Clearlight is not just a supplier and manufacturer of lamps or light. The products Clearlight produces embody the desire to create an LED downlight with a positive impact.
Not only positive at the level of the product but also in the process.
Clearlight has divided its impact into 4 levels (based on the B-Impact assessment):
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With 25 years of experience in lighting design, we at Clearlight have become true specialists. Our lighting designs are characterized by high quality and creativity. Good lighting design combines creativity with functionality and promoting well-being. Therefore, health and well-being are always at the forefront of our designs. We use the latest knowledge and insights on the visual and non-visual aspects of light, which sets us apart in our designs. Clearlight creates unique lighting designs that not only meet the highest standards of light quality, but also create an ambient environment that combines health and well-being.
Our business is all about daylight lighting. We understand the value of natural light and strive to mimic it as closely as possible. Our daylight lighting has a high color rendering index and a balanced wavelength ratio, making the light very close to natural daylight. This creates a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere, where colors look lifelike and perception becomes easier. The result? Improved posture, reduced eye strain and an overall sense of well-being. In addition, the right color temperature at the right time can support natural sleep-wake rhythms. We use the latest science and strive to provide the best daylighting solutions for our customers. With our products, you bring the benefits of natural light indoors, efficiently and sustainably.
The unique areas of expertise formed in 25 years of experience in the lighting market give Clearlight unique capabilities. Our unique expertise allows us to design any lighting product imaginable, convert it into prototypes and produce it. Here we do not forget laws and regulations regarding safety and marketing. Our product designs are suitable for piece production from 5 pieces per day to 2,000 per day. Here we can provide small-scale customization or large-scale serial production. Regardless of the product to be realized, durability and light quality are the starting point.
In certain cases, it can be interesting to reuse existing lamps. Provided the components last for at least another 15-20 years, it may be worth investigating the ecological and economic benefits. Still, it should be noted that reuse is not always the most sustainable option. There are numerous factors that can affect a fixture's performance, and working with an existing product may potentially require concessions that adversely affect its lifespan or energy efficiency. Moreover, knowledge of visual and nonvisual effects of light is much more advanced today than it was 15 years ago. Therefore, the question is whether a product and lighting design created 15 years ago has enough room to meet today's norms and standards.
Production of the MAX LED Downlights takes place at Novatec, a sheltered workshop in Tolbert where people with a distance to the labor market gain work experience. The design of the MAX LED Downlight has been specially adapted to fit as many workers as possible. It is one of the most sustainable LED Downlights on the market because of its unprecedented high energy efficiency, long lifetime and good recyclability. Assembly and powder coating take place on the same site to minimize transport movements and maximize flexibility.
Clearlight develops its products to achieve the best possible. This means that development is not aimed at keeping direct cost production costs as low as possible. Development is aimed at keeping the product’s lifetime cost as low as possible. By using strictly selected LEDs, Clearlight achieves tremendously high energy efficiency, beautiful light and a tremendously long lifespan.
Clearlight’s electronics are designed so that the control of the LEDs barely generates any heat. This means an absolutely dependable, stable and predictable product. Clearlight’s suppliers are meticulously selected and is divided into 3 levels:
– Powder coating and housing
– Component suppliers
– Assembly (see Workers section)
These 3 levels are explored further below.
A product that lasts must also look good for a long time. Therefore, high-quality surface treatment and high-performance coatings are used. This ensures optimal adhesion of the coating and the aluminum, keeping the products looking like new for years. The assembly process and powder coating take place under the same roof. The various components are thus transported internally without emissions!
“Thanks to the unique organization where assembly and powder coating are under the same roof, transportation movements are minimal.”
Clearlight very consciously chooses to use aluminum. Aluminum is a material that lends itself exceptionally well to recycling. Whereas plastic can only be recycled (often with additives) under extremely strict selection, aluminum is perfectly suitable for recycling or even upcycling within a closed system!
“The idea behind using aluminum is to reduce the demand for new raw materials.”
Given the international nature of its supply chain, Clearlight closely monitors the treatment of its suppliers’ personnel abroad. Clearlight monitors this: the level of employee compensation. Offer permanent contracts to as many employees as possible. How many hours worked, amount of days off. Bonus twice a year based on company performance. Social insurance is paid for by the employer.
This makes Clearlight’s success the success of everyone who contributes to this success.
Clearlight has developed its product so that it is ideally suited for people distanced from the labor market. This distance can be physical, mental or legal. The powder coating process and the assembly process involve Novatec employees whenever possible.
“By developing our products so that they can be assembled with high quality -by people distanced from the labor market- Clearlight offers new opportunities for a new future.”
Clearlight is employee owned.
Clearlight has designed its MAX LED Downlights to be suitable for production in the sheltered workshop. This means, for example, that the components are calculated to withstand additional mechanical stress. In this way, Clearlight creates long-term economically valuable work.
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“Sustainable and impactful business is not something you do overnight. This starts with transparency and accountability. You don’t do something like this alone.
