Good lighting should be an inherent workplace benefit: it is essential for people’s well-being, both physical and psychological. There is research that shows how the presence of natural light improves the health and productivity of employees. Lighting needs to be an essential part of any office design, because if you neglect it, then no […]
Don’t underestimate the significance of lighting when it comes to energy consumption. According to the Carbon Trust, lighting accounts for 20% of energy consumption in commercial and industrial buildings, and may make up a sizeable chunk of a building’s total electricity bill – as much as 40%. In other words, choose more energy efficient […]
As summer rolls to a close once again and we hear a collective sigh from children across the UK, the schools begin re-opening the doors. Dust is brushed off bookbags, new pencils are sharpened and the lights in classrooms are turned on for another year of learning. It’s that last one that we want to […]
If you didn’t already know, our company is called IDES UK. For the uninitiated, IDES isn’t just a scramble of random letters that we cobbled together. It isn’t even ‘IDEAS’ spelt incorrectly, as several people have believed in the past. No, contrary to popular opinion, we did actually put some real thought into what we […]
When it comes to the modern, Western world, there are a lot of things we couldn’t live without. The Internet, hot running water, the ability to cook noodles in the microwave in just a few minutes – all those things that are essential to our everyday lives. Well, maybe not the noodles… One of […]
Today, the phrase ‘energy efficiency’ is chucked around like a beach ball. We hear it on the news, in meetings and in general conversation. But, it’s wide use seems to have kind of diluted its importance. We hear so much about being energy efficient, that we no longer actually hear anything at all. It’s all […]
As an electrical services company who mainly works around LED light fixtures, we’ve come to know our stuff. Well, we already knew a fair bit before we began, but over 20+ years, our knowledge has definitely developed. To be honest, you’d probably think of us as LED geeks. We have this knowledge because of […]
At IDES, we’re proud of the work we do. We know that everyone says that but we actually are. It probably stems from the fact that we’re family run and have a strong set of values we truly believe in. So, being proud, we want to share some of our work with you. To […]
If you’ve already spent some time having a look at our website, you probably know that we’re an electrical contractor company. We do talk about it quite a lot. You might also have spotted that we’re UK based, work nationwide and are pretty well established in our industry. But, just in case you hadn’t, we’ve […]
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