9th December 2019 – Member companies of the Middle East Lighting Association met with representatives of the Saudi Ministry of Commerce & Investment (MCI) and Saudi Arabia Standards Organisation (SASO). The context for these discussions is the raft of lighting regulation that has emerged from the relevant authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia particularly in…
The Middle East Lighting Association has entered the International Business & Leadership Rewards to profile its activities since its inception with a view to illustrating the nature of its regional lighting related policy/regulatory work on behalf of its members, the leading lighting companies in the region. About the Awards Hosted in Dubai the International Business & Leadership…
The Emirates Standards & Metrology Authority (ESMA) has recently published its highly anticipated Product Safety Law. Despite the fact that all UAE lighting related measures to date have a safety component drafted into the regulation, this is the first time the UAE has enacted bespoke legislation specifically addressing product safety for consumers. The overriding object of…
The Board of Directors of the Middle East Lighting Association (MELA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Berno Ram as its third MELA President, effective 24th September 2019. Berno has had a long career in the Lighting Industry and is currently managing global Hospitality Lighting for Signify. He comes with a wealth of experience…
Message from the team @ LIT Design Awards With two weeks remaining until the next deadline of Sept. 30th, we are so impressed with the submissions that we’ve received at this point in our 2019 Submission Period. We are so looking forward to presenting these designs to the lighting, architectural, and design world come November.…
The presentation due to take place during Istanbul Light on 20th September 2019 from 1530hrs will provide a brief on the set up and operation of The Lighting Institute which is the first formal Lighting Design related educational resource in Middle East. Yenal Gul, TLI Sales & Marketing Advisor will present the story of the Lighting…
SASO 2927:2019 which regulates energy efficiency and other aspects of street lighting to be mandatory in Saudi Arabia from 2020. In line with our communication on this issue we can confirm that Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has adopted Standard SASO 2927:2019 regarding energy efficiency functionality and labelling requirements for lighting products –…
MELA meets with Saudi Standards Authority (SASO) to discuss developments regarding implementation of Saudi lighting regulations. The Middle East lighting Association (MELA), met recently with staff from both the Saudi Standards Authority (SASO) & the Saudi Energy Efficiency Centre (SEEC) to thank both organisations for the successful efforts to regulate the Saudi Lighting Industry and…
Part 3 of the The Saudi Standards Organisation (SASO) energy efficiency, functionality and labelling requirements for lighting products, which focuses on Street Lighting, will be published in the next few weeks and will likely officially enter into force in Q1 of 2020. Watch this space for more information!
A new research report shows how health and productivity benefits will make Human-Centric Lighting a standard feature in all kinds of commercial buildings, with a global market already worth $849m. Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) goes beyond simply providing illumination for the built environment. It seeks to realign humans with our natural rhythms by mimicking the progression…