History

Crowned Entrepreneur of the Year® – Entreprise de l'Année® 2024, an award that recognises our commitment to innovating and developing sustainable lighting technology that enables our customers to make a positive impact on communities worldwide

Strategic acquisitions: Photinus (Austria) to accelerate the growth of smart and connected solar lighting solutions worldwide, and Ligman Lighting USA and Betacom to consolidate our market positions in USA, Australia and New Zealand

Conscious of our responsibility to combat climate change, we committed to set near-term company-wide emission reductions with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These targets were officially approved, increasing the transparency of our operations.

An innovative lighting project is set-up in Heiningen, Germany to reduce energy consumption and preserve insects. A Bluetooth sensor, microphone and infrared camera analyse the traffic in real-time to adapt the light levels and note the impact on insects.

Schréder Together Fund is set-up in cooperation with the King Baudouin Foundation to give a more structured approach to our philanthropic purpose. It helps non-profit organisations - proposed by our employees - to support the communities in which we live and operate.

Acquisition of two businesses to consolidate our market position in Australia; Sylvania, a leading outdoor lighting company and Austube, a reference in indoor lighting. Now known as Sylvania Schréder and Austube Schréder, they are leveraging experience and technology to innovate for customers.

Schréder Hyperion, our Smart City Centre of Excellence is founded in Lisbon.
Located within the Nova Business School and Economics (Nova SBE) university campus, this centre provides cities with practical information, training and solutions, to facilitate the transition to a smarter and more sustainable urban infrastructure.

United Kingdom: Schréder wins a Smart City prize in London, reflecting how smart lighting technology is key when it comes to enabling connectivity in the city of tomorrow

Owlet IoT Launch: introduces a plug and play control platform that connects light, sensors and urban infrastructure

Schréder is the first to create an interactive luminaire that enables WiFi connectivity, EV charging, and other options bringing people closer to each other and their environment

United States: Schréder inaugurates a decade of connectivity in lighting by installing 22,000 LuCo-PD controllers in San Jose, California

LED Generation: development of a complete range of LED luminaires

Croatia: Schréder installs LEDs in an urban lighting context as the LED Generation kicks off - a world first in a urban lighting context, a world first in Split, Croatia's second largest city along the Adriatic Sea

Italy: Schréder lights the Coliseum in Rome while optimising photometry throughout 2000s

Strategic expansion: Schréder expands into new markets by acquiring businesses in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and South Africa to consolidate its foothold in Europe, and emerging markets

Schréder selected because of its engineering expertise to light the Channel Tunnel: 35,000 luminaires under the sea connecting the U.K. and Europe

France: Schréder partners with architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte to light the Champs-Elysées, marking a successful move into the design market that defines lighting throughout the 1990s

Schréder revolutionises long-term tightness levels by inventing the SealSafe^® system

Ecuador, Bolivia: after establishing itself in Colombia in 1955, Schréder keeps pushing geographic horizons and enters the Ecuadorian and Bolivian markets

Schréder launches the Saturn, heralding future urban lighting ranges by coupling photometry and design

Schréder introduces the Z range, marking the beginning of tightness standards for water and dust across the industry with over 2 million models sold

Schréder founds Minel-Schréder, the first joint venture with a local partner, in Yugoslavia, before expanding to other countries in Eastern Europe.

France: Schréder lights up Paris Orly Airport as the aviation boom takes off, including the main ring and exit roads

Brussels World Fair: Given its expertise in working with aluminium, Schréder is called upon to polish Brussels's acclaimed Atomium, playing a pivotal role in creating the structure for the World Fair, dubbed Expo 58

First laboratory worldwide with a two-angle reflectometer permitting Schréder to measure the characteristics of road surfaces so as to distribute light in most efficient manner. This made us a pioneer in luminance lighting calculations.

France: Schréder's first expansion outside Belgium and the year it develops the iconic PQ range luminaire with reflectors of electropolished aluminium

Belgium: Schréder launches its industrial lighting branch outside Liège, the historic centre of Europe's industrial revolution and once home to multiple steel and coal giants

Belgium: Schréder develops a variety of electronic technologies, including electronic boxes and panel boards

Belgium: Workshops of Jules Schréder and Co. founded in midst of the first industrial revolution