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 […]
Sports Lighting
Powercor service various Schools and Colleges, many of which have prestigious Sports academies. The sports lighting in these areas play a major part in the different types of arena; for the different types of Sports being played. There are also varying lux levels required for the different arena’s, so there are a lot of things […]
Electric Car Chargers – What is all the hype?
Electric cars are becoming more and more popular and as an electrical contractor we are being asked to incorporate electric car charging points into more installations especially new build properties So what is all the hype? Quiet and Quick It only takes one ride in a battery-powered car to understand the improved ride quality of an […]
What are Luminous Textiles?
What are Luminous Textiles? Luminous Textiles created by Philips Lighting are a revolutionary new solution to enhance and enrich any interior space. Luminous textiles bring light, texture and content together to create a design statement that will be sure to impress!! Luminous textiles integrate multi-coloured LED’s within a textile panel, you are free to choose […]
PAT Testing for Residential Care & Private Nursing Homes
Thankfully these modern worthy establishments are now ever more on the increase in providing an alternative comprehensive range of care for dearly loved elderly folk. Whilst in attendance of a recently modernised property, we observed that there were a considerable amount of various portable appliances throughout the building mostly owned by the Nursing Home and some […]
What is LiFi?
LiFi technology, short for Light Fidelity, uses light from LED bulbs to transmit internet data instead of the radio waves our WiFi routers currently broadcast. The LED lamps flicker extremely quickly to emit a frequency of light that can transmit data at incredible speeds. LiFi technology has been demonstrated by streaming a video on a […]
Unified Glare ratings – How soft is the light on the eyes?
Many schools and institutions use recommended glare ratings as a guideline. Unfortunately for LED lighting manufacturers it is not a clear cut case. There are a huge number of factors which add to a glare rating of an LED product which need to be taken into account for example natural sun light within a space […]
Our lighting journey as a Philips Partner
Who would of thought that Powercor would be installing luminaires today that can position any person with a mobile phone or ID card to around ½ metre in a building, but that’s exactly what’s happened, since becoming a Philips Lighting Partner in 2013 we have been on a lighting Journey and it’s been a great […]
Weil’s Disease – what is it and how can Electricians be exposed?
What is Weil’s Disease? Weil’s disease is a severe form of a bacterial infection known as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Leptospira. The infection typically only causes mild flu-like symptoms, including headaches and chills. In severe cases, such as in Weil’s disease, it can lead to organ failure and bleeding. Leptospirosis […]
Powercor are not alone in noticing increased level of enquiries in a buoyant current market.
THE FUTURE IS POSITIVE, SAY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS While the economic growth of the UK has slowed since the first quarter of 2015, electrical contractors are still confident in the future stability of their business and the industry, accordingly to new research. A recent survey commissioned by leading electrical wholesaler, Newey & Eyre found that 81 […]