The award-winning passion for light at PLANLICHT

The award-winning passion for light at PLANLICHT

Awards

PLANLICHT on the winners' podium

We’re proud of what we create and the initiatives we drive – and it’s rewarding to see this recognised beyond PLANLICHT. Every award is both an acknowledgement of our work and an incentive to keep innovating.

Here’s a selection of recent awards that highlight our commitment to quality, innovation and outstanding design:

Award from the province of Tyrol

"Traditional Business"

In October 2026, PLANLICHT was honoured by the Province of Tyrol with the title of “Traditional Tyrolean Business” in recognition of its 40th anniversary. Mario Gerber, Tyrol’s Regional Minister for Economic Affairs, presented the certificate to Felicitas and Gerald Kohler, PLANLICHT’s Managing Directors, at the Landhaus in Innsbruck.

“This award recognises 40 years of PLANLICHT, built on strong values, lasting partnerships and the courage to embrace new paths. Our heartfelt thanks go to the Province of Tyrol, our employees, customers and partners who have shaped our journey and continue to shape our future,” says Felicitas Kohler.

– October 2026 | © Land Tyrol/Sedlak

Category Sustainability

MeinBezirk Regionality Award Tyrol 2025

PLANLICHT has been honoured with yet another award: In the category sustainability we win the MeinBezirk Regionality Award Tyrol 2025.
For the seventh time, RegionalMedien Tirol is putting the spotlight on outstanding associations, companies, initiatives and projects that strengthen regionalism in Tirol with their commitment.

PLANLICHT won the Category Sustainability and the prize was accepted by CEO Felicitas Kohler together with Stephan Oberhauser (Director SCM) and Michael Mayr (Director F&A).

- May 2025 | © MyDistrict

Category Sustainability

Styrian Entrepreneur 2023

At the beginning of October, the „Styrian Women Entrepreneurs of the Year 2023“ was honoured by the Styrian Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the extraordinary successes of female entrepreneurs. Women were honoured in five categories for their impressive achievements and remarkable female power.

Felicitas Kohler, CEO of PLANLICHT & the PLANLICHT GROUP, was delighted to receive the award for „Best sustainable“ for the PLANLICHT subsidiary PLANFACTORY in Murau, Styria.

„I am particularly pleased about this award because Sustainability is more than just a trendy buzzword for us and represents a central aspect in the orientation of PLANLICHT and the entire PLANLICHT GROUP,“ says Felicitas Kohler, who also dedicates this award to the entire team of committed employees at all company locations.

Sustainability plays an important role for the entire PLANLICHT GROUP, so it was only natural that it should also take centre stage during the construction of the new site. The PLANFACTORY, which went into operation this year in Murau, Styria, is characterised as a CO2-neutral production site which provides the majority of the primary products and technologies required for the production of high-quality luminaires and lighting systems.

The operating site also scores with Maximum building efficiency and the Energy generation from renewable energy sources (photovoltaic system, in-house wood chip system, green electricity from regional hydropower).

- October 2023 | © Regine Schöttl

Category Foundation & Start-Up

Women Entrepreneurs Award 2023

The PLANLICHT GROUP is delighted to receive the first award from PLANFACTORY, a subsidiary of PLANLICHT.

PLANLICHT GROUP Managing Director Felicitas Kohler was named the winner of the „Women Entrepreneurs Award 2023“ in the Category Foundation & Start-up chosen.

„In mid-June, “Die Presse„ and “Frau in der Wirtschaft (FiW)" presented awards to Austria's best female entrepreneurs for the ninth time. The award is also supported by Wiener Städtische Versicherung AG - Vienna Insurance Group, Volksbank and Galerie Ernst Hilger.

„What makes us unique are the People, who worked with us to realise this fantastic project,“ says Felicitas Kohler, who is delighted with the special award together with the entire team.

- June 2023 | © Peroutka/DiePresse

Winner in Tyrol

Best Family Business 2023

As part of the renowned gala organised by "Die Presse" PLANLICHT became the „Best Family Business in Tyrol“ honoured. The award recognises values such as consistency, trust and regionally added value.

Company owner & CEO Felicitas Kohler - daughter of the company founders - proudly accepted the award together with COO Gerald Kohler. „Together with our committed employees we make rooms shine and show that light can do so much more than just provide brightness,“ says Felicitas Kohler, who dedicates the award to the entire team.

Since then, the award has had a place of honour in the showroom at the headquarters in Vomp.

- May 2023 | © leadersnet.at / C. M. Stowasser