Combat Festive Price Hikes With Energy-Saving Light Bulbs

A rise in energy prices now occurs so frequently that it is almost a Christmas tradition in itself. British Gas has announced that millions of their customers will face a 7% energy hike just in time for the festive season, adding around £1.50 to the average weekly gas and electricity bill. The price hike kicks into gear on December 10^th, just in time for the festive season, and traditionally the time when many homeowners start to utilise the most electricity, what with the extra Christmas lights and the colder weather. Wholesale prices are said to have risen by 25% since spring this year, and those who are with British Gas will surely be looking for any possible way in which they can cut back their energy bills over this expensive Christmas period.

Fitting the home with energy-saving light bulbs before the festive season kicks in is a great way to ensure that there won’t be any nasty shocks where energy bills are concerned. However, with a hundred and one things to do before the 25^th December, is there really time to completely change the lighting solutions within a home? The answer where energy-saving light bulbs are concerned is yes. One of the most prevalent myths in relation to switching to energy-saving lighting methods is that all existing fixtures must be taken out, re-wired and re-fitted. This is completely untrue; Energy Saving GLS Bulbs all use the conventional Edison Screw Caps or Bayonet Caps, and are completely compatible with the majority of existing fixtures already within the home. Just one 11-watt GLS bulb will see a huge reduction in energy consumption, with 80% less energy used to create the same amount of light as a harmful halogen bulb.

Using a dimmable bulb is also a superb way to save money on energy bills. Sometimes during the morning or the evening, having a light blasting at full power does not produce an energy-friendly environment but using a Dimmable Energy Saving Light Bulb ensures that consumers have total control over the amount of light they are using. The savings can also be incredible when using these innovative bulbs, with predications estimating that around £194.20 in average electricity bills can be saved over the lifespan of just one dimmable bulb.

There are also some festive options for those who want to decorate their home ready for Christmas but don’t want to pay over the odds in doing so. Features such as solar panels powering outdoor lights can help to minimise energy consumption, as well as bulbs like the Energy Saving Coloured Spiral Light Bulb. A red or a yellow bulb placed in any normal fixture creates a festive Christmassy glow when placed in an alcove or even on a front porch, and with projected savings of around £51.00 per bulb over its lifespan, they are perfect to combat the harmful energy price hikes this Christmas.

Host A Switch-On Worthy Of Any Celebrity This Christmas

Artists such as Robbie Williams, McFLY, The Wanted and JLS have been confirmed to be switching on the public Christmas lights up and down the country in huge extravaganzas over the coming weeks. In some of the country’s biggest cities, such as London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, some of the UK’s biggest stars will be welcomed and will put on a spectacular show before they press the all-important button that switches on the festive decorations for the remainder of the Christmas period.  Many people around the home might decide to host their own Christmas light switch-on over the coming weeks, as they complete their traditional decorative displays and turn them on for the first time. BLT Direct is a premier provider of lighting solutions that can outshine any celebrity switch-on ceremony, with low prices to fit festive budgets, and high-quality that will last for many winters to come.

One of the most popular ways to form the basis of a large display is to line windows, fences and other vertical surfaces with Snowing Outdoor Icicle Lights, which have an authentic Christmas look when turned to any of their different settings. Pulsating at different speeds or simply remaining static, these lights are perfect to boost Christmas spirit and their neutral white colour won’t clash with more colourful elements of the display. These chains of lights come in sets of up to 720 bulbs, so they can practically cover the entirety of the outside of a house or other building, and they are perfectly appropriate for outdoor usage. Prices at BLT Direct start at just £29.99.

To bring a little Christmas cheer to the inside of the home and continue the theme of a display on the transition from outdoor to indoor, swapping some of the regular bulbs around the house with a Coloured GU10 LED Bulb is a cost-effective solution. These bulbs don’t require any extra fittings or fixtures, and adding a warm red light or a warm yellow glow to the area around a Christmas tree, or in a hallway, can give a home a much more festive feel. These bulbs are also great for energy-saving; running costs compared to GU10 halogen bulbs are down by around 80%, so the electricity bills need not be sky-high this Christmas season. The GU10 LED bulbs start from just £5.99 at BLT Direct.

Not everyone has the time to produce a show-stopping lighting display at Christmas, but there are more subtle ways in which the festive season can be referenced in the home. Candle Bridge Arch Lights are a wonderfully understated way to decorate a mantelpiece, a windowsill or a dining table this Christmas. There are plenty of different varieties to choose from, in varying colours, shapes and sizes, but all of them are a stylish and simplistic way to add to festive decorations. Prices start at just £9.90 for a seven-bulb arch.

