CHARTER LIGHTING
Retrofit & upgrade of traditional lights to LED
The Throw Away Culture we have lived with for the past two or more decades is gradually being subsumed by a greater awareness of the value of thrift and repurposing .
In the lighting industry , the arrival of LED technology was hailed as the savour of the earth ’ s resources – but when the new replacement LED light bulbs failed to perform adequately , mountains of traditional lighting fixtures were jettisoned in favour of new fittings with integrated LEDs in the stampede to gain the benefits of energy savings .
Little thought was given to the hardware that was being thrown away – and the mindless waste this actually represented in valuable materials . However , with judicious care and attention to detail , we at Charter Lighting have found many nifty ways of upgrading these lovely , traditional , fixtures , often improving their performance , and extending their life for decades to come .
FISHMONGERS ’ HALL
This graceful , traditional pendant chandelier in the Library at Fishmongers ’ Hall in London had suffered under the switch from incandescent to compact fluorescent light bulbs in a move to reduce energy consumption . The new lights were cold , and dull , and members were soon complaining that they could not see well enough to read comfortably .
Fishmongers ’ hall
Our solution was to rip out all the old electrical elements and replace these with a bespoke LED array , which also incorporated a new emergency light feature . Not only are light quality and output both greatly enhanced , but the additional safety feature included within the new design has saved another fixture having to be drilled into the Grade I listed ceiling .
ERCO
We have encountered these highperformance projection spotlights in several private residences over recent months . Their power , and the array of optical elements they contain , enables uniquely-controllable precision spotlighting . But the original lighting components are getting harder and harder to find , and nothing like these sophisticated spotlights seem to exist in today ’ s plethora of LED high-beam offerings . So – with some
Erco
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