BAG Turgi

BAG Turgi
Native name
Bronzefabrik AG, Turgi
TypePrivately held company
Founded
  • 1909 (1909) as Bronzewarenfabrik AG
FounderWilhelm Egloff
Edmund Bebié
Albert Meierhofer
Hermann Gaiser
Defunct1998
ProductsLighting, street lamps
Number of employees
600 (1960s)

BAG Turgi (colloquially for Bronzewarenfabrik AG, Turgi) was a Swiss company which belonged to the largest lighting manufacturers in Europe during the 20th century.[1][2] Headquartered in Gebenstorf, Switzerland, BAG manufactured lamps for street lighting, hotels and sports stadiums (notably 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway).[3]

The former manufacturing site in the Vogelsang section of Gebenstorf is being held by BAG Immobilien Ltd., for redevelopment purposes.[4] In 2024, it became public that a developer, will develop 170 new apartments on the former manufacturing site.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "BAG Turgi: Swiss Lighting Design Excellence". am-antwerp.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "EGLOFF & TROST & BIRCHMEIER HISTORY". The Loveland Lantern Collection. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Fretz, Andreas. "Für mehr als 15'000 Franken: Preise für Lampen von BAG Turgi gehen durch die Decke". Badener Tagblatt (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Kramer, Pirmin. "Gebenstorf – Ehemaliges Industrieareal Vogelsang soll zu modernem Wohnquartier werden". Badener Tagblatt (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Laube, Claudia. "Gebenstorf: Siegerprojekt für Überbauung des BAG-Areals präsentiert". Badener Tagblatt.
  6. ↑ "Das Siegerprojekt aus dem Studienauftrag «BAG-Areal Gebenstorf» steht fest. – Markstein AG" (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2025.