Light the future with the past
We are an OER (Original Equipment Remanufacturer). This means we prioritise energy-efficient, low-waste lighting, in full accordance with BS 8887-220, by championing lighting remanufacture and circular lighting.
How will drk lighting's remanufacturing benefit my business?
- Significant energy savings
- Cost savings over product lifespan
- Before you make any decisions, we are happy to send a team to site on your behalf to determine what fittings can be remanufactured and