Alex Brothwood has recently joined Lumicom as Operations Controller. His main responsibility will be to support the operational activities of Lumicom, the Lighting Industry Association’s (LIA) EEE Producer Compliance Scheme. Alex joins Lumicom from the LIA Labs, where he was a Laboratory Engineer. There, he gained his extensive understanding of the lighting industry and its […]
Mechanical & Electrical supplier Metpro has further expanded its operation with the addition of a new unit at its West Midlands-based Head Office. Always looking to invest, the company has taken this move in order that they can continue to provide the level of service that Metpro was built upon. Arthur Rudge, Managing Director, said: […]
Specialist UK lighting manufacturer, Tamlite Lighting, is the first winner of the Lighting Industry Association’s Quality Assurance (LIAQA) Award. The business, which distributes its products exclusively through CEF, was awarded the distinction due to its ongoing commitment to best practice, excellence and quality assurance. Launched this year, the LIAQA scheme aims to ensure suppliers of […]
At the LIA’s Annual Luncheon, Peter Scott from Fern-Howard handed over his tenure as President of the LIA Council of Management to Dave Ribbons of Lutron EA Ltd. Dave (pictured) thanked Peter for his contribution in overseeing the completion of the Lighting Industry Academy, for his contimued efforts to improve the association and for mentoring […]
A lighting supplier has been fined for requiring retailers to use a minimum price when selling their products online. The National Lighting Company (NLC) supplies light fittings to a range of retailers who then sell them on. After a detailed investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found it imposed a minimum price on online sellers, […]
Andrew Wilson at Varilight calls for greater clarity around the term “dimmable” when it’s applied to LED lighting. With a diverse array of driver technologies, only the best LED dimmers in the market can reliably deliver on the promise made by the “dimmable” label. This is not always made clear by lamp manufacturers, leaving wholesalers […]
The LightingEurope Executive Board has appointed Peter Hunt as new President for a term of two years. Hunt is COO of the UK Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and CEO of Lumicom, the UK WEEE Compliance Scheme for the lighting industry. “With his background as a lighting entrepreneur and his experience in the LIA, Peter understands […]
Lighting providers, Contrac Lighting and High Technology Lighting, are to merge, creating a larger lighting manufacturer, offering lighting solutions across almost every sector. Both businesses believe in the importance of UK manufacturing and will now operate from Contrac’s recently-improved facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. This will allow High Technology to benefit from in-house manufacturing, meaning […]
Readers will be familiar with Metpro – the specialist supplier of cable management and strut products, metal conduit tube and accessories to the M&E market, exclusively via electrical wholesalers. Editor, Debbie Eales, visited Metpro to discover how the business lives up to its slogan – Quality, Efficiency and Reliability. There’s nothing extraordinary about conduit tube, […]
A partnership between Samsung SmartThings and general lighting provider LEDVANCE sees two leading brands with a global footprint connecting to increase the interaction between lighting and other domestic activities. The result is the provision of an affordable and reliable smart home offering to UK consumers. The integration of the Samsung SmartThings Hub with the OSRAM-branded […]
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