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 […]
Lumicom has announced that recycling of WEEE looks set to smash through the 1000 tonnes barrier for the first time in the 12 months to March 2015 and, with the company reporting a 17% rise in the amount of EEE (Electrical & Electronic Equipment) placed on the market by its members, the LIA’s ‘in house’ […]
A project to upgrade lighting in the gallery spaces at the National Portrait Gallery has made use of Lumicom’s luminaire disposal services to ensure that all end-of-life fixtures were disposed of responsibly. The project involved replacement of 100W tungsten halogen spotlights with low energy Erco LED fixtures ranging in wattage from 12W to 14W, thereby […]
Lumicom has welcomed the recent announcement by the Environment Agency, which revises the previous guidance on the classification of luminaires with non-removable LED light sources. Rather than being classified as Category 13, along with hazardous light sources such as fluorescent and HID, these luminaires are now to be classified with other non-hazardous lighting products in […]
As recycling targets continue to grow, and meeting the requirements of compliant waste management becomes more challenging, not-for-profit compliance scheme Lumicom has seen a 12% increase in membership in the first half of 2014. This growth has been generated by a combination of new start-up companies and existing lighting producers moving away from their previous […]
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