Customized Intelligence

“For over 100 years, the driving force behind LAMILUX has been the joy we feel in inspiring our customers with innovative, sophisticated products and creative solutions and helping them to achieve success in their own businesses. Each day in our company consists of tailoring our technological developments and services to meet the needs and requirements of our customers: You are the core of our entrepreneurial approach in our company philosophy.”

Dr Heinrich Strunz, third-generation Managing Director of the LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Group.

Customized Intelligence - What this means for LAMILUX is outstanding performance and leadership in customer-related areas, especially as:

• A leader in quality - optimum benefit for customers
• A leader in innovation - at the cutting edge of technology
• A leader in service - fast, uncomplicated, reliable and friendly
• A leader in expertise - optimum sales and technical advisory services
• A leader in solving problems - individual, tailored solutions 

Master carpenter Heinrich Strunz founds the company in Rehau.

A sawmill is added to the company and production of ready-to-fit timber structures begins. Heinrich Strunz then secures a number of patents for these innovative constructions.

Rudolf Strunz, son of the founder, takes over the management of the company. Under his direction, the company develops into an industrially-oriented business.

The company, which had focused on timber processing up to this point, considers manufacturing products made of glass fibre-reinforced plastics (GRP) for the first time. Under the new brand name LAMILUX, the company starts to produce GRP corrugated sheeting and rooflight domes.

The plastic products produced by the company in Rehau experience growing sales nationwide as well as in neighbouring countries. LAMILUX rooflight domes can be found in many sports centres and industrial buildings; transparent LAMILUX corrugated sheets provide roofing for pergolas and patios, and act as privacy screens on balconies.

Dr Heinrich Strunz becomes the third-generation Managing Director of the family-owned business.

LAMILUX launches its "Daylight Systems" division which focuses on the development and construction of continuous rooflights. In the "Fibre-Reinforced Plastics" division, production switches completely to flat sheets manufactured in a continuous process – this is the inception of modern high-tech composites.

Dr Dorothee Strunz, wife of Dr Heinrich Strunz, joins the company as a Managing Partner.

After adding aesthetically pleasing glass roof structures to its daylight systems range, LAMILUX increasingly becomes the project partner of choice for ambitious architectural showpieces. LAMILUX fibre-reinforced plastics experience increases in global demand – especially from the caravan industry and manufacturers of commercial vehicles.

LAMILUX builds a third production line for fibre-reinforced plastics at a cost of ten million euros. For the first time, the company achieves a turnover of more than 100 million euros. LAMILUX invests nearly eight million euros in a new production hall for the manufacture of rooflight domes.

The family business celebrates its 100th anniversary.

LAMILUX invests seven million euros in expanding its production capacity for glass roof structures and rooflight domes and starts construction of a new production hall. In the same year, LAMILUX acquires Pecolit in Schifferstadt, a company with 60 employees.

LAMILUX increases its turnover to 143 million euros. This represents an increase of more than 25 per cent compared to the previous year.

LAMILUX is involved in the construction of the largest showpiece building in Italy. The company provides 640 flap systems for the new convention centre in Rome which is based on a design by leading architect Massimiliano Fuksas.

LAMILUX receives the "Product Innovation Award 2012" from internationally renowned consultants "Frost and Sullivan" for a new carbon fibre-reinforced plastic.

LAMILUX is involved in another major project for an airport. LAMILUX supplies more than 100 smoke and heat exhaust ventilation systems as well as the building control technology for the new A-Plus Concourse in Frankfurt.

As the first manufacturer of daylight systems, LAMILUX develops the most energy-efficient rooflights for passive houses and successfully launches them on the market.

Global demand for LAMILUX products increases: Exports account for more than 60 per cent of sales.

LAMILUX is ranked as one of “Bayerns Best 50” for the second time.

The owners of the family business, Dr Dorothee and Dr Heinrich Strunz are “Entrepreneurs of the year 2014”. The couple receive the prestigious award from international consultants "Ernst & Young" in Berlin. LAMILUX invests more than 20 million euros in the construction of an additional administration building and new production plant for fibre-reinforced plastics at its headquarters in Rehau. Record Sales: LAMILUX achieves a turnover of 190.5 million euros with its 700 employees in 2014.

