We begin our company history with a complete focus on emergency lighting. Dietmar Nocker, our founder, distributes emergency lighting from the CEAG/ABB Group.

With passion and the courage to think outside the box
Who we are
Since 1985, our family business has embodied inventive spirit, courage to think outside the box and uncompromising quality. We are continuing this tradition in the second generation – with a breath of fresh air, new ideas, creativity and a clear focus on emergency lighting.
The experience gained from around 70,000 projects makes us one of the leading suppliers in the field of emergency lighting today. With over 300 employees at 13 locations in Austria and branches in Germany, Italy and Slovenia, we are regionally well established and offer practical and future-proof solutions.
Our company history
Insights into our major milestones
1985
1992
Dietmar Nocker is convinced that the emergency lighting market in Austria has a promising future and is investing in it.
1998
din-Dietmar Nocker Sicherheitstechnik GmbH is founded and sells products from CEAG GmbH.
2000
Establishment of the subsidiary din-Facility Management GmbH – we develop and produce emergency lighting ourselves for the first time.
2001
We are proud to be the first supplier of emergency lighting with high-performance white LEDs – what is now standard practice was a bold, innovative step at the time.
2004
We have been ISO-certified for the first time: 9001/14001 Environmental and Quality Management – the certificate for environmentally conscious and sustainable business practices.
2005
The first subsidiary, din-Dietmar Nocker Sicherheitstechnik d.o.o., is established and we move into an office in Maribor.
2009
With our new subsidiary, we are focusing on special lighting solutions for transport infrastructure and are proud to be a framework agreement partner of ÖBB and a Q1 supplier to Deutsche Bahn.
2010
We are developing a decentralised group battery system called SU (supply unit) based on 24V technology.
2011
The visionLAB concept is being implemented for the first time in Linz. Space is being created to impart specialist knowledge, bring emergency lighting to life and connect experts in the industry.
2013
The first visionLAB outside the head office is opening in Ampass, near Innsbruck and thus in the centre of Tyrol.
2013
The company is growing. We are over 100 experts who focus purely on emergency lighting.
2014
We are delighted to be expanding into southern Europe with the establishment of our subsidiary din-Italia S.r.l., based in Milan.
2014/15
We cooperate with trading partners in Switzerland, Portugal, Denmark and the Czech Republic.
2014
From an architectural perspective, emergency lighting can be a ‘necessary evil’ – but it doesn’t have to be. With STRING ARC, we have a solution that blends inconspicuously into the architecture.
2015
Dietmar Nocker hands over management of the company to Christoph Nocker – we are now a second-generation family business.
2015
FSU stands for escape route scenario switching: an emergency lighting system for directionally variable escape route guidance.
2016
Our visionLAB in the east of Vienna in Seestadt Aspern is easily accessible by public transport and a good starting point for serving our customers.
2016
With the new visionLAB in Sinabelkirchen, we are firmly rooted in the region and right on our customers’ doorstep.
2017
We are launching a radio-based single battery lighting system on a standardised frequency band of 868 MHz.
2018
We have developed and type-tested our first E30 system. This also marks the start of expanding our expertise in fire protection solutions for emergency lighting.
2019
Din-Sigurnosna tehnika o.o.o., based in Zagreb, is established and will be dissolved again in 2023. Our customers will now be served by our trading partner in Croatia.
2019
We are moving into a location in the Mühlviertel region, which will serve as a retreat for undisturbed thinking and as a contact point for customers from the surrounding area.
2019
We are delighted with our location in Schlins, where we have placed great emphasis on sustainability and regional construction methods – as a timber building, it is a magnet for many architects.
2019
Our team in Pinzgau moves into an office, thereby strengthening its local presence.
2020
We are gaining new trading partners in Germany and Canada. The ETL certification mark confirms the impeccable quality of our products on the North American market.
2020
We are opening our location in Loosdorf, halfway between Vienna and Linz, so that we can provide even more intensive support to our customers in the Waldviertel and Mostviertel regions.
2022
We are founding the company din-Dietmar Nocker Sicherheitstechnik Deutschland GmbH with a location in Munich in order to better serve and expand our existing relationships in Germany.
2022
We welcome trading partners in Slovakia and Hungary.
2022
Our new building in the Liefering district of Salzburg offers 200 m² of customer space, plenty of room for personal interaction and the opportunity to experience the latest emergency lighting solutions.
2023
We are delighted to have our own office in Pfunds, from where we can provide excellent support to the Tyrolean Oberland tourist region.
2023
We develop our first explosion-proof luminaire and are proud that our production facility in Linz complies with ATEX quality management criteria.
2024
We have been a large Austrian company since 2023 and now have over 300 employees in Austria, Germany, Italy and Slovenia.
2024
We are proud to introduce the SU NG emergency lighting system, a decentralised PLC24 group battery system that incorporates innovative software solutions.
2025
We are moving into an office in Bruck an der Mur so that we can provide even faster support to our customers in Upper Styria.
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Emergency lighting is our
Passion
‘An expert is someone who has made every conceivable mistake in a narrowly defined field.’ We have been focusing on emergency lighting since 1985 – and in doing so, we have made every possible mistake with great passion and learned from them with even more dedication. Over the past decades, this has not only resulted in products that set industry standards, but also in a very special organisational culture.
A value-oriented community
Trust
We are proud of our strong, value-oriented community based on trust. This trust enables flat hierarchies, great freedom in our work and honest tolerance for mistakes among ourselves. We cultivate relationships with our partners that are characterised by professional cooperation and mutual understanding – this makes our daily work easier and enables us to deliver top performance for our customers.
A fundamental value
Vision
As a family business, continuity is particularly important to us – with the appropriate foresight, we are already aligning our organisation, now in its second generation, towards a shared future. Short-sighted decisions in product development, optimisations at the expense of our quality promise and unethical profits are fundamentally contrary to our culture.
Contribution to the whole
Effectiveness
Our managers are highly trained, experienced and motivated – we focus on a few key areas, leverage our strengths, are results-oriented and have a positive and constructive attitude. Contributing to the greater good – in the best interests of our company, our employees and our customers – is at the heart of everything we do.
Emergency lighting expertise
for over 40 years
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across Europe
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What defines us
At din, passion and dedication are at the heart of our work. As an Austrian company, we specialise in the development and production of emergency lighting systems that not only meet the highest safety standards, but are also energy-efficient and sustainable. With a clear focus on innovative solutions.
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