Top 5 Philips LED Products at a Great Price!

Philips top 5 products which Powercor can price match or beat – Guaranteed! Powercor has a diverse range of clients which makes the luminaire range offering by Philips all that much more appealing. Powercor offer a 5 year guarantee on parts and labour for any project using the Philips range. Gentlespace 2 High bays which […]

Installing Christmas lights in Slough & Langley

Powercor have again been successful this year in installing the festive Christmas Street lighting to both Slough High Street and Langley High Street. This is a specialist job which entails a trained crew using high level working platforms / IPAF as well as full training been given by the Highway Agency to operate in a […]

Palmerston Bowls Club save 45% on Electricity by using Philips Lighting installed by Powercor

Powercor were approached by Palmerston Bowls club due to the dire need to upgrade their existing lighting. Not only was the lighting of poor quality, but it compromised the clubs ambition to host International bowling events. There were a number of areas which needed to be addressed:- Lighting design was needed to substantiate the amount […]

Dali Lighting in a High End Residential new Build

Powercor are installing the electrical package for Consero London, within a large high-end new build residential property in Wentworth, using Dali lighting technology We have been responsible for the working on site & managing the works on a day to day basis. The project has taken two years to date. For this project, we are […]

LUX Levels for lighting design – what should they be?

Long gone are the days we used to put our finger in the air and come to a number of lights we “think” should be installed. Health & Safety standards states that lighting levels need to have a minimum illuminance level which means the process of deciding on the amount of lights, the LUX output […]

Occuswitch From Philips – advanced proximity sensor

The Occuswitch from Philips is an advanced proximity sensor which is programmable and offers some very clever features. Advantages:- The sensor is available in a simple switched version or a DALI control version.The sensor can sense movement but also lux levels to enable daylight harvesting. The sensor can be programmed with a simple controller similar […]

Smart Lighting Controls for Smart Installations

At Powercor we have been looking to broaden our technical horizon. Smart lighting controls are one of the areas that we have been looking into. Whilst we already offer a full lighting controls service, it is an opportunity for some of us with less experience to expand our knowledge on the subject. Controls cover all […]

Powercore – Installed by Powercor!

Colour changing lights are not new, they have been around the block and back several times. Used right, they can create a very impressive atmosphere, seemingly adding a touch of luxury. Used wrong, they just ooze tackiness! The difficulty of Introducing a colour change light option into an existing infrastructure has meant it hasn’t historically […]

Philips LED Street Lighting

I thought I’d write about an interesting new concept – LED street lighting – that you may see Powercor installing in partnership with Philips in the future in major cities throughout the UK. Every weekend up to fifteen thousand people head to the Stratumseind in Eindhoven to party.They are mostly between the ages of 16 […]

What is OLED Lighting?

Imagine having a HDTV that is 80 inches wide and less than a quarter-inch thick, consumes less power than most TVs on the market today and can be rolled up when you’re not using it. What if you could have a “heads up” display in your car? How about a display monitor built into your […]