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October 2026 – A joint recycling project by lighting manufacturer TRILUX and metal
processing specialist OTTO FUCHS has won two awards at the Build Back Better
Awards 2026 in London: Platinum and Green. The judges recognized an innovative
process that transfors aluminium from old luminaire louvres into new luminaire
profiles without remelting. The award ceremony took place on 8 October 2026 during
"Circular Lighting Live 2026" conference at the Minster Building in London.
The Build Back Better Awards evaluate products, projects, and initiatives from the built
environment based on four criteria: innovation, creativity, social benefit, and environmental
responsibility. A panel of 24 experts judges the best submissions in the lighting category. The
Platinum rating is reserved for exceptional and pioneering submissions, while the Green
rating honours solutions with leading sustainability characteristics. TRILUX and OTTO
FUCHS entered the "Louvres in the Loop" project in the "Lighting" category.
The Project: Louvres in the Loop

Since January 2024, TRILUX and OTTO FUCHS have been working together on the
research project "Louvres in the Loop." The focus is on recovering and recycling aluminium
from old specular louvres and reflectors (post-consumer material) as well as from chips
generated during operations at OTTO FUCHS (pre-consumer material). In this innovative
process, the aluminium scrap is recycled without the material having to be melted down. As
part of the research project, a carbon footprint of less than 0.2 kg CO₂e per kilogram of
aluminium was determined for the production of the aluminium briquette (screening LCA
based on ISO 14040/14044, cradle-to-gate). For comparison: the informal limit for so-called
"low carbon" aluminium ingots is 4 kg CO₂e per kg, and some manufacturers already achieve
0.9 kg CO₂e per kg (internal research, as of 10/2026). On a global average, primary
aluminium accounts for 14.4 kg CO₂e per kg (year 2024), and aluminium produced in Europe
accounts for 6.6 kg CO₂e per kg (year 2023).
"The jury evaluated exactly what we aimed for in the project: keeping material in the cycle for
as long as possible – and to do so by rethinking not only the material but also the process.
Receiving Platinum and Green acknowledges both the technical innovation and the project's
approach to resource conservation," explains Sebastian Wurth, Product & Technology
Development Engineer at OTTO FUCHS.

Outlook
With the completion of the research project, both partners have created the conditions for an
innovative product. In the first step, TRILUX is producing a luminaire profile made of recycled
aluminium for customised luminaires. The RCY variants will be available in silver, gold, and
black.
"By developing a luminaire profile using our new aluminium recycling process, we are
encouraging a more responsible approach to material use and taking an important step
towards a circular economy," says Sebastian Knoche, Lead Researcher at TRILUX. The
market response has been positive. Initial pilot projects with customers have already started.

Lucent Lighting has supplied a selection of architectural luminaires for a private residence in Côte d’Or, France, supporting a warm and carefully integrated lighting scheme developed by Su Bishop.
Designed and built by Arena Park France Developments, the residence combines natural stone, timber and traditional architectural details. The lighting approach was developed to complement these materials, using discreet architectural illumination to reveal the character of the building while creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere after dark.

Throughout the project, a 2700K colour temperature provides consistency across the scheme, enhancing the warmth of the stone and timber finishes while maintaining a comfortable residential feel.
Externally, Lucent Lighting’s recessed uplighters have been used to emphasise key architectural features. Narrow 15-degree optics provide focused illumination to columns and the entrance arch, drawing attention to the form and proportions of the architecture.

Elsewhere, luminaires with 10×45-degree elliptical wall-wash optics graze the local stone walls, revealing their natural texture and variation. Specified in an Antique Bronze finish, the fittings integrate discreetly within the surrounding material palette while providing controlled illumination to the building façade.

Lucent’s TubeLED Mini High Output surface-mounted luminaires, specified in a black finish, provide general lighting within the scheme. Their compact scale allows the fittings to sit discreetly within the architecture while delivering the performance required for the space.
Linear LED profiles and strips have also been integrated into beams and timber structures to provide indirect illumination. Concealing the light source allows the structure itself to become illuminated, highlighting the warmth and craftsmanship of the timber while adding another layer of soft ambient light to the residence.

