Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced in March, while Chancellor of the Exchequer, his aim for the UK to be one of the first countries to phase out inefficient light bulbs and set an ambitious target date to achieve that by the end of 2011, ahead of possible actions by the EU to ban these products altogether.

The Western World uses approximately 20% of its energy on lighting, if all the halogen downlighters were replaced with LED Europe would save 3,500,000 tonnes of Carbon each year. Most people are unaware that compact fluorescents contain Mercury which can prove harmful to developing children, according to the National Academy of Sciences over 60,000 children are born each year at risk from adverse neurodevelopmental effects following exposure in utero to mercury.

Facts about LED Lighting

Safe Operating Temperature - LEDs generate very little heat unlike incandescent lights that have an operating temperature of approximately 250° (hotter than your oven!)

Long Life Span - LEDs last up to 50,000 hours, many times longer than other forms of lighting making them ideal for locations where lights are located in hard to reach locations.

Low Power Consumption - LEDs use little electricity. Our range of LED spotlights use between 3 and 5 Watts of electricity.

Flexible Application - the cool operating temperatures and high durability of LED lighting makes them well suited to a wider range of applications.

Environmentally Friendly - unlike other forms of energy efficient lighting LEDs do not contain hazardous materials. All the lights we sell are RoHS compliant.

Comply with Building Regulations - LEDs achieve high levels of light output against the power they consume. This means they exceed by some considerable margin the energy efficient requirements mandated in UK building regulations (Building Regulations sections L1A, L1B, L2A, L2B).

No Hazardous Substances - Pose no health and safety risk. LEDs contain no hazardous materials making them very environmentally friendly.

We can offer Low Energy Consumption LED Lighting for use inside and out in all types of building’s including street lighting. All of our lights are energy efficient and so help to reduce CO2 emissions and help to protect the environment they have been tested by the UK lighting association. It is a condition of the Low Carbons Building Programme that if you would like to apply for a grant for household renewable technologies that energy efficient lighting should be used in all-appropriate fittings.