LAMILUX also wins a number of awards this year: LAMILUX receives the “German Design Award 2015” for its highly energy-efficient, passive house-certified glass roof construction. The “SME Grand Prix 2015” goes to Rehau for sustainable and responsible company management. Highlights: A 13 million euro production line for fibre-reinforced plastics is opened in the presence of the Bavarian State Minister, Dr Markus Söder. The company achieves its highest ever turnover of 210 million euros.

The number of awards won in 2016 is confirmation of the company’s success: Once again, LAMILUX features in Bayerns Best 50 and is also ranked as one of the 15 most innovative companies according the Wirtschaftswoche TOP 50. LAMILUX wins another German Design Award for its Roof Exit Hatch Comfort. LAMILUX receives the Deutscher Bildungspreis (German Education Prize) and the AusbildungsAss award for its unique educational concept “Education for Excellence”. The company MIROTEC Glas- und Metallbau GmbH is also successfully incorporated into the LAMILUX Group. LAMILUX is once again able to increase its annual turnover by roughly ten per cent and generate 230 million euros with its 850+ employees in 2016.

In 2017, LAMILUX increased total turnover from 230 to 263 million euros – A record result in company history. For the first time, turnover in the division of daylight elements passed the mark of 100 million euros, as well. The number of employees has also increased: More than 950 employees, among them 102 apprentices – a quota of 11 percent – are responsible for the success of the family business. The achievements of 2017 were once more rewarded with numerous prizes, such as the “German Design Award” or the nationwide “School Economy Prize”.

The LAMILUX Glass Skylight F100 has won two prizes in 2018: The German Design Award and the Red Dot Award. The Glass Skylight is just one of many innovative products which have enabled LAMILUX to generate an annual turnover of 317 million euros in 2018. Since the beginning of the year, the companies roda Licht- und Lufttechnik GmbH and E.M.B. Products AG are part of the LAMILUX Group. 1200 first-class employees now work for the family business, which is also reflected in several award wins: David Tröger, who completed his apprenticeship as a technical system planner, has been honored as Germany’s best apprentice, and the in-house apprenticeship concept Education for Excellence has been awarded with the German IHK Education Prize.

With Johanna and Alexander Strunz the fourth generation of the family entered the management of the company. New products like the LAMILUX Flat Roof Exit Comfort Swing, improved fall-through protection grills, concealed drives for round Glass Skylights, a fire protection glass roof with F30/REI30 certification, a ventilation panel for all mullion transom glass roofs available on the market as well as Glass Skylight FE in structural glazing construction won several German Design Awards, the Red Dot Award as well as two Plus X Awards. LAMULUX TextureWall, a plastic panel in plaster look for the paneling of module constructions has received the Pro-K-Award 2020 in the category surface systems. Moreover, LAMILUX received the third Focus Money Award for “Germany’s best apprenticing companies”, made it into the “TOP100 ranking of the medium-sized enterprises”, received place one at the nationwide “My good example 2019” in the category “Big enterprises” and the German SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT award.

The year 2020 was characterized by the challenges of the Corona pandemic. In close consultation with the health authorities, safety concepts were also drawn up at LAMILUX to protect employees and help contain the pandemic. Despite the special situation, LAMILUX was able to complete a solid business year, achieving a remarkable annual turnover of 293 million euros and maintaining its headcount of around 1200 employees. In addition, news of several awards brought great joy to the Rehau-based family business: Listed in the World Market Leader Index 2021, one of the fastest-growing medium-sized companies, digital pioneer in the construction industry, one of the most profitable construction supply companies in Germany, trailblazer in the design landscape, and a career spot that convinces.

LAMILUX continues to grow: Despite the ongoing challenges of the corona pandemic and a tense raw material situation, LAMILUX achieved the highest sales in the company's history in 2021. The company was also able to increase the number of employees by 5 percent. The now more than 1250 employees of the family-owned company generated a turnover of 335 million euros. Further milestones in the past year again were numerous awards, such as the Axia Best Managed Company Award, several German Design Awards for products from both business units or the Digital Champions Award. In addition, product launches such as the flame-retardant fiber-reinforced plastic LAMILUX FireShield® or the Flat Roof Access Hatch Comfort Square prove LAMILUX's innovative power.

