by Fred Bass | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog
It used to be that there were only three certainties in life: Death, taxes, and that switching to LED was good for the environment. But now we’re further along the adoption curve, worrying trends around failure rates, serviceability and damage to the circular economy... 
by Fred Bass | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
A role that gets me back into lighting standards This may qualify me as a serious lighting anorak! but I have been involved with lighting standards since my first job as a technician in a lighting laboratory nearly 40 years ago. In fact, my first international... 
by Fred Bass | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog
I recently started an interesting role with the United Nations and for the first time I am out of the commercial world and pushing a purely green agenda which is very rewarding given the imperative to halt global warming. Let me explain more about the programme. The... 
by Fred Bass | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog
The best part of a decade has passed since I first had conversations about Smart Lighting. These discussions soon led to serious product development, and in 2014 I launched a range of Bluetooth lamps for a major manufacturer – their first toe-dip into the smart... 
by Fred Bass | May 29, 2018 | Blog
Two things recently got me thinking; I observed with interest the LEDs Magazine webinar: The Realities of LM-80/TM-21 & Setting False Lifetime Expectations having just read the Lux article: Will EU bring back lamps and luminaires? Is reality set to dawn on the LED...