by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
AstroDIM LED Bollard VS DALI LED Bollard DALI LED bollards are an alternative to AstroDIM LED bollards. DALI lighting solutions need additional control lines, and control input from a computer control system. AstroDIM LED bollards are a stand-alone solution that comes...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
Are AstroDIM LED Bollards Worth It? Yes. AstroDIM LED bollards are a great choice for sites of environmental interest, such as Areas of Natural Beauty (AoNB), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), or sites controlled by local authorities that don’t require...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
How To Choose The Perfect One As with every important purchase, quality and functionality plays a big role in decision making. This is especially true for an AstroDIM LED bollard, whichever type you choose, be it a black bollard, grey bollard, 316 marine grade...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
Benefits and Characteristics There are multiple benefits to choosing an LED bollard with AstroDIM control protocol. AstroDIM LED bollards are a cost-saving lighting solution that doesn’t need additional control lines to operate like DALI. This makes it easy to...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
How Do AstroDIM Bollards Work? An AstroDIM LED bollard works the same way that other AstroDIM LED lighting solutions work. AstroDIM provides a multi-stage night-time power reduction. These settings are predefined by the manufacturer when purchasing the product. You...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
An AstroDIM LED bollard is a stand-alone dimmable LED bollard solution that allows autonomous dimming without the need for manual lighting switching during the predefined set times. This lighting solution is a good option for clients who want automated control for...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Bollard with Photocell Vs PIR LED Bollard Bollards with Photocell and bollards with PIR are similar in the sense that both use a sensor to perform. However, Photocell senses change in lux levels while PIR detects infrared radiation produced by body heat. PIR also acts...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Are Bollards with Photocell Effective? Yes. Bollards with Photocell can be extremely effective if purchased from manufacturers that deliver high-quality products. In addition, our bollards are made from high-quality materials, meaning they are durable and resistant to...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Bollard with Photocell: How to Choose the Perfect One As with every important purchase we make, quality plays a big role in its functionality. This is especially true for a bollard with Photocell, independent of the style you choose, be it a surface mount bollard, a...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Benefits & Considerations The main benefit of choosing a bollard with Photocell is that it provides you with extra peace of mind as you don’t have to switch the lights manually. Consequently, by choosing Photocell lighting solutions, you might also save some money...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
How Do LED Bollard with Photocell’s work? The Photocell is a resistor attached to photosensitive plates. When more lux levels come into contact with these plates, the amount of current that travels through the resistor, known as resistance, changes, resulting in...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Photocell sensors or photoelectric switches are a form of automated lighting. It’s a standalone lighting solution that works similarly to how light switches would. It turns on and off by sensing the number of lux levels in the area and doesn’t need adjustment for...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
Why is DALI So Popular? DALI protocol has been established for decades and is supported by a growing list of manufacturers. Its standardisation, through testing and certification processes, has allowed companies and customers to create an ecosystem of lighting-control...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
Benefits and Characteristics With the DALI control protocol, users can: • Manage colour control and colour changing, independently of the colour temperature of your lighting device. • Perform emergency lighting testing and feedback. This will give you peace of mind,...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
How Do DALI LED Bollards Work? A DALI LED bollard works in the same way as any other DALI lighting solution. DALI is a bus, pair of wires that carry digital control signals from input devices to application control. The process starts with a bus power supply unit...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
Variants of DALI: DALI vs DALI 2 vs D4i As expected, the latest version of DALI provides more advanced features than previous versions. Likewise, DALI 2 and D4i provide significantly improved interoperability. In the same way, DALI 2 requires an extensive process of...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
What Is DALI? DALI is an LED Manufacturer-standard open protocol. Any manufacturer can use it, and its installation is simple as no shielding is required for power and control lines to be laid together. In the 2020 version, DALI-2, manufacturers have mandatory...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
DALI stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface and was developed to allow digital configuration and control of lighting products. DALI is a 2-way communications protocol to provide communications between different components in a lighting system. This way,...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
If you wish to have a more customised lighting solution for your site or commercial building, you can opt for an integral PIR sensor when purchasing an Emergency LED bollard. You can learn more about PIR LED Bollard. Likewise, when you opt for an integral maintained...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
Are Emergency LED Bollards A Legal Requirement? Yes – for internal non-domestic properties. Having emergency lighting in non-domestic internal areas is a legal requirement, as stated by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Failure to do so will result in a...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
Emergency LED Bollard: How to Choose the Perfect One When deciding on the right Emergency LED bollard, you’ll have to choose between maintained or non-maintained. Maintained solutions have been a popular choice for emergency lighting as they are more cost-effective...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
Why are Emergency LED Bollards important? When an emergency event occurs, such as a fire or a power failure, it’s perfectly understandable that some people will experience a sense of panic that can lead to confusion and disorientation. To avoid injuries and to make it...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
Emergency LED Bollard: How do They Work? An Emergency LED bollard works the same way as other emergency lighting solutions. Through a battery backup system, the luminaire can remain on, or switch on automatically in case of a power outage or failure from the...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
Safety should be a top priority when it comes to our site and those working on it. For fires, power failures, or even a natural disaster, it’s important to put in place safety measures that help minimize the consequences. For that instance, and as stated under UK law,...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
Is PIR LED Lights Effective? Yes. PIR LED lights are very effective. However, PIR sensors are directional which can influence its effectiveness if positioned poorly. The quality can also affect the effectiveness. When purchasing from a superior quality LED bollard...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
How to choose the perfect PIR LED Bollard As with every important purchase we make, quality and functionality play a big role. This is especially important for a motion sensor since low-quality products may become insensitive to smaller changes in energy levels or...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
Benefits and Characteristics The benefits of having a PIR LED bollard are various, aside from offering you security and safety for your site, such as a car or office park, or your property, motion detector bollards can also save you up to 75% on your energy bill. In...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
How do PIR LED bollards work? The motion sensor or motion detector does it by monitoring the change in radiation levels that occurs in the presence of detection beams. That said, when a temperature change is detected by the beams’ field of view, the sensor is...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
What are PIR LED Bollards? A passive Infrared Sensor, or PIR, is a motion sensor that can add an extra level of safety to your pathway, car park, or buildings. PIR sensors detect infrared radiation energy produced by body heat and are used to detect movement inside or...