Christmas Lights At BLT Direct

Now that September is in full-swing, many towns and cities across the UK will undoubtedly turn their attentions to Christmas festivities and the famous Christmas lights switch-on. The annual events, usually hosted by pop stars, TV stars and other celebrities, generally attract crowds of thousands and every city wants their Christmas lights display to be the most impressive – which is why preparations have to start so early!

In a similar way to High Streets across the country, many people like to decorate their house for Christmas, and everybody wants their lights to look the most spectacular on their street. The most prepared will start putting their lights up in October or November, and will most likely already know exactly what their display will look like. Once that first light-up Santa appears on a lawn, the floodgates will open. Why not get ahead of the crowd and start planning your seasonal display now?

From the traditional coloured fairy lights to the latest energy-saving bulbs, BLT Direct, an online supplier of light solutions, is home to all your Christmas light display needs. With fantastic ranges of both indoor and outdoor Christmas lights, BLT Direct aims to make your house stand out from the crowd this Winter. Conventional Straight Christmas Lights start at just £7.90 for 40 bulbs of the LED variety, which use around a tenth of the energy of filament bulbs, and provide a brighter light. Safe to use outdoors as well as inside, string these lights up around your garden or create a pattern in your window to let Santa know you're home and impress your neighbours and guests.

For the eco-conscious among us, trying to reduce our carbon footprint, BLT Direct sells Solar Christmas Lights for excellent prices. 100 LED lights with a solar kit costs just £19.99 and is 9.9 metres in length. The kit will save on your electricity bills throughout the entire festive season, leaving you free to treat yourself to an extra present come Christmas Eve.

BLT Direct knows that having the best display is all in the detail, and that the light show has to continue indoors. The very traditional Candle Bridge Arch Lights provide a warm and cosy feeling for your home during the cold festive period. Place them in the window, on a dinner table or on a mantlepiece to add style and simplicity to your Christmas decorations.

Undoubtedly some people will stop at nothing to have the best display, not just on their street, but in the country. To achieve some truly dramatic illumination, try BLT Direct's Coloured LED Flood Lights, available in a whole assortment of different colours. The lights cost just £44.99, a saving of 36% on their recommended retail price of £69.99. For basic radiance try the warm white lights, or to create an even more seasonal atmosphere, why not try both red and green? The flood lights are available separately, or as a colour changing light for the same price.

To find out more and order online, visit http://www.bltdirect.com

How to reduce the cost of seasonal lights

Lavish decorations go hand in hand with this festive time of year, Christmas and New Year see a huge selection of bright and jolly lights being adorned throughout the insides and outsides of our houses. Many see the need for such decorations as a necessity this Christmas time, but unfortunately with such decorations also come extremely high electricity bills. This is the last thing that anyone needs this time of year, when so much money is already being spent on presents, food and drink. Thankfully there are simple ways that everyone can save money off their electricity bill this festive time of year. BLT Direct stocks a wide range of light bulbs and Christmas lights that can provide great savings over the entire festive period and all year round.

The need to ensure that our electricity bills are as low as possible is even more paramount considering the tough economic times that we currently find ourselves in. If not this alone was not enough to convince of the merits of a low electricity bill, then the current state of the environment should be. In a climate where we all know that we should be doing something to help reduce our carbon footprint or that of our household, reducing the energy output that such seasonal lights may induce is a great way to get started.

BLT has a number of fantastic ways to reduce both these outputs, they stock a fantastic range of both energy saving lightbulbs and LED lightbulbs. This Christmas, coloured energy saving light bulbs are the perfect answer, saving up to 80% on traditional halogen light bulbs, these lightbulbs not only look great but are also great for the bank balance. LED candle light bulbs are another brilliant choice for this festive time of year, available in a variety of different seasonal colours, with an estimated lifetime of 25 years, and savings up to 90% on traditional running costs, they really are a no brainer for any seasonal display.

To browse BLT’s range of Christmas lights, and other energy saving lighting solutions, visit
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About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

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GU10 a no brainer

We are all aware these days of our effect on, and our responsibility towards the environment. There are now many solutions on the market that help us reduce our carbon footprint, particularly in comparison to traditional consumer products. However individuals can sometimes be hard to persuade in making the leap, as greener products can also sometimes be more ineffective products.

