UK - Few in the entertainment and installation industries can have failed to notice how LEDs have transcended their original role as indicators, to become true illuminators. They are 90% energy efficient (compared to just 10% for tungsten), can be made to produce a ‘daylight’ white light, are virtually unbreakable, have life spans of up to 100,000 hours and produce minimal heat. They are poised to become the standard light source, taking over from incandescent sources in many applications, from traffic indicators to street lighting.

Wavicle is a new company set up by former lighting designer and technician Nick Cooke to deal in torches, lanterns and headlamps based on the latest advances in LED and electroluminescent light sources. The advantages offered by LEDs are combined in these products to produce lightweight hand-held lighting instruments. The user benefits by having a highly robust and trustworthy light source at their disposal, which doesn’t weigh them down or require frequent and costly battery changes to maintain a usable level of working light.

A wide range of items from a number of manufacturers is available for purchase online from the Wavicle website and plans are already in place to expand the range of products.

(Ruth Rossington)


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