Lighting Industry News

Jaquar to Invest Rs 150 Crore in New Lighting Factory

Posted On March 22, 2018

Jaquar Group, known more as a bathroom solutions brand, is investing Rs 150 crore in a new lighting manufacturing facility.
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Styling With Lights - How Lighting Helps Accentuate Interior Decor

Posted On February 6, 2018

The importance of lighting cannot be emphasized enough. The right lighting accentuates the mood, ambience and aesthetic ambience of a living space, making it the most important element in interior design.
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Lighting is an 'integral part of hospitality landscape'

Posted On December 13, 2017

Lighting is becoming increasingly important as it plays a vital part in the hospitality sector.
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Mideast Lighting Summit to Draw 400 Experts

Posted On December 3, 2017

More than 400 lighting professionals will discuss the current trends, emerging technologies and innovative practices shaping the lighting design sector at a key industry event to be held in Dubai, UAE, next year.
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Meet the Man Behind All that Glitters in Abu Dhabi

Posted On December 2, 2017

Yousaf Karikkayil, the UAE's light man, has deployed a new technology that has given a new shine to the celebrations.
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Luminary International Designers, Gerd Pfarre And Michael Grubb, to Headline the Middle East Lighting Design Summit 2018

Posted On November 27, 2017

The 7th edition of the Middle East Lighting Design Summit is set to take place in Dubai next year, and has already attracted an all-star line-up of over 30 speakers, with more to be announced shortly.
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How LED Lighting can help Wellbeing, Productivity and the Environment

Posted On November 15, 2017

A switch to smart LED lighting systems could provide healthier workplaces environments while cutting carbon emissions and boosting productivity, according to the World Green Building Council.
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The 7th Edition Middle East Lighting Design Summit Set to Explore the Transformation of the Lighting Industry

Posted On November 13, 2017

Following the continued success of the Middle East Lighting Summit in April this year event organizers, Expotrade, announced the 7th edition of the summit - the Middle East Lighting Design Summit - to take place on 2nd and 3rd May 2018 in Dubai.
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Dubai's Super-Efficient Lamp to be Mandatory on All New Buildings

Posted On August 15, 2017

Developers and planners told special bulb must be used across emirate.
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Dubai Municipality to Replace 150,000 Lights with Dubai Lamps

Posted On July 11, 2017

The roll-out, which has already commenced, will see the replacement of compatible luminaries at DM’s head office in Deira, branch centres, and utilities across the emirate.
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New Standards and Applications in Lighting Highlighted at the Middle East Smart Lighting and Design Summit

Posted On April 26, 2017

The 6th Annual Middle East Smart Lighting and Design Summit begins today.
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Abu Dhabi Buildings Set for Efficiency Retrofits

Posted On March 13, 2017

Abu Dhabi will begin tendering projects to help to reduce energy and water consumption at up to 3,000 non-residential buildings throughout the emirate over the next five years.
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Panasonic Lighting Arm Adopts Diversa Sensor Line

Posted On February 27, 2017

Universal Lighting Technologies, commercial lighting provider and part of the Panasonic Group, announced it has added the Diversa sensor line to its range of lighting control solutions.
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Dubai's Etihad ESCO to Launch $44mln of Projects This Year - CEO

Posted On February 23, 2017

Etihad ESCO plans to implement up to 160 million dirhams worth of new projects this year including a major retrofit to be announced before the end of March.
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Li-Fi Crucial to the Future of Lighting, says LED Inventor

Posted On February 20, 2017

Shuji Nakamura, the man who won the Nobel Prize for inventing the blue LED, has named Li-Fi as crucial to the future of lighting technology.
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Dubai Expo 2020 Announces Dh11b Construction Contracts for 2017

Posted On January 30, 2017

98 non-construction contracts worth more than Dh360 also to be awarded in 2017.
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Lite-Tech Opens LED Fixtures Unit

Posted On December 21, 2016

Lite-Tech Industries, a subsidiary of Masharie LLC - the private equity arm of Dubai Investments and a joint venture with Philips, has inaugurated the first-of-its-kind complete LED fixtures manufacturing unit in the region.
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Street Lighting Market Expecting Worldwide Growth by 2021

Posted On December 19, 2016

Street lighting is important for the safety and security of our streets and public places. The total number of street lights in 2013 is around 281.4million, this is expected to reach 339.0 million by 2025.
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