In 2022, LAMILUX achieved the highest turnover and the highest number of employees since its foundation in 1909, with 392 million euros and a workforce of 1,300. Product innovations introduced convinced both customers on the market and juries of numerous renowned awards. The German Design Award-winning innovation in the area of daylight systems: The LAMILUX F100 W skylight dome, which thanks to the wave shape of the dome shell ensures better load transfer and more rigidity without using more material. In the composites sector, LAMILUX presented the world's most UV-resistant GRP cover layer, LAMILUX SUNSATION, which was crowned with three awards: German Innovation Award, AVK Innovation Award and German Design Award. And LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Holding GmbH also had the pleasure of winning several prizes: In addition to the German Human Resources Award and the Bavaria's Best 50, LAMILUX won the nationwide SchuleWirtschaft Award for its wide-ranging work for the Hochfranken region.

In 2023, the company generated 354 million euros in sales and had 1,300 employees. Newly introduced products convinced customers and secured market shares. The innovation in the area of daylight systems was awarded the German Design Prize: The LAMILUX Modular Glass Skylight MS78 not only impressed the jury with its unique combination of functionality, aesthetics and technical sophistication, but has also enjoyed brisk demand since its market launch. In the field of composites, LAMILUX launched a new business unit called "Building and Construction", which focuses on the use of glass-fibre reinforced plastics as wall cladding for walls in hygienically sensitive areas. The year 2023 also saw a change of generation at LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Holding GmbH: Dr Dorothee and Dr Heinrich Strunz handed over the management of the company to their children, Dr Alexander and Johanna Strunz. They are now the fourth generation to run the family business.

2023 LAMILUX SUNSATION®, the innovative gelcoat technology, has impressed the renowned jury of the German Innovation Awards for the second time. After last year's "Winner" award, LAMILUX SUNSATION® has now also won the "Special Mention" in the "Excellence in Business to Business - Materials & Surfaces" category. Extreme colour and gloss retention and no colour difference when removing decals from surfaces: LAMILUX SUNSATION® sets a new benchmark in the quality standard of glass fibre-reinforced plastics.

The innovative gelcoat technology LAMILUX SUNSATION® has convinced a renowned jury for the third time: The German Innovation Award was followed by the AVK Innovation Award and now the German Design Award also crowns the world's most UV-resistant GRP face sheet with the "Special Mention" in the category "Excellent Product Design". The German Design Award is one of the most renowned design awards worldwide and enjoys an illustrious reputation far beyond professional circles. Anyone who triumphs in the face of high-calibre competition has successfully shown that they are among the best.

LAMILUX Composites GmbH wins the AVK Innovation Award 2022 with its innovative gelcoat technology LAMILUX SUNSATION®. LAMILUX SUNSATION® takes first place in the category "Innovative Products and Applications". Every year, the Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK) awards innovations in the field of fibre-reinforced plastics. LAMILUX SUNSATION® offers up to 20 times better UV resistance for outdoor applications. The UV protection technology integrated into the GRP material is thus much more durable, requires less maintenance and thus also increases the resale value. In addition, the jury of the AVK Innovation Award was convinced by the fact that LAMILUX attaches great importance to producing in a raw material- and energy-efficient as well as environmentally friendly way.

LAMILUX won the so called “Deutscher Personalwirtschaftspreis 2022”, an award from the field of human resources management, for its self-developed EDUCATION for EXCELLENCE (E4E) training concept. This makes the Rehau-based family business the nationwide front-runner in the "Training & Dual Studies" category, beating Continental and EnBW. In the category "Training & Dual Studies", the German Human Resources Management Award honours companies that are particularly committed to innovative and groundbreaking concepts for the next generation of professionals. E4E promotes the personality development of trainees and trains their social and key skills. The German Human Resources Award is one of the most prestigious HR awards in the German-speaking world and will be presented for the 30th time in 2022.