by Piers Lowbridge | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog
With police operations going on continuously around the clock, having high quality lighting to operate effectively is one of their top priorities. But with police force officials continually looking at ways to cut expenses bills, finding an economic solution is almost...
by Piers Lowbridge | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
What do a Defence Infrastructure Organisation initiative and Exterior LED Lighting has in common? It sounds like the start of a bad joke but actually, there’s a strong link between the two. Why? There is no doubt that we are living in some of the most economically...
by Piers Lowbridge | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog
There are 43 police forces in England and Wales and this case study shows the enormous benefits, both financial and environmental, of the decision to switch to LED lighting for just one of these forces. Leicestershire police decided on three products from Gemma...
by Piers Lowbridge | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog
Cutting costs in the NHS is always a primary focus for every Trust. Reducing financial liabilities without compromising on patient care is the ultimate aim. Saving money through spending less without losing doctors, nurses, surgeons or any aspect of medical care is a...
by Piers Lowbridge | Oct 8, 2015 | Blog
Has the LED luminaire market doubled over the last four years? Lights. We’re surrounded by them all the time, in many different ways and strengths. Most of us use lights unthinkingly; but there are some who are more invested in the lighting market. And it’s these...
by Piers Lowbridge | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog
Exterior LED MOD lighting – How lighting can reduces redundancies and save money? It is impossible to underestimate the importance of light to human life. Since the dawn of time light has been a vital instrument in the progression of our species; encouraging...
by Piers Lowbridge | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog
Light. A simple, familiar concept these days which comes from a number of sources – and has a huge impact. From the very earliest days of civilisation, light has played an enormous role in the lives of humans. Our circadian rhythm, otherwise known as the sleep/wake...
by Piers Lowbridge | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog
The concept of lighting roads and streets is not a modern day one. The earliest street lighting was as long ago as the Roman and Greek civilisations. The idea behind it was predominantly security; to deter robbers and light paths clearly. However, the street-light...
by Piers Lowbridge | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog
LED Lighting for Police The police force is one of our most valued civic bodies. In terms of public safety and security, crime fighting and managing hostile situations, their job is never over. Working in a shift pattern around the clock, our police officers do...
by Piers Lowbridge | Sep 7, 2015 | Blog
A strong statement – but an entirely reasonable one. In the UK, our multi-billion pound healthcare system is arguably the most advanced in its structure and function worldwide. Billions of people rely on receiving ongoing medical care from the NHS each year....
by Piers Lowbridge | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
We’ve come a long way since prehistoric times, and whilst we may not rely on seeds or woolly mammoths to survive, our modern day society is edging back towards the caveman style of thinking. Attention within the lighting industry is turning sharply towards something...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog
Since high power LED’s exploded onto the market over ten years ago, their use in commercial lighting has become both more widespread and comprehensive. From the specific lighting of small areas, to lighting on an industrial scale, more and more companies are choosing...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 13, 2015 | Blog
How can LED Lighting save the MOD money? In a climate where the word ‘austerity’ is on everyone’s lips, the UK is no exception. The economy needs an overhaul and cuts must be made. But perhaps we can ask – where exactly are the Government looking to make these...
by Piers Lowbridge | Feb 28, 2015 | Blog
Though small in size, the light-emitting diode, or LED as it is more commonly known, made a huge impact when it first arrived on the scene. And this was not just in the lighting industry, but in almost every industry; this was a revolutionary little thing. Suddenly,...
by Piers Lowbridge | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog
Ever heard lights described as ‘intelligent’? Probably not. But this is exactly what LED lights are bringing to the market. Another trend which is emerging is that of electronic apps, known as ‘intelligent lighting controls’. These apps link together to form one...
by Piers Lowbridge | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog
The second area in which LEDs are steadily climbing ahead is in comparison to the more traditional fluorescent tube lighting. Using LED lights offers businesses the chance for more options, such as varying colours, dimness and brightness. This has specific advantages...
by Piers Lowbridge | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog
Following their meteoric rise to success and increasingly widespread usage, the question now is – what does the future hold for LED lights? It’s impossible to predict exactly, of course, but there are 3 emerging trends which are certainly worth following; these...
by Piers Lowbridge | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog
LED lighting is an established force in the business industry, with hundreds of businesses including the Marriott hotel chain and Co-op food group, now choosing to use this eco-friendly lighting option. However it has yet to make its mark within the consumer retail...
by Piers Lowbridge | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
Exporting. This is one of the cornerstones of Gemma Lighting and quite often key to the successful global expansion of a company. But it’s not always easy to achieve. With many businesses fighting for the same opportunities, quite often the chances of success are low....
by Piers Lowbridge | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog
LEDs are a fast emerging technology, best known so far as indicator lamps in electronic equipment. However they are rapidly becoming a popular choice for household lighting, because of their 80% improved efficiency compared to incandescent light bulbs. Their sustained...
by Piers Lowbridge | Jun 17, 2014 | Blog
July 2011 – a survey by Which? Magazine asked “Would a Made In Britain logo help you to buy British?” An overwhelming 84% of respondents said yes, a clearer indication than ever before about the strength of British loyalty to their home brands. So – what are we...