The architectural lighting is complemented by AJ Wall lamps from Louis Poulsen, designed by Arne Jacobsen, introducing a decorative element alongside the integrated lighting.
Together, the different layers of light create a considered balance between functional illumination and architectural emphasis. Rather than competing with the character of the residence, the lighting works with its materials and structure, revealing stone, timber and architectural details while maintaining the intimate atmosphere of a private home.

Giovanni Premi, Specification Sales at Lucent Lighting, said, “High-end residential lighting is about creating atmosphere while allowing the architecture and materials to remain the focus. On this project, the combination of discreet, integrated light and carefully controlled illumination brings out the warmth and texture of the stone and timber, while creating a comfortable environment that feels entirely appropriate to the home. It’s a great example of how considered lighting can enhance the character of a residence without ever overpowering it.”

Products
Lucent Lighting INGROUND60 recessed inground uplighter – 15° optic
Lucent Lighting INGROUND60 recessed inground uplighter – 10×45° elliptical wall-wash optic, Antique Bronze finish
Lucent Lighting TubeLED Mini High Output surface monopoint – Black finish
Lucent Lighting LED profiles and LED strips
Louis Poulsen AJ Wall lamp, designed by Arne Jacobsen

Project Credits
Project: Private Residence, Côte d’Or, France
Architect / Design & Build: Arena Park France Developments
Lighting Designer: Su Bishop
Photography: Courtesy of Lucent Lighting

Pharos Architectural Controls will return to LiGHT this November, where the company will give visitors a first look at significant new developments coming to its Pharos Designer software.
Taking place at the Business Design Centre in London on the 18th and 19th of November, LiGHT 26 will bring together the architectural lighting community for two days of new products and technologies, talks and industry discussions.

Exhibiting on Stand 43, Pharos will use the show to offer a first look at the company’s most significant development to Pharos Designer software in recent years, demonstrating how these forthcoming technologies and features will open up new creative possibilities in dynamic lighting control.

Pharos Designer is a comprehensive dynamic lighting control solution, created for architectural, themed and entertainment environments. Its flexible programming and integration capabilities allow designers to create sophisticated lighting experiences across projects ranging from individual spaces and buildings to large-scale connected installations.

While full details of the announcement are being kept under wraps until the show, visitors can expect to discover new capabilities in Pharos Designer that deliver greater control over lighting effects, interactivity and colour.

The developments explore how dynamic lighting can move beyond fixed scenes and predetermined sequences, giving designers new ways to create lighting that is more responsive, adaptable and engaging.
At LiGHT 26, Pharos will show how the next evolution of Designer builds on these capabilities, creating new opportunities for designers to explore lighting that can respond more dynamically to its environment and evolve in real time.

Rather than simply previewing the latest technologies and features, the Pharos stand will give visitors an opportunity to experience what these forthcoming creative and practical capabilities mean for dynamic lighting design in practice.

The Pharos team will be on hand throughout the exhibition to showcase the new developments, answer questions and discuss how the technology can support designers looking to create increasingly responsive and immersive environments with light.
Alongside LiGHT, Pharos will also be exhibiting concurrently at IAAPA in Orlando, offering customers in the United States their own opportunity to discover what’s new.

Michael Crilly, Senior Product Manager at Pharos Architectural Controls, said, “LiGHT has always been a great opportunity for us to meet with the architectural lighting community, but this year we have something particularly exciting to share.

“We’ve been working on something new for a little while now, and I’m incredibly excited to share these significant developments at LiGHT. The revolutionary changes we’ve made to Pharos Designer unlock entirely new creative possibilities for dynamic lighting. We don’t want to give too much away ahead of the show, but what we can say is that visitors will be among the first to experience what the next evolution of Designer can do.

“For us, this is about giving designers even greater creative freedom and providing new ways for lighting to respond and evolve. We’re really looking forward to showcasing it for the first time at LiGHT 26.”

Marco Caamano, Marketing Manager at Pharos Architectural Controls, added, “This is a huge moment for Pharos and one we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. There has been an enormous amount of work happening behind the scenes, and what we’ll be showing at LiGHT represents a significant step forward for Pharos Designer.

“LiGHT will be one of the very first opportunities to see these developments in action and understand just how much more they offer designers creatively. If you work with Pharos, specify dynamic lighting control or simply want to see where the technology is heading next, Stand 43 is somewhere you’ll want to visit.”

