The standard will see the introduction of safe, high quality and energy efficient lighting products to the UAE market, as well as the phasing out of low quality, inefficient lighting products. These measures will reduce energy consumption ...
Tags: Indoor Lighting Standard, safe
Three tax incentives that have relevance to the door, window and skylight industry were among the 55 allowed to expire at the beginning of 2014, but the glass industry isn't ready to write them off just yet. Ben Gann, director of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Under a little-known requirement that went into effect this week, the last of the “general service” incandescent bulbs—descendants of the original light bulb invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879— can no longer be ...
Tags: LED, incandescent bulbs
Glass LLC, the first glass holding company in the Middle East and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI], has announced that its coating lines, comprising subsidiaries Emirates Glass LLC [EGL] and Saudi American Glass ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
Every part of the world needs light in order to survive and for existence. In Malaysia, the lighting industry is among the most dynamic and fast-moving with new technologies introduced, better energy efficient products launched as well as ...
Tags: LED lighting, Lights, Lighting, LED
A number of elected officials made the most of the August recess, using some of their time away from Washington, D.C. to visit constituents at glass industry companies in both Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. U.S. Senator Rob Portman ...
Tags: glass industry, Construction, Decoration
After eight years as national sales manager Visioneering Corp., Doug Wilson is now the vice-president of sales with BJ Take—a Canadian manufacturer and designer of energy-efficient products located in Dunnville, Ont., since 1995. In ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
General Electric (GE) announced plans to invest US$ 30 million and add more than 150 jobs in U.S., expanding capacity of GE Lighting’s domestic manufacturing operations to meet growing consumer demand for GE energy-efficient soft ...
Tags: Bulb Production, Lighting
China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
Tags: Green Policy, Big Boost
Accelerated development of new construction and infrastructure projects is driving glass industry growth for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, according to an Aug. 4 Albawaba Business article. New high-rise construction continues to ...
Tags: glass, low-emissivity glass, Construction, Decoration
The GCC glass industry is witnessing a period of unprecedented growth driven by a significant acceleration in new construction and infrastructure projects announced by regional governments. According to the UK-based Bowmedia Group’s ...
A typical apartment building in Dubai. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in various infrastructure projects, the glass industry in GCC is enjoying a period of tremendous growth. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in ...
Tags: GCC Glass Industry
On September 1, 2013, the latest energy efficiency requirements for LED lighting products will be officially implemented in Europe. European energy efficiency requirements are mainly based on the requirements of the EU's ErP. Like LVD ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Energy, Lights, LED
On July 8, OSRAM Licht AG started trading with ticker symbol "OSR" on the Frankfurt and Munich stock exchange. Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of Osram, said that the listing marks the beginning of a new chapter in Osram's history of more than 100 ...
OSRAM Licht AG today started trading on the Frankfurt and Munich stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OSR”. “Today’s listing marks the beginning of a new chapter in the company’s more than 100-year history ...