We were involved in a recent project at a high-end hotel with conference facilities and various function rooms. The hotel team were looking to refurbish these rooms and, at the same time, decided to upgrade their lighting controls solution. The incumbent system involved an antiquated lighting desk that was installed in a separate small office.…

Lighting designer Paul Traynor PLDA of Light Bureau developed the idea of 6 wave shape structures to be installed on the long facade of the new Cardiff landmark car park. The 3-dimensional wave shapes were designed to link this car park with Cardiff Bay and the sea and the night time appearance of the wave…

Hidden underground near to Tower Bridge London, is a private tunnel where clients are driven to a car park for the offices above. Working closely with Light Bureau, Control Lighting Ltd developed a sophisticated lighting control system that would monitor the position of any vehicle within the tunnel and use this to trigger digital images…

Given the prevailing economic climate and the drive to deliver sales targets, in some cases detailed control product knowledge may be moved to one side to “get the sales order”. Knowledge can also walk out of the door when sales people move to pastures new and this very problem occurred at a North London home.…

For 45 years, Oxford’s Pegasus Theatre, in Magdalen Road, has pioneered theatre and arts education work with young people, the local community, and professional artists at the start of their career. Pegasus is currently undergoing a substantial facelift before reopening in September 2010. Control Lighting Ltd was brought in by Lancelyn Theatre Services to work…

Situated in Conduit Street, London, you will find a substantial 18th-century town house that has been converted into the Sketch Restaurant – a cafe and patisserie, a bar and brasserie, and a restaurant with a Library and Lecture Room. This internationally famous venue boasts an extraordinary fusion of art, design and fine dining. The carefully…

The Dover Esplanade project is an exciting project designed to refresh and improve the Dover sea front and to provide a new public space for locals and visitors to enjoy. The theme for the design of the new Esplanade walkway is “waves”. As well as a series of rising and falling ramps and stairs with…

One of our more unusual recent assignments took place on a beautiful private estate in Russia. We were asked to provide a lighting control system around the perimeter of the grounds using white dimmable LEDs. After dark, security guards patrol around the perimeter of the grounds. Each individual perimeter light automatically switches on as a…

Many readers will remember a story we featured three years ago titled International Rescue, and it is now a great illustration about how long-term relationships are so important in this business. A team of consultants that we met three years ago, when solving a particular problem in Asia, remembered Control Lighting Ltd and recently contacted…

We love this following client story because not only does it show how forward-thinking our clients are but it also proves positive how working with Control Lighting Ltd will future proof your projects and also save you money. Five years ago, we supplied a lighting control system to a large company’s office headquarters. Although they…