Lighting
September 2011
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Maida Hot joins GIA Equation as managing director
Maida Hot has been appointed as the new managing director of GIA Equation -
Vivid Lighting employees take on 3 Peaks Challenge
Paul Shoosmith and Tom Shanks from Vivid Lighting, along with ten friends, will take on the National 3 Peaks Challenge to raise money for charity -
A walk in the Park
A broad and demanding brief covering energy efficiency, legacy uses and the welfare of bats governed Sutton Vane Associates’ strategy and designs for lighting the Olympic Park and Public Realm. Nick Martindale reports -
All systems go
Amendments to the building regulations are around the corner but there’s every chance the next edition of Part L will be just as ineffective as the current version. That’s why Lighting is calling on the industry to back the Lighting Systems Legislation Campaign -
AM Light lands contract in the Middle East
Belfast-based AM Light has secured a major export contract to provide lighting to the Al Wafra Tower in Kuwait -
An old head on young shoulders
Sharp Microelectronics might be a relative newcomer to the lighting market but Uwe Hock argues that it brings a vast amount of optoelectronic knowledge to the table. Ben Cronin speaks to the manager of the company’s lighting business in Europe about LCD backlighting and the optimum price points for retrofit bulbs -
Creative illumination
Upon embarking on a complete refurbishment of a 1970’s property that overlooks the spectacular views of the Northampton countryside, homeowners Jim and Karen Mallinder sought expert advice from lighting specialists Collingwood Lighting and Halers Lighting -
Dark Denmark
Summer is over and Light Collective visit Copenhagen to see The Danish Lighting Society’s guerilla lighting event. -
Ecopac Power launches latest in the Mean Well IP rated HLG range the 320 watt HLG-320H series
These high efficiency metal case LED power supplies are said to meet the demand for high wattage enclosed power supplies. -
Elementary lighting
Rare earth elements have been in the news recently after the discovery of large reserves on the Pacific Ocean floor. But what impact does their availability have on the lighting industry? Andy Pearson turns chemist to find out -
Guerilla electricians plan to restore street lights in Northampton
Activists dismayed by Northamptonshire County Council’s decision to turn off street lights take matters into their own hands -
Home sweet home
The UK is a nation of owner occupiers, not tenants. Dominic Meyrick, principal, Hoare Lea Lighting, asks, why we don’t take more interest in how our homes are lit -
Laboratory conditions
Arup’s lighting design for the newly developed Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University makes intelligent use of natural light to achieve large energy savings. Amanda Allen talks to Arfon Davies, associate director at Arup Lighting, about the Breeam Excellent-rated building -
Lighting the fourth wall
The fundamentals of architectural lighting design are played out in the theatre, says Admir Jukanovic -
Ligman launches first UK operation
Outdoor lighting manufacturer Ligman has opened its first UK office in Birmingham. The company already has operations in the US, UAE, Netherlands, Spain, India, South Africa and Thailand -
Music to the eyes
Photophonics has created an entirely unique musical ‘instrument’ in which light directly controls sound -
New partnership to produce first sub-$15 LED lamp
Lighting Science Group and Dixon Technologies of India have entered into a partnership to produce the first sub-$15 60-watt equivalent LED lamp -
New purpose-built factory for Profile Lighting
Profile Lighting Services has relocated to new premises in Bishop’s Stortford, where design, manufacturing, assembly and administration are now all housed in a modern purpose-built factory -
No emissions
Megaman releases a viral ad to promote its ‘no nasty emissions’ light bulbs - with the help of good, old-fashioned British toilet humour -
Nualight acquires LED specialists Lumoluce
LED lighting company Nualight has acquired Lumoluce to expand food retail portfolio -
Osram files new patent complaints in South Korea
Osram has filed new patent infringement complaints against LG subsidiary LG Innotek and Samsung in South Korea -
Paviom launches comprehensive range of in-ground lights
Exterior lighting manufacture Paviom has launched Orno, a range of contemporary in-ground lights. Available in HID and LED formats as well as a variety of colours and sizes, the comprehensive Orno family affords specifiers with complete flexibility to achieve horizontal or vertical illuminations -
Philips new Fortimo LED Disk modules
Philips introduces halogen and incandescent alternatives, with new 300lm Fortimo LED Disk module -
Rare earth shortages cause Havells to raise fluorescent prices
Steep cost increases in phosphors force manufacturer’s hand -
Recolight co-funds WEEE TV advert
Recolight is to co-fund a new television advertising campaign with ‘WEEE Connect’ – an industry partnership made up of the UK’s largest WEEE producer compliance schemes and reprocessors -
Recolight takes campaign to the airwaves
Recolight chief executive Nigel Harvey will be doing a series of radio interviews on 31 August to spread the word about CFL recycling -
Report predicts rapid growth in LEDs
According to a piece of market research conducted in the US, LEDs will take 40 per cent of the global lamp market in 2013 but will begin to contract by 2018 -
Say goodbye to the 60W GLS
The 60W incandescent lamp was the latest casualty of the EU phase out of GLS light sources when it became illegal to manufacture them after 1 September -
Self preservation
Martin Professional’s Exterior 400 range uses colour calibration and thermal management to overcome some of the problems common to exterior LED luminaires. Ben Cronin takes a closer look -
Siemens delays Osram IPO
Siemens AG has delayed the initial public offering (IPO) of its Osram lighting unit following the slump in global stock markets. The IPO will now take place when markets stabilise -
TCP wins exclusive contract with Homebase
Technical Consumer Products (TCP) has secured a major contract to be the sole supplier of CFL lamps to Homebase in the UK -
That's entertainment
Iain Ruxton went along to the recent PLASA show to catch up on the entertainment lighting sector. Here he picks out some new products with architectural applications -
The City Dark
The Light Collective exhibits the acclaimed film City Dark, examining light pollution in cities.
