The WEEE Regulations have applied to a closed scope of products since 2007. Unless a product was listed in the fourteen categories, then they were out of scope. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also out of scope. In January 2019, The Regulations moved...
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,...
Retail illumination specialist Shoplight says it has received the first return of its Nort biopolymer lights under its take back scheme. The Peterborough-based manufacturer said that 63 spotlights were sent back by designer shopping mall Bicester Village in Oxfordshire after a refurbishment. Shoplight said the spots ‘had...
Lighting manufacturer Dextra has reused luminaires at the office of an education provider in the East Midlands while delivering energy savings of 60 per cent. The company replaced the T5 fluorescent lamps and associated components with LED gear trays and wireless controls in the existing housing. The...
A report into Jersey's refurbished Opera House found its lighting system uses an ‘unethical’ amount of energy. It said the traditional technology was ‘completely incompatible with a modern requirement’ using up to 83 per cent more electricity than LEDs. The tungsten sources, which require hefty phase control...
Retail illumination specialist Shoplight says it has received the first return of its Nort biopolymer ...
Lighting manufacturer Dextra has reused luminaires at the office of an education provider ...
A report into Jersey’s refurbished Opera House found its lighting system uses an ‘unethical’ ...
The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling (ICER) has issued a detailed specification designed to help WEEE recyclers and schemes decarbonise their operations. The specification has been developed over three years by a working group of around 12 people, drawn from WEEE processors, WEEE transport operators,...
The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling (ICER) has issued a detailed specification ...
A new generation of sustainable streetlights with a rated life of 100,000 hours and an efficacy of over 200 lumens per Watt has been unveiled by major Chinese brand Sansi. The company, a pioneer of ceramic-on-chip LED modules, says its units can maintain 85 per cent...