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Ansell Lighting Enhances Bollards Offer With Avio and Tauro

Ansell Lighting has unveiled two versatile new additions to its bollards range, Avio and
Tauro, delivering unrivalled versatility, performance and ease of installation.
Suitable for multiple outdoor settings ranging from commercial, healthcare, education and
hospitality, to retail ancillary, Avio and Tauro are the ideal choice for installations such as
large car parks, high-level feature perimeter lighting, emergency lighting and parks.
Both the 930mm x 170mm Avio and slightly taller Tauro (1040mm x 170mm), offer
interchangeable heads with a half-shield lens option to provide single direction output. A
precision engineered lensed optic ensures exceptional light distribution and performance,
delivering maximum efficiency and a guarantee of visual comfort endorsed with Dark Sky
approval.

Minimal effort installation and maintenance is a key factor in the design of Avio and Tauro,
which come complete with AFIX IP connector and optional root mounting kit and head
shields accessory.
The integrated CCT and wattage switches are housed within the removable head of the
bollards for easy access, ensuring fast and efficient installation and ongoing maintenance.
Adler rotational legends, which remove the need to stock multiple legends, are another
bonus.

Avio and Tauro are robust die-cast aluminium bollards with a textured graphite finish, with
IP66 and IK08 ratings and a L80, 77,000 hour lifespan attesting to their durability and
meriting a five-year warranty.
Available in black and silver/grey, they are OCTO compatible, CCT selectable between
3000K and 4000K and power selectable, offering a choice of four outputs in one luminaire.
Additionally, they deliver a highly efficient light source of up to 120lm/W.
Mark Abbott, Managing Director at Ansell Lighting, said: “With Avio and Tauro we have
created the complete package – versatile, installer-aware and providing the ultimate in
reliability while meeting illumination requirements and visual comfort needs within outdoor
environments.”

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New WEEE Regulations published today

New regulations that will require online marketplaces to finance recycling of electrical waste were
published today. The new waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations laid before
parliament close a crucial loophole that has allowed non-compliant product to be sold via online
marketplaces.

Commenting on the news, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said “For over a decade, online marketplaces have facilitated the sale of WEEE non-compliant products on an industrial scale. The consequences have been very damaging for legitimate UK businesses. The sellers of non-compliant products have gained an unfair advantage because they do not pay their share of recycling costs. But to add insult to injury, that has in turn meant that WEEE costs to compliant businesses have been higher than needed.”

The new regulations mean that online marketplaces must report all household electricals within the
scope of the existing WEEE regulations from non-UK suppliers. As a consequence, online
marketplaces will incur some additional WEEE costs in 2026, with full costs being allocated from
2027.

The lighting industry has been particularly impacted by the scale of freeriding on online marketplaces.
A survey by the UK WEEE Scheme Forum showed that 76% of LED lamps offered for sale on a major
marketplace were not registered for WEEE.

Nigel Harvey added “This is a great day for many companies in the UK lighting industry. At last, the
end is in sight for this unfair competition. Recolight has pushed long and hard for this change, on
behalf of our 220 members.”
“The mechanism that the government has chosen to implement the change is particularly efficient:
rather than requiring many tens of thousands of non-UK companies to register for WEEE, they have instead placed that obligation on the small number of online marketplaces. That makes enforcement
by the UK environment agencies much more straightforward.”

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Emergency Lighting: A Key Priority Amid Building Remediation

Mackwell – David Lang-Smith, Sales & Marketing Director UK & Europe | Emergency Lighting Experts

Recent developments to the Building Safety Act 2022, alongside the introduction of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, have outlined significant changes to the UK’s approach to building safety and accountability. These changes have introduced a more stringent framework for ensuring that buildings, particularly those deemed high-risk, undergo appropriate and often overlooked due to funding, remediation. The introduction of remediation orders and a sharper focus on interim fire safety measures ensures that residents are protected while longer-term works are undertaken.

