“Existujeme čtrnáct let. Začínali jsme u jednoho stolu a dnes platíme v České republice za špičku. Jak jsme se dostali tam, kde jsme?”
– –We started out as four colleagues working at a multinational lamp manufacturer. In 2004 however, after a shake-up in personnel we decided to stand on our own feet. We traded in security for a chance to start our own company - HORMEN CE a.s. In the early days we worked around a single wallpaper table in a room that was fifteen meters square, but soon business took off and within four years we were able to start our own production in Vrchlabí. Another four years and we bought the well established Olli luminaire company in Brno.
The acquisition of Olli was crucial for HORMEN. We gained manufacturing processes for a range of established products, along with technology for further development. We then concentrated the development and testing of all new lights in Brno. We bought machinery and measurement equipment for tens of millions of crowns, partially with support from EU subsidies. Thanks to these investments we are now far better able to respond to the wishes of clients and architects and develop customized lighting for individual projects based on requirements for appearance, performance and energy efficiency.
Our custom lighting strategy is not without risk however, because there is no guaranteed return on our investment in development. In many cases however, it has already paid off and thanks to the talent of our developers we have successfully completed several of the largest Czech projects of their kind. Take a look at the photos, you'll surely recognize them.
A second factor contributing to our success is our strong technical backing. Every project is supervised by a technician who selects only the optimal fixtures based on calculations and 3D models to determine the most suitable lighting for a specific space and function. Our partners value this approach and keep coming back.
If we could name just one thing we are really good at, it would be the office lighting. That’s our domain: cool white light, intensity in line with technical norms, brightness kept even on all desks, fittings typically equipped with polished louvre or micro prism. And design suitable with the modern plain architecture of administrative buildings – quadrangular shapes, raw aluminium finish and steel wires.
Light&Building. Europe’s biggest fair of luminaires and lighting systems. We exhibited our latest pieces as well as older and time-proven ones. This year we exhibit there too.
LED modules are taking the lead over fluorescent lamps step by step. We used to offer them mostly to high-end customers, but in the last few years they have become the mainstream. LED modules for our own luminaires are manufactured in house.
Five minutes of fame in the backstage of Enterprise of the Year Award.
Rectangular shape and polished louvre – you probably have something very similar at work, don’t you? Office lighting fixtures are one like another. Not because the designers lack fantasy, but because nothing better than aluminium polished louvre has been invented so far. The light rays get reflected almost as neatly as in a mirror, and then dispersed in space, so that you aren’t blinded when lifting your sight.
Diffusers are cut by a laser with millimetre accuracy.
The panel bender is one of the latest gains in our production site in Brno. It bends aluminium or steel sheet as if it were a cartoon box. Substantial part of our machinery has been obtained with the help of EU-subsidies.
A collection of original asymmetric luminaires designed by Jana Hejdová. They come in different types of size and glass decoration plus a specific type manufactured by blowing glass into a prefabricated wire corpus. The light is directed towards the edges of the lamp and highlights the decoration of the inner structures of the glass. The dispersed light evokes delicate and dreamy atmosphere of a misty forest.