Dialight, the global leader in hazardous and industrial LED lighting, will bring its extensive experience in delivering reliable, energy-efficient lighting for demanding industrial environments to Automation Fair 2026, taking place November 16–19 in Boston, Massachusetts. Attendees can visit booth #1467 to meet with the team and discuss their industrial lighting needs.
Dialight was the first LED lighting Rockwell Automation Encompass Product Partner. With decades of expertise in industrial LED lighting and millions of fixtures installed worldwide, Dialight continues to support manufacturers and industrial operators in improving workplace safety, reducing maintenance requirements, and lowering energy consumption.

Automation Fair 2026 brings together manufacturers, technology providers, and industry professionals to explore the latest developments in industrial automation and manufacturing.
As manufacturers continue to adopt new technologies and invest in more efficient production processes, reliable lighting remains essential to maintaining safe and productive working environments. From production floors and assembly lines to warehouses and processing facilities, lighting must deliver consistent performance while withstanding the demands of industrial operations.
Dialight’s industrial LED lighting solutions are engineered for these environments, helping facilities reduce energy consumption, minimize maintenance requirements, and lower operating costs. Durable construction and long product life also help reduce the need for frequent replacements, particularly in facilities operating around the clock or where maintenance access can be challenging.
The Dialight IntelliLED™ system was designed with factory and building automation in mind and is the premiere industrial lighting system that can seamlessly integrate with existing industrial automation. Dialight’s offerings allow site managers to consolidate control systems and simplify maintenance procedures by integrating with their existing PLC.

Supporting a wide range of industries, including automotive, food and beverage, chemical processing, and heavy manufacturing, Dialight has developed a strong understanding of the lighting requirements found across complex industrial facilities. Its high-performance LED solutions are designed to deliver dependable illumination, even in environments exposed to vibration, extreme temperatures, dust, and other challenging conditions.

Representing Dialight at the event will be Tom Latanision, Director of Channel Sales; Cory Cook, Director of Sales; Jeff Hakenewerth, Regional Sales Manager; and Brandon Parenteau, Regional Sales Manager.

Ben Myer, Vice President of Sales at Dialight, said, “Automation Fair brings together many of the manufacturers and industry professionals we work with, making it an important opportunity to share our experience and understand the challenges facing industrial facilities.
“As manufacturing continues to evolve, the need for reliable, efficient infrastructure remains. Lighting plays an important role in creating safe working environments, reducing maintenance and helping facilities manage energy consumption.”

Keeping existing luminaires in service, rather than replacing them, is moving from aspiration to everyday practice across the UK lighting industry.
Business models built around the reuse, remanufacture and leasing of luminaires are now driving circularity in the lighting industry. That was the key message from Circular Lighting Live 2026, held in the City of London on 8 October.

Organised by Recolight, the lighting industry’s WEEE compliance scheme, the conference showcased projects where light fittings were retained and refurbished rather than replaced. Speakers were candid about both their successes and the challenges still to solve.

Beyond the next new fitting

For decades, the lighting industry has run on a simple cycle: specify, install, remove, replace. When a fit-out comes round or a light source becomes obsolete, the fittings come down and new ones go up.
Circular Lighting Live 2026 showed that cycle is now being challenged on real projects and at real scale. Remanufacture, reuse and new commercial models are moving from the margins to the mainstream.

Remanufacturing comes of age

Remanufacturing is the most mature circular approach, and it has been practised for decades. What has changed is the pressure behind it. High energy costs and the phase-out of fluorescent light sources have left many buildings with sound luminaire housings but obsolete lamps.
The projects are getting bigger. DRK Lighting presented the remanufacture of 8,000 luminaires at a commercial site, showing that circular principles work at significant scale. Conversely, at Leadenhall Market in London, Light Projects Evolve remanufactured a much smaller quantity of historic fittings and developed a bespoke LED light source to preserve the building’s Victorian character.

Reuse is harder than it looks

Recovering luminaires for reuse is not simply a matter of taking them out of a ceiling and finding a buyer. Hattie Emerson of the Finishes and Interiors Sector shared lessons from attempts to redistribute thousands of good-quality fittings removed during Cat A fit-outs. She highlighted the practical obstacles to building a working market for second-hand products.

