At Carbon Friendly Lighting ltd not only are we very conscious about the energy saving that can be achieved by converting the existing T8 and T12 fluorescent lighting over to T5 Fluorescent lamps, we also place a great deal on the sustainability issues associated with manufacture of our lighting solutions. This is why our [...]
CARBON REDUCTIONS – SME’s Should Act Now!
Latest figures issued show that the UK’s Carbon Emissions have risen again and are currently at the highest they have been. Going by previous measures this is probably going cause an increase in Carbon Taxes, fuel and utility prices. Now is a good time for the SME’s in the UK to act, prior to [...]
At last affordable lighting that doesn’t cost the earth
Carbon Friendly Lighting specialises in providing customised, affordable energy-saving lighting to organisations of all types and sizes throughout the UK. Uniquely, Carbon Friendly Lighting is the only energy-saving lighting provider to offer a bespoke conversion service that adapts your existing energy-guzzling light fittings to house new environmentally-responsible lamps. This approach has many benefits: Cuts running [...]
Why Fluorescent Lighting Isn’t Dead
The future of energy-efficient lighting, many experts will tell you, is the solid-state LED (light-emitting diode). You have already begun to see these tiny, bead-like lights in special applications such as traffic signals, exit signs, automotive headlights, and lightweight flashlights. Maybe you have begun to see them in high-end ambient room lighting applications, such as [...]
Facilities Show, NEC, Birmingham | 17 – 19 May 2011
Visit Carbon Friendly Lighting Ltd Hall 1- Stand F104 Carbon Friend Lighting Ltd are manufacturers of bespoke low energy lighting solutions, incorporating T5 fluorescent lamps within conversions to within the existing light fixture. This can provide energy and cost savings of up to 70%, extended lamp life and greatly reduced maintenance costs. Being bespoke [...]
New green investment fund from Carbon Trust and Siemens opens for business
Energy Efficiency Financing information for business customers Investing in energy efficient equipment makes sound business and environmental sense, especially with the easy, affordable and flexible Energy Efficiency Financing scheme brought to you by Carbon Trust Implementation Services (CTIS) and Siemens Financial Services. Carbon Trust Implementation Services and Siemens Financial Services have combined forces, and [...]
Carbon Trust secures £1.9m of new funding from regional growth fund
Responding to news that the Carbon Trust has been successful in its application for funding to the first round of the Regional Growth Fund Benjamin Sykes, Director of Innovation said: “We are delighted that our bid to fast track the uptake of energy efficiency within the industrial sector has been backed with £1.9m of new [...]
New Carbon Trust guide helps SMEs benefit from UK’s green growth
Small and medium-sized businesses across the UK can benefit from advice on how to unlock their potential for green growth thanks to a new guide released by the Carbon Trust. The market for green goods and services is already valued at £112 billion in the UK alone and the Carbon Trust believes that SMEs can [...]
Energy Efficiency Scheme ‘simplified’ to become a carbon tax
The coalition government has made changes to the Carbon Reduction Energy Efficiency Scheme (formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment) introduced in April 2010 that remove the incentive to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Under the original scheme, British businesses with energy use above 6000MWh of electricity that were not subject to any other energy [...]
New waste regulations will affect all businesses
Strict new waste regulations are on the way, which will affect businesses of all types and sizes. The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 will apply to solicitors, accountants, insurance brokers and all other service businesses, as well as industrial, logistics and construction companies. Firms that do not comply will be breaking the law. So [...]
