Industry Event
Circular Lighting Live 2025 C
Lighting industry unites to drive real change in sustainability and circularity.
ollaboration and innovation took centre stage at Circular Lighting Live 2025, the UK’s leading sustainability conference for the lighting industry. Held in London and organised by Recolight, the event brought together more than 35 inspirational speakers and leading brands to explore how the industry can accelerate the transition to circularity. Delegates, sponsors and speakers highlighted both the urgency and the opportunity for the sector to embrace circular design, reuse and decarbonisation. The event is the UK’s fi rst and largest event focused solely on sustainable lighting. It is considered the defi nitive platform for dialogue, collaboration and progress across the lighting industry, embracing circularity and net zero ambitions.
What the delegates said: Doing things diff erently
A recurring theme at the 2025 event was the need for collaboration between manufacturers, lighting designers, clients and contractors, to deliver step change sustainability. Speakers emphasised that “doing things diff erently” requires trust, dialogue and collaboration across the supply chain – and that misplaced perceptions of risk, especially with luminaire reuse, can hinder progress.
Key trends and technical insights Delegates engaged strongly with technical and regulatory themes, refl ecting the fast-evolving landscape: • Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) were widely discussed, recognising their growing importance in enabling transparent and credible product comparisons.
• TM65 and TM66 were acknowledged as
The event drew backing from major brands including Signify, Sylvania Group, Glamox, KKDC, Prime Light Group, Prolojik, Thorlux Lighting, Trojan Lighting Solutions, NVC Lighting UK, Mymesh by Chess UK, Smart Systems UK and ALBIS Distribution. Feedback from sponsors and delegates was overwhelmingly positive:
“Circular Lighting Live this year showed that meaningful change is underway… Business as usual is no good, we must challenge, and we must change.” – Gary Thornton, Nulty
“An important conversation about circular design in lighting. Events like this are vital in helping our industry move from talking about circularity to embedding it as standard practice.” – Paul Beale, 18 Degrees
important gateway tools for measuring embodied carbon and assessing circularity.
• Legislative updates provided delegates with visibility of new and evolving UK and EU regulations on sustainability.
• The importance of reuse, refurbishment and the energy transition were repeatedly emphasised as drivers by lighting specifi ers.
• Broader themes included decarbonisation, design for repairability, skills development and other circular economy practices.
Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight said: “Circular Lighting Live this year was buzzing with ideas and opportunities. It was inspiring to hear of new approaches to tackling sustainability and the circular economy. It was particularly pleasing to
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“10/10 best year yet! Relevant & engaging topics… Circular Lighting Live was a vital catalyst in the evolution in these topics.” – Justine Walmsey, Signify
“Prolojik was proud to sponsor Circular Lighting Live and be part of such an inspiring event. It was fantastic to be in a space where innovation, collaboration and sustainability truly come together.” – Darcy Hudson, Prolojik
“Circular Lighting Live was an inspiring event, full of passionate people driving change in the industry.” – Nicholas Holmes, Ambit
“Circular Lighting Live is a great event that brings the industry together in a common goal. Positive and Inspiring!” – Nick Revell, Philip Payne Limited
note that there was a tangible desire to press on, in spite of the political headwinds coming across the Atlantic.”
Looking ahead
Ray Molony, who co-organised the event and curated the agenda, said: “With sustainability now at the heart of lighting product development, design and specifi cation, Circular Lighting Live has become a vital platform for collaboration and innovation. By tackling barriers, sharing knowledge and embedding circularity as standard practice, the UK lighting industry is leading the way towards a truly sustainable future.”
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