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  COVER / FEATURE:  Modular Wiring Accessories Cover All the Options

  FEATURES:
  •  Home Automation
  •  Light + Building Exhibitor News by;

 -  Verbatim, Tridonic
 -  Lutron, OSRAM
 -  LED Engin, Zhaga Consortium
 -  Philips, Ceravision
 -  Venture Lighting, David Morgan Associates
 -  Toshiba, Aura Light
 -  ETAP, Zumtobel

Highway Electrical News is delivering its first one-day Technical Conference on Tuesday 22nd May in Leeds, an essential diary date for those who need to understand the latest in the lighting and highway electrical industry.

With many years of experience developing device connection technology, Phoenix Contact is at the forefront of this LED revolution. Our range of 6A miniature plug connectors with fast connection technology has been designed specifically for LED lighting applications.

In the past year OLED lighting markets and production infrastructure have evolved.  For example, office lighting has become a key market target for OLED lighting, while other applications no longer command the interest they once did.  At the same time, while some likely future mass producers of OLED lighting seem to be committing more resources, others seem to be failing in their efforts.

Twickenham has long been the home of English rugby but this summer Olympic teams from China, Ireland, South Africa and Japan will be using the facilities at St Mary’s University College following the construction of a brand new state-of-the-art £8.5m sports centre.

Churches across the country are finding new ways to adapt to the modern world and the St Mary the Virgin C of E Church in Ashford has recently undergone a major refurbishment to upgrade its interior. The church is now also a centre for the arts and Havells-Sylvania, using its Concord architectural fittings, has helped create a lighting design to accentuate its iconic details.

The ArcelorMittal Orbit is set to become a beacon of East London both day and night after feature lighting was added to the UK’s largest sculpture.

When Cree set out to expand upon there LED exterior lighting solutions, they didn't just go to there in house engineering team. Instead, they approached renowned design firm Speirs + Major with one simple instruction: throw out all pre-conceptions about what a luminaire should be.

Philips Lumileds has fully launched LUXEON M which is now in volume production. The new emitter has already been approved for street lighting in major US cities with designs to be shown at Light + Building.

Industry and manufacturing operations in the UK can save £1.4 billion a year on their energy spend and save 10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually according to a new paper released by Vita Energia Solutions.

An eco-friendly town in the UK could potentially host the first large-scale trial of a new, affordable LED bulb that is just as bright as traditional bulbs.

Verbatim has unveiled the world's first colour-tunable and dimmable OLED module that delivers brightness of up to 2,000 cd/m². The company's latest series of VELVE OLED modules are twice as bright as earlier devices.

At Light+Building 2012 Tridonic will be showcasing not only an extensive range of LED products but also the next generation of lighting in the form of organic light emitting diodes. The OLED modules offer uniform light and an extremely low profile and represent the perfect interplay between optics, mechanics and electronics.

AMA Research have published a new edition of "Lighting Market Report - UK 2012-2016 Analysis”. The report is comprehensive, informed and up-to-date and represents an invaluable aid to sales and marketing professionals involved in the industry.

Energy efficient lighting is becoming increasingly important as an immediate solution to rising electricity consumption, with the increasing compatibility of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) with existing lighting infrastructure spurring sales, according to a new report by business intelligence company GlobalData.

Nomura International’s new London office at 1 Angel Lane, between Cannon Street station and London Bridge by the river Thames, was developed by Architects Fletcher Priest and Building Services Consultants MEIT Associates. It has won a number of awards for its design and small environmental footprint.

Part of the commercial area of Schiltigheim in Strasbourg, France has been lit with Clessidra luminaires from Ghidini, incorporating Xicato Spot Modules.

The XLM 3000 Artist is Xicato’s highest flux Artist Series product and is designed for applications that require perfect halogen-level color rendering and smooth, continuous dimming to 0.1% (power).

One of the last bastions of halogen accent lighting - extremely tight beams, with very high luminous intensities (such as from AR111 lamps) - is addressed by Xicato’s new “point” module.

As a leading lighting control company, Helvar recognises the value that connectivity and software based user interfaces can bring to a lighting installation.