Thomas Edison is the person who is commonly associated with inventing the light bulb, however it evolved over decades of experiments from scientists and engineers from several different countries. Early experiments with electric light Electric lighting in the 1800’s consisted of a battery and a piece of carbon creating

The banning of incandescent bulbs has happened differently depending on which country you are in and many countries have chosen to do this as a gradual ban.  The focus of these bans has been to improve energy efficiency and to reduce carbon emissions.  Incandescent bulbs generate light by heating a

R80 light bulbs are a type of reflector lamp which are commonly used in homes and office situations for directional lighting. What does R80 mean on a light bulb? The R stands for reflector and the 80 is the diameter of the bulb.  These terms make it easier to differentiate

LED lighting technology has revolutionised and updated the options we have for home, retail and commercial lighting as we know it.  All LED bulbs will have a warranty to cover them lasting for a year minimum; often much longer.  And they use a much lower amount of wattage for the

With the large variety of bulbs and colour temperatures available it can be tricky to pick the right one for the right job.  We at BLT Direct would recommend using Daylight colour temperature bulbs in the kitchen due to their crisp bright light making it much easier to do the