The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WHY ARE MODERN VAPOUR-PROOF FITTINGS NOT DESIGNED TO FIT ONTO CONDUIT BOXES? The reason that the vapour-proof fittings are best suited to sit on jack chain with a ...

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The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WHICH LIGHTING PRODUCTS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR A WAREHOUSE AND WHY? We’ve recently reviewed and upgraded the warehouse lighting at another of the Scolmore Group companies, ESP, to ...

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The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. IS THERE A REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LED PANELS IN A GRID CEILING? We believe that the load bearing capacity would be in the requirement of ...

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The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. HOW OFTEN DO YOU UPDATE YOUR PRODUCT LISTINGS AND ARE YOUR CATALOGUES AVAILABLE IN HARD-COPY VERSIONS? Jason Wood, AJ Electrical Services When we first launched in 2019, the ...

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The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WE’VE BEEN ASKED TO QUOTE FOR LIGHTING TO BE SUSPENDED OVER A NUMBER OF SNOOKER TABLES. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A CIBSE AND SPORTS ENGLAND (LG4) REQUIREMENT THAT THE ...

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The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. MY CUSTOMER HAS COMPLAINED THAT THE COLOUR APPEARANCE OF LED FITTINGS HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS? Over time the luminosity of an LED lamp/luminaire ...

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The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of experts. Q. WHAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR UNDER CABINET LIGHTING AND WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FROM THE OVIA RANGE? Our Inceptor Intense range is the perfect solution for under cabinet lighting. ...

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The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of experts. Q. WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE TO INSTALL OVIA PRODUCTS OVER ANOTHER BRAND? WHAT CAN YOU PROVIDE THAT OTHERS CAN’T? When you choose Ovia products for your installation you’re assured not just ...

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The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of experts. We made a significant investment in new testing equipment and a cutting-edge photometry luminaire testing scheme in 2020, to bring our light testing facility in-house. We purchased our own Goniophotometer device ...

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The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Domestic lighting is very subjective as individual taste, style and expectations can vary considerably. As lighting designers, we’re always working towards adherence to the relevant lighting guides, recommendations and ...

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