T-Word Trends: Building Safety Act, MEPS, RICS standards, and more
September and October have seen a plethora of change for the lighting industry. This includes the release of updates for the Building Safety Act and the Whole Life Carbon...
T5 and T8 fluorescent lamps ban: An opportunity to move towards ‘cleaner’ lighting and meet ESG goals
From 1st February 2024, the government put a ban in place for the UK sale of T5 and T8 linear fluorescent lamps. These are the last in a series...
Government delays introduction of new minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for lighting products
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has confirmed it will delay the introduction of new MEPS for lighting products. In a letter to the Lighting Industry...
Building Safety Act: Industry welcomes stringent new building safety controls as biggest regulatory shakeup ‘since the Second World War’
On 1 October 2023 a new and more stringent building control regime came into force in England as part of secondary legislation for the Building Safety Act. Top industry...