Replacing Halogen MR16s With LEDs – Everything You Need to Know to Make the Switch
If you’re still to upgrade your halogen spotlights to LED, time is running out. In September 2016, the European Commission directive banning...
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Light Bulb Ban
Will Incandescent Lightbulbs Return After Brexit?
The UK government first floated the idea of banning all incandescent lightbulbs over a decade ago, but it wasn’t until 1st September...
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Are CFLs Obsolete?
Once dubbed an Energy Saver, Compact Fluorescent (CFL) bulbs seem to be losing out to LEDs. The CFL lamp was invented by...
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The EU Halogen Ban Debate
The European Halogen Ban is under pressure to push back their date due to consumer demand. Europeans have been buying significantly more...
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Incandescent Ban – Reflector ban
Since the 1st of September 2014, incandescent reflectors in all sizes will no longer be made due to the European Union ban...
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LED sales to Boom in UAE
The sales of LEDs are set to significantly increase in the United Arab Emirates due to the incandescent lamp ban. The UAE...
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UAE jump on the Ban’wagon
Inefficient lamps will be banned in the United Arab Emirates from the 1st of July. This is expected to save Dh668 million...
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Debate over UK’s involvement in the Incandescent ban
Energy Minister Greg Barker has rejected a call for the UK to be exempted from the European Union’s ban on incandescent bulbs....
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Delays in Halogen Lamps Ban
Halogen lamps are due to be banned in 2016 as part of the European Commission’s DIM regulations. However, in order for them...
Read moreAmerica bans the 75W light bulb 1st January 2013
Crompton employees manufacturing fittings and lamps in the UK By now you must be thinking, this is old news for us hardened...
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