Never underestimate the importance of good lighting in the office. As an employer you are responsible for the wellbeing of your staff while they are at work. This means that your employees comfort needs to be considered and this covers a wide spectrum, lighting being one area.

A dimly lit room creates a negative mood in most situations. You must consider that if there is poor lighting, the eye muscles will have to work harder and in turn work productivity is diminished. You can also expect your staff to complain of headaches and tiredness resulting in time off work and a loss in your time and inevitably money! It is recommended that lighting levels in the office must be a minimum of 450 Lux (Lux is the ‘International System of Units’ unit for lighting). Be aware of screen glare, this can obviously cause problems with reading the monitor and so if overhead lights are reflected in the screen turn them off! Instead use a different form of lighting, for instance uplighters or desk lamps.

The perk to using a desk lamp is that individual workstations and team arrangements can have their own lighting focussed in areas where it is needed. Lighting can be adjusted to the individual, rather than the room which can save in energy costs too! With good working light you can be sure that productivity will increase, concentration will be enhanced and you will see a reduction in errors.

When choosing your desk lamp remember you will have 4 choices of light sources, each one offering different qualities;

• Incandescent Lighting – The standard light bulb offering affordability to all, a range of fitting options and an approximate life span of 1000 hours.
• Halogen Lighting – A great alternative to the incandescent light bulb offering 5 times as much light and a life span which is twice as long. Producing a very bright ‘sunlight’ light, these bulbs are very small and must not be touched by the hand – when fitting use a rag or cloth of some kind to protect the bulb from your skin; your skin touch will lessen its life span.
• Fluoroscent Lighting – An efficient light source offering low power consumption and a life span of about 8000 hours!
• LED (Light Emitting Diodes) Lighting – With the longest life span of approximately 100,000 hours, this form of lighting will save you a fortune in the long run!

Today’s focus is based on Merit and their range of products such as Easel Binders, literature holders, portfolio’s, tags & tickets and most importantly, their lighting. Merit as a brand are known for their slick style and their renowned reliability. We would like to focus your attention today on their lighting products. We have a great selection here of all the most popular items, the best of which is featured to your right.

This Mother and Child Merit Uplighter operates under individual dimmers and on/off switching. The child light is adjustable so that it can be positioned over a desk for better spot lighting. They make the perfect light for your sitting room or study and the flexible arm light is ideal for reading etc. Consider your home or your office, you’d like to read or have a more intense light to work at, but this may be too bright for others. With this uplighter however, you can put the main light on ‘dim’ and just focus your spotlight on the book or your workstation. This Merit uplighter is great for concentrating light on a particular area without upsetting others! The Mother lamp requires a 300W R7S 118mm linear Halogen bulb which is included and the Child lamp requires a Halogen 12V 50W 40mm bulb. The overall height of the uplighter is 1830 mm however the height of the Child lamp is: 1530 mm. With a generous 28% off, they have to be worth a look! 

With reviews such as the following you can see for yourself that these uplighters are really popular;

“This lamp is worth every pound spent: good looking, functional and obviously very bright! I strongly recommend it if you need additional lights in your rooms”

“I love these lamps as they provide great light – either a diffused light with the uplighter to warmly light the whole room, or the spotlight to angle exactly where it needs to be.”

It seems that no matter what time of year it is, the demand for a decent office lamp is always great. With an increasing number of pleas for help, we’ve decided to gather together our now favourite lamps, compare them and let you decide. You have a choice of two different kinds of lamps; your standard desk lamp which normally has an adjustable or folding arm that can be positioned so that it directs it’s light at one particular spot, a very popular choice. Alternatively, you have your lamp stand which is a floor standing or Torchiere lamp. These also portable lamps, will light up a section of a room, often shining light down onto a particular area. You will find some with the option of a second and lower bulb which instead of being an uplighter, can have it’s beam directed at an individual spot.   

Option No.1 – For those with a bit of cash to flash. Hansa EasyFlex Desk Lamp with Two-jointed Arm.

