Bradford Grammar School

Period lights upgraded at school

A series of striking period luminaires in a school in the north of England have been reconditioned and upgraded to LED technology. Bradford Grammar School approached Leeds-based Kemps Architectural Lighting for assistance dealing with the light fittings, which used energy-hungry halogen sources. The school authorities wanted to...

Recolight Celebrates a year of Circular activity press release

Recolight Celebrates a year of Circular activity

During 2022, Recolight has been working hard to help get sustainability and climate action higher on the agenda. In January they set a target of reducing their carbon emissions by 10% in 2022. In March their 2022 webinar series started. Topics covered included “How to be a...

Zhaga linear LED module

Zhaga: New standards are ‘key to circularity’

The Zhaga Consortium of lighting brands is promising that its new standards for 2023 will be ‘key ingredients’ in circular lighting as they will allow LED modules to be easily replaced. The organisation – which standardises modules, connectors and protocols in the lighting industry to simplify...

Jung C2C

Control firm Jung gets Cradle to Cradle certification

German lighting control, switch and home automation specialist Jung has announced that it has obtained the Cradle to Cradle certification for a number of its products. The ranges are manufactured in accordance with the five Cradle to Cradle requirements of material health, material reutilisation, production using renewable...

Wila upcycling service

Wila launches ‘upcycling’ service

UK commercial luminaire specialist Wila Lighting has launched what it is terming an ‘upcycling’ service as part of its commitment to sustainable lighting. The company says that serviceable luminaires are often disposed of when they could be refurbished with new light sources. It says it is...

Eric Rondolat Signify CEO

Signify gets ‘A’ score for climate change action

The world’s biggest lighting brand has received an ‘A’ score for its action on climate change and its transparency on its operations. Signify got the recognition from CDP, the respected carbon disclosure project and non-profit organisation. It is the sixth consecutive year that Signify has got the...

LAMP sa

LAMP publishes environmental info for its luminaires

Spanish firm LAMP has become the latest lighting manufacturer to publish the environmental impact of its products in an open forum. The Barcelona-based company, part of the Nordeon group of lighting brands, has uploaded the data on two of its best-selling ranges onto the Open DAP...

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