CU Phosco Lighting announce cost-savings on new and improved traditional lighting range   

The UK’s largest family-owned manufacturer of outdoor lighting has announced a number of improvements to their traditional lighting range, including enhanced lumen performance, superior efficacy and lighting quality. The range, ideal for retrofit lighting or projects that needs a traditional-style lantern with the latest LED technology for optimal energy savings, promises to be their most […]

More than half of lighting in London’s bus shelters now LED

Transport for London has announced it has now converted more than 50% of lighting in bus shelters across London to LED lighting to reduce waste, energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. Across London, there are around 12,100 bus shelters that have relied on traditional lighting to keep them illuminated. However, advancements in technology have meant […]

VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire

Highways and streetlighting maintenance company VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The contract will see 6,321 LED lantern replacements and 3,657 […]

Analysis shows the environmental value of switching to LED street lighting

New analysis of the power usage and therefore environmental impact of streetlighting suggests that councils can reduce their carbon footprint by 13 tonnes of CO2 per mile if they switch from traditional lamps to LEDs. Based on statistics that show an LED uses just 40% of the electricity of a traditional lap of similar effectiveness, […]