A £62 million attraction that takes visitors back to the Victorian world of Charles Dickens uses ABB miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) to help light special attractions — such as the Great Expectations boat ride, a Victorian school and the ‘Haunted Man’. Dickens World in Chatham, Kent, relies heavily on lighting packs and dimming packs supplied by Anytronics.

Fluorescent light fittings now offer a realistic and cost-effective alternative to HID luminaires for low bay and high bay lighting in warehouses and similar spaces. Simon Dixon explains why.

Ex-Or has supplied and installed LightSpot detectors in all corridors and kitchens of the Quays residential development at the University of Essex to switch lights off then they are not required. The project follows similar installations at other locations on the campus.

Lumicon, which specialises in recycling luminaires, has reported significant growth in the number of organisations using its recycling services — both requesting advice and sending luminaries for recycling.

Described as one of the shallowest easy-to-install fittings of its type is Sylvania’s Ivy Classic recessed T5 fluorescent lighting module. It is 600 mm square and has an extremely small recess depth of 53 mm. It is also suitable for lay-in suspended grid ceilings and comes complete with wire-retention safety cable.

A ceiling-mounted microwave presence detector from CP Electronics provides automatic control of lighting loads, with optional manual control. It can be used with fluorescent, compact fluorescent and incandescent light sources.

P4’s self-testing emergency-lighting system has been installed in one of the UK’s largest and most modern athletics facilities — Lee Valley Athletics Centre in north-east London.

Ridi SQL-PV luminaires deliver a combination of style and performance in the recently revamped science block of Rugby School. Over 40 fittings were installed in a eye-catching vertical style on the walls.

Simmtronic has supplied SPECS3 fully addressable lighting controls for the fit-out of adjoining buildings J1 and J2 and the link bridge at Riverside Exchange in Sheffield, now occupied by the Home Office.

Metal-halide lamps from Venture Lighting have greatly improved lighting levels at Broughton Printers near Preston. Having read an article on metal-halide lamps by Richard Morris of Venture, Ron Parker, engineering manager with BPL decided to investigate replacing existing 400 W metal-halide lamps with a lower wattage.

Cooper Lighting has completely updated and redesigned its Menvier Britelite emergency luminaire. The range includes several new versions with improved aesthetics and which are even easier to install.

The DL-ECO range of downlights from Riegens Lighting is designed to use a new generation of energy-efficient, compact fluorescent lamps. By optimising the interaction between the lamp and the ballast, Riegens has created a downlight with greatly improved efficiency.

Aurora’s new low-energy product catalogue covers the company’s innovative new generation of high-performance low-energy lighting solutions.

Colston Hall, a venue that has been bringing music to Bristol for almost 140 years, has been given a facelift — with a lighting-control solution supplied by Andromeda.