A fund of £1 million is on offer for ideas on how to minimise waste lighting and electrical equipment. The cash – from compliance penalties paid by WEEE schemes that miss their annual collection targets – will help fund new initiatives and innovations. Scott Butler, chief...
Travel company TUI has upgraded its in-store lighting with sustainable 3D-printed pendants from Signify. The luminaires – made from recycled and bio-circular materials with few components to minimise waste – were specified to echo the brand’s commitment to sustainability. Signify's 3D-printed luminaires gave TUI a customised design to...
A London-based biomanufacturer has unveiled pendants made from 100 per cent coffee chaff and orange peel. Biohm, which specialises in using excess material, waste and byproducts in its design to reduce the use of plastics. says the Obscure collection showcases the potential of bio-manufacturing of natural...
Cree and Lumileds have teamed up to develop an LED lamp with the characteristics of high pressure sodium lamps. It will have the same correlated colour temperature of 1900K, a similar colour rendering index of 50 and a near-absence of blue. The companies say the light source...
The distinctive pyramid lights at the historic Royal Hall in Bridlington Spa in Yorkshire have been remanufactured and upgraded to LED. Sustainable lighting specialist The Regen Initiative developed a bespoke solution for the luminaires. Working directly with the electrical engineering team at East Riding Council, the site...
The Philips Copenhagen LED Gen2 exterior light has been hailed for its sustainability by the environmental metric platform One Click LCA in its Low Carbon Manufacturing Awards. The Copenhagen LED Gen2 reduces its product-stage (A1–A3) carbon footprint by 28 per cent — saving 25 kg CO₂e per unit...
CU Phosco is restoring 100 traditional street lights and columns in Brighton and Hove. During the initial phase, five lampposts will be removed for full restoration. Each column is being individually logged to ensure correct reinstatement. The project has been carefully developed in collaboration with Historic...
UK downlight brand Lucent says its latest luminaire is made using 89 per cent recycled materials. Additionally, 99 per cent of the components of the Mix85 range are recyclable. Lucent says that ‘sustainability has been a key driver’ in the development of the range, which has been...
Chinese LED lighting brand EXC Technology says its latest street has broken the 250 lm/W efficiency barrier for the first time. The Shenzhen-based company describes its MYS4C/MLS6C module, which it says delivers a luminous efficiency of 250.5 lm//W, as ‘ground breaking’. EXC attributes the ‘remarkable’ performance to...
Durham-based lighting maker and remanufacturer Artech Lighting has bought Powerlite Fitzgerald for an undisclosed fee. The deal gives the company two respected industry brands and access to laser metalwork cutting, an SMD line, and in-house photometric and testing capabilities. Artech Lighting, pictured, has a specialist 'Revive' service,...