Warwickshire county council plans street lighting switch-off
Warwickshire county council has become the latest local authority to plan a street light switch-off
Urbis ceases high-volume manufacturing in UK
In a bid to improve its economies of scale, Urbis is to source its luminaires from Schréder factories in Europe from 2012
MR16s to be banned in 2013
Low-voltage halogen lamps are set to be banned under draft legislation from the European commission
CO2 emissions up by 3.1 per cent in 2010
UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 rose by 3.1 per cent, according to a report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change
HEA achieves ISO 9001 certification
The Highway Electrical Association has become one of the few membership-based trade associations to be certified to ISO 9001
Be my valentine
Danish architectural firm creates illuminated ‘City Pulse’ heart that responds to human interaction in New York’s Times Square
Gobo joins Philips Selecon and Strand Lighting
Gobo - Highlight A/S has been appointed as Philips Selecon and Strand Lighting’s new distributer for Denmark
RCF Group sells SGM Lighting
RCF Group’s lighting division SGM has been sold to a consortium headed by Martin Professional-founder Peter Johansen
The Wandsworth Group appoints Alan Goode
Alan Goode has been appointed as area sales manager for Kent, Sussex and south-east London
Into welcomes Duncan Hamilton
Duncan Hamilton has joined 2011 Lighting Design Awards winner Into as an associate
Light Bureau appoints new design director
Tad Trylski has been appointed design director at Light Bureau
The numbers stack up
They say that once you work for yourself you never want to go back to working for someone else, but Thorn Lighting’s Nick Clark is the exception to the rule. Ben Cronin talks to the head of the manufacturer’s newly-formed Energy Solutions division about funding models for lighting upgrades
By their own lights: lighting designers and their homes
Two different lighting designers with discernibly individual styles. When it comes to their own homes have they practised what they preach and created a lit environment that reflects their own professional approach? Or, like the cobblers’ children that had no shoes, did that all go out of the window? Jill Entwistle goes through the keyhole to find out
Part L: a battle for control
The public consultation on the 2013 edition of Part L is finally out and the industry’s demands appear to have been heard. Lighting explains the proposals and tells you how to make sure they are implemented
Lighting Design Awards 2011: special supplement and video
Watch the video then read our special commemorative supplement for this year’s Lighting Design Awards
Joined-up lighting design
Successful integration of lighting into building design calls for close working among design teams on technical and aesthetic issues. Last month six architects and four lighting designers met to discuss strategic lighting design in a forum hosted by Lutron
Room with a view
The latest in the Lutron Forum Series saw a group of lighting experts gather in London’s St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel to discuss the issues pertinent to hotel lighting, Amanda Allen reports
