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From the edition – ‘TO DELIVER STRATEGY 2030 WE NEED YOU, OUR MEMBERS, TO ENGAGE’

The ILP has developed a new draft Strategy 2030 as a route map for the industry and Institution for the next four years. We’re...

From the edition – ‘THE BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT TRANSFORMATION IN DECADES’

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is significantly changing employment law, and a raft of reforms are coming into force from this month. Any organisation...

From the edition – ‘BALANCING OLD AND NEW’

The Thames Tideway infrastructure project is being complemented by significant heritage lighting restoration, refurbishment and preservation along London’s Victoria Embankment. By Paul Murphy The Thames Tideway...

Council takes legal action to stop unofficial flags on columns

A county council has successfully taken legal action to prevent the informal attaching of flags to lampposts. Oxfordshire County Council gained a permanent injunction last...

Warning Burnham move on electricity bills could widen ‘EV charging gap’

New prime minister Andy Burnham’s move in July – on his first day in office, no less – to remove VAT from household electricity...

From the edition – ‘HISTORIC LEADERSHIP, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND PERSONAL FORTITUDE’

Past President, and the Institution’s first female President, Elizabeth Thomas was awarded with the Institution’s Centenary Medal at the Lighting Live gala dinner in...

From the edition –‘THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE ILP WILL NOT BE ABOUT RESPONDING TO CHANGE –IT WILL BE ABOUT LEADING IT’

Michala Medcalf stepped up as ILP President at the Birmingham Lighting Live Annual Conference. Here is an abridged version of her Presidential speech. By Michala...

From the edition – ‘THE LIVE DATA WE’RE NOW COLLECTING IS UNBELIEVABLE’

Last month’s Lighting Live Annual Conference in Birmingham brought together ILP members for two days of high-level CPD, networking and engagement. At its heart...

From the edition – ‘WE’RE BUMPING FROM ONE CRISIS TO ANOTHER’

The agreement between Iran and the US in June to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is good news (assuming it holds). But it will...

From the edition – ‘AVON GORGEOUS’

The new lighting scheme for Bristol’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge across the Avon Gorge is visually spectacular – but also needed to navigate considerable...

Messe Frankfurt acquires LiGHT Expo

Messe Frankfurt has acquired LiGHT Expo London from arc media, it has been announced. Launched in 2022, LiGHT has become one of the UK’s leading...

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