A new event for the sector, the ICEL Emergency Lighting Conference, has been hailed a
success by attendees, speakers and the organizers. The conference offered attendees the
opportunity to learn from industry experts about the latest developments in legislation, standards,
products and practices.
Held at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London, the event was organized by the
Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting (ICEL) in partnership with the LIA. The day
brought together key stakeholders from across the emergency lighting supply chain, from
manufacturer to end-user and all those in-between.
A wide breadth of organizations attended including Laing O’Rourke, Mitie, CBRE, NHS
and Transport for London. The event’s headline sponsor, P4 Limited, was also in attendance
along with other emergency lighting manufacturers.
In total 220 attendees participated in the sold-out event; engaging with the educational
opportunities offered through keynote speeches and panel discussions. Topics included ‘Future
Emergency Lighting Standard & Legislation’ and ‘Batteries for Emergency Lighting’.
A particular highlight was the ‘Challenges Facing Large Estates’ panel discussion which
featured David Mooney from WS Atkins, Colin Ball from BDP, Andy Butler from the NHS,
Peter Fordham from Sainsburys and Hywel Davies from CIBSE.
The conference also acted as the perfect platform for the launch of the ICEL Competency
Scheme for the industry, ICEL Product Certification Scheme, and a revised ICEL Luminaire
Conversion Scheme.
The ICEL Competency Scheme for the industry has been created as an enhancement to
the Emergency Lighting Individual Competence Standard. This was first developed in response
to the industry commitment to enhancing safety standards and preventing future tragedies in the
wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. The scheme is open for any organization that wishes to
register their competence on the specification and system design domains of the standard. The
remaining domains on product design, installation, sales & distribution and testing &
maintenance are currently in their pilot stages and will be available in due course.
The scheme is another demonstration of how the LIA and ICEL are working to instill
unwavering confidence in all emergency lighting activities.
Ayça Donaghy, CEO of the LIA, said: “It was an honour to be part of this significant
event, and we are confident this new conference will become the highlight of the year for the
emergency lighting sector.
“The conference certainly fulfilled its aim of uniting vital players from every facet of the
emergency lighting supply chain from manufacturers to end-users.”
The feedback from the attendees was very positive: “I got to fully appreciate and
understand the “power” of being an ICEL member,” said Eli Ward, of BLE Lighting and Power
Limited.
Registration is also now open for the LIA’s series of Tech Talks. The programme until the
end of 2023 includes two dedicated webinars on emergency lighting.
Those wishing to attend can secure their place by registering at:
https://www.thelia.org.uk/page/LIA_Webinars .