Rethinking design and business models

Delegates heard that it is commercial arrangements that will determine if circularity will succeed or fail. Reuse, remanufacture and leasing all keep value in the product, rather than losing it when the product is replaced. Recognising that value in financial terms is important.
In his keynote address, John McRae, director of architectural practice Orms, challenged the industry to imagine a future beyond the conventional take-make-use-waste model. Sabine De Schutter, founder of Studio De Schutter, argued that reuse and upcycling can be starting points for creative lighting design rather than constraints.

Carbon, materials and regulation

Speakers examined Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), updates to the TM66 circularity methodology, and legislation expected to put more emphasis on repairability and upgradeability. Embodied carbon looks set to sit alongside energy efficiency in every good specification.
Sessions also explored lower-impact materials and manufacturing, including bio-based plastics and robotic additive manufacturing using recycled materials.

What it means for the industry

For manufacturers, contractors, specifiers and lighting designers, the implications are practical:
• Existing luminaires should be assessed as assets before they are written off.
• Remanufactured fittings with a fresh warranty are becoming a credible option on mainstream projects.
• Clients are more likely to ask about remanufacture, EPDs and what happens to products at end of life.
• New business models and markets are emerging for lighting companies.
What the delegates said

John McRae, Director, Orms (keynote speaker):
“This year’s conference was a step change towards a more circular approach where speakers shared their innovation and lessons learned. The industry has been guilty of an addiction to selling new, but this year disassembly and take-back schemes were amongst the examples shared. The future of lighting is not brighter. It is wiser.”

Gary Thornton, Nulty:

“I think it was probably the most informative and positive Recolight conference yet. Lots of real-world examples exist, but we must continue to normalise reuse. As far as we have come, the industry is approaching a tipping point. Continue to push forward repair and regeneration rather than new at every opportunity.”

Niclas Thulin, Sustainability Manager, Fagerhult:

“If we are to increase reuse within our industry, we must start with what already exists. The requirements for reused products cannot always be identical to those for newly manufactured products. Instead, these limitations should be viewed as a catalyst for creativity, for example in lighting design.”

Sabine De Schutter, Founder, Studio De Schutter:

“For the lighting industry, moving beyond ‘buy, build, waste’ means shifting from product thinking to system thinking. One of my key takeaways was that circularity is a team sport. Conferences like this help turn shared knowledge and real examples into action.”

Mike Eddowes, Design Director, Circalume Lighting Design Practice:

“True sustainability isn’t just about designing for tomorrow; it’s about maximising the embedded carbon and potential of what we already have today. The conversation has decisively shifted from theoretical concepts to practical, scalable delivery.”

Alexander Flekler, WAGO:

“Circular Lighting Live was a truly inspiring experience. I was particularly impressed by how active the reuse and refurbishment scene in the UK lighting industry already is, with so many real projects showing that circularity is much more than just a concept.”

Matthew Thorpe, Sales Director – A&D, Fagerhult:

“An excellent forum to learn about the latest innovations and best practice in circular and sustainable [lighting]. It really felt like everyone left inspired to do more, and do better, for the planet.”
Looking ahead

Together, the presentations pointed to a shift in how the industry designs, procures and manages lighting. The direction is clear: preserve the value of what is already installed, extend its useful life, and build the commercial models that make circularity pay.

EcoVadis Gold, energy-efficient lighting solutions and investment in renewable energy support LEDVANCE’s sustainability strategy.

LEDVANCE, one of the world’s leading providers of lighting solutions, has published its Sustainability Report for the 2025 financial year, setting out the company’s latest progress and initiatives across environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Under its guiding principle, ‘Power Through Light’, the report outlines the steps LEDVANCE is taking to reduce its environmental impact, improve the sustainability of its operations and develop more energy-efficient lighting solutions.

For the first time, LEDVANCE has also voluntarily aligned its sustainability reporting with the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), providing a consistent framework for measuring and communicating progress and supporting greater transparency across the business.

Improving the energy efficiency and circularity of its product and solutions portfolio remains central to the company’s approach. During the 2025 financial year, 97.1 per cent of the overall portfolio was classified as eligible under the EU Taxonomy Regulation, reflecting LEDVANCE’s long-standing focus on energy-efficient LED and smart lighting technologies.

