By assisting customers on the trade counter I developed a great understanding for downlights; so one day I asked myself...What if I used my knowledge of downlights and shared it with the world? We now offer over 2,000 different types of downlights from the UK's leading brands. Many of our ceiling spotlights come with an LED light source – offering improved energy efficiency, a longer lifespan and a wide choice of colour temperatures compared with traditional bulbs. And LED retrofit lamps are also available for our non-LED spotlights. The choice of colour temperatures available in LED lights – including warm white, cool white and even daylight – tends to depend on the application. Kitchens and bathrooms often look better with cool or daylight colours, whereas bedrooms and dining rooms often benefit from a warm white. Fitting mains voltage and LED recessed downlights

Bathroom lighting can make all of the difference when it comes to the aesthetics of the room. Due to the nature of a bathroom, with a lot of water an steam expected, it can be common for people to opt for a very basic lighting solution as a safety precaution. However, what people don't know is that bathroom downlights are actually the perfect marriage between safety and aesthetics. Consider integrated downlights over GU10, they're more reliable and last longer. The price of integrated versions has reduced a lot recently and some don’t cost too much more. Our extensive product range of ceiling downlights includes many variations of styles and types such as fixed, adjustable, trim-less (plaster-in), bathroom rated and many more. The next generation of downlights that are gradually taking over are smart downlights which can be controlled from a smart phone. As a specialist distributor in recessed lighting, our expert sales team can help you choose the right down lights for your home or business. We've put together this useful guide to help you along your journey... How To Choose The Right Downlights For You

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Scottish Highlands, areas which we class as zone 1 are post codes: AB30-38, AB44-56, FK17-99, G83, IV1-28, IV30-32, IV33-39, IV52-54, IV63, KW1-14, PA21-33, PA34-40, PH18-26, PH30, PH31-41, PH49-50 A kitchen is always the most time consuming when you’re doing lighting designs for homes. This is because it contains cupboard spaces, appliances and worktops which need to be considered as part of the design and each one has to be individually drawn. At Downlights.co.uk we offer a large selection of GU10 and integrated LED downlights from the UK's leading brands. We offer expert advice and can help you choose the best options for your project. Which Downlight?

Not only can these type of bathroom lights be used to illuminate the whole room, you can also have lights in specific areas such as sink alcoves and above the shower to offer extra illumination to these zones. As mentioned in our guide, one of five golden rules is about connectivity which should be a key decision when making your choice. Cheap, older downlights have very basic screw terminal connectors that take longer to wire. While new modern downlights such as the Aurora MPRO, Collingwood H2 Pro and JCC V50 come with a high quality wiring connector. You wire one part of the connector into your ceiling by looping cables in and out when you're doing the 'first fix'. Then plug the corresponding connector in when your ready for the 'second fix'. The corresponding connector is wired into the downlight allowing for a plug & play system. View more: Living room downlights and other lounge lighting fixtures Kitchen Downlight Installation While maintaining a competitive pricing point, these manufacturers are able to offer something more, something better than the rest.

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To fit recessed downlights, holes will have to be cut into the ceiling for the spotlight to fit into. They are spring loaded which keeps them in place securely once installed. The lights are also normally wired in via a loop system or connected to a junction box to be controlled by a 1 or 2-gang switch, or a dimmer switch. We've been providing LED downlight solutions since the very beginning, just as LED lighting technology was first being used in recessed downlights. We were one of the original online retailers to offer integrated LED downlights. Since they first came onto the scene in 2009, details of the very first ones can be found in our blog post here. Recessed Lighting The market continues to be flooded by a deluge of countless downlighting options. At Downlights Direct we try hard to narrow down the options available and only offer the very best downlights on the market. Even with this strategy we still have thousands of different variations to choose from, with more being added by the day. A downlight or downlighter is a luminaire (light fitting) that emits light in a downward direction with an accurate but relatively narrow beam angle. The beam of light is focused and intense, providing an unparalleled, clear, bright lighting effect to the area or objects directly beneath them.

Whether you’re buying integrated LED or replaceable GU10 downlights, buy branded LEDs, in life you get what you pay for. For that little bit extra you'll get a whole lot more. Branded LEDs give you more lumens (brightness), longer lifetimes and longer, more reliable guarantees. This is even apparent when you compare manufacturers like Collingwood Lighting who have their own premium and economy brands. Unbranded LEDs would fall a few divisions below the Collingwood economy brand known as the H2 Lite. LED technology was originally designed as a low energy alternative to replace incandescent, fluorescent and halogen. With most of these lamp options now banned altogether in the EU. LED remains the only viable lighting option,. It's become so good, that their doesn't really need to be anything else. You’ve either got a brand new room or you’re replacing a single light fixture with recessed downlights. This gives you a fresh canvas and the option to install anything you want. But what if you opted for brighter LED downlights with wider beam angles of 60 degrees instead of the traditional 40? This combination spreads the light out further allowing you to install fewer downlights and potentially saving you a few hundred pounds on installation costs. If your kitchen is 9 metres by 9 metres you’re going to lose a lot of that area with cupboards and worktops. Depending on the heights of these, they may need to be considered as part of walls especially if the cupboards go right to the ceiling. This reduces the floor spaces and the area of the room that needs to be illuminated.Downlights have undoubtedly come a very long way since their inception, which is earlier than 1940. Although nobody knows who invented the recessed downlight, it’s certainly a great invention and something that is used in almost every home and business around the world.

LED lighting technology has certainly slowed down in recent years. Manufacturers have almost reached a peak in what they can improve on, certainly in terms of efficiency. The biggest improvements for premium downlights brands like Aurora, Collingwood and JCC Lighting is that they come with superior wiring connectors and colour temperature switching capabilities.Old, energy hungry reflector style lights with R95, R80 and R63 E27 downlights with big clunky brass trims are now a thing of the past. In more recent years the now outlawed 50 watt halogen has been replaced by modern, sleek, energy efficient LED alternatives. The future of downlighting technology is becoming brighter but physically smaller. Buy fire rated; they're safer and can protect your home in the event of a fire. There are instances were a fire rating is not required but for 95% of domestic installations, downlights should be fire rated. Existing lounge Installation You're limited to the existing hole sizes and distances between each downlight. Ideally you just want something that matches the existing setup so you don’t have to re-plaster, make the holes bigger or spend too much unnecessary time, money or effort on it. Many of the higher priced, premium downlights have longer life expectancies of around 70,000, that’s a lifetime of up to 68 years if you only use them for 3 hours per day! Premium rated downlights also have longer guarantee periods, these are the key reasons why some downlights cost considerably more than others - you get what you pay for. 3 Typical Rooms Where You Can Install Downlights