The reinvention of the torch

Our History

In 1993, the bank refused to grant them a business loan and they had no real estate to offer as collateral, just fresh ideas and the prototype of the first Ledlenser V8 flashlight. For the gentlemen at the bank, who told them that the V8 was unsellable, that wasn't enough. So In 1994, with 1,000 Deutschmarks, a sketch book, toolbox and old Atari® computer, twin brothers Rainer and Harald Opolka struck out on their own and founded Ledlenser in their garage in Germany.

CONQUERING THE MARKET

With all the passion and courage of two young, newly-minted entrepreneurs, they managed without the bank and to their own surprise ended up selling more than 200 million Euros' worth of LED flashlights in the first five years. The V8 became an international design classic and one of the the top-selling LED flashlights in the world.
Where light and expertise come together

Our Headquarters

Before the final production of a new Ledlenser light come months, even years, of research and development. Over 100 employees work at our headquarters in Solingen, which is about a 40-minute drive from either Düsseldorf or Cologne. Here you will find an innovative light research center and high-tech workshops where our team of portable lighting experts design all Ledlenser products.