In October 2025, LEDVANCE also achieved an EcoVadis Gold rating for the first time. EcoVadis assesses companies across a range of sustainability criteria, including environmental performance, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. The Gold rating places LEDVANCE among the top five per cent of companies assessed by EcoVadis globally.

Investment in renewable energy

Alongside its product portfolio, LEDVANCE continues to invest in reducing the environmental impact of its own operations, including increasing the use of renewable energy across its international sites.

One example is a new 400 kW solar installation at the company’s Molsheim site in France. The photovoltaic system generates renewable electricity for local operations, helping to reduce the site’s carbon footprint and its reliance on externally generated electricity.

LEDVANCE is also continuing to identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency across its production and logistics facilities worldwide.

Sandra Streib, Sustainability Manager at LEDVANCE, said, “Our 2025 Sustainability Report shows how we are turning our climate targets into concrete, measurable processes. By aligning early with the EU’s CSRD requirements and investing in our own renewable energy generation, such as at our site in Molsheim, we are delivering tangible change and actively and transparently driving forward the sustainable transformation of our industry.”

Looking ahead

LEDVANCE has set climate targets for 2030 and 2050 and is continuing to develop its approach to reducing emissions across its operations and wider value chain.

This includes expanding its global ESG data management to improve the measurement and tracking of environmental performance, alongside greater engagement with suppliers to address emissions associated with Scope 3.

The company is also looking at how sustainability considerations can be integrated more closely into operational decision-making, supporting continued reductions in emissions from its own activities while contributing to the wider transition towards lower-carbon business practices.

Advanced lighting control technology from Pharos Architectural Controls has been specified for the comprehensive renovation of Budapest’s Citadella, bringing flexible, robust and intuitive lighting control to a landmark project that reimagines Hungary’s largest citadel as an exhibition space and public park. Standing atop Gellért Hill since the mid‑19th century, the fortress has long been a defining feature of the city’s skyline and a powerful symbol within the nation’s history.

Originally constructed in the 1850s under General Haynau, the Citadella was built as a commanding fortification overlooking Budapest, and more recently has undergone one of the country’s most complex heritage reconstruction programmes. This latest phase of work transforms the site into a major tourist destination, with new exhibition areas dedicated to Hungarian history and a carefully landscaped walking environment that opens up the ramparts, terraces and viewpoints to the public as never before.

The lighting brief called for a scheme that could support the renovated site by revealing the Citadella’s architecture in a respectful yet engaging way, both for the exhibition interiors and across the surrounding paths and public spaces. Lighting designers All Light Kft. developed an approach that balances clarity and atmosphere, using light to guide visitors through the site, highlight historically significant elements and ensure the fortress remains a welcoming landmark after dark.

Delivering this concept required a control platform capable of managing multiple areas and modes of operation, from daily exhibition scenes to special-event programming and seasonal adjustments. All Light specified a solution from the Pharos Express range, with an Express Control lighting controller supported by two RIO G4 devices, each providing four DMX output ports to distribute DMX data to the façade lighting fixtures across the site. An Express Touch 5 touchscreen was also installed to provide local user control, giving the project team intuitive access to scene selection, scheduling and day-to-day operation. Together, these products deliver a reliable and flexible architectural lighting control solution for the Citadella renovation.

Benedek Bogárdi, Social Media Manager at All Light Kft, said, “For us, the Citadella is not just a building, but a chapter of Hungarian history. With Pharos, we gained the precise, reliable control needed to layer the exhibition and exterior lighting so that visitors can experience this history in a clear, contemporary way, without losing the fortress’s character and charm.”

Teodora Marian, Regional Sales Manager Central & Southern Europe at Pharos, added: “The Citadella renovation shows how thoughtful lighting and lighting controls can give new life to a historic landmark. With Pharos at the heart of the lighting control system, the project team can adapt and evolve the lighting over time, creating different moods and experiences for visitors while keeping everyday operation simple and reliable.”

The result is a flexible control solution that complements the lighting scheme, helping the renewed Citadella showcase its layered history whilst serving as an important national building. By uniting heritage architecture, new exhibition spaces and walking routes within a single control platform, the project demonstrates how Pharos technology can help illuminate complex historic sites with care and sensitivity.