This renewed scrutiny is driving a wave of remediation activity across the country, particularly in residential blocks with already identified safety deficiencies. Since terrible tragedies such as the Grenfell Tower fire, attention has been placed on cladding and structural issues, alongside fire safety measures, such as emergency lighting. In the event of a fire or power outage, emergency lighting plays a primary role in supporting both evacuation and emergency response.

The updated legislation makes it clear that building owners and accountable persons must take full responsibility for the safety systems in place. For contractors, consultants and facilities managers, this presents a growing opportunity to bring existing systems up to standard and deliver new solutions that align with the legal and safety requirements.

The changes in legislation now place clear legal duties on the ‘responsible person’(often building owners or managing agents) to identify, fund, and carry out necessary remedial work to address risks to life in buildings. Specifically, the Building Safety Act introduced Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders, giving the Building Safety Regulator and the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) the power to enforce remediation of fire safety defects, including inadequate emergency lighting, faulty alarm systems, and other critical safety failings.

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 further supports leaseholders by limiting the financial burden on residents, placing the onus directly on the responsible persons. Failure to follow these legislations can now result in legal penalties, and in extreme cases, criminal liability.

For buildings relying on interim measures such as waking watches, responsible persons can no longer delay action. Waking watches were introduced as a temporary fire safety measure in high-risk buildings, particularly those identified with cladding or fire compartmentation issues. Their incredibly costly but essential role provides on-site fire wardens who monitor the building around the clock and raise the alarm in the event of a fire. While intended as an interim solution, waking watches have faced significant scrutiny due to their astronomical ongoing costs and the inconsistency in effectiveness. As a result, regulatory focus has shifted toward replacing waking watches with more reliable, long-term safety solutions, such as the installation of compliant fire detection and emergency lighting systems.

Regulators are increasingly insisting that interim solutions be replaced with permanent, compliant safety systems. This shift shows that inactivity is no longer tolerated, and proactive, accountable remediation is now legally imperative.

At Mackwell, we know that emergency lighting is the foundation of an effective fire safety strategy. Our systems are designed to perform when it matters most, and with increasing focus on digital monitoring and data-led maintenance, we’re helping clients stay ahead of compliance. Our Automatic Test System (ATS), N-Light, helps clients stay ahead of compliance requirements. It can be easily integrated into existing buildings using our wireless technology, and with our cloud-based platform, users can remotely monitor one or multiple buildings. At Mackwell, we remain committed to delivering the technical support, guidance and high-performance solutions that building safety demands.

Emergency lighting is not a background detail – it’s a life-saving measure. As more buildings come under remediation scrutiny, now is the time to reassess, upgrade and invest in emergency systems that meet today’s expectations and tomorrow’s standards.

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Lucent Lighting at the Heart of the National Gallery’s NG200 Transformation

The transformation of the National Gallery in London, one of the UK’s most renowned cultural destinations, features extensive lighting solutions from Lucent Lighting. As part of the Gallery’s £85 million NG200 Welcome building programme, Lucent’s luminaires have been used extensively throughout the Sainsbury Wing, supporting a major reimagining of the visitor experience.

Led by Selldorf Architects, an internationally renowned New York practice headed by Annabelle Selldorf, and developed in close collaboration with heritage architects Purcell, the scheme carefully balances architectural sensitivity with contemporary design. The grand re-opening of the Sainsbury Wing coincides with the National Gallery’s 200th anniversary, marking a significant evolution in the institution’s history.

The completed phase one of the redevelopment includes a newly designed main visitor entrance and foyer, as well as a new Espresso Bar, Locatelli restaurant and bar, bookshop, Gallery shop, event space, Supporters’ House – due to open on the 2nd of June and the Pigott Lecture Theatre. With these new facilities and amenities, the Gallery is better equipped to welcome the millions of visitors it receives each year – an audience that has grown significantly since the Sainsbury Wing first opened in 1991.

