The LOOFTLIGHTER story
It all began 1997 when theatre director Richard Looft got angry. The chicken he barbecued tasted lighter fluid!
Richard started thinking of a better and more environment friendly way to light the grill.
He poured coal into a toaster, turned the flow around in a vacuum cleaner and discovered that the coal got ready to use in just a few minutes!
In 2003 a prototype was presented to the Swedish Inventors’ Association.
In 2005 Looft Industries Ltd was established. In 2006 the first 5000
Looftlighter arrived in Stockholm and Richard then called the most
exclusive department stores. Nobody wanted even to see him...
So he took his grill, placed himself outside the shops, called again to the purchasers and asked for 60 seconds of their time. They came out, Richard made his demonstration and all ordered the Looftlighter right in the street.
Today the Looftlighter is being sold as a BBQ- and fire place lighter in all of Scandinavia, more than ten countries in Europe and has also been introduced in the USA.