Project Credits
Client: Várkapitányság Nonprofit Plc
General Contractor: ZÁÉV Zrt
Lighting Design: All Light Kft.
Lighting Controls: Pharos Architectural Controls

Photography: ZÁÉV Zrt

Set within the beautifully restored Grade II-listed Whiteley building, Third Space, The Whiteley transforms three historic floors into a luxury health club in the heart of west London.

Part of Third Space’s collection of luxury health clubs across London, The Whiteley brings together cutting-edge training facilities with spaces dedicated to fitness, recovery and wellbeing. From high-performance training zones crowned by a bespoke glass dome to the poolside wet spa and recovery facilities, the club moves between energetic and more tranquil environments, all within the character of the historic building.

With such a varied mix of spaces, the lighting needed to respond not only to their different uses, but also to the architecture itself. The lighting design, developed by London Lightworks, works in harmony alongside the interior design and architecture to give each area its own character. Lucent Lighting supplied a broad selection of architectural luminaires for the scheme, with compact fittings and flexible light sources helping to keep the lighting discreet within the interior.

MiniTRIM Round Accent fittings were specified with two different LED51 modules. The Quantum HE module provides a high-efficiency option for precise accent lighting, while the Dynamic Tuneable White version allows the colour temperature to be adjusted, creating light that supports performance as much as creating atmosphere.

Flare90 Accent fittings with LED51 Quantum HE modules were also selected, alongside Soft50 Trim Fixed luminaires with LED35 Gen2 modules. The different formats provide a combination of focused and softer illumination, allowing the scheme to vary the light according to the requirements of the space.

Elsewhere, TubeLED Micro Monopoint spotlights and TubeLED Mini luminaires on mains voltage track provide further flexibility. Their compact proportions allow them to sit comfortably within the architecture, while the track system gives the scheme scope to position and direct light where it is needed.

The specification is completed by InGround40 uplights, Micro40 Oculus and Line5 Cube, adding further options for low-level, integrated and architectural illumination throughout the project.

John Carey, Specification Sales at Lucent Lighting, said: “Third Space, The Whiteley is a particularly interesting project because of the contrast between the different spaces and the historic setting they sit within. The lighting must work across active training areas, pool and wellness spaces, while also respecting the architecture of the building.

“London Lightworks have created a bespoke, human-centric lighting design centred on wellness, performance and quality. We were able to supply a mix of products that gave the team plenty of flexibility, while keeping the fittings themselves as discreet as possible. A genuine pleasure working with a hands-on team that does much more than lighting design. It’s a great example of how architectural lighting can respond to very different environments within the same project.”

Products
MiniTRIM Round Accent with LED51 Quantum HE module
MiniTRIM Round Accent with LED51 Dynamic Tuneable White module
Flare90 Accent with LED51 Quantum HE module
Soft50 Trim Fixed with LED35 Gen2 module
TubeLED Micro Monopoint RMP + SMP
TubeLED Mini Mains Voltage Track
Surface Mounted Mains Voltage Track
InGround40 Uplights
Micro40 Oculus
Line5 Cube

Project Credits
Location: Third Space Soho, London
Lighting Design: London Lightworks
Interior Design: Rokai Studio
Architecture: Ant Architecture
Photography: Courtesy of Third Space

Ansell Lighting has launched a unique emergency wall mounted luminaire that lights both the risk area and the instructional legend.

Part of the Falcon collection, Falcon Protect has a light element shining downwards to highlight the risk area – such as a call point or fire extinguisher – and a light on the front to highlight the installed legend.

It is supplied with five interchangeable legends – call point, fire extinguisher, fire hose reel, first aid and defibrillator – and helps achieve the requirements of the EN 1838 standards for emergency lighting.

Available in self-test or DALI options, in both black and white, the Falcon Protect is easy to install on a classic 100 x 100mm pattress wall box.

Within the same collection, Ansell has also upgraded its popular Falcon Pro emergency downlight. This compact, low profile emergency product is now available in both self-test and DALI options and can achieve 19.6m spacing between luminaires.

Mark Abbott, Managing Director at Ansell Lighting, said: “Emergency lighting is a must have in commercial and public spaces and we are always striving to make our products as flexible as possible to meet client needs. The Falcon Protect is a unique product, offering interchangeable legends so it can be used in whatever area is required. This benefits both the installer and the wholesaler, who can reduce the number of SKUs they stock.”

