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 86 per cent recycled materials. Additionally, 90 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,...
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...
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...
A luminaire manufacturer which has been pioneering sustainability in the United States has unveiled a standardised LED gear tray for upgrading fluorescent office lights. Wisconsin-based Apprime Lighting, which launched in 2024, unveiled what it terms the Modular ReLite Chassis. The company says it’s the first tool-less...
An upgrade of bulkhead luminaires in two care homes has demonstrated significant savings and a lower environmental impact than replacing with new lights. Egg Lighting says its remanufacturing of the 10 generation one LED fittings and 26 emergency lights has saved £4,500 compared to buying new...