Articles A Guide To Common Bulb Bases Choosing a bulb for a light fixture can be tricky business; there are so many different wattages and colours, with varying sizes to choose from. One of the most confusing aspects of choosing light ...
Articles Brighten Up Your Festive Season With Solar-Powered Christmas Lights The festive countdown has truly begun, with less than fifty shopping days until Christmas. It is around this time that people in homes all over the UK start to think about putting up their traditio...
Product Information Get Some Much Needed Daylight With BLT Direct's Daylight Bulbs With the UK spending more time in darkness than we do in light for the next few months over Winter, it is unlikely that many of us will get to see much daylight whilst going about our working day. ...
General News Stock Up For Winter Nights With BLT Direct The clocks have gone back and the dark nights are drawing in much earlier for the residents of the UK. From now until next March, we spend more time in darkness than we do in light. This means that...
Articles Cut Energy Costs This Winter With BLT Direct After a brief Indian summer where Britain spent a week walking around in flip-flops and sunglasses, the UK has finally succumbed to it's trademark cold winter. With the onset of wind, rain and even...
Product Information BLT Direct – One-Stop-Shop For Christmas Lighting Needs Supermarkets have already started to stock up on advent calendars and tinselly decorations, with Christmas offers appearing in adverts on television. Consumers are urged to start their Christmas sh...
Articles Christmas Lights At BLT Direct Now that September is in full-swing, many towns and cities across the UK will undoubtedly turn their attentions to Christmas festivities and the famous Christmas lights switch-on. The annual events...
Product Information The End Of The 60-Watt Lightbulb - Stock Up Today Legislation by the EU will soon come into action prohibiting the sale of 60-watt incandescent lightbulbs all across Europe. The ban will be enforced on September 1st 2011, halting the production of...
How-to Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Energy Saving Lightbulbs? We all know that energy saving light bulbs boast significant advantages over the traditional incandescent bulb. Miles of column inches and acres of virtual space in the form of web pages have been ...
Articles Energy Saving Light Bulb Wins $10 Million Government Prize An energy saving light bulb has won a coveted $10 million award funded by the US government. Scooping the Brighter Tomorrow Lighting Prize was a long term commitment and required the production of ...span>
General News Dont Pay Over The Odds for Energy Saving Light Bulbs Transport for London is paying anything from £100 to £1000 to change a lightbulb, each time one of their four million London Underground bulbs needs swapping. These figures, revealed by...
Articles New Energy Saving Light Bulb Disposal Unit Helps Cut Toxic Waste After years of research and development perfecting the technology behind energy saving light bulbs, fluorescent and incandescent bulbs are also getting a Mother Earth makeover thanks to a new machi...
Articles Brighter LED Light Bulbs Better For Kitchens The old saying goes that the kitchen is the heart of the home but, until now it has been difficult to find lighting that reflects this cosy image. Many home owners will agree that finding just the ...
Industry News Brighter LED Light Bulbs Become a Reality A lightbulb manufacturer has released the first ever LED light bulb capable of lighting a room to the same output as a traditional 75W incandescent bulb. Philips have launched the energy saving lig...span>
Articles More Style Conscious Energy Saving Lightbulbs On The Way If you've been putting off the switch to energy saving light bulbs for style reasons, a new push to create more eye-catching, interior friendly lamps that are also kind to the environment may have ...
General News Has your workplace switched on to the benefits of energy saving light bulbs? An increasing number of public places, museums and other buildings around Britain are switching on to the benefits of energy saving lightbulbs. Many are retiring their inefficient and out-dated lig...
General News Could you save money on your energy saving light bulbs? Those who are looking for the cheapest energy saving lightbulbs have been awarded with a boon with the news that a new government initiative has been announced that allows people to do exactly that...
General News UK City Transforms Dilapidated House Into Stylish Sustainable Home With Energy Saving Light Bulbs If you were in any doubt as to the effectiveness of energy saving light bulbs, a visit to Portsmouth may be in order. A local council there has stepped up its campaign to increase awareness of the ...
General News Energy Saving Light Bulbs Being Used as a Learning Aid Energy saving light bulbs are not just helping the environment, they are also helping school children to get more out of their daily lessons according to one Asian nation. Around 18,000 classroom...
Industry News Energy Saving Light Bulb Wins A Prestigious Design Award When you think of the light bulb, you likely think of something that delivers function over form. When you think of design awards, you likely think of angular furniture, chairs made of steel bars a...span>
Industry News Is Silicon Valley About To Make Light Bulbs Super High Tech? Think of the humble light bulb and you probably imagine a traditional, everyday item that you normally pay very little attention to. Technology leaders in California\'s Silicon Valley think ve...span>
Articles Energy Saving Light bulbs v Incandescent Bulbs – The Ban Gets Political The ban on the traditional incandescent bulb and its mandatory replacement with energy saving light bulbs has stirred up mild feelings of disquiet here in the UK but over the pond in America, the b...
Articles Energy Saving Bulbs in the Workplace In any modern business, the need to cut costs and operate at a much more streamlined level takes precedence. Many firms will have seen core services outsourced to save cash and changes made to proc...
General News Set The Mood With Appropriate Lighting This Valentine’s Day Nothing sets the mood like good lighting and it's never more important to cast a flattering glow over your beloved than on Valentine's Day. Whatever you're planning to do this Feb...
Articles Traditional Light Bulbs Enjoying Moment In the Spotlight A ban on manufacturing and import has proven no match for the humble incandescent light bulb. Having clocked up more than one hundred year's of loyal service, the traditional bulb was outlawe...