For the third year in a row, the Architects' Darling Award honours LAMILUX with silver. In the category "Best BIM Data Offer", LAMILUX's own BIM and product configurator, which covers all the needs of an architect, once again managed to convince the jury. The product configurator particularly stood out to the jury, consisting of renowned representatives from the field of architecture, due to its simple and clear handling as well as the extensive download options. The Architects' Darling was lost for the twelfth time on 9 November in Celle, Lower Saxony, and honours the "darlings of the building industry".

For the fifth time, LAMILUX is one of the 50 fastest-growing medium-sized companies in Bavaria. Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger presented the "Bayerns Best 50" award to the two managing directors Dr Dorothee and Dr Heinrich Strunz at Schleißheim Castle. The family business has already received this honour in 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019 and now 2022. According to the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, LAMILUX is one of the 50 best companies in Bavaria that seek out new opportunities for growth and employment, consistently exploit them and thus form the backbone of the economy.

The EUROBAUSTOFF Roof & Façade specialist group names LAMILUX "Top Supplier 2021". Both in the category "Sales", "Specialist trade support", "Service & Logistics" as well as in the category "Behaviour in the Corona Pandemic", LAMILUX was able to assert itself against the strong competition and take first place. The special thing about the "Top Supplier 2021" award: a direct assessment by customers decides the winner. For LAMILUX, this is an extreme incentive to continue to work as customer-oriented as before, to always offer smooth sales cooperation as well as optimal delivery performance, and to inspire the partners in the specialist trade beyond the expected level of LAMILUX through lived specialist trade loyalty.

All good things come in threes! In 2021, LAMILUX wins in three different categories at the Architects' Darling awards. Not only does the manufacturer of skylight systems win silver in the product awards in the two categories "Glass and Glass Structures" and "Skylight Systems/Roof Lighting", but also in the jury awards. Here LAMILUX scores in the category "Best BIM Data Offer". In a total of 38 categories, the best building product manufacturers were chosen with the Architects' Darling in 2021. For the product awards, Heinze Market Research conducted an independent survey on new product categories among up to 100,000 German architects and planners. In addition, other overarching marketing disciplines were honoured with the Jury Award by a top-class jury.

After the Architects' Darling as well as the German Innovation Award, LAMILUX also wins the Digital Champions Award 2021 in the category "Digital Customer Experience" with its BIM and product configurator. The award shows: LAMILUX makes the lives of its customers easier through the digital customer experience and, as a medium-sized company, is fit for the future. The Digital Champions Award is a joint initiative of Telekom and WirtschaftsWoche and aims to award projects of medium-sized companies that use new technologies and to bring the most significant projects to the attention of a broad public.

This is the fourth time that the Red Dot Award has honoured a LAMILUX product for outstanding design quality. The LAMILUX Flat Roof Exit Comfort Square convinced the jury with its stylish appearance, which it owes to the skilful interplay of form and function, and the advantage that the square Flat Roof Exit positively influences the energy efficiency of buildings. This is how the international jury of the Red Dot Award, which awards the coveted seal of quality, describes it. The long evaluation process of the award is based on various assessment criteria, in all of which the LAMILUX flat roof exit Comfort Square proved its strengths. These include, among others, degree of innovation, functionality or durability.

After the Architects' Darling, the LAMILUX BIM and product configurator also wins the German Innovation Award - in two categories at once, both in the category "Design Thinking" and "Excellence in Business to Business - Information Technologies | Industry Specific and Service Software". The German Innovation Award honours cross-industry products and solutions that distinguish themselves above all through user-centricity and added value compared to previous solutions. Because: Innovations that shape the future and improve life exist in all industries and the LAMILUX BIM and product configurator is right at the forefront as a digital pioneer in the construction industry. LAMILUX has developed the digital product configurator to offer architects, planners or roofers maximum convenience in the independent configuration of daylight systems. With its innovative functions, the LAMILUX BIM and product configurator convinced the top-class jury of independent, interdisciplinary experts from industry, science, institutions and finance.

