INDUSTRY NEWS Revolutionise your lighting at LuxLive
November 2011 sees the launch of LuxLive, set to be the most innovative and ambitious lighting event ever staged in the UK. Launched by the Lighting Industry
Federation and Lux magazine, and backed by leading lighting organisations, LuxLive takes place from 9 to 10 November at Earls Court, London, and is designed to offer state of the art lighting solutions for offices, retail, industry, warehousing, education, hospitality and the public sector. The event will see over 100 exhibitors come together under one roof to offer an insight into the huge technological shift that is currently taking place in the lighting industry. Attracting everyone from architects, building services engineers, planners, facilities managers, specifiers, lighting designers, estate managers, energy reduction specialists, contractors and those responsible for energy efficiency and sustainability for their clients or within their own organisations, it is a chance for visitors to find out how to use lighting creatively whilst dramatically cutting carbon footprints and slashing energy bills.
Lighting showcase
The event will showcase the latest in LEDs, smart controls, light sources and light fittings, offering both interior and external solutions from exhibitors ranging from Philips, Osram, GE, Thorn, Wila and Toshiba LED.
In addition to the hundreds of products and services on offer, LuxLive will also play host to the first ever EcoLight Conference. An event specifically targeted at buyers from outside the industry, it will focus on low-
carbon lighting, helping those with large lighting estates transform premises and dramatically reduce energy bills.
With
leading specialists keynoting each session, the conference will offer in depth information on low energy lighting solutions and the Carbon Reduction Commitment. Each session will include examples of best practice and panel discussions.
Invaluable resource
There will also be a host of interactive features, free-to-attend seminars and round table discussions. Bringing together some of the most influential and knowledgeable experts within the sector for two days of networking and business, the event offers an invaluable resource for anyone looking to make changes to their lighting solutions. Commenting on the event, Beau McClellan, lighting designer, artist and speaker at LuxLive 2011, says: “I am very much looking forward to LuxLive.
Our
industry needs this event and I am extremely impressed with what is planned, particularly with regards to eco-lighting. It is a great opportunity to meet other people within the industry and see how we can shape the future of both our industry and the planet.” This year will also see the launch of the
first ever Lux Awards. Judged by a panel of leading industry experts, the awards take place on the first evening of the show at Chelsea Football Ground. Recognising and rewarding innovation, creatively and energy efficiency in lighting, the awards also provide an excellent opportunity for the whole industry to come together for an evening of networking and celebration.
Threshold confuses F-gas compliance
Companies are failing to gain full certification in compliance with the F-Gas Regulations due to confusion over the 3kg threshold. According to certification body Refcom, employers working with refrigerants
mistakenly believe that they do not need to hold a full company certificate if they work only on small systems below the 3kg limit. As a result, they are not applying for full certification in compliance with the F-Gas Regulations, despite the deadline for full certification having passed on 4 July. Refcom Secretary Steve Crocker said: “This is a serious misconception that needs to be clarified. The bottom line is that the 3kg limit is only applicable to leak checking. A company undertaking installation, servicing or maintenance on stationary RAC equipment containing or designed to contain F-Gases (less than 3kg or not) must hold a company certificate. Failure to do so is a breach of the F- Gas Regulations.”
Sufficient qualifications
Businesses need a Company Certificate if they employ personnel to undertake installation, servicing or maintenance on stationary RAC equipment that contains or is designed to contain F-Gases, regardless of the equipment’s system charge. If personnel undertake installation, servicing or maintenance activities on RAC equipment (containing less than 3kg of F-Gas), the individual needs to hold a minimum of a category II qualification. The higher Category I qualification would also cover them for this work. A category III qualification is not sufficient for any service and maintenance
work on equipment and only enables the holder to undertake recovery activities on RAC equipment. A category IV qualification only enables the holder to undertake non-invasive leak checking activities on any size of system. A Company Certificate is not required if only recovery work or leak checking activities are undertaken or for any manufacturing and repairing activity undertaken at the site of a manufacturer for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases.
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