Zumtobel Group, the Austria-based lighting company which LED Bulbs specializes in professional light fittings, lighting solutions and lighting components, LED Downlight is set to enter the lamp business for the first time, via the LED Flexilble Stripe light retrofit market.

The Group has founded a subsidiary, Ledon Lamp GmbH, based in Dornbirn, Austria, which will promote the sale of a broad portfolio of LED lamps. The product range will focus on retrofit LED lamps to replace conventional incandescent light bulbs (e.g. with E14 or E27 screw caps).

“LEDs are where the future lies,” said Zumtobel Group CEO Andreas Ludwig. “We have built up a leading level of expertise in this technology and we’ll be making use of this knowledge to supply high-quality light bulbs to consumers.”