The Donate-A-Light initiative has arranged the gift of £3,500 worth of LED luminaires to a community centre in Lancashire.
The upgrade at Greenacres Community Centre in Oldham will mean a 50 per cent reduction in energy from 2.68kW to 1.41kW, a potential annual saving of over £1,000.
The 50 luminaires will vastly improve light levels and create a more welcoming space for the whole community, says the Donate-A-Light organisation which was recognised with a prestigious Build Back Better Award at a ceremony in London last month.
The donors for the project were Future Architectural Lighting, eEnergy and Legrand, who supplied the controls.
Now Donate-A-Light has begun a hunt to find an electrical contractor willing to carry out the pro-bono installation.
The organisation has also announced a partnership with iGuzzini, which has donated 224 LED luminaires and lamps. It’s hoped that the high-quality spotlights, downlights, and panels will soon help illuminate charity shops, hospices, care homes,and community projects nationwide.
The logistics team at Whitecroft Lighting ensured the smooth collection of all the luminaires from iGuzzini by maximising a returning empty vehicle, saving costs and minimising environmental impact.
The Donate-A-Light initiative creatively bridges the gap between the lighting industry and underfunded sectors that could never otherwise afford high-quality LED upgrades.
The scheme directly improves the quality of life for society’s most vulnerable, reducing running costs for charities and care providers while enhancing safety, comfort and wellbeing through better lighting.
At the same time, Donate-A-Light fosters a spirit of shared responsibility and inclusion across sectors, while simultaneously raising CSR within the lighting industry.
By extending the useful life of lighting products and diverting them from landfill, Donate-A-Light actively reduces waste, supports net zero ambitions, promotes responsible consumption and re-use.
Each installation cuts energy use, reduces maintenance costs, lowers emissions, and shrinks the carbon footprint of beneficiary organisations, helping them become greener overnight.
This initiative embodies circular economy principles by keeping products in use longer, reducing the need for new manufacturing and lessening the burden on natural resources.
It transforms the final stage of the product lifecycle into a meaningful act of social contribution.
It’s 100 per cent free to end recipients, funded through generosity, corporate sponsorship and the sale of surplus products.
It’s an industry-led partnership model, where lighting manufacturers become changemakers and sponsors.
It’s also a proven model, which is scalable, replicable and ready to go national with the right funding in place. It deliver immediate and measurable impact with minimal infrastructure.
In short, Donate-A-Light transforms surplus into solutions, stock into sustainability, and light into lasting legacy. The executives behind it believe it is a ground-breaking example of how the lighting industry’s waste can help illuminate lives, communities, and the future.
Product donors to date include 18Degrees, Sylvania, eEnergy, Future Architectural Lighting, iGuzzini, Legrand, Aurora, Trilux and Kosnic.