Lucent Lighting worked closely with the design team to deliver architectural lighting solutions tailored to the unique character and functionality of each space. From hospitality areas to circulation zones, Lucent’s luminaires offer a balance of performance, visual comfort and aesthetic integration.

A key element of the lighting was the integration of tuneable white luminaires across several key areas. This dynamic lighting allows the colour temperature to be adjusted, offering flexibility to support a wide range of functions. By allowing precise control over colour temperature, Lucent’s luminaires offer exceptional versatility, enabling the lighting to be adapted for a variety of uses. This flexibility ensures that each space can respond to the evolving needs of the National Gallery.

The lighting solutions also support the wider aims of the project: to improve accessibility and create a more inclusive experience for the diverse range of UK and international visitors

Looking ahead, phase two of the NG200 programme is set to begin in Spring 2026, focusing on the creation of a new research centre, reading room, lecture room, offices, and artists’ studios. A key structural addition will include a new stair connecting the Sainsbury Wing’s Theatre Level with the Wilkins Building’s main stair.

Lucent Lighting specialise in high-performance architectural lighting, offering a broad portfolio of precision-engineered luminaires that are designed to integrate seamlessly into complex and design-led environments. With a reputation for technical excellence, bespoke solutions, and close collaboration with architects and designers, Lucent’s involvement in the National Gallery’s NG200 programme reflects their commitment to delivering lighting that excels.

Project credits:

National Gallery London NG200 Sainsbury Wing

Architecture Team: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect) Purcell (Heritage Architect) Vogt (Landscape Design)

National Gallery – Director: Gabriele Finaldi / Deputy Director: Paul Gray / Project Director NG200: Sarah Younger

Project Team(consultants) – Client Project Management: The NG200 Project / Project Manager and Cost Consultant / Gardiner & Theobald / Construction Manager: Sir Robert McAlpine with Blue Sky Building / Structural Engineers: Arup Services / Engineers: Arup / Sustainability Engineers: Arup / Pedestrian Flow: Arup / Acoustic Engineers: Arup Lighting

Consultant: L’Observatoire International / Planning consultant: The Planning Lab / Access Consultant: David Bonnett / Associates Wayfinding & Graphics: Thomas Matthews / Community Engagement: Kaizen / Access consultant: Jane Simpson / Access Approved Inspectors: AIS / Chartered Surveyors / Fire Engineers: OFR / MFD/Thornton Tomasetti / Business Case Advisory Services: Colley Associates / Communications: London Communications Agency (LCA) / Vibration Consultant: Bickerdike Allen / Café /Espresso Bar furniture design (on ground floor): Studio Linse / Espresso Bar design(on ground floor): Selldorf Locatelli / Restaurant interior (on mezzanine level): LXALocatelli / Cocktail bar(on mezzanine level): Selldorf / bookshop design (both mezzanine level and ground floor) :BoRFK/Ryder Gallery / Shop (on ground level): RFK / Ryder Digital / Visitor experience: The Office of Future Interactions

Photography: Edmund Sumner

Products:

Sainsbury Building

Custom Triple Plus XL Bevel Accent trimmed downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

Edge90 Accent trimmed downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

Edge90 Asymmetric WallWasher c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

Axis Mini Accent trimmed downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

ProSpex Performance 140 Accent downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

Plus XL Bevel Accent trimmed downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

ProSpex 100 trimmed Asymmetric WallWasher c/w 3000k static source

Wilkins Building

Plus XL Bevel Accent trimmed downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

Edge90 Accent trimmed downlight c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

ProSpex 140 trimmed Asymmetric WallWasher c/w 4000k-1800k Tuneable White source

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P&A Projects shines throughout Four Hardman Square

Four Hardman Square is a stunning, complete renovation of a dated office block located in the vibrant Spinningfields area of Manchester. The lighting plays a crucial role in the appeal of the space, and the design includes a wide variety of luminaires from UK designers and manufacturers of lighting solutions, P&A Projects.

