NEWS
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New range of downlights offer massive savings on energy
With two brand new additions to the award-winning LED downlight range, again boasting industry-leading performance and design, ACDC now offers one of the most comprehensive selections of halogen replacement ... more >
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LED's help set the tone at Doha's most vibrant hotel
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opened its first W Hotel in the Middle East, in partnership with owners and developers J&A Jaidah Holdings. The lighting was designed by DHA Design and features a ... more >
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ACDC's new G Spotlight is sure to excite
ACDC continues to revolutionise the lighting industry by developing award-winning, long life lighting solutions based around the LED source itself, rather than merely inserting an LED module into standard ... more >
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Taking on the establishment... and winning!!
Whilst LED’s deliver an excellent product offering for building interiors, it is in exterior spaces where they really come into their own. ACDC’s latest range of floodlights is the first that truly ... more >
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Bespoke LED solution lights way to Infinity
A bespoke LED design solution, which was created to provide a dramatic effect for one of the UK’s most iconic bridge structures and has gone on to win a raft of design and engineering awards is proof indeed ... more >
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Local MP visits ACDC as part of Campaign Trail
PRESS RELEASE FROM GORDON PRENTICE MP.
ACDC is one of Pendle’s major success stories - the 70 strong firm has projects on the go all around the world. And, here at home, they are lighting up the ... more >
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Global Product Launch takes Frankfurt by storm
With the massive developments experienced in the lighting industry over the past few years, the 2010 Light+Building exhibition in Frankfurt was certainly a very exciting and informative show. Using this as a platform ... more >
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Lighting product used as art installation
Totally rebuilt on the site of the former Burns & Harris print-works, beside the prestigious Waterfront Development area of Dundee, the new six storey Marketgait office development features over 200 metres of ... more >
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It's all on our new website
With a large-scale website upgrade creating a brand new ‘information and specification portal’ we have made the specification of our award-winning range of industry leading products even more ... more >
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The Future is Looking Bright for ACDC and New Employees
ACDC has been growing so rapidly, they have taken on five new starts in the past couple of months. The down turn in the economy does not seem to be stopping us from increasing our workforce, due to thriving ... more >
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ACDC Reaching New Heights in the Middle East
ACDC are very pleased to announce that the Burj Tower Dubai project (recently renamed the Burj Khalifa), which we have supplied approximately 5000 metres of cold cathode lighting and several LED products ... more >
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Top Gear Star 'Speeds In' to Catch the New Design Bus
We have gone crazy ‘on the buses’ here at ACDC and have launched the new design studio on board a double-decker bus for our design team.
ACDC have been growing so fast that, in little over a year ... more >
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Taking 'Serious' Halogen Replacement by Storm
Launched to much acclaim at the recent 100% Design show in London, Storm is the latest addition to the award-winning range of architectural downlighters from ACDC.
Offering the same cost-saving benefits ... more >
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ACDC Experience Comes to 100% Design
The superb 100% Design show at Earl’s Court, London has always been renowned for serving up one or two surprises in terms of being a showcase for the more unusual exhibits that the world of design has to offer. ... more >
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Academy Students Get Insight into ACDC
As part of their GCSE Applied Business Unit 1 coursework, a group of twenty-three students from Accrington Academy recently visited the exciting Innovation Works in Barrowford – home to ACDC.
During the ... more >
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Leading the way in lighting... from brand new state-of-the-art premises
Boasting over 30,000 sq.ft. of manufacturing space, state of the art facilities and interior design to rival that of the larger corporations, the new ACDC headquarters certainly seem to be providing an illuminating ... more >
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New Home and Vision for the future designed and built in Barrowford
Designed and constructed in the UK by Barrowford based manufacturer ACDC, is usually a line referring to the company’s fantastic range of products. But in this particular instance, the adage also applies to the ... more >
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100% Design accolade for ACDCs Evolution product
Designed and constructed in the UK by Barrowford based manufacturer ACDC, the brand new Evolution LED recessed downlighter has sent yet another warning to the ‘halogen faithful’ by picking up the ultimate ... more >
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ACDC Offer 'Future White' products as minimal trend takes off
According to interior designers, architects and those in the know, white is the colour of now and tomorrow. The current trend for all things minimal has seen a move towards the colour white being the coolest choice ... more >
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ACDC Lighting unveils a revolution at Frankfurt show
Turning the traditional phrase ‘evolution not revolution’ on its head, UK based innovative lighting manufacturer, ACDC Lighting, caused a storm at this year’s Light + Build Show with the launch of a ... more >
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Lighting Ramsay's Restaurant is no nightmare for ACDC
Classy Mayfair restaurant, Maze is the latest establishment in the Gordon Ramsay group to benefit from the ongoing expansion of the empire with the opening of its sister restaurant, Maze Grill. This wonderfully ... more >
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Lighting Design Awards 2007
ACDC was named as a key supplier to three winning projects at the 2007 Lighting Design Awards. The projects covered a wide spectrum of lighting projects. Speirs & Major’s Sackler Crossing at the Royal ... more >
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Waterstones - Piccadilly
ACDC Lighting Systems has just completed the lighting contract for Waterstones in Piccadilly. The design incorporates over 350M of ACDC’s Colorise colour changing cold cathode around the exterior building ... more >
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The Vos Pad, Chelsea Harbour, London
ACDC Lighting, Lutron and Vos Solutions have come together to create the world's first fully dimmable and chromatically controlled RGB LED lighting apartment, The Vos Pad.
