Bender-Wirth

Bender & Wirth began trading in 1899 – just two decades after Edison’s invention of the light bulb – and thus can claim expertise stretching back to the dawn of the lighting industry. Building ‘electro-technical’ products at first, the development of the photo-optical sector persuaded B&W to focus on producing sockets to support this new technology, a discipline in which they soon become market leaders. Still family-owned and based in Kierspe, Germany, where it all began, the modern company supplies three primary products: LED holders; LED connectors; and lampholders for halogen, discharge, and custom photo-optic studio lamps. Promoting ‘the perfect symbiosis of lamp, lampholder and luminaire’, B&W remain heavily committed to advanced design and innovation. As specialists in their field, the B&W product range provides extensive options which include lampholders such as BA15d bayonets, mains voltage GU10s, the standard Edison-screw E27, and the double-ended R7s. These components utilise ceramic or ceramic/metal materials and, where appropriate, provide for connection via PTFE cable or silicone cable as well as screw-type connectors. In addition, the range includes a variety of maximum current loadings to meet diverse equipment ratings and operational regulations. The majority of B&W products are available on short delivery and most can be supplied within 24 hours.