BLV is a brand of the Ushio Group +49(0)8094/906-0 |sales@ushio.de APPLICATIONS REFERENCES DOWNLOADS COMPANY CONTACT Home/Company History History BLV looks back on a long history. Founded in 1968 as BLV Licht- und Vakuumtechnik GmbH, the company introduced a variety of innovative products to the market and became one of the leading manufacturers for specialized lighting solutions worldwide. In 1990, the company was acquired by Ushio Inc., Japan, a world leader in highly specialized industrial lighting applications. With the change of name from BLV to Ushio Germany GmbH, the company further underlines its global reach and its intent to use worldwide resources even more intensively in the future and to further advanced research and development of innovative lighting solutions. As a well-known and trusted horticulture industry label, BLV will continue to operate as an independent brand within Ushio Germany GmbH. Our milestones 2021 The company is renamed Ushio Germany GmbH. BLV will contunue to operate as an independent brand within Ushio Germany. 2020 BLV presents the world’s first HPS 1150 W with 2,400 μmol/s for the hortiulture lighting business 2018 Celebration of the 50th anniversary of BLV 2013 New standards in plant growth lighting: BLV introduces a 10% more efficient HPS lamp with 2.1 μmol/Ws 2005 BLV expands its product portfolio of high-pressure sodium lamps through the acquisition of the Polish company NATRIUM S.A. 1991 DIN ISO 9001 certification – BLV is the first light source manufacturer worldwide to receive this certification 1990 Takeover of BLV by Ushio Inc., Japan, today a world market leader in highly specialised industrial exposure applications 1987 BLV starts production of metal halide lamps (MH) for professional general lighting 1984 Takeover of Reinhold Eggers GmbH and expansion of the business area of special components in the field of special wires and electrodes 1982 BLV adds cold-light reflector lamps to its manufacturing programme 1976 BLV launches its first high-pressure discharge lamp (HPS) 1969 BLV presents its first own halogen floodlight lamp at the Hanover Fair 1968 Foundation of BLV: Bayerische Licht- und Vakuumtechnik GmbH with the production focus on halogen lamps COMPANY Ushio Germany GmbH, a company of the Ushio Group, is one of the leading suppliers of industrial optical irradiation systems and components. APPLICATIONS Horticulture lighting Sports facility lighting General lighting RECENT PROJECTS CONTACT Ushio Germany GmbH Muenchener Strasse 10 85643 Steinhoering Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 80 94/906-0 Fax: +49 (0) 80 94/906-164 E-Mail: sales@ushio.de Internet: www.ushio.eu Ushio Germany GmbH | All Rights Reserved | Imprint | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions We use Cookies To operate this website, it is necessary for us to use cookies. Some cookies are necessary to provide the functionality, some we need for our statistics and some we only use to display the advertisements that interest you. You can find out more in our privacy policy. Accept All Deny AllSettings Privacy Policy | Legal Notice Cookies