LightingEurope
The LIA is a founding member of LightingEurope and plays a pivotal role in its work by being active members of/or leading committees, and sitting on its Executive Board.
LightingEurope is made up of 32 direct member companies and national associations and represents 1000+ companies; 80,000 employees; and over £12bn of general lighting turnover across the wider Europe.
LightingEurope is committed to promoting efficient lighting that benefits human comfort, safety, well-being, and the environment. It advocates a positive business and regulatory environment to cultivate fair competition and growth for the European lighting industry. To ensure this happens, a large part of its role is to work with the European institutions of the Commission, Parliament, and Council.
LightingEurope acts as a unified platform, utilising the power of its wide membership to loudly and effectively advocate the value of sustainable and better lighting across the whole value chain, and with end-users.
Brussels Direct webinars
LightingEurope hosts "Brussels Direct" webinars for its members, providing a quick and easy way to stay updated on the latest developments and trends in policy-making, the lighting industry, and other sectors. These webinars offer valuable insights to help companies strategically position themselves. As a benefit of LIA membership, members gain access to these Brussels Direct webinars.
The secretariat of LightingEurope is a small team headed by their Secretary General, Elena Scaroni. Each team member has expertise in the technical aspects of the sector and a wide range of topics within lighting that aids with the legislative and negotiating processes to get member’s voice heard at EU level.
Post Brexit, The LIA’s role in LightingEurope remains of huge importance and benefit to members by:
- allowing us to influence EU lighting regulations. The volume of upcoming regulation, predominantly in sustainability.
- enabling us to quickly and accurately inform members working across borders of the latest position on regulation and alignment.
- providing a vital horizon scanner for potential UK Government proposals.
EU-GB Legislation Tracker
The LIA and LightingEurope have jointly created a tracker designed to bring awareness, help with planning, and provide clarity to its members or member organisations.
Follow the link below for more information:
Working Groups
Sustainability
Find out about the working group below:
LIA Team contributors:
Bob Bohannon
Bob has thirty-five years of experience designing and delivering lighting schemes, teaching lighting from new entrants to governments and empowering people on their value of light and sustainability journey.
Bob is a leading member of the UK lighting community as a past President of the Society of Light and Lighting, as well as an Executive Board member of LightingEurope.
Trained originally with the LIF (now LIA Knowledge) he went on to gain the UCL master's degree in Light, Lighting and Architecture.
Bob’s technical, design and project management skills helped deliver many major projects from St. Pancras to Heathrow via the Royal Albert Hall. He was co-designer for the Iron Bridge at Telford, which won both a Lux Award and an international [d]arc award and was the lighting designer for White Hart Lane Station, Tottenham, which won an IES Award of Merit in 2021.
A strong believer in sustainability, Bob led the team that created the CIBSE/SLL TM66 Circular Economy initiative, which won both Platinum and Green at the Build Back Better Awards and was recognised with the SLL Lighting Award.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbohannon/
Lawrence Barling
As Senior Technical Manager for The LIA, Lawrence is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Lawrence has over 40 years’ experience in the lighting industry having worked in product development, standardisation and regulatory roles for Thorn, GE, the Lighting Association and the LIA. He represents the LIA and its members on many UK, EU and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamp committee and Convenor of the IEC Working Group for caps and holders. He was Chair of the IEC Lamp committee SC34A for 12 years and has received two IEC 1906 awards for his work at IEC. Lawrence also received the LIA Presidents award in 2024.
Lawrence is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees working with the EU Commission on subjects like future ERP and Energy Labelling Regulations.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-barling-6887255/
Value Of Light
Find out about the working group below:
LIA Team contributors:
Bob Bohannon
Bob has thirty-five years of experience designing and delivering lighting schemes, teaching lighting from new entrants to governments and empowering people on their value of light and sustainability journey.
Bob is a leading member of the UK lighting community as a past President of the Society of Light and Lighting, as well as an Executive Board member of LightingEurope.
Trained originally with the LIF (now LIA Knowledge) he went on to gain the UCL master's degree in Light, Lighting and Architecture.
Bob’s technical, design and project management skills helped deliver many major projects from St. Pancras to Heathrow via the Royal Albert Hall. He was co-designer for the Iron Bridge at Telford, which won both a Lux Award and an international [d]arc award and was the lighting designer for White Hart Lane Station, Tottenham, which won an IES Award of Merit in 2021.
