This is a very balanced article looking at photoluminescent exit signs and the vigorous discussion in the marketplace. IN GLOWING TERMS – Electrical Connection Magazine
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It’s great to see another Ecoglo stadium completed and operational! The Bankwest Stadium is a 30,000 capacity facility in the heart of Parramatta, Sydney. The step nosing product used is a custom product developed to meet the specifications of the project’s Safe Movement Report. The report was prepared for Populous Architects by Dr Hamish MacLennan, […]
Since my last post explaining High Temperature Curing (HTC) I’ve had many people asking about the processes used to make Ecoglo fakes. The products pictured have been offered up for arena and stadia in Australia as an alternative to Ecoglo. Clearly the aluminium extrusion has been made to resemble an Ecoglo product. Unfortunately the process […]
Last week I was discussing Ecoglo durability with one of our distribution partners. Unlike the failures pictured above, Ecoglo products don’t fail – why is that? The patented manufacturing process used to make Ecoglo’s products is known as High Temperature Curing or HTC. HTC involves the precisely controlled […]
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Nov
Nov
It was great to have it confirmed last week that the new Dubai Arena will be installing Ecoglo. This project will mean that AEG Ogden are involved with our most recent installation (Dubai Arena) and our very first installation (Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney). Qudos Bank Arena was installed in 1998 and Ecoglo step products […]
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Nov
Nov
Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It looks a lot different today than it did when I last I visited in 2008 (see 2008 photo on right and 2018 on left). In 2008 there was only one demonstration floor fitted out but it did include Ecoglo! The building […]
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Oct
Oct
Or at least point them in the right direction 🙂
As part of our new initiative in the GCC region Ecoglo will be exhibiting at the Big 5, 26-29 November at the Dubai World Trade Centre. We’ll be at stand number 6E263 in the Building Interiors & Finishes area showing photoluminescent path marking solutions to meet IFC and NFPA requirements as well as our revolutionary […]
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Sep
Sep
Our technical team was working with an electrical contractor last week. He commented that in the last 6 years he has worked on dozens of tilt slab buildings with mezzanine stairs and it was the first time he’d encountered Ecoglo replacing the emergency lighting. He was very pleased with the Ecoglo system commenting, “the electrical […]
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Aug
Aug
It was great to see our new LED/PL hybrid exit signs being used in a new micro-brewery in Christchurch. A great fit with their sustainability credentials and $ savings to put into building a great business. Also the Pale Ale was particularly delicious 🙂