Working within the Philips Partner program

The Philips Partner Program has provided Powercor with some varied and exciting projects, the most recent of which is nearing its end of a 12 month long contract. Philips Lighting and Unite Students partnered to install LED lighting throughout all of Unite’s properties over a 2 year timeframe in a £21M partnership. Powercor were entrusted […]

Summer Season for an Electrical Contractor

So the summer holidays are upon us and so starts the crazy season at Powercor! The longest of the school breaks generally has us requiring twice as much labour as normal. It is an incredibly busy period with a huge influx of work from the Schools and Colleges we look after, whilst also having to […]

Efficiency is the key to success

This time round I have been struggling for a topic for my blog and also fitting in the time to write it. With this in mind it struck me I could write a blog on being more efficient at work, that might just help each and every one of us find time to do tasks […]

LED Lighting Evolution

The LED evolution has grown significantly over the last few years with many new companies coming to the market, however there are some serious considerations that should be made when making a significant investment. Unlike tungsten and fluorescent technology that were produced by 4 major players namely Philips, GE, Osram and Sylvania, within the LED […]

Energy Sustainability Savings & Financing Solutions

When people talk about solar, LED lighting, Voltage Optimisation & all other types of energy saving technology, most of the time the first questions are:- “How much?” and “How long until I see a return?” If customers are looking into these new technologies they can sometimes be put off by the upfront costs for the […]

Is it time to join the Solar Revolution?

With so much changing in the photovoltaic market, is now the time to start generating your own electricity? Solar panels and installations have decreased in cost dramatically and offer very good return on investments. You don’teven necessarily require the cash upfront! If you can afford the capital outlay then you’re going to get the best […]

What is Voltage Optimisation?

In the UK, 230 volts is the ‘nominal’ voltage that our electricity is supplied at. This voltage has to be supplied within a tolerance range of +10% and -6%. In an electrical system ‘voltage’ is the equivalent of ‘pressure’ in a water system. So whilst here in our offices the voltage is 244 volts, go […]

SCHOOLVISION – creating a bright learning environment

Schoolvision is a lighting solution that helps children concentrate whilst having fun!  In September 2009, my wife and I were blessed with our first child, since then I have been watching him grow up, constantly playing as well as learning to walk and talk. I now understand the environment that a child needs for them […]

LED or Fluorescent lighting? Why LED is the way forward

The big question for many businesses is why move over to LED when they currently have a functional site which runs off the likes of T8 Fluorescent’s. The simple answer is that it costs a lot less to run LED lighting with savings of up to 60% compared to the florescent’s counterpart…additionally there are big […]

Powercor and Recolight provide WEEE Regulatory compliant disposal of redundant lamps

With the ever changing lighting technologies that are hitting today’s market, we are forever disposing of the redundant light fittings and lamps that are no longer required. Many people including companies are unaware of what is inside the lamps that are now being replaced and are unaware of the right way of disposing of them. […]