A strong believer in sustainability, Bob led the team that created the CIBSE/SLL TM66 Circular Economy initiative, which won both Platinum and Green at the Build Back Better Awards and was recognised with the SLL Lighting Award.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbohannon/
Stuart Burns
As Technical Manager for the LIA, Stuart is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Stuart has over 27 years’ experience in the lighting and electro-technical industries, having worked in product quality, compliance, laboratory, standardisation and regulatory roles for many companies including the Lighting Association and the LIA. Stuart has exceptional, proven leadership skills within the quality, compliance and technical fields and has developed technical processes and documentation, including technical files, for a several large multinational organisations.
Stuart represents the LIA and its members on many UK (BSI), EU (CENELEC) and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamps and related equipment committee (CPL/34) which is a mirror committee for IEC TC34, and is Convenor of the IEC Working Groups for Luminaires, Emergency Lighting and Lightsources.
Stuart is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees including Group Emergency Lighting, Group Digital and Working Group Value of Light.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-burns-29006b34/
Better Enforcement
Find out about the working group below:
LIA Team contributors:
Lawrence Barling
As Senior Technical Manager for The LIA, Lawrence is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Lawrence has over 40 years’ experience in the lighting industry having worked in product development, standardisation and regulatory roles for Thorn, GE, the Lighting Association and the LIA. He represents the LIA and its members on many UK, EU and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamp committee and Convenor of the IEC Working Group for caps and holders. He was Chair of the IEC Lamp committee SC34A for 12 years and has received two IEC 1906 awards for his work at IEC. Lawrence also received the LIA Presidents award in 2024.
Lawrence is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees working with the EU Commission on subjects like future ERP and Energy Labelling Regulations.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-barling-6887255/
Sound Product Rules
Find out about the working group below:
LIA Team contributors:
Lawrence Barling
As Senior Technical Manager for The LIA, Lawrence is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Lawrence has over 40 years’ experience in the lighting industry having worked in product development, standardisation and regulatory roles for Thorn, GE, the Lighting Association and the LIA. He represents the LIA and its members on many UK, EU and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamp committee and Convenor of the IEC Working Group for caps and holders. He was Chair of the IEC Lamp committee SC34A for 12 years and has received two IEC 1906 awards for his work at IEC. Lawrence also received the LIA Presidents award in 2024.
Lawrence is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees working with the EU Commission on subjects like future ERP and Energy Labelling Regulations.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-barling-6887255/
Groups
Digital
LIA Team contributors:
Stuart Burns
As Technical Manager for the LIA, Stuart is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Stuart has over 27 years’ experience in the lighting and electro-technical industries, having worked in product quality, compliance, laboratory, standardisation and regulatory roles for many companies including the Lighting Association and the LIA. Stuart has exceptional, proven leadership skills within the quality, compliance and technical fields and has developed technical processes and documentation, including technical files, for a several large multinational organisations.
Stuart represents the LIA and its members on many UK (BSI), EU (CENELEC) and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamps and related equipment committee (CPL/34) which is a mirror committee for IEC TC34, and is Convenor of the IEC Working Groups for Luminaires, Emergency Lighting and Lightsources.
Stuart is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees including Group Emergency Lighting, Group Digital and Working Group Value of Light.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-burns-29006b34/
Emergency Lighting
Find out about the working group below:
LIA Team contributors:
Stuart Burns
As Technical Manager for the LIA, Stuart is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Stuart has over 27 years’ experience in the lighting and electro-technical industries, having worked in product quality, compliance, laboratory, standardisation and regulatory roles for many companies including the Lighting Association and the LIA. Stuart has exceptional, proven leadership skills within the quality, compliance and technical fields and has developed technical processes and documentation, including technical files, for a several large multinational organisations.
Stuart represents the LIA and its members on many UK (BSI), EU (CENELEC) and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamps and related equipment committee (CPL/34) which is a mirror committee for IEC TC34, and is Convenor of the IEC Working Groups for Luminaires, Emergency Lighting and Lightsources.
Stuart is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees including Group Emergency Lighting, Group Digital and Working Group Value of Light.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-burns-29006b34/
Standardisation
Find out about the working group below:
LIA Team contributors:
Lawrence Barling
As Senior Technical Manager for The LIA, Lawrence is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Lawrence has over 40 years’ experience in the lighting industry having worked in product development, standardisation and regulatory roles for Thorn, GE, the Lighting Association and the LIA. He represents the LIA and its members on many UK, EU and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamp committee and Convenor of the IEC Working Group for caps and holders. He was Chair of the IEC Lamp committee SC34A for 12 years and has received two IEC 1906 awards for his work at IEC. Lawrence also received the LIA Presidents award in 2024.
Lawrence is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees working with the EU Commission on subjects like future ERP and Energy Labelling Regulations.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-barling-6887255/
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