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So what’s a Watt? Ever since the advent of the incandescent light bulb, the standard for defining a bulb’s brightness has actually...

The Lightbulb Ban So what is the bulb ban? In September 2018, the final stage of an EU directive banning the import...

At Lightbulbs Direct, we make sure we’re only selling the best products, and we want customers to know exactly what they’re buying....

With the current outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), and in previous years, Bird Flu, Swine flu (H1N1), SARS (CARS-CoV), Ebola and even the...

At Lightbulbs Direct we recognise that the transition from one technology to another can seem daunting and complicated. This is why we...

The lighting industry is a busy place these days, with many different manufacturers competing to develop the best and brightest light bulbs....

Many ways of turning electricity into light have been developed over the two centuries since Sir Humphrey Davy (also the inventor of...

The GU10 is the most common type of spotlight bulb found in most homes today. It is otherwise known as a PAR16...

Saving energy is good for the environment as well as your bank balance and, with modern lighting technology, is as easy as...

Fluorescent starters or glow starters are used to help fluorescent tubes and lamps ignite in the initial starting stage of their operation....

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