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If you’re fortunate enough to own a building, you’ll need to make sure you’re following all the legal lighting requirements – or you could end up in trouble. Especially if you or other people regularly use the building. In the UK we have a reputation for lots of health and safety rules, and commercial emergency lighting is no exception! Don’t worry, though. This quick guide will give you a simple…

Many of our customers are looking to add LED Strip Lights to their home, but they often get stuck on which voltage to choose. We stock both 12 and 24 volt light strips, but which one should you choose? Thankfully, the differences are fairly simple. In this article we'll get you caught up to speed, so you can make the right choice for your project. Here's a comparison between our…

We speak to so many businesses (and homeowners) that are still using fluorescent tube lights - it drives us crazy! If that's you, I hope this article will convince you otherwise. We'll be covering 8 key reasons why you should switch out those filament tube lights with LED tubes or LED gear trays. Defining LED & Flourescent Lighting Before we compare, it's important to understand the basics. Here's a quick…

LED panels are ideal to replace energy hungry T8 and T12 fluorescent modular fittings, especially for commercial properties. They are very affordable and reliable, with a lifespan of up to 35,000 hours. Replacement LED lighting panels will achieve savings of 50 to 60% on electricity costs, compared with older style fittings. They are available in a range of types, shapes and sizes and can just slip into a standard ceiling…

Are you struggling to determine what's the best LED lighting solution for your office? You're not alone. Many of our customers come to us frequently with similar questions, as there are many options, which can sometimes be confusing. But don’t worry, we want to make things simple for you. Some of the best LED lighting options for your office are:  LED Bulkhead Lights LED Panel Lights LED Tube Lights LED…

Recycling, turning the heating down, putting on more layers, and wasting less water are all excellent ways to go green, but perhaps the simplest method is to change your lights to LEDs. While there is an initial cost involved when purchasing LED lights, you can rekindle your costs on your bills in saved electricity in up to three months!  By switching to LEDs, it is possible to save up to…

What is high bay lighting? High-bay lighting is industrial lighting that is designed to be installed at "high" level. High-bay lights are the same as low-bay LED lights but they have an additional lens to help focus the light according to the requirements of the space.. How high do high bay lights need to be? Generally high bay lights are used for mounting heights >8m. What is the best high…

CCT stands for Correlated Colour Temperature (which is often shortened to just Colour Temperature). It defines the colour, not brightness of a light source and is measured in kelvin (K) and NOT degrees kelvin (°K). Every white light has its own hue that falls somewhere along an amber to blue spectrum. A low CCT is in the amber end of the colour spectrum while a high CCT is in the…