Opinions
Seven deadly sins
John Chamberlin, UK and Ireland sales director of Microlights, provides best practice advice on how to create visual impact and save energy costs through clever retail lighting design The art of retail lighting lies in creating drama, but in the ... Read More »
Three cheers for China
…says James Hunter Johnston, UK marketing manager of NVC. NVC is the largest lighting manufacturer in China and now has its own subsidiary in the UK China is often in the news these days, and frequently for some pretty negative ... Read More »
Opinion: Better safe than sorry
Bernard Pratley, technical manager of ICEL, the emergency lighting arm of the Lighting Industry Federation (LIF), explains how the latest generation of fluorescent and LED lamps can provide highly effective emergency lighting In a building emergency, especially fire, fast panic-free ... Read More »
Soapbox: To light or not to light
TL poses the question: Is light pollution inevitable and how much of a problem is it? James Abbott Member of the Campaign for Dark Skies www.britastro.org/dark-skies ‘Is light pollution a problem? Of course it is. Through more efficient sources (e.g. ... Read More »
Soapbox: More to lighting?
In our regular Soapbox discussion topic, we consider whether there is too much emphasis being placed on LEDs Tom Harrison, MD of MHA Lighting says that the negativity surrounding LEDs still can’t detract from the plus points ‘From 2005 to ... Read More »
The health of British manufacturing
Roger Kemp, Managing Director of Focus SB discusses the health of British manufacturing from his viewpoint Manufacturing in Sussex is alive and well, against all our expectations we are now employing more people than at the start of the recession ... Read More »
Stock shock
Richard Evans director of supply chain software developer, Slimstock believes that the electrical sector is risking failure through dangerous and unsustainable stock management. Four out of five product lines in the electrical sector contribute just one-fifth of revenue – a ... Read More »
