Tapping in to the internet of things will bring security and interference issues for lighting, but the threat needs to be put into perspective, said panellists at the Smart Lighting Controls Europe conference last week.

Philips' lighting sales were flat in 2013, but LED product sales were up again, the latest financial figures reveal.

Manufacturing bosses are increasingly taking direct control of energy efficiency decisions, according to a survey released by manufacturers’ organisation EEF and energy supplier Npower.

A new charitable initiative aims to put last season’s lights to good use, donating outdated models of lighting fixtures to deserving community projects.

Philips is piloting a Li-Fi system for retailers, which allows ‘intelligent’ LED lights in shop ceilings to communicate with shoppers through a smartphone app. 

Tridonic CEO Alfred Felder has admitted the control gear giant has been ‘late’ to LEDs and  has vowed to turn the company into an LED-dominated business in six years.

Cree is the latest manufacturer to enter the growing market for wireless lighting controls, with a new system on sale in the US and Canada.

Better lighting in A&E departments could help reduce incidents of violence and aggression, new advice from the Design Council suggests.

Virgin Trains has announced plans to upgrade lighting in thirteen of its stations to LED, with a massive expected energy reduction of 90 per cent.

The Climate Group and Philips have begun a global project to ‘identify and overcome the hurdles’ that prevent cities from adopting LED streetlighting.

LED products now make up one-third of lighting sales at Philips and Osram, the latest financial figures reveal.

Many LED light bulbs don’t last as long as they claim they will, according to consumer magazine Which?

The Professional Lighting Designers’ Association (PLDA) has been forced to ‘question its future’ after a long and expensive legal battle and the withdrawal of most of its sponsorship.

UK workplaces are missing out on more than £300 million a year by not encouraging good habits with energy, according to a report from the Carbon Trust.

The National Union of Students has installed a pay-as-you-go lighting scheme at its London headquarters, with the help of Philips.

Glasgow City Council is enlisting the help of intelligent streetlights to help cut crime, The Scotsman reports.