LAMILUX is one of the best managed companies in Germany. This is confirmed by the top-class jury of the Axia Best Managed Companies Award (BMC). The BMC programme is a competition run by Deloitte Private, WirtschaftsWoche, Credit Suisse and BDI in Germany and a seal of quality for successful medium-sized companies. In a multi-stage application process, the companies were put through their paces. The focus was on strengths, potentials and challenges in the four areas of strategy, productivity and innovation, culture and commitment as well as governance and finance. From the development of forward-looking strategies and innovative processes to corporate governance structures and a healthy corporate culture: LAMILUX convinced the renowned representatives from business, science and the media in all four core areas. This award honours LAMILUX as a pioneer in all key areas of corporate governance.

LAMILUX is one of Germany's fastest-growing and most profitable construction supply companies. This is the result of a study by the international strategy consultancy Munich Strategy. More than 800 medium-sized construction suppliers were examined for the evaluation. The basis of the evaluation is the growth and earnings power of the companies over a continuous period of five years. LAMILUX is well above the average of its competitors, with sales growth of 12.7 percent recorded in 2015-2018/19, sales in 2019 of 305 million euros and more than 1,200 salaried employees. In 2020, LAMILUX ranks among the "Bau Top 50 2020" not only nationwide, but also across all industries with a 13th place, making it one of the leading top German construction suppliers.

LAMILUX is a double winner of the German Design Award 2021, and two products are convincing in the "Excellent Product Design" category. One is the LAMILUX Glass Skylight FE 3° and the LAMILUX TextureWall. The skylight with its 3° inclination and outstanding design convinced the jury so much that it was awarded the Special Mention. In addition to LAMILUX's daylight systems, which have won several awards, a composite is now for the first time among the winners of the German Design Award. The LAMILUX TextureWall convinced the jury with its outstanding design quality. The German Design Award honours innovative products and projects that are pioneering in the German and international design landscape. The top-class international jury honours their manufacturers and designers with this prize.

LAMILUX is a digital pioneer in the German construction industry. At this year's Architects' Darling awards, the LAMILUX Product Configurator impressed as an innovative and digital solution for the construction industry and won silver in the category "Best BIM Data Offer". Building Information Modeling is a method for intelligent handling of building and component information from the initial idea to dismantling. Architects in particular benefit from the possibilities of the LAMILUX Product Configurator. This was also the opinion of the Architects' Darling jury, which comprises media and communication experts and renowned representatives of international architectural firms. This year the prize was awarded to the "darlings of the construction industry" for the tenth time. 

LAMILUX won no less than three awards at the German Design Awards 2020. The three daylight systems could hardly be more different, but they all won the German Design Award in the "Building and Elements" category: The Glass Skylight F100 Circular with concealed chain drive and the Glass Roof PR60 ventilation flap received the Winner award, while the Flat Roof Exit Comfort Swing for roof terraces was awarded the Special Mention. For the fifth time in a row, LAMILUX has thus convinced the jury, consisting of renowned economic and scientific experts, who annually present the German Design Award to products with pioneering design.

At the nationwide rexx Recruiting Award in Hamburg, LAMILUX achieves third place for the "WE BURN" campaign. The campaign around the career spot "We Burn" has been running since autumn 2019 in the cinemas in Hof and Plauen and was played out in elaborate social media campaigns. In the spot, employees show how they burn for their hobbies and their job. The campaign was a great success and convinced the rexx Recruiting Award jury. The rexx Recruiting Award honours recruiters and personnel marketers who are particularly innovative in their search for employees and are therefore successful.

LAMILUX Composites GmbH is one of the official global leaders. The designation „global market leader“ stands for globally active and successful companies across all industries, most of them with leading technologies and outstanding quality of their products and services. The Global Market Leader Index of the St. Gallen University and the Academy of German Global Market Leaders. LAMILUX Composites is listed as the leader in its sector, making it one of the "500 secret global market leaders 2021". The decisive factors were the number of employees, turnover, export share and the extent of worldwide sales.

LAMILUX is one of the 100 fastest growing medium-sized companies in Germany, which the „Handelsblatt“ identified based on 3 factors: Growth strength, innovation and resilience. For this purpose, the Munich Strategy Group issued a ranking based on average growth from 2015 to 2019. They considered the turnover and EBIT margin of more than 5000 companies with a turnover between 10 million and 1 billion euros. LAMILUX ranks 66th in the 2020 ranking and thus achieved a significant increase compared to the previous year 2019, in which it ranked 90th.