This sophisticated ‘bright idea’…eh hem…has two flexible joints of the aluminium arm allowing optimum positioning of it’s bright daylight light (6400 kelvin). The intensity of the 24 watt compact fluorescent bulb and the robust engineering make EasyFlex the ideal desk or table lamp while the electronic lamp ballast ensures a non-flickering constant light. It comes supplied with a heavy base and the honeycomb shaped reflector ensures an even distribution of light on the working desk, with a reflector made of metal finish ABS. With a height of 70 cm and it’s specialist bulb included, we’d say that this is perfection is the form of a lamp. Definite thumbs up from Office 365. When you buy from us, you take that pinch away and save a fantastic 26%. This lamp is now only £70.30, reduced from £94.99.

Replacement bulb (Daylight Fluorescent 24W) for the above.

Option No.2 – For those who are feeling the pinch during these difficult times. Merit Hobby Table Lamp Adjustable. This modern hobby lamp made by the respectable and very reputable company, Merit could be an asset to any office. It’s sleek modern design and colour would complement any existing style and at less than half price, it’s price would suit every pocket! With a height of 53 cm and an adjustable arm, it can accommodate any requirement. It requires a B22 60W bayonet bulb which is not included, but is available separately. With 51% off, this lamp can be purchased for just £15.86, that’s £16.23 off, another great bargain at Office 365. 

Replacement Bulb (Energy-saving Bayonet Fitting 10000hr 11W [Equivalent Old 60W]) for the above.

Last but by no means least is our No.3 contender. The Idelec Angled Floor Lamp featured to your right.

 This tall sleek elegant design will add a touch of sophistication to your workplace. While in use it has a low energy output and features a toggle on/off switch. It’s angled upper body means that the beam can be directed at specific targets and  with a choice of black or chrome, you will find the right one for your current decor. The lamp comes complete with a GX53 9W low energy light bulb and it’s complete height is 157.5cm. At the moment you can receive 30% off this lamp which takes it down to a reasonable £94.91.

So there you have it, our fabulous three. If however you’d prefer to browse our entire selection of Office Lamps and Office Lamp Stands, you’ll find a full and varied selection with us, all with fantastic discounts.

Prices valid as from 17/02/2010 

So it turns out you’re after more on desk lamps! With this being the case, it’s best to bring you a brand that you’ve all heard off…Helix of course! Only this time we’ve chosen you a rather classy option or more specifically, an executive option. The Helix VE2 Executive LED Desk Lamp. Helix have developed this product with evolution in mind. The human body has evolved over thousands of years but has only actually been influenced by electric lighting for the past century. It has been proven that the human eye is at is most effective in natural daylight. Although lighting technology developed since the invention of the electric light bulb, artificial lighting does still has an effect on eye performance. Poor lighting has a very negative effect and can cause eyestrain, headaches and tiredness that could lead to poor productivity, performance and even permanent damage. Working in poor light conditions for long periods of time can also lead to stress and other stress related conditions.  Working in an office environment means that lighting is variable and often visibility is poor. That why Helix have come up with Artificial daylight. This technology offers a real solution and is a win, win for everyone in the business. The ideal solution is artificial daylight desk lamps. Desk lighting will allow each employee to control the lighting in their individual working area to suit their personal preference. The lights head can be moved into virtually any position to increase or decrease direct lighting  while preventing glare.

Featured to your right is the Helix VE2 Executive Desk Lamp

21 mini LED bulbs provide 2 watt of pure daylight output. The 50,000 hour bulb life and very low energy consumption make this a very efficient and environmentally friendly way to light your desk. It comes complete with LED bulbs and is finished in an attractive brushed steel. All products are built and tested to the highest quality standards and conform to BS EN 60598 for total peace of mind.

Helix daylight out-put desk lights provide an astonishing 80% energy saving compared with a conventional GLS desk light. The daylight tubes last around 10,000 hours, 10 times that of the GLS equivalent. The use of energy saving desk lighting with lower levels of ambient lighting can save your business up to 40% of the previous lighting bill. Plus when and employee leaves the office they can turn off their own lights to save energy still further.

If you’d like to look at our complete range of Desk Lamps, take a look at the site or call us if you’d like some advise, we’re always happy to help.

