A European Commission Green Paper which is part of the Digital Agenda for Europe flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The Green Paper sets out the key issues to be addressed in a European strategy aiming to accelerate the deployment of high-quality SSL (Solid State Lighting) for general lighting.

The latest addition to Venture Lighting’s Ceramic range is the compact, tubular CM-CITY lamp, designed to combine high performance and energy efficiency with low operating costs for outdoor lighting. Energy savings typically range from 30% to 70%, compared to other white light sources.

Lively colours, trendy and functional furniture and a fantastic lighting atmosphere welcome visitors to Google's new office premises in Buckingham Palace Road in London.  

Suffolk County Council is pursuing an ambitious target of becoming the greenest county. To succeed, this aspiration requires a commitment from every individual, community and business in the county. Each will be required to embrace the climate change challenge and work together on a long-term plan to improve the environment.

The Jerónimo Martins Group is among the first European retail companies to equip its new stores entirely with innovative LED lighting, a move that will save the company 50 percent of its lighting energy costs in future – thanks to Oslon SSL LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and the intelligent light management system of the luminaires supplied by the Portuguese lamp manufacturer Arquiled.

The global market for power supplies used in LED lighting is forecast to reach $10 billion in 2016, according to a new report from IMS Research, a leading independent provider of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry.

Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., experts in light control, takes its iconic residential lighting control product to the next level, with the launch of its new HomeWorks QS in Europe at ISE 2012.

Helvar has announced the launch of its HID electronic ballast range to satisfy the increasing demand for energy efficient lighting and prevalence of electronic ballasts in modern luminaires.  The new HID range is comprised of the EP-h electronic ballast for 20W, 35W, 70W, 100W and 150W metal halide lamps for indoor lighting solutions.

When the Poswall family decided to more than double the size of their four bedroom, two bathroom house to an area covering nearly four netball pitches – managing the house's lighting system to prevent energy wastage became a top priority.

MK Electric has updated its cost effective BattenFit Sensor range to include IP65 versions for outdoor lighting and dusty or wet environments. The light sensor range can deliver energy savings of up to 80% and is ideal for customers requiring a simple energy-saving solution that is easy to assemble in existing installations.

CU Phosco Lighting has been selected by Sport England to support their framework for the Design and Construction of External Sports Lighting. The requirements include visiting and surveying sites for condition and suitability, preparing feasibility reports including outline design proposals, consulting with local Planning and Building Control departments, preparation and submission of necessary Planning and Building Control applications and developing detailed design solutions as well as the construction process itself.

Lighting control specialist Multiload Technology has supplied a full range of innovative lighting control equipment for a beautiful barn conversion in Buerton on the Staffordshire and Cheshire border.  

LUX-TSI has announced that it has achieved accreditation from UKAS to test LED and other energy efficient lighting products for photometric, electrical energy performance and lumen maintenance.

With a global footprint spanning more than 150 countries, Kimberly-Clark’s Products have become a trusted part of life for some 1.3 billion people around the world. At its Family Care Production Facility, at Kluang, in Johor, Malaysia, the company manufactures a wide range of paper products including Kleenex facial tissues, and Scott paper towels, among others.

The increasing cost of energy and maintenance, together with more stringent legal regulation in respect of climate protection, such as the European Directive 2009/125/EC "Eco-design Requirements for Energy-related Products" (ErP), are galvanising many community consumers in Germany and Europe into action, thus obliging them to renew their lighting installations, which often date back as far as the 1960s.

David Morgan Associates (DMA), the award winning luminaire design consultancy, will present the new Radiant 3D LED Flex linear system at ARC 12 (Architectural, Retail and Commercial Lighting) Show. This is the fifth consecutive year that the company has exhibited at the ARC Show.

GlassGuard® has launched a CPD training presentation titled ‘An Introduction to Fragment Retention Fluorescent Lamps’. The presentation has been accredited by the Construction CPD Certification Service, part of an independent body operating across all professional institutions and societies. Its certified CPD ‘quality mark’ is a recognised symbol of quality assured training.

The conference agenda for euroLED 2012, which brings together major lighting companies, end users and industry specialists to provide key industry insight, topical case studies and technical market data has been announced.

Technical Consumer Products (TCP), the energy-efficient lighting company is rapidly growing its UK operations with the appointment of leading experts in the UK lighting industry.

Western Power Distribution (WPD), which supplies electricity to the Midlands, South Wales and the South West, is using retrofit converter, ‘Save It Easy®’, as part of a trial installation of energy-efficient lighting at its Cwmbran premises, bringing it on target to slash its lighting-based carbon footprint by 45%.