LAMILUX Composites GmbH has been listed at the world market leader index since Januar 2020. A research team from the university of St.Gallen is collecting data about companies from publicly available sources. A world market leader champion must refill the following conditions: a management with headquarter at least with 50 percent in the D-A-CH region, a production or sales activities on at least three continents, be number 1 or 2 market leader in the relevant global market segment, an annual turnover of at least 50 million euros and an export quota of at least 50 percent.

The fibreglass reinforced plastic TextureWall is an alternative to the conventional plaster façade and revolutionizes the prefabricated module construction – and has now been awarded a prize as “outstanding premium product” by the jury. Since 1979, this competition awards prizes to young, creative and functionally designed plastic products.

Again this year, LAMILUX can be happy about a placement in the ranking of the Munich Strategy Group. With a growth rate of 10.6 percent and a profit rate of 9.5 percent during the years 2014 through 2018, the family business achieved place 90. According to Dr. Sebastian Theobold, responsible for the ranking, this shows, that the enterprise is well-positioned for the challenges during the year 2020.

The Germany-wide award „Germany’s best jobs with perspective“ last year is now followed by another award from Focus Money for LAMILUX:
The label “Germany’s best apprenticing companies”. In the course of a study, Deutschland Test and the business magazine Focus-Money scrutinized the training quality of the 20,000 German enterprises with the highest number of employees. According to the study, LAMILUX attaches great importance to the next generation of qualified employees. The fact that the Rehau family company lives up to this title is demonstrated, among other things, by the high number of apprentices: The company currently employs a total of 111 apprentices.

The family business located in Rehau has once again received the nationwide SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT award that they received before in 2017. The award as best medium-sized enterprise was presented to LAMILUX by the parliamentary secretary Christian Hirte in Berlin on 9 December. With this, the network SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT particularly acknowledged the engagement of the medium-sized enterprise at the job information fair Contacta Upper Franconia.

From more than 3,500 medium-sized enterprises, LAMILUX was elected among the TOP 100 of the year 2018. The ranking was obtained from the study of the consulting company Munich Strategy Group, that has honored the 100 “Growth and earnings stars of the medium-sized enterprises” for the last nine years.

LAMILUX, a Rehau-based family business, is once again one of the 50 fastest-growing medium-sized companies in Bavaria. Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger handed over the award "Bavaria's Best 50" to the two managing directors Dr. Dorothee and Dr. Heinrich Strunz in Schleißheim Castle – already for the fourth time. According to the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, LAMILUX is one of the 50 best companies in Bavaria to identify new opportunities for growth and employment, make consistent use of them and thus form the backbone of the economy. 

The Glass Skylight FE was recently awarded with the Red Dot Award in the category Product Design 2019. LAMILUX received the coveted award for the third time. Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of Red Dot: "I would like to congratulate the winners on their great success. The fact that their products were able to withstand the strict judgement of the jury, is a proof of their excellent design quality. The winners are thus setting decisive trends in the design industry and showing where things can go in the future."

The Plus X Award honours brands for the quality and innovative advantage of their products. LAMILUX convinced twice with its new Glass Skylight FE: the jury awarded the prize for "Innovation, High Quality, Design, Ease of Use and Functionality" and the special prize "Product of the Year" for the skylight.

"We are Family": LAMILUX is strongly committed to balancing family and career, which is the reason the family-owned company has been a member of the Bavarian Pact for Family since 2019. The Bavarian Pact for Family is dedicated to the creation of family-friendly conditions and aims to honour and support family responsibility. Through flexible working hours, individually adapted part-time models and flexible vacation and planned breaks, LAMILUX makes it possible to optimally combine family and career. The opening of our day-care center LamiKita mid 2020 is another big step in the continuous expansion of the family-friendly structures of the Rehau-based company.   

LAMILUX has been honoured with its fourth German Design Award – This time, the new LAMILUX Glass Skylight FE has received the prestigious award. The rooflight won in the category of “Building and Elements”. The new LAMILUX Glass Skylight FE is a milestone for the product development at LAMILUX. It offers an innovative frame profile and thoughtful design elements with many additional benefits for architects, builders and end users.