Architects S&P were appointed by asset managers Orchard Street Investment Management to refurbish the existing building, making significant upgrades to create an enviable office location. When stepping inside, the previous double height ground floor has been cleverly redesigned into a new mezzanine with a business lounge and communal breakout facilities.

Other appealing features include cycle storage, showers, changing areas and a state-of-the-art fitness studio equipped for virtual classes.

To achieve the lighting requirements of the newly renovated office building, P&A Projects were approached to produce lighting calculations for the reception, mezzanine, and toilets – based on drawings supplied by the project team.

Particular elements of the lighting scheme included two linear ‘L-shaped’ feature lighting for the toilet corridor. The linear lights run in two parallel rows down the centre of the corridor, and these had to be designed and manufactured to this bespoke requirement, to ensure the lighting both started and ended level with each other.

In the changing rooms, a similar pattern of lighting was required with two linear features running down the centre of the room.

For the mirror lighting in the changing room and toilets, P&A Projects supplied their SABRE 1200mm x 600mm cylindrical luminaires. On the ground floor of the reception area of Four Hardman Square, two 4000x2320mm rectangular lighting features have been created using P&A Projects’ Subspace range. Similarly on the mezzanine level, lighting of 4280mm x 2040mm can be seen which has also been achieved using the Subspace luminaires.

A wide variety of P&A Project’s linear length luminaires are installed across the general circulation areas of the refurbished building.

The Subspace range is a collection of linear architectural luminaires, manufactured from extruded aluminium. Throughout Four Hardman Square, the suspended variant has been used. Wall mounted options are also available, while direct or direct/indirect can also be specified.

P&A Projects’ SABRE luminaire is a suspended or surface mounted cylindrical linear product with high performance opal diffuser providing uniform illumination.

Neil McClymont, Lighting Design & Technical Manager at P&A said: “Four Hardman Square is a prestigious development in the heart of Manchester, offering a holistic office experience to bring together work, socialising and wellness. The quality and calibre of the specified luminaires from P&A Projects match the incredibly high standards this development is meeting. Alongside our customised versions of our luminaires, the lighting in the new offices creates an inviting and pleasurable environment.”

The entrance to Four Hardman Square is now clearly recognisable within its surroundings of retail units and blank plant room façade. The striking and prominent entrance includes a double height green wall and a shop front-style display of illuminated planting.

The building will undoubtedly become a popular and desirable office location thanks to the extensive and thoughtful refurbishment. Biodiversity is also boosted throughout, using planters and green walls to feed into the overall sustainability and biodiversity of the project. The building has achieved a BREEAM excellent certification and is currently undergoing the NABERS assessment.

Project credits:

Property Consultant: Obi

Asset Managers: Orchard Street Investment Management

Lighting Manufacturer: P&A Projects

Architects: S&P

Photographer: Martyn Hicks

Products supplied by P&A Projects:

1 x Subspace 50 Rectangle wire suspended feature 4000x2320mm, direct only illumination
1 x Subspace 50 Rectangle, wire suspended feature 4280x2040mm, direct only illumination
1 x Subspace 50 linear feature, Wire suspended, 6750mm, Direct only illumination
2 x Subspace 50 linear feature, wire suspended, 2830mm, Direct only illumination
1 x Subspace 50 linear feature, wire suspended, 5210mm, Direct only illumination
2 x Subspace 50 linear feature, wire suspended, 10530mm, Direct only illumination
1 x Subspace 50 L Shaped wire suspended feature 9280x4660mm, direct only illumination
1 x Subspace 50 L Shaped wire suspended feature 9050x4421mm, direct only illumination
7 x Sabre Cylindrical luminaire, wall mounted, 1200mm long, integral DALI 24v Power supplied
3 x Sabre Cylindrical luminaire, wall mounted, 600mm long, integral DALI 24v Power supplied