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avin' a blast....

Submitted by Andy on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 15:23
trainspotters salvaged lighting new mills
trainspotters salvaged lighting new mills
trainspotters salvaged lighting new mills
trainspotters salvaged lighting new mills

Work on our new mill progresses steadily, the latest development being the shotblasting of the stone walls in the Victorian warehouse space to the rear of the complex. When we moved in to the mill this space was partitioned off with damp plasterboard corridors and bodged tarpaulin roof repairs, and little of what we now see was visible. Today's shotblasting has revealed the original cotswold stone walls in all their glory, off-setting beautifully the original multi-paned Victorian windows (which we are also restoring).

The Mill

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 17:05
trainspotters salvaged lighting New Mills
trainspotters salvaged lighting New Mills
trainspotters salvaged lighting New Mills
trainspotters salvaged lighting New Mills

Springtime is fittingly a time of new beginnings here at Trainspotters.
After a winter of uncertainty and uneasy wranglings we have finally managed to secure
ownership of the historical mill building that neighbours our existing showroom.
Dating in parts from the 1500's New Mills is a shadow of its former prosperous self, having ceased
activities as a woollen mill back in 1898, since when it has been allowed to slowly dilapidate.
We inherit a fascinating fusion of a building, incorporating everything from early stone blockwork to

Trainspotters changes to LED spot !

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 13:17
5 W (50 W), GU10 cap, Warm white
6.5 W (50 W), GU5.3 cap, Warm white

The replacement of 12 halogen spotlights with Philips Master LEDspot lamps expecting to make an annual savings of £280.67 for Trainspotters.

Inside the Trainspotters storerooms...

Submitted by Andy on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 15:43
trainspotters salvaged industrial lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial lighting

A key component of our business is the capacity to supply large quantities of lighting from stock. Some years ago, when the demand for salvaged industrial lighting was in its infancy, we took the (at the time) rather frightening decision to buy up and store as much of it as we could. Since then we've maintained and expanded our stock levels, and we now hold thousands of lights on the shelf. With our honed refurbishment process this means that we can supply our lights with minimal lead times, often with immediate availability.

A Polish haul arrives....

Submitted by Andy on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 16:08
trainspotters salvaged industrial communist era lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial communist era lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial communist era lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial communist era lighting
trainspotters salvaged industrial communist era lighting

Andy and Tony of Trainspotters unload a wagon full of salvaged industrial lights, hot from a Polish factory. Lights generally arrive into us in rough state, warts and all. They are then dismantled into component parts before undergoing the various stages of refurbishment, before emerging phoenix-like onto the website weeks, months or even years later. This latest haul is an exciting collection of metal and prismatic glass pendant and wall lights in a variety of styles, some of which we've not seen before. They will be gracing the website over the coming weeks...

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