About RP-Group – Global Player from the Frankfurt area

The RP-Group employs over 210 people at two production sites in Germany as well as at further sales locations in Germany and abroad. The medium-sized family business is jointly managed by its owners Reinald and Roland Pasedag and the managing director Andreas Hainz.

By means of a global sales network, the RP-Group provides its lighting solutions to partner companies, OEMs and electrical wholesalers. The company group owns 20 patents, achieved a turnover of EUR 41 million in 2017 with an export share of more than 50 percent.

RP-Technik GmbH

Since its foundation in 1981, the development and manufacturing of emergency lighting systems is carried out by RP-Technik GmbH located in Rodgau near Frankfurt am Main. It is the nationwide leading company regarding the use of emergency and safety luminaires with innovative LED technology. The high-performance power supply systems are designed and manufactured at the second production site in Germany, in Saalfeld, Thuringia. Batteries produced according to own specifications complete the comprehensive product range. RP-Technik GmbH is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 50001:2011 certified. Numerous products are ‘Type Approved’ by TÜV Rheinland.

ROPAG GmbH

Also in Rodgau, Roland Pasedag established in 1990 ROPAG High-Tech as a technical wholesale for equipping buildings with general lighting. The long years of experience with LED luminaires for emergency lighting systems led the Pasedag brothers to market an own series for general lighting. In the meantime, the company was renamed in ROPAG GmbH. In 2012, under the brand ‘iLED® by RP’, for the first time a product series exclusively based on LED technology was presented.

Our success story

For more than 35 years, RP-Group ensures optimum safety in buildings through innovative emergency and safety lighting. Reinald and Roland Pasedag started in a barn in Rodgau near Frankfurt am Main. In the meantime, the small business has developed into a mid-sized company group with global operations, who’s product portfolio also comprises a wide range of products for general lighting and own battery series for power supply systems.

History

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Founding

Reinald and Roland Pasedag founded RP-Technik GmbH in a small barn in Rodgau.

1981

Founding of ROPAG

Roland Pasedag established the company ROPAG High-Tech as a technical wholesale for general lighting.

1990

Central Battery Systems

Besides the production of luminaires, also power supply systems are developed and manufactured. By means of a cooperation in Könitz, hence, a second location is created.

1991

Factory Saalfeld/Thuringia

The production site for power supply systems is relocated to Saalfeld in Thuringia.

1994

Production in Rodgau/Hesse

A new production hall with an area of 1,000 m² is built in Rodgau.

1995

LED technology

Shortly after market introduction of the white LED, RP-Technik supplies the first emergency lights with LED technology in Germany.

1998

International Expansion

The production site Unterwellenborn in Thuringia is taken over completely. For the first time, RP luminaires are exported, namely to Austria and Switzerland.

2001

Building Extension

RP-Group grows steadily, and the one-storey company building in Rodgau is extended by two additional storeys.

2004

Expansion continuously advances, thus, the neighbouring property in Rodgau is acquired for an extension.

2008

The new building is finished, and the production space grows from 2,000 to 5.500 m². By then, RP-Technik GmbH has 125 employees at the Rodgau location.

2009

Expansion in Saalfeld/Thuringia

In Thuringia too, more space is needed, and another company building with an area of 5,000 m² is acquired in Saalfeld.

2010

Expansion of the battery stock

Sales of RPOWER® batteries are permanently rising, hence, the battery warehouse is extended and a logistics centre for the distribution of the batteries is established.

2011

In the field of general lighting, ‘iLED® by RP‘ is introduced, the new product series exclusively based on LED technology. Now, RP-Group also expands in the Middle East.

2012

New Event Formats

A new event format, called ‘Planner Events’, for building and electrical planners as well as architects is launched. The company’s own light laboratory in Rodgau is certified by TÜV Rheinland.

2015

ROPAG GmbH moves into a new building in Rodgau and increases its office, sales and warehouse space. The OLED escape sign luminaire receives the German Design Award and the reddot design award.

2016

The warehouse area of the logistics centre in Rodgau is expanded to 3,500 m². RP-Technik GmbH becomes certified according to ISO 14001 and 50001 and OHSAS 18001, numerous products are certified in compliance with ENEC 24 as well.

2017

Design Award

The number of employees increases to 210 worldwide. The escape sign luminaire of the new A-series receives the German Design Award.

2018

International Expansion

Establishment of a branch in Poland. Founding of a Sales representative in England.

2019