Recently, we were approached by the project team working for a large entertainment venue. They were looking to highlight many of the new and attractive features on the exterior of their building complex following a major refurbishment. Fortunately, we were brought into this phase of the project at the early stages as we discovered that…

Looking at the picture, you may assume that this venue is simply an auditorium. You are correct. However, from a lighting control perspective, this venue should be looked at in terms of all of the different potential purposes of the space. For example: As a lecture hall, it should be easy for any guest speaker to light…

We were asked to provide a lighting solution to enhance the riverside walkway between Ashford International Railway Station and the new Stour Centre Leisure Centre. We designed and provided the new exterior luminaires which were fixed onto seven new street lighting columns. A total of 28 LED exterior luminaires were installed providing high brightness, changing…

We recently completed a major project at the Veolia Environmental Services Incinerator in Tyseley near Birmingham. This plant receives household waste, which it burns in order to create electricity. On the outside of the building are external light pipes which change colour with external light boxes that are 10 metres high. These combine to create…

It is well known amongst the medical profession that the environment impacts the ability of a patient to recover faster from an operation. This is especially true with children and Great Ormond Street Hospital has worked hard to soften the antiseptic and sterile atmosphere of their operation recovery suites. At GOSH, Control Lighting Ltd was…

Looking at the awards across our industry over the last four years, we can’t help but notice that projects that have won these awards have benefitted from lighting control. If we look at the Lighting Design Awards, the Lux Awards, and the RIBA awards between 2010 to 2019, Control Lighting Ltd were involved in many…

Following on from our story about keeping good relations with all clients, we were fortunate to acquire a new client recently. We received a phone call from a major cruise liner as one of their new members of staff knew Control Lighting Ltd very well, having previously worked for one of our long-term clients in…

Regular readers of these newsletters will remember that Control Lighting Ltd was engaged, in conjunction with Light Bureau Ltd, to put together a sympathetic and modern lighting control solution at BUPA’s London medical centre in Mortimer Street. We’re delighted that we were recently requested to perform a similar task at their latest wellness centre in…

We congratulate BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly known as the Neasden Temple in north-west London, as this year they celebrate the 20th anniversary since their inauguration. Their celebrations culminated in a grand festival held at the Neasden Temple during August. We have actually been working with the temple for 18 years on various projects and…

We are delighted to have been brought in by our partners to upgrade the lighting control system for a world-famous key exhibit at a well-known international visitor attraction. Very quickly, the project turned into a review of the whole visitor experience and how the considerable recent advances in technology could now lead to some dramatic…