German lighting firm Hoffmeister has bought Berlin-based manufacturer Sill, which became insolvent and filed for protection from its creditors in September.

Chattanooga city council has ditched its high-pressure sodium lights across the city in favour of a smart lighting control system with unlimited possibilities. The new induction and LED fixtures can be remotely monitored and controlled via built-in wireless radios and can power other smart city devices.

The Washington Metro has signed a lighting-as-service contract to relight its parking garages. The deal will see the replacement of 13,000 fixtures in the next year. 

German lighting firm Hoffmeister has bought Berlin-based manufacturer Sill, which became insolvent and filed for protection from its creditors in September.

How many people does it take to change a light bulb at Heathrow Airport? Just one – as long as they’re an abseiler.

Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED, told LuxLive last week that the future of LEDs lies in GaN-on-GaN technology, which offers the potential for better colour rendering, higher efficiency, longer lifetime and more ‘lumens per dollar’.

Making the most of LED technology means experimenting and taking risks, retail lighting experts said at LuxLive last week.

Big companies want assurance that lighting manufacturers can honour their warranty claims, McDonald’s energy manager told LuxLive today.

Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED, told LuxLive today that the future of LEDs lies in GaN-on-GaN technology, which offers the potential for better colour rendering, higher efficiency, longer lifetime and more ‘lumens per dollar’.

Lack of funds and awareness mean the majority of energy-saving projects don’t get completed, Myles McCarthy of the Carbon Trust told visitors to LuxLive yesterday.

Lighting experts at LuxLive yesterday warned against specifying lighting products too far ahead of rollout, given the pace of change of LED technology.

Controls specialist Lutron has teamed up with LED luminaire maker PhotonStar to enable 'seamless compatibility' between products, the two companies announced at LuxLive yesterday.

BDP was named as winner of the first ever LightFight competition at LuxLive today.

Speaking at LuxLive today, Toby Marlow, general manager of sustainable development at Waitrose, revealed that all new Waitrose stores will be lit 100 per cent by LEDs from now on.

Peter Riley, engineering assurance manager at the UK’s largest grocer, Tesco, told lighting professionals at LuxLive today that retailers have a ‘responsibility’ to leverage emerging LED lighting technologies.

Lighting experts picked out the coolest – and least interesting– new lighting products in the Cool Wall session at LuxLive this morning.