Industrial and warehouse lighting · 12 September 2025
High-bay LED selection for Australian warehouses
Optics, mounting height, aisle versus open hall, IP and IK — how to specify a high-bay that still works when a forklift looks up at 2 a.m.
Industrial and WHS correspondent
Tom Brennan
Perth, Western Australia
Tom comes from mining services and food plants. He writes about task lighting, emergency systems and the difference between a tidy render and a 2 a.m. forklift aisle.
Outdoor and civic lighting · 8 September 2025
Car-park lighting for safety and energy in Australia
CPTED, uniformity and the LED-versus-HID decision for Australian open and covered car parks — a method that starts with faces and cameras, not a pole catalogue.
Industrial and warehouse lighting · 5 August 2025
Cool-room and food-processing lighting in Australia
IP69K, washdown, condensation and the colour of meat — lighting that survives a food plant without lying about produce.
Industrial and warehouse lighting · 8 July 2025
Workshop lighting and WHS duties for Australian PCBUs
Task lighting, shadow, flicker and rotating machinery — what a PCBU actually has to get right under Australian WHS law.
Design and specification · 25 June 2025
Lighting for tropical, arid and temperate climates
Dirt, heat, cyclones and salt — how commercial lighting hardware and maintenance change between Darwin, Alice Springs and Hobart.
Outdoor and civic lighting · 4 June 2025
Sports field and court lighting in Australia
Community cricket, AFL and tennis lighting — lux classes, glare to residents, and the difference between a training night and a broadcast fantasy.