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LED LIGHTING
Contractors have always been able to rely on Ovia Lighting to offer a range of products and solutions
OVIA — THE SHINING STAR IN THE FIRE-RATED LED DOWNLIGHT MARKET Mike Collins, Sales Director with OVIA, looks at how the company continues to lead the way in developments in fire-rated LED downlights.
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As a result, contractors have always been able to rely on Ovia Lighting to offer a range of products and solutions to help them meet the evolving challenges they face, with the growing FlameGuard and Inceptor downlights ranges. New guidelines from NHBC on recessed light fittings have provided the industry with its most recent challenge. With the increasing use of I-joists as part of floor construction – around 70% of new build homes feature engineered timbers joists, as opposed to solid timber
t was 2005 when the first firerated downlight was launched within the electrical contracting sector. The product was the FlameGuard fire-protected and acoustic-rated downlight and the manufacturer was Scolmore Group company, Ovia. Since then, the company has continued to innovate and drive the market by adapting its fire-rated downlights range to meet the changing construction environment and associated legislations.
joists which dominated the market 20 years ago – the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) has updated its technical guidance on recessed light fittings in ceilings to intermediate floors in houses. As a result, the NHBC now requires test evidence showing that recessed downlights are suitable for a similar I-joist and plasterboard combination. For many years, the market for fire-rated downlights has been the cause of some confusion, with many manufacturers making claims but not always having the technical
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