FW: February Newsletter

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Got sent this through from the a supplier I use which I thought people
might
be interested to read in relation to the 100w lightbulbs being phased out
thing...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhyl Lightworks Co
> Sent: 07 February 2009 17:11
> To: Phillip Harris
> Subject: February Newsletter
>
>
> For those that read these, my apologies first for not sending one out
> since last October. This is due to pressure of work. Everyone's
talking
> about a credit crunch, but we have never been busier - it is
gratifying
> to know we must be doing something right!
>
>
> There are two main things to report. The first is to do with
electrical
> heating. The cold spell has meant the country has sold out of some
> forms of heater. After a 9 month wait we eventually got adequate
stocks
> of the bathroom heat light unit (see pic. below), and we still have
> some left after fulfilling those back orders which we received replies
> from who still wanted them. Cheap electric fires are in great demand,
> and after running out we are expecting more in, in the next two days
> (see 2nd. pic.)
>
> The second is to do with the old type incandescent lamps -
particularly
> the 100W ones. After an inaccurate press campaign, saying these were
> going to be no longer available, we sold out in one day. One major
> manufacturer sold 2 years production in one day. We now have 1000s of
> back orders for these. I would say the following to anyone interseted
> in this:
>
> 1) They are not being phased out at present. This is purely a
voluntary
> scheme and some retailers (e.g. the major supermarkets) are no longer
> selling them, but if there is still a demand we shall continue to
stock
> them at least until 2016.
>
> 2) We, like many lighting retailers, will continue to promote low
> energy lamps as a better alternative. Modern ones are cheaper (there
is
> hardly any difference in the price of these and incandescent ones
> nowadays) and better than the originals. However we do accept that
some
> people do not like them, or cannot use them, and we will continue to
> sell the two types (including the next generation of low energy lamps
-
> LED ones) alongside each other.
>
> 3) Like most other retailers we cannot supply them at present, but we
> will send them out as soon as we get them - I am very confident we
will
> have supplies in the next 2 months.
>




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