Sportswear brand Lululemon is using bio plastic spotlights at its newly refurbished outlet in the Trafford Centre, Manchester.
The outlet features Nort GS luminaires from Shoplight, part of its Circulight range.
The units are modular in design, allowing them to be repaired or upgraded quickly, can be covered by the company’s Service Plan and, uniquely, can be returned to the company at end of life for a credit towards new bio-polymer products.
‘There is no reason to be buying aluminium lighting and disposing of it at end of life,’ says the firm, ‘particularly as, for example, 86 per cent of Nort and 72 per cent of Nort GS can be recycled or reused.
The luminaires are 3D printed and assembled in the UK and, being digital files, can be adapted infinitely to suit each client’s requirements.
Peterborough-based Shoplight has also invested in its own 3devo shredder for recycling the surplus plastic from the production of the Nort. It is also promising a take-back scheme for its bioplastic products, including the Nort.
It says it can reuse all major components and reform the plastic back into new products. It’s also boasts a patented cooling system to take the heat away from the LED sources.
In 2023 the company introduced the ground breaking Colt Bio, a downlight that’s been printed from plant-based polymers. Its housing is made from Greentech Pro, a material with excellent flexural strength and little warping, as well as a high-quality surface. It’s food-safe and biodegradable to the European standard DIN EN ISO 14855.
Digital printing means the outer bezel on the downlight can be manufactured to any size up to 300mm diameter, making it suitable for replacing existing, larger downlights..
Shoplight also has a remanufacturing service for retailers and hospitality customers, dubbed Recycle. The company removes the luminaires from the store onsite and replaces them with temporary loaned replacements. It then upgrades the LED module and drivers and returns the upgraded light to the store.
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