Category Archives for lighting and the economy
Are LED’s takig over our lives?
Shanghai, 19th May 2014 Arrived in the land of LED for a couple of project meetings over the next few days…with (as I have been made to understand) more than 6000 LED manufacturers in China alone I think we can … Continue reading
Show me the money…
Doha- Singapore, 14th May 2014 Show me the money…was the famous catch phrase of the movie Jerry McGuire. I think we can safely say that (unfortunately) in today’s world, certainly in this era of LED technology, money is what it … Continue reading
Lighting Tech Qatar 2014
Doha, 13th May 2014 The last two days I attended Lighting Tech Qatar 2014, a conference dedicated to professional lighting and lighting design on the side lines of the huge Project Qatar Exhibition that is being held in no other … Continue reading
Executive travel
Doha, 12th May 2014 Yes I missed a day, but with reason…I was down with severe food poisoning and absolutely not in a shape to write anything on Friday. The perils of travel I guess…I must say that (fingers crossed) … Continue reading
Rent-a-LED
Perth, 2nd May 2014 The story of the day at work today has to be about how LED and its lighting manufacturers are starting to high-jack the way we do our business. I met up with a local supplier this … Continue reading
Test 1,2,3…
Perth, 1st May 2014 Critical for every off the shelf lighting solution is the testing or visual mock up. It has been the subject of many of my blogs and as it is a recurring part of our job I … Continue reading
Extravagance
Perth, 30th April 2014 Contractors (and suppliers) are a strange breed of people…somehow they and certainly the more experienced ones, have a knack for quoting in extravagance when they feel that you are in a squeeze when it comes to … Continue reading
Solar mapping
Perth, 28th April 2014 With the move to our new office all gone smoothly in Singapore, I have made my way to Perth to follow up on some work here. On my way I read an interesting article in the Singapore … Continue reading
Make a wish
Singapore, 22nd April 2014 We receive cold calls for lighting assistance all the time. Sometimes it comes through reference, sometimes through one of the internet links such as our website, LinkedIn, Facebook or even my blog. Quite often there are … Continue reading
Something new, something old
Singapore, 24th March 2014 Some clients have really interesting philosophies and strategies when it comes to implementing a new design. I had a meeting today in regards to the renovation of a ballroom, one of the first stages of the complete … Continue reading
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