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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...

Study suggests blue-blocked LED better for psychiatric units

Research has suggested that exposure to light without blue wavelengths may be beneficial to patients in psychiatric units. A study in the academic journal PLOS...

‘HAVING THAT ILP STATUS GIVES CLIENTS MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOU’

During 2025, Lighting Journal is profiling lighting professionals who have upgraded their ILP membership. For February we spoke to WSP’s Rachel O’Connell about how...

‘WE CAN CHAMPION THE NEEDS AND COMFORT OF A NEURODIVERSE POPULATION’

Embedding individual control and ‘empowerment’ over lighting is the key to designing inclusive spaces that work for people who are neurodiverse. By doing this,...

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The Grimaldi Building, the new headquarters of the charity The Royal National Institute of Blind People, has accessibility and inclusion at its heart –...

Retrofitting can help drive net zero – report

A report from the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) has outlined how retrofit schemes can help to make indoor environments healthier, safer and more...

Online mental health tool for engineers

An online ‘Mental Health Check-In’ tool has been launched by Foothold, the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Benevolent Fund, aimed at enhancing mental health...

New urban dark skies lighting templates

DarkSky International has launched a range of free lighting policy templates for use by municipalities and local and regional governments to help them tackle...

Three-quarters of women change exercise behaviour after clocks change

Nearly three-quarters of women (72%) change their behaviour during the darker winter months when it comes to getting outside and staying active, a report...

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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

Congratulations to Alex Bittiner, who has started a new...
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