Achieving robust, efficient power protection for pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications

Posted on 18th March 2020

To stay ahead in today’s competitive marketplace, pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities have to be agile; they must exploit constantly evolving technologies, achieve ever-shorter times to production, and deploy techniques such...

Emergency Lighting Frequently Asked Questions

Posted on 18th November 2019

Ian Watts, Emergency Lighting Expert for Kohler Uninterruptible Power has recently presented a webinar “Introducing Compliant Emergency Lighting” with CIBSE. The webinar demonstrated the importance of being compliant, outlined the...

Guidance notes on fire safety precautions of buildings (Emergency lighting)

Posted on 14th November 2019

These notes are for information. The system should have been designed, installed and tested by competent engineers but they cover some of the points that have too often been neglected...

On-demand Webinar – Introducing Compliant Emergency Lighting

Posted on 28th October 2019

Are you confident your emergency lighting system will be adequate if called upon? Does it comply with current legislation, and just as importantly, can you prove it? Perhaps you are...

The show must go on: Supporting one of London’s landmark theatres with efficient emergency lighting

Wyndham’s Theatre first opened its doors in 1899, designed by architect William Sprague for the leading actor-manager of his day, Charles Wyndham. The Louis XVI style building has held a...

Securing a lifeline service with emergency lighting

When ferry and harbour owner, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), instigated a programme of infrastructure improvements across its portfolio, the emergency lighting it installed at its Tiree harbour terminal represented...

Emergency lighting guidance for Universities

Posted on 11th September 2019

Ian Watts, Emergency Lighting expert at Kohler Uninterruptible Power discusses the type of institution that is probably the most diverse, far reaching environment for any life safety system. Fully compliant...

Emergency lighting standards

Posted on 30th July 2019

Revised emergency lighting standards now include sections on emergency safety and standby lighting. Atkins’ David Mooney highlights what this means for designers. The way designers approach emergency lighting changed fundamentally...

Are current emergency illumination levels enough?

Posted on 19th July 2019

Some 27 years ago on my 18th Birthday I was with the original CEN 169 Working group 3 assigned the duty to achieve harmonisation of light levels resulting in EN...

Keeping the lights on at the Pyramids

The Pyramids Centre is one of Portsmouth’s largest entertainment, leisure and event complexes. Located just off Southsea Beach, it has a long history of hosting concerts for some of the world’s biggest names...

Making your Emergency Lighting exit signage compliant

Posted on 28th May 2019

Emergency Lighting and exit signage are a must for commercial buildings, making it easier for people to evacuate the building in an emergency. In this article Ian Watts, Emergency Lighting...

The true meaning and importance of compliance in emergency lighting solutions

Posted on 10th May 2019

A failure to install a building emergency lighting solution that is compliant and therefore effective can have serious repercussions; not only for the building’s occupants, because of the obvious safety...

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