It seems an influx in demand for desk lamps has lead to a hasty need for an article about them. With so many questions and demands, it’s probably best we answer everyone’s queries here, plus we’ve found a good’en for you!

Being as we’re looking for a lamp suitable for both the home and the office, Helix are the brand to stand out with this one. They are a leading manufacturer of a wide range of products designed for both the home and the office environment. All their products have been carefully designed to offer maximum functional benefit plus real value for money. All their lighting products are built and tested to the highest quality standards and conform to BS EN 60598 for total peace of mind.

To your right we have the Helix 100 watt GLS (standard screw-in household bulb) version of the Classic Helix desk light. It has an extra long 110 cm arm reach with fully adjustable movement of both the arm and shade for easy positioning. It comes complete with a stable weighted base, however, the bulb is not included!

• 100 watt GLS desk lamp with 1100mm arm reach

• Attractive modern styling with the classic four spring arm mechanism

• Stable weighted base
• Requires 100 watt GLS Edison screw bulb

The Helix Classic range has been designed to be the most functional desk lights available, using the precise spring balanced arm mechanism which allows quick and accurate positioning to the light shade for maximum visual comfort in use. Plus, all products come with a 3 year guarantee, now that’s peace of mind! The featured model has managed to cover every requirement and shines (literally) above all the rest! We bring it to you with a generous 43% off bringing the total down to just £59.57. We do have plenty of other modern desk lamps to offer if this one’s not right for you.

The Green Bit

Helix are aware that everything they do has a potential environmental impact in one way or another and recognise the part they play in the control of these impacts so as to minimise their collective effects upon the environment.

Helix is committed to the principles of social responsibility and to the protection of human rights.

Prices correct as of 30/10/09

Office 365 introduces…The Merit Mother and Child Uplighter!

Our Mother and Child floor standing uplighters are ideal for your sitting room
or study and the flexible arm light is ideal for reading etc. Take your home for example, you’d like to read, but the light may be too bright for others, so why not put the main light on ‘dim’ and just focus your spotlight on the book. Or maybe your working late at the office and don’t want to draw attention to your self, just set your light to ‘dim’ and focus the spotlight on your work. It’s great for concentrating light on a particular area.  

• 300W bulb supplied
• Mother and Child operate under individual dimmer, on and off switching
• Child light is adjustable to position over a desk for better spot lighting
• Bulb supplied
• Height Mother: 1830mm
• Height Child: 1530mm.
• Silver

And with 31% off the recommended retail price, you won’t find it cheaper anywhere else! Buy now for just £98.24!

This fantastic item has received excellent reviews such as;

“This lamp is worth every pound spent: good looking, functional and obviously very bright! I strongly recommend it if you need additional lights in your rooms”

“I love these lamps as they provide great light – either a diffused light with the uplighter to warmly light the whole room, or the spotlight to angle exactly where it needs to be.”

And for more Office Uplighters, take a look at our site and pay less across the entire range.

Prices correct as of  07/07/09
 

Did you know that lighting in many work places is rarely sufficient. An office with fluorscent lighting generally gets about 300 Lux. (According to Wikipedia, Lux is the ‘International System of Units’ unit for lighting.) Most people don’t realise that the recommended minimum is 450 Lux.

Desk lighting is an excellent way of getting that extra light, why don’t you click here and see our extensive range.

With good working light the productivity can increase, as it is easier to concentrate, and you also make less errors and feel more awake. A person aged 45 needs approximately twice as much light to work comfortably and without visual tiredness, compared to a that of a 20 year old.

There are four kinds of light source which we can supply and I have listed them below.

Incandescent Lighting – this offers an advantage of the colour of the light they produce and provides a warm feeling to a room. They have an approximate life span of 1000 hours.

Halogen Lighting - this produces an attractive light which resembles sunlight. It gives approximately five times as much light as an incandescent bulb and its life span is about twice as much as incandescent bulbs.

Fluoroscent Lighting - this is a very efficient light source as it has a low power consumption and a life span of about 8000 hours.

LED (Light Emitting Diodes) Lighting - this has an approximate life span of 100,000 hours! You won’t have to change the bulbs for a very long time!