Downlights Direct Lighting Advice & News

  1. Downlight Of The Month - September - Philips 5.3W Economy Fire Rated LED Downlight,

    Downlight Of The Month - September - Philips 5.3W Economy Fire Rated LED Downlight,
    New to the Downlights Direct e-shelves this September is the Philips 5.3W Economy LED Downlight, a fire rated GU10 downlight with a Philips 5.3W Master Value LED GU10 fitted inside. It's a master full combination of fire safety, low green energy and reliability. All at an affordable price of £9.99 for a standard IP20 version or £10.99 for IP65 Bathroom rated.
  2. Does the future of LED lighting lie with high voltage LEDs?

    Does the future of LED lighting lie with high voltage LEDs?
    High voltage or HV LEDs operate on mains voltage 240V AC and have a current stabilization device fitted into the chip of the HV LED. This eliminates the requirement for a capacitor which is used in conventional LEDs to convert the voltage from mains 240V into the required DC output voltage. The capacitor is the weakest link in the chain and is often the first component to fail.
  3. How LED Lights are Saving Fishes’ Lives

    How LED Lights are Saving Fishes’ Lives
    Bycatch – the unwanted fish, dolphins, whales and birds that get caught in longlines, gillnets and trawlers that are discarded.
  4. IKEA Purchases Scottish Lighting Tech with View to LED only Lighting by 2015

    IKEA Purchases Scottish Lighting Tech with View to LED only Lighting by 2015
    There are few companies that are keener to see the transition to the inevitable (and welcomed) LED-only future than IKEA, and their new purchase of a large Scottish LED technology is set to see them make even greater, and more creative use of LED lighting technology.
  5. Ford Puts LED Lights into Mondeo

    Ford Puts LED Lights into Mondeo
    Ford has announced its first car with dynamic LED headlights, which according to them provide as much light as Xenon bulbs and last for the lifetime of the vehicle.
  6. How Not to Light Your Home

    How Not to Light Your Home
    When it comes to décor, lighting is one of the most important aspects of making your home look beautiful. Insufficient light in a room or light in the wrong areas can waste energy and mean that places that need light don’t get it.
  7. How Lights Can Enhance the Security of Your Home

    How Lights Can Enhance the Security of Your Home
    A simple and inexpensive way to protect your home from intruders is to use light to your advantage. Burglars love the darkness as it protects them. A poorly lit property is like an invitation to steal everything inside.
  8. How to Light Your Home Room by Room

    How to Light Your Home Room by Room
    When it comes to lighting our homes, there are several considerations we need to make How to Light Your Home depending on which room we are lighting, and each room has different lighting needs.
  9. Downlight Of The Month - August - The M Series Downlights

    Downlight Of The Month - August - The M Series Downlights
    The mseries is a new selection of fire rated recessed LED downlights from Aurora Lighting, dubbed the 'The World's Most Advanced Integrated Fire Rated Downlights' on Aurora's informational site Firerated.com.
  10. Aurora Mobile Showroom Coming To Downlights Direct

    Aurora Mobile Showroom Coming To Downlights Direct
    On the 22nd of July 2014, Aurora Lighting are traveling to our business in their mobile showroom to allow you the public to experience their lighting innovations and to show you the benifits their latest products on the market. Click here to view the more details about how to get involved.