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Eurotunnel receives £2.25m fine for lighting mast accident

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has been fined £2.25m for health and safety failings when a lighting mast was dropped, resulting in serious injuries to...

‘Concerning’ confidence gap in home electrical safety, warns IET

Most Britons believe their home is electrically safe when in fact new data suggests otherwise. The warning by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)...

Nathan French moves to Charles Endirect as sales and marketing director

Stalwart ILP member Nathan French has joined Charles Endirect as its new sales and marketing director. Nathan, formerly of ASD Lighting, is a two-time past...

From the edition – ‘GETTING TECHNICAL’

The ILP’s Emily Bolt and Guy Harding used the Glasgow Lighting Live Annual Conference to update members on what’s in the pipeline when it...

From the edition – ‘TWO (AND A BIT) DAYS OF HIGH-END CPD’

An engaging ‘How To Be Brilliant’, a well-deserved journal article of the year, and the bravery of two young apprentices to get up on...

From the edition – ‘CODE BREAKING’

One of the limitations on the rapid roll out of in-column EV charging points is confusion over the need for UMSUG codes. The lighting...

From the edition – ‘CHARGING CONFIDENCE’

The rapid, and accelerating, roll out of EV charge points has meant the technical standards have had to play catch-up. But they have been...

From the edition – ‘IT IS A WILD WEST OUT THERE’

From inconsistent DNOs through to a ‘Wild West’ of home and cross-pavement residential electric vehicle charging, lighting professionals are becoming seriously worried about what...

Flags on lighting columns can cause ‘significant’ safety risk, warns ILP

Attaching flags to lighting columns brings with it “a significant risk” of injury or even death to members of the public, the ILP has...

Petition urging Australian politicians to limit light pollution

Dark sky campaigners in Australia are urging the government to follow the lead of France and introduce legislation to limit artificial light at night...

ILP sponsoring LIA technical event

The ILP is sponsoring a major new technical event being run next month by the Lighting Industry Association. The TECH-X 2025 event is being held...

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Eurotunnel receives £2.25m fine for lighting mast accident

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has been fined £2.25m for...

‘Concerning’ confidence gap in home electrical safety, warns IET

Most Britons believe their home is electrically safe when...

Nathan French moves to Charles Endirect as sales and marketing director

Stalwart ILP member Nathan French has joined Charles Endirect...

Plan for mirrors in space raises light pollution fears

Researchers have warned that plans to install reflective mirrors...

Alex Bittiner joins BDP as senior lighting designer

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