The Vos pad utilised several of the ... more >
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The Gate
ACDC Lighting Systems of Barrowford, Lancashire has been awarded the Cold Cathode Lighting Contract for The Gate in Newcastle. The company will manufacture over 700M of cold cathode lighting for the new retail ... more >
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Mersey Wave
LED Specialists ACDC Lighting has recently completed the lighting for the sculpture known as The Mersey Wave in Liverpool. This stunning feature located at the entrance to Liverpool uses several of ACDC's Taurus ... more >
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Mercedes SLK - Super Lighting Koncept
This Mercedes Showroom in London is the latest to receive the Cold Cathode treatment from ACDC Lighting Systems. Located at the convergence of King William Street and Cannon Street, this site holds a prominent ... more >
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Lighting Completed at Harvey Nichols - Edinburgh
ACDC Lighting Systems Scottish Office has just completed the £50,000 lighting contract for Harvey Nichols in Edinburgh, manufacturing the Cold Cathode Lighting for the new retail centre.
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Halcyn Wharf
ED Specialists ACDC Lighting, have just completed the LED Lighting for Halcyn Wharf at St Katharine Docks – the first of many such developments to incorporate the latest LED technology. A first class ... more >
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Dundrum Retail Complex
Dundrum Shopping Centre in Ireland has recently been completed by ACDC Lighting Systems. The scheme, designed by Lighting Design International, incorporates over two thousand metres of ACDC’s low voltage cold ... more >
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Café Des Amis
LED Specialists ACDC Lighting has just completed the lighting for Café Des Amis in Covent Garden – London. This high class Al A Carte Restaurant/Bar uses several of ACDC’s luminaires including ... more >
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Bridge of Aspiration
The Bridge of Aspiration, a connecting bridge between the Royal Ballet School and Royal Opera house, has recently incorporated one of ACDC Lighting’s specialist LED fixtures. The bridge consisted of a series of ... more >
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Guerrilla's in the Mist
ACDC Lighting Systems decided it was time that the humble folk of the more rural areas of the country needed to be enlightened as to the potential of lighting.
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Arial
The redesigned Arial from ACDC Lighting Systems is a single LED spotlight now with a knuckle joint for surface mounting. It is ideal as a spotlight for jewellery, display cabinets and feature lighting. There are two ... more >
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Cold Cathode at the Asian Games in Doha 2006.
The 15th Asian Games have just taken place in Doha, Qatar ending on 15th December after a fortnight of events. The Khalifa Stadium was built to host the Games and ACDC along with their agents in Qatar, Huda Lighting, ... more >
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The Eden Bar - Guernsey
LED Specialists ACDC Lighting has just completed the lighting for The Eden Bar in Guernsey. This high-class bar located in the heart of Guernsey uses several of ACDC’s luminaires including the Artemis and ... more >
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E-Sure Manchester
Independent Lighting Specialists, worked closely with ACDC Lighting Systems, after being approached to provide a lighting scheme to colour wash internal bulkheads at the new Esure building in Manchester. The design ... more >
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Lighting Completed at the Lowry
ACDC Lighting Systems have completed the lighting contract at the Lowry Galleria in Manchester, manufacturing Cold Cathode Lighting for the new leisure complex.
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Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre Extension
The oldest shopping mall in the heart of Manchester is the Arndale Centre and after undergoing extensive rebuilding and refurbishment following the bombing of 1996, has more recently seen a new mall development which ... more >
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ACDC - Rebels with a cause!
LED specialists ACDC LED, have released the amazing Rebel LED across most of their innovative LED product range. Available as either 1 or 2 Watt products across most of the range, Rebel delivers 90 lumens at 81 ... more >
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ACDC to Launch New LED Ranges at 100% Design
ACDC will be launching 16 new LED ranges at 100% Design at Earl’s Court in September 2007, its single biggest launch in 5 years.
The range covers a number of growing LED markets - new LED ... more >