg Stadium
BuR Lighting Historie Bünte und Remmler Tischleuchte 3363
BuR Table Luminaire 3363

Foundation

Bünte & Remmler emerged from the Wagner & Goldschmidt Company located in Frankfurt in 1880. As a petroleum lamp manufacturer BuR evolved into a famous producer of first-class „lamps“ in Germany around the turn of the century. In 1962 BuR was sold to Hoffmeister & Sohn KG. BuR manufactured sophisticated luminaire programs in Frankfurt and afterwards in Lüdenscheid.

  • 1880 Foundation of the Bünte & Remmler luminaire factory
  • 1890 Start of production of petroleum burners, brass parts and airflow lamps
  • 1899 Production of gas lighting fixtures and gaslight burners
  • 1912 BuR was more and more recognised as a leading German manufacturer of lighting fixtures and luminaire parts.
  • 1913 Before World War I BuR was famous being one of the largest German luminaire manufacturers with 600 employees at this time
  • 1925 In the 20s designs of Christian Dell and Wolfgang Tümpel were realised by BuR
  • 1944 Extensive destruction of the factory site by bombs and mines
  • 1950 Reconstruction and modernisation of the factory buildings in Frankfurt
  • 1953 Taking over high-quality luminaire designs from the BAG Bronzewarenfabrik Turgi in Switzerland
  • 1962 Retirement of the senior partners - Mr Bünte and Mr Remmler because of their old age
  • 1962 Acquisition of the Company by Hoffmeister & Sohn in Lüdenscheid
  • 1967 Lamp shades and more outdoor luminaires were included in the BuR luminaire program
  • 1971 Transfer of the BuR luminaire production to Hoffmeister & Sohn from Frankfurt to Lüdenscheid
  • 1972 Real estate management became increasingly the main business of the Bünte und Remmler KG
  • 2016 The Lighting Business is focused on the energy efficient LED-Lighting of industrial companies
  • 2020 The LED-Lighting Business is extended by the marketing of UV-C disinfection equipment