The European Union must crack down on online suppliers of lighting equipment which doesn’t comply with the standards, the manufacturers’ trade body LightingEurope has declared, after it discovered that 95 per cent of products it purchased failed EU standards. The organisation carried out a so-called ‘mystery...
UK-based luminaire maker Future Designs has announced that it is to supply Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its core product range. The company says it has committed time and budget over the long term to the EPD certification process. As well as procuring BRE EPD software,...
A huge chandelier was among the period lights remanufactured at a classical building in central London. Eulum Design converted a range period fixtures and supplied wireless controls at the neoclassical-style Victoria House building in Bloomsbury. Located on Bloomsbury Square Garden in the centre of London, the...
The upgrade and reuse of luminaires combined with a reprogrammed control system has led to a 67 per cent reduction in running costs at a London office. WSP Specialist Lighting team provided consulting services and project management for a five-storey office in the City of Westminster,...
Signify has unveiled an ultra efficient LED version of a traditional SON-T lamp with an industry-beating efficiency of 210 lumens per Watt The Philips Master LED SON-T UltraEfficient A-class lamps are the first A-class HID lamps at 4,000K registered in Europe1, allowing easy replacement of conventional...
A webinar exploring the use of bioplastics in display lighting has been announced. The event – dubbed ‘An Industry Challenged — Our Solution to Cleaning Up Retail Lighting’ – will be hosted by the UK luminaire manufacturer Shoplight, which has pioneered sustainable materials in the sector in recent...
Some 147 of the world’s largest economies have agreed an effective ban on fluorescent lamps by 2027. The decision, taken in Switzerland at the Minamata Convention on Mercury –will effectively putting an end to the fluorescent lighting industry, with the limited exception of special uses like...
Moving to circularity is one of the toughest tests that the lighting design industry is facing, says a leading lighting designer. Paul Nulty, founder of global lighting design practice Nulty, says the transition ‘feels like an almighty knot to unpick’. Writing in Designing Lighting Global magazine, he...
All 14,000 luminaires supplied for the interior of the new Bramley-Moore stadium for Everton Football Club on Liverpool Docks will have replaceable parts, it has been confirmed. Whitecroft Lighting – which has just secured the prestigious contract – says that the luminaires and lighting control systems on the...
A UK lighting company has unveiled a downlight that’s been printed from plant-based polymers. Peterborough-based retail lighting specialist Shop Light says the Colt Bio is a luminaire based on circular economy principles. Made in the UK, the Colt Bio is a recessed fixed downlight made from sustainable...