For more information visit www.ansell-lighting.com

London / UK, September 2026
“Markham Vale was about creating more than somewhere to stop and charge. We wanted the first-
floor space to feel like a premium lounge environment, while still meeting the very different needs
of the retail areas. The lighting needed to help define those spaces, create the right atmosphere
and, importantly, maintain the consistency customers recognise from our other Electric Forecourts.
We’re really pleased with the coverage and the overall look and feel that’s been achieved.” Chris
Ward, Retail Operations Manager, GRIDSERVE

More Than Somewhere to Wait

As electric vehicle charging becomes an increasingly familiar part of longer journeys, the
experience surrounding it matters too. At GRIDSERVE Markham Vale Electric Forecourt, charging
time is an opportunity for drivers to step away from their vehicles, shop, have a coffee or simply
take a break before continuing their journey.

That thinking shaped the first-floor customer environment and the lighting brief behind it.
TRILUX worked with GRIDSERVE and Dave Dickinson & Associates Limited (DDA) to develop a
lighting scheme capable of supporting the different activities taking place across the floor. Creating
a warm, relaxed environment was central to the brief, particularly within the lounge and seating
areas, while the adjoining retail and food and beverage spaces required lighting suited to more
active customer environments.

The challenge was therefore not simply to illuminate one large space, but to use light to give each
area its own character while ensuring the floor worked as a whole.

One Space, Different Experiences

Rather than applying a uniform lighting treatment across the first floor, the scheme responds to
how customers use each area.
A combination of 3000 K and 4000 K colour temperatures helps establish subtle changes in
atmosphere across the space. Warmer light supports the more relaxed character of lounge and
seating areas, while 4000 K configurations provide a brighter visual environment where
appropriate.

The distinction helps reinforce the transition between different activities without relying on physical
separation. Customers can move naturally between shopping, eating and taking a break, with
lighting contributing to the change in mood and function.
This approach also supports an important part of the GRIDSERVE brief: creating an environment
specific to Markham Vale while retaining the familiar quality and character of its wider Electric
Forecourt network.

Flexibility Through Yuvio

Yuvio forms the principal lighting family across the customer-facing environment, with Yuvio Track
and Yuvio Twin used in different configurations.
Yuvio Track uses free-form lens technology to provide precise, controlled light distribution, with
different beam characteristics available to suit the requirements of the space. Yuvio Twin adds a
two-head configuration with oval light distribution, enabling broader areas to be illuminated while
retaining the same compact visual language.

At Markham Vale, the combination allows focused and wider distributions to work together across
the floor rather than relying on a single lighting effect.
The extensive use of suspended track provides another practical advantage. Luminaires can be
positioned and directed according to the layout below, while the system provides flexibility should
retail displays, furniture arrangements or other requirements change over time.
Supporting luminaires from the wider TRILUX portfolio provide lighting within back-of-house,
circulation and ancillary areas, while TRILUX also supplied emergency lighting as part of the
scheme.

Built on Relationships

TRILUX secured the project through a combination of its proposed lighting solution, commercial
approach and an established relationship with the project team.
Working closely with GRIDSERVE and DDA, TRILUX developed the scheme around the
architectural layout, operational requirements and relevant brand and franchise considerations.
This collaborative approach helped translate the initial brief into a practical lighting solution
spanning the varied functions of the first floor.
For GRIDSERVE, the finished installation delivers the coverage and visual quality required while
supporting the premium customer environment envisioned for Markham Vale.

A Different Kind of Stop

Markham Vale reflects how the growth of electric mobility is changing the role of places
encountered during a journey. Charging creates time away from the vehicle – and an opportunity to
make that time more comfortable and useful.
Here, lighting is part of that experience. Rather than treating the first floor as a single environment,
the scheme responds to how people shop, eat, relax and move through the space.
The result is a place designed not simply around charging vehicles, but around the people waiting
for them.

Products Used

 Yuvio Track
 Yuvio Twin
 Siella G8
 Aviella
 Oleveon
 PolaronIQ
 TRILUX emergency lighting

Project Team

Client / end user: GRIDSERVE
Lighting design / project partner: Dave Dickinson & Associates Limited (DDA)
Lighting: TRILUX