LAMILUX has won the national "IHK Bildungspreis 2018" (Chamber of Commerce 2018 Education Award) for its self-developed training concept EDUCATION for EXCELLENCE (E4E). This makes the family-run Rehau business the leader among companies with more than 500 employees. E4E promotes the development of its trainees’ personality and trains them in social and key skills. The project partners should benefit from the prize money of € 6,000.

It is the third time that LAMILUX has received the popular German Design Award in the category “Building and Elements”. With its innovative F100 Glass Element in round design, the Upper Franconian daylight specialist was the convincing winner. The internationally renowned award acknowledges LAMILUX’s efforts to create an extraordinary design for unique daylight elements. The Glass Elements in round design particularly highlight excellent comfort, thermal protection and energy efficiency.

LAMILUX was awarded the 2017 SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT-Preis (school and industry award) for the company’s extensive social engagement. This year, the jury received around 100 applications from extremely committed schools, companies and publishing houses from all over Germany for the nationally coveted prize. LAMILUX was deemed to be the best medium-sized company in the category “Company” due to its work on projects such as “Coding Kids”, “MINT Region”, “X-MAS Reunion” and “Contacta Hochfranken”.

LAMILUX is now on “Bavaria’s Map of Digital Champions”: The Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology has appointed LAMILUX as one of Bavaria’s digital champions in the category “Digital business models” for their outstanding and exemplary work. LAMILUX was commended for its virtual product models for daylight systems and building control solutions which the company offers planners, architects and building owners for optimised planning. Minister of State Ilse Aigner published “Bavaria’s Map of Digital Champions” at the 2017 Digital Congress of Bavaria.

Exclusive living, personalised luxury, elegant design: The LAMILUX Roof Exit Hatch Comfort combines these three features. LAMILUX recently received the “German Design Award 2017” for this daylight system. The elegant, single-leaf roof exit hatch offers previously unprecedented light incidence and convenient roof access for exclusive penthouse apartments. The versatile system is also available in a wide range of designs as a pure flat roof window.

The LAMILUX Group from Rehau received the German Training Award for the category “Industry, trade and services”. Each year, the German Training Award is given to companies and initiatives who make a significant contribution to the training and development of young people.

In 2016, the family-owned company LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Group, Rehau, received already for the third time – besides 2011 and 2013 – the award for BAVARIA’S BEST 50 and thus ranks among the fastest-growing medium-sized companies in Bavaria. This award is offered by the Bavarian Ministry of Economics and honors entrepreneurs who identify new opportunities for growth and employment with the view to implementing them consistently. By LAMILUX an unprecedented and sustainability-geared training concept, called “Education for Excellence®” comes to the fore. It goes beyond promoting solely professional qualifications. It additionally pursues the aim to support the personal development of apprentices as well as to stand up for their professional and private lives. 

The greatest prize for entrepreneurial achievement in training and education in Germany went to LAMILUX, who was up against “big players” such as Porsche. LAMILUX received the German Education Prize in the category “Innovation” for exemplary implementation of practical quality standards in education and talent management.

The LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Group won the Oskar-Patzelt Foundation “SME Grand Prix 2015”, one of the most sought after business awards in Germany. LAMILUX was one of the 13 winning companies from the participating regions of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and Thuringia. A further 23 companies were honoured as finalists.

LAMILUX receives the “German Design Award 2015” for their glass roof with the highest Passive House efficiency class. LAMILUX entered its glass roof structure LAMILUX CI System Glass Architecture PR60energysave into the prestigious design competition. With its customisable design, the glass roof system meets the top Passive House standard (phA advanced component).

The company made news last year by making it to the final round – and now it has been announced winner of the prestigious business prize: LAMILUX – in particular the company’s bosses Dr Dorothee and Dr Heinrich Strunz – received the award “Entrepreneurs of the Year 2014” in Berlin.

