Did you Know?

There are more candles sold every year in the world than light bulbs.

The UK is the third largest importer of lighting behind the USand Germany.

The UK trade deficit in lighting is 500 million euros

86% of the UK’s domestic lighting is made in China

The average household lamp in the UK burns for 592 hours

The average UK home spends £90 per year on electricity for lighting, technology is available right now that can reduce this to under £20

Lighting consumes 14% of the electricity produced in the EU and 19% globally which is more than all the nuclear power stations produce.

Street lighting in the UKis only being updated at the rate of 3% annually which means that at the current rate it will take 30 years to realise the potential energy savings

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