The Big UK Blackout

Is Great Britain about to be plunged into darkness?? With more than half of UK councils trialing the switching off of street lighting between midnight and 5.30am, Britains streets are about to become very dark indeed.

One solution for householders returning home after dark is the Light sensor bulb. The sensor is built into the bulb body and switches the unit on at dusk and off at Dawn. With an average lifespan of over 8000 hours and 75% - 80% energy savings over standard bulbs, these lamps will save you money too.

Simply install in your existing porch light fitting ensuring the sensor is facing out towards the daylight source. Available in a range of fittings and wattages.

Whitegoods’ Free Light Meter App

 

As any lighting professional knows – you never have a light meter when you want one! Well, a new app for iPhone 3 and 4 owners can keep a light meter always right in your pocket. Designed by the lighting experts at Whitegoods, the cool, new Light Meter App is simple to use and extremely intuitive – and is now available for free download.
This unique app can be used to measure light levels and will provide guidance on the appropriateness of that light level for different environments or tasks: i.e., “ideal for reading printed paper of high contrast” or “ideal for performing visual tasks of low contrast or very small size.” This dynamic information is shown on screen as light levels change, allowing the user to compare what they see to other applications.The app can be set to display results as lux or footcandles, depending on user preference. There is a timer function for hard-to-reach spots where the display is not readily in view.

The final word in Kitchen Splashbacks!

Splash Plus
Fantastic Illuminated splash back incorporating UK specification socket. Available in lengths from 500mm to 1200mm. With a high quality stainless steel finish an integral storage compartments, this item is the ultimate in kitchen must haves.
£ 372.60

Minimalist Bathroom and Kitchen downlight

Minima
Extremely popular, minimalist downlight with an attractive white finish. IP20 rated suitable for bathroom and kitchen installation in zone 3.
Class 1, earthed
Only £ 6.25 each

Top quality ground lights at an unbeatable price

The Big Fat Lighting company only sells quality products. One that has caught our eye is this Walkover light from the Sycamore Lighting range. It has a stainless steel finish bezel, comes complete with a ground "can" for easy installation and maintainance and is IP65 rated - suitable for outdoor use. Mains voltage (so no need for a transformer) and with a GX53 CFL or LED option it will save you electrcity and money too! The fitting is less than £25 and lamps range from £7.50 for a 7W CFL to £15.50 for a 36 point LED, making a total of as little as £33 per complete unit.

TBFLC to feature in Grand Designs Magazine

The Big Fat Lighting Company is to have a PAN International product featured in the December issue of Grand Designs magazine. Our new Pan International range is exclusive to TBFLC online in the UK.

PAN International is a well known European Lighting Designer producing light fixtures and fittings based around advances in compact fluorescent and LED light sources. Their technically advanced, and aesthetically pleasing collection is so diverse, that it covers a multitude of styles, influences and tastes that will appeal to designers of every discipline.

Chantal - Chandelier

Aurora - LED Pendant

Gin  - Table Lamp

PAN produces a mammoth selection of low energy, ECO friendly lighting for internal and external applications, and was one of the first companies in Europe to grasp the importance of energy efficient lamps and their future impact on the planet and design itself.

Tips for lighting your bathroom 4

Mood Lighting

This is where you can have fun and be creative. At the very least you can dim the lights to provide a softer atmosphere, but you can enhance the night time lighting scene significantly with a few extra strategically positioned lights.

Recessed LED's at skirting height are great for providing a wash of light across the floor. One bright idea is to continue the bath panel down to just above the floor and position a strip of LED's behind it to cast a gentle glow out from behind the panel and make the bath appear to float. If you are building-in niches for display or storage, fit LED downlights to really bring it to life. Small wall-mounted LED lights can be used to illuminate designated spots in the bathroom and provide light up and down the wall. These can offer good alternative general illumination at night time, when more powerful lamps would be too strong