Rehau – for over 20 years, the “Top 100” has been a seal of innovation, a thirst for knowledge and team spirit. On 27 June, the most successful think tanks in Germany will receive this coveted award. “Top 100” mentor Ranga Yogeshwar will present the awards to the companies at the German SME Summit in Essen. The founder of the “Top 100”, compamedia, expects more than 1000 guests will attend the event. LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Holding GmbH & Co. KG from Rehau is one of the top innovators.

Impressive growth, strong innovation and social commitment: This will be the 17th time the international audit and consulting firm Ernst & Young (EY) will choose Germany’s best SME. After a rigorous multi-level selection stage, 58 companies have made it into the final of the “Entrepreneur of the Year 2013” competition, including family entrepreneurs Dr Dorothee und Dr Heinrich Strunz.

LAMILUX was the first German company to receive the Innovation Prize 2012 from Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe (AVK) as a “Particularly attractive employer". The industry association commended the efforts and achievements of LAMILUX in its development and implementation of sustainable HR strategies. “This company is based on a set of binding values” emphasised Dr Gerd Esswein at the award ceremony. LAMILUX continues to pursue the goal of promoting the knowledge and skills of all employees on an individual level and in so doing laying the foundations for independent action.

The international consultancy Frost & Sullivan, London awarded LAMILUX the New Product Innovation Award 2012. The renowned market and industry analysts commended LAMILUX on their development of a new carbon fibre reinforced plastic. “The characteristics and properties of the CFRP plates which are produced in a large-scale industrial process and are therefore very attractive in terms of price are testament to LAMILUX’s capacity for product innovation”, said Dr Leonidas Dokos, Chief Chemicals and Materials Analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

LAMILUX received the award from the Federal Association SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT for its outstanding commitment in SCHOOL-BUSINESS networking. The purpose of the competition “Mein Engagement macht Schule”, which is held under the auspices of the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology, is to praise the winners of the “SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT Enterprise Award” for providing students with valuable information and advice through offering company visits, work placements, practical projects or application training sessions.

LAMILUX was the first German company to receive the Innovation Prize 2012 from Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe (AVK) as a “Particularly attractive employer". The industry association commended the efforts and achievements of LAMILUX in its development and implementation of sustainable HR strategies. “This company is based on a set of binding values” emphasised Dr Gerd Esswein at the award ceremony. LAMILUX continues to pursue the goal of promoting the knowledge and skills of all employees on an individual level and in so doing laying the foundations for independent action.

LAMILUX is one of the fastest growing, family-owned companies in Bavaria and therefore received the prize “Bavaria’s Best 50” in 2011. “They have shown great stability over the last five years and have continued to evolve”, said Martin Zeil, Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, at the award ceremony. In addition to strong growth, “Bavaria’s Best 50” recognises efforts made in training young people.

The caravan and mobile home manufacturer Dethleffs awarded LAMILUX the 2011 DeLi Trophy supplier prize in the category “Advantage”. The reason: LAMILUX provides services based on cooperative partnership, focusing on cost management, delivery conditions, identification of potential savings and continuity in both product quality and service. Dethleffs uses fibre-reinforced plastics created by LAMIlUX to produce caravan roofs and side walls. 

Award winning environmental technology at LAMILUX: A waste air purification system removes waste air containing styrene which is generated during the production of fibre-reinforced plastics and takes it to a combustion process. Hot water is generated from this release of energy which is used in the plastic hardening process on the production line. This technical solution reduces oil and gas consumption by 50 per cent.

In 2006 LAMILUX received the “SME Lion” award from Sparkasse Hochfranken and Frankenpost in the category “Product”. The company won the award for their “LAMILUX CI System Continuous Rooflight B” daylight system. “With this product, LAMILUX managed to combine fire protection, personal protection, noise protection and extreme energy efficiency”, said Hans Homrighausen, Managing Director of Frankenpost, at the award ceremony.

In 2003, LAMILUX won both the Reader’s Choice and Jury Prize for the first “SME Lion” in the category “Person” which was awarded by Sparkasse Hochfranken und Frankenpost. This award serves as “recognition for exemplary SMEs who motivate others though their activities”, it was said during the award ceremony. LAMILUX let their trainees handle the entire application process and won the award for their high training quotas as well as the amiable and harmonious atmosphere in the company.