However this is far from the case with the GU10 range of energy saving light bulbs. A direct replacement for high energy consuming halogen bulbs, the GU10 displays the perfect marriage of performance and efficiency. In fact, the GU10 light bulb is an extremely environmentally friendly product, providing a simple, easy but effective method of reducing your electricity usage, helping the environment, but also you, by cutting down on bills.

It’s the GU10 light bulbs longevity that is perhaps most impressive, with the ability to last for 14 years with an average 10 hours a day usage. The GU10 is also extremely versatile, fitting all existing GU10 light fittings with retractable backs.

The workings behind the GU10 light bulbs include modern lamp tube technology. This features a patented cooling-tube, ensuring that the high luminosity is extremely efficient and maintained throughout the bulb’s life.

GU10’s are also extremely versatile and can be used in most spaces, such as kitchens, bathrooms, reception areas, lounges, offices, shop displays, conference rooms, corridors, restaurants and hotels. Using the GU10 in all your appropriate fittings can provide you with great savings in terms of your financial outlay and your carbon footprint.

GU10 light bulbs come in four different colours, Warm White, White, Cool White and Daylight from BLT Direct, allowing you to provide the exact look and lighting tone that you require. They are also available in a choice of wattages; 7w, 9w, 11w and 14 watt .

The GU10 range is one of the few products to retain such high performance whilst heavily reducing usage, in some cases up to 80%. If you would like to view the GU10 range and other light bulbs, lamps and tubes currently available from BLT Direct, visit http://www.bltdirect.com/index.php

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

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Now Is the Time to Plan Your Christmas Lights

We might not like to accept it but it is that time of year when the summer ends and the nights start getting a bit darker a bit earlier. It's nice to have something to look forward to at this time of year and of course this is what Christmas does for us. The decorations and the whole festival of Christmas is something that simply never loses its appeal, and lots of colourful Christmas lights are undoubtedly intrinsic to that enjoyment.

Many of the UK's cities are busy getting ready for their Christmas decoration unveilings, and several have already announced the celebrities they've booked to switch the lights on only a few weeks from now. Unlike the Blackpool Illuminations, your Christmas lights might not be getting switched on by Robbie Williams, but that doesn't mean they can't be really special!

Getting organised early on for Christmas is something that really does pay off, removing a lot of the stress often associated with festive preparations and allowing you to relax and enjoy yourself at such a special time of year. One of the key first steps is to plan the perfect selection of Christmas lighting as the lights chosen for the tree and to decorate outside define the ambience and mood of the room and home. Energy saving light bulbs specialist BLT Direct stock a fantastic range of Christmas lights, all of which are designed to be kind to the environment.

BLT Direct’s range of indoor and outdoor Christmas lights are attractive, effective and energy efficient, and sure to provide a welcome addition to the interior or exterior of any home or office. Whether you're aiming for classic, traditional, colourful, bright, child friendly or elegant, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the selection on offer.

The Icicle Christmas lights are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Remote controlled they offer a choice of eight pulsating settings and one static setting. Lit by LED light bulbs, the Icicle Christmas lights benefit from the long life features of low energy bulbs but have the brightness and vibrancy often associated with the traditional incandescent bulb.

Christmas fairy lights are undoubtedly top of any festive lighting list; choose from two lengths and various colour combinations. BLT Direct’s fairy lights also make use of LED technology. Their long-life bulbs mean they can be stored away after Christmas and re-used next year or, dusted off for a special occasion such as a wedding or party at any time.

As well as complementing your home's interior style, BLT Direct understand the need to be aware of the energy implications of any lighting options you choose. For this reason the company have taken great steps to provide lighting that pays special attention to efficiency, and give you the information you need to make a responsible choice.

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About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

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Ensure Christmas Light Safety This Season with BLT Direct

The excitement surrounding the Christmas holidays mounts up when it’s time to purchase the tree, fairy lights and outdoor Christmas lights to decorate the home. Light bulb and projector lamp experts BLT Direct have a selection of Christmas lights that not only light up your home, but don’t bite too far into the Christmas budget.

Safety is important, and BLT Direct explains how Christmas lights can still be fun and decorative whilst being safe. Electricity expert Steven Ellwood, director of BLT Direct stresses the importance of using tested and approved Christmas lights, “legitimate Christmas lights should carry the certified lab logo, and all the LED Christmas lights from BLT Direct are lab approved and carry the correct labelling If something should go wrong, a certified manufacturer will be able to fix any Christmas light issues without endangering anyone who works with and uses fairy lights”.

Light bulbs don’t last forever, and should a bulb blow within a stream of Christmas lights, they should be replaced immediately with a bulb of the same wattage before the lights are used again. Attempting to install a new fairy light bulb whilst they are in use is very dangerous and can have devastating effects, if several light bulbs are faulty within a line of Christmas lights, it is recommended to purchase new fairy lights as it could be a connection fault. “Consumers should never use fairy lights that may have connection problems, if you suspect a connection problem with any stream of fairy lights, simply throw them away, do not attempt to fix them yourself.”

Those decorating both inside and outside the house this year should also make sure that the correct type of Christmas lights are used. Christmas light packaging should clearly state whether they are for indoor or outdoor use, the outdoor Christmas lights from BLT Direct are tougher than indoor lights, and come with a longer electrical cord for convenience.

BLT Direct also stocks the innovative solar powered Christmas lights. The LED twinkle lights are controlled via a remote- making the use of these particular fair lights much safer. “The innovative solar power system makes these the greener Christmas lights” explains Steven “During the Christmas period, electricity bills can soar and many households waste energy by not turning their Christmas lights off, the solar solution offers an energy saving alternative and a fantastic price without cutting any safety corners!”.

The Christmas lights from BLT Direct can be viewed in the online catalogue at http://www.bltdirect.com/, customers can also direct Christmas lights queries and questions to the team via customer services on 01473 559 501.

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

Christmas Lights; A History with BLT Direct

BLT Direct is one of the UK’s leading retailers in decorative, sparkling Christmas lights, but have you ever wondered how the idea of fairy lights become a long standing holiday tradition? Way back in 1880 when Thomas Edison was fiddling with wires to create light bulbs, the stranded fairy lights were chosen to decorate the outside of his laboratory.

Initially, candles were used as decoration upon the traditional Christmas tree and fireplace, over one hundred years later however Christmas lights are strewn across lawns and roofs with many residential areas competing over the finest and most vibrant display of electricity. Whilst candles were the source of delicate and soft illumination, they lack the practicality that comes with the innovative light bulb. Thomas Edison’s partner Edward Johnson was the first to create a string of Christmas tree lights in 1882, hand wiring 80 coloured light bulbs; Johnson literally electrified the Christmas tree!

It wasn’t until 1903 however that Christmas lights became a family tradition, before the turn of the century electricity was reserved for only the wealthy and after 1903 pre-assembled kits were sold to everyone to decorate their homes in time for the holidays. It took another 17 years for the multi-coloured strings of light bulbs to become a fully commercial business; Albert Sadacca was a founder of (National Outfit Manufacturers Association) NOMA Electric Co. Who were pioneers in the Christmas lights market up until the 1960s.

Fifty years later, every company, business and service cashes in on Christmas and Christmas lights. BLT Direct not only offers an ample selection of Christmas lights and fairy lights in their online catalogue, the established light bulb experts provide some of the most competitive prices on the market. Whether they are to decorate the tree, the roof or even the car, BLT Direct has the Christmas lights for you.

To view the entire range of Christmas lights from BLT Direct, please visit the website on www.bltdirect.com.

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

Replacement Projector Lamps from BLT Direct

For the latest replacement projector lamps, turn to BLT direct, the leading online supplier in the UK.

The firm specialises in the supply of lighting products and projector lamps are just one set of products in their massive catalogue, which includes energy saving light bulbs and Christmas lights.

They sell a wide range of projector lamps, and from some of the biggest brand names, including Acer, Canon, Hewlett Packard, Mitsubishi and Sony, amongst others. Their lamps can be used for data, video, home-cinema system and multimedia projectors, so are extremely versatile.

The lamps from BLT Direct are designed to be used in different industries too such as Marine and Navigation, the Medical industry, for Photography, Airfield lamps and lamps for Stage Studio and Theatre Class. The firm only sells lamps that have been through stringent manufacturing methods to ensure they conform to the manufacturers’ original specification.

The light bulb providers sell two types of projector lamps – the Original Manufacturers’ Lamp, which is supplied by the manufacturer themselves, and the Philips UHP / Osram VIP & P-VIP Diamond Lamps. The Diamond Lamps, which are certified by Philips and Osram, are a low cost alternative to the Original Manufacturers Lamp. The lamps come with a new chassis and perform just as well, if not better, than the OML, making them better value for money. You also get a unique four month warranty on these lamps, so should anything go wrong, you can send back for a free exchange.

For more information or to buy replacement projector lamps for your projector, please visit http://www.bltdirect.com.

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

Transform Your Living Room With BLT Direct

There are many ways to improve the space in our homes but in these challenging economic times not all of us can afford brand new home furnishings or renovation projects. One of the easiest and most effective ways to transform the look of a room is through its lighting and this is particularly true of rooms we use often like kitchens and living rooms. Now, BLT Direct, the leading online providers of mercury lamps, low energy light bulbs and light fittings, have a range of affordable and stylish solutions to improve your living room lighting.

Improved lighting gives a room a brighter, airier feel and makes it look bigger and more spacious. Where a room also has period furniture, wall paintings or elegant rugs some careful lighting can accentuate these features and help bring out their colour and detail. BLT Direct’s stylish octagonal wall lights have four highly powered lights on each side and are fully adjustable so the light angle can be changed as required.

As well as transforming the look of your living room these octagonal lights also come in a range of colours and so can provide imaginative, unusual colour to a particular room. Colour options include amber, blue and green and these good-looking lights can bring the “wow” factor to any living room.

BLT Direct also offers a range of light bulbs and energy efficient light bulbs specifically designed to provide just the right level of light in your living room. Many of these are energy saving bulbs which not only supply the perfect amount of light to transform a living space but use less electricity and are more environmentally friendly.

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BLT Direct Shed Light On The Hub Of The Home!

With increasing pressure from the worlds media to have that ‘perfect home’, the kitchen is often the first thing to get updated, despite this, the hub of the home can be quite expensive to makeover- that is until now!

Now BLT Direct the online providers of energy saving lightbulbs, low energy light bulbs and light fittings, are giving credit busting advice on how to transform your kitchen, without those huge bills and nothing to show for it!

When designing or upgrading your kitchen, there are many options available to you, from ceiling mounted spotlights to under cabinet recessed lighting, any room can be transformed in a matter of hours, with no mess and no fuss.

Growing in popularity, under cabinet lighting has long been favoured by popular makeover shows like ‘DIY SOS’ and have grown in popularity since homeowners began to attract buyers in a depressed market. This form of lighting is very easy to install and it is also possible to use energy saving bulbs to reduce your energy costs.

Stocking a fully comprehensive range, BLT Direct stocks a range of halogen light bulbs, energy saving light bulbs and fluorescent tubes, which include the very purpose specific, capsule light bulbs, which are available in various wattages. For a comprehensive range of kitchen and energy saving light bulbs in a variety of styles, visit www.bltdirect.com where you can order online and benefit from their special offers.

BLT Direct Set To Restore The Night Sky With Energy Saving Light Bulbs

Often regarded as one of life’s free pleasures, star-gazing in the 21^st century is becoming a thing of the past, partly down to the introduction of poorly designed and badly aimed light fittings that are denying those with a keen interest in the night sky, the chance to see the constellations.

Now BLT Direct, one of the leading providers of energy saving light bulbs, halogen light bulbs and mercury lamps, are launching their very own guide to minimising the effects of light pollution and what is causing this all too common problem. Also referred to as ‘sky glow’ in some circles, light pollution is the lighting up of the night sky, which is most commonly caused by artificial lighting.

A Spokesman for BLT Direct, the light bulb specialists, said, “Most of the upward light projected into the night sky comes from the design of many modern light fittings, this is because they allow a significant amount of light to be emitted above the horizontal so that it is projected into the sky instead of at the ground.”

Causing damage to the environment due to the waste of energy, diminishing the chance to view the night sky in all its glory, responsible for damaging effects on wildlife and having an effect on human health and safety, light pollution is something that we should all actively work to reduce.

Over-lighting is a huge cause of these negative effects, so it is essential that you switch to more energy efficient bulbs, such as LED lightbulbs, that will reduce both your impact on the environment and your monthly energy bill.

BLT Direct now stock a huge range of low energy light bulbs. These long life light bulbs can help to reduce running costs with an extended lamp life of up to 15,000 hours, and now available in many different sizes and styles, there really is no reason to neglect both the planet and your wallet.

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

Editor’s Note: BLT Direct is represented by search engine optimisation agency, Top Position. Please direct all press queries to Tina Clough. Email: tina@topposition.co.uk or call: 01623 726 233.