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Ethical lighting? It’s time to get in the loop

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Take a look at this ground-breaking new bulb and the first question you’ll ask is – where’s the rest of it?

Because although these stunning lamps clearly pay homage to the traditional bulbs we all grew up with, the design has been pared down to little more than a loop of clear polycarbonate and a flexible LED filament.

Because although these stunning lamps clearly pay homage to the traditional bulbs we all grew up with, the

design has been pared down to little more than a loop of clear polycarbonate and a flexible LED filament.

In bringing these stunning new lamps to the UK market, LED specialist well-lit has completely redefined the classic ‘Edison’ incandescent bulb – known in the trade as the General Lighting Service lamp, or GLS.

In conventional incandescent terms the new shatterproof lamps can replace up to a ‘50w bulb’, so they’re bright, and fully up to the challenge of everyday use. And like all well-lit flexible filament bulbs, they offer perfect flickerfree dimming.


The next big surprise is that the bulbs are hand-made. This seems at odds with everything we’ve come to

expect from high-tech solutions to global energy concerns, but for Chris Stimson and business partner

Bujar Shkodra it makes perfect sense. Achieving the finest quality requires the correct orientation and precise alignment of the components – something that’s extremely difficult to achieve with machines alone.

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Plenty of companies claim to have started out on someone’s kitchen table, but with well-lit, that’s literally true. The company has gone from strength to strength increasing turnover by 220% in 2017, but never lost its commitment to ethnical and sustainable production. It’s a hands-on approach that many competitors claim to emulate, but few can match.


Well-lit co-founder Chris Stimson explains how ethical concerns inform every decision the company makes: “When we looked at the low-energy lighting industry, it was clear to us that the ‘green’ credentials of buying and using the bulbs weren’t matched by the way they were produced. That side of the industry wasn’t ‘clean’ at all. “So right from the start, we challenged that by being as ethical, sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible. We believed that if we got that right, commercial success would follow. Our competitors have focused on marketing with ethical considerations as an afterthought, and now they are struggling to keep up.”


The advantages don’t stop with the environment. LED bulbs use much less energy than incandescent bulbs

and halogens, but can make colours look washed out and flat. well-lit bulbs have an impressive A+ rating, but the quality of light is preserved by high CRI (colour rendering index) values. These are bulbs you’ll covet for your home, not bulbs you put up with to save money.

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Is the new lamp the greenest light bulb ever? well-lit has a mission to bring better LED products to the UK market, and the team believes the new bulbs are the most ethical and sustainable LED lamps ever devised. Available in 2200k (440 lumens) or 2600k (560 lumens) at 8w, they are already available for pre-order on the company’s website www. well-lit.co.uk


The quality and design of well-lit bulbs has won the company a number of high profile awards, and a loyal following among design-conscious consumers, as well as architects, interior designers, and business owners. Welllit was the first company to introduce flexible filament bulbs to the UK market, and has sold 70,000 units without a single product failure.


Like all well-lit products the new bulbs can be sold on their own or as an additional purchase with fittings. They offer excellent retailer margins, and planned deliveries so that retailers never run out of stock.

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