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 IT WORTH REPLACING EXISTING LED PANELS FOR THE NEWER VERSIONS MAKING THEIR WAY ONTO THE MARKET? With energy efficiency remaining a key priority for businesses and homeowners, ...

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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. WHERE WOULD I USE MICROWAVE SENSOR AS OPPOSED TO A PIR? PIR (Passive Infrared) presence detectors detect body heat and movement and are ideally suited where a defined ...

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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. CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ON THE TM66 SCHEME WHICH SEEMS TO BE GATHERING MOMENTUM? The TM66 Assured Product Verification Scheme is an innovative initiative developed and fulfilled ...

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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. What makes your products (or one product in particular) easy to install? The timing of this question is spot on as we’ve just launched our next tranche 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. 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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