Unbeknown to many people shops must display and light their food products with great care.  Lighting for fresh vegetables for example must be specially sourced for health and safety reasons.
Fresh products such as fruit and vegetables react in different ways to artificial light but root vegetables in particular can begin to green.  Potatoes especially can become harmful [...]

Lighting fresh food displays is not as simple as you might think.  In the world of retail lighting is subtly used to attract the attention of customers, create an ambiance and show products to their best advantage.  Food displays and counters are no exception and use different types of lighting to influence potential buyers.
Different coloured [...]

Lighting food counters is not as simple as you might think.  In the world of retail lighting is subtly used to attract the attention of customers, create an ambiance and show products to their best advantage.  Food counters are no exception and use different types of lighting to influence potential buyers.
Different coloured lighting will alter [...]

Lighting cheese is no different to lighting other food and perishable goods.  Supermarkets and shops have to choose their lighting carefully to not only ensure that health and safety laws are observed but that the quality of the food is not affected.
As a dairy product, heat can affect the quality of the cheese.  Overheating is [...]

Unbeknown to many people shops must display and light their food products with great care.  Fruit and vegetable lighting for example must be specially sourced for health and safety reasons.
Fresh products such as fruit and vegetables react in different ways to artificial light but root vegetables in particular can begin to green.  Potatoes especially can [...]

Colour rendition is the effect lighting can have on the colour appearance of objects by conscious or subconscious comparison with their natural colour.  For each object the CRI or Colour Rendering Index is the measure used to establish the light source that can reliably produce the optimum colour effect.
Colour rendition is used widely in the [...]

People underestimate the importance of background lighting and how it can completely change the way a product is marketed and viewed.  Different coloured background lighting can change the colour of product, how the texture is displayed and create an appropriate ambiance.  Placement is equally important, as background lighting can draw attention to the best features [...]

Energy efficient bulbs produce the same amount of light as a normal light bulb however use 80% less electricity then a normal lightbulb does.  They come in all shapes and sizes.  Energy saving lightbulbs last up to 10 times longer then a regular bulb.  They are more expensive however over a period of time they [...]

A bespoke lighting system is a custom made light that is used to illuminate the area of your choice. Bespoke lighting can refer to lamps and lights in the home but usually meant in reference to business industries.  For example, bespoke lighting systems are often found in the food and engineering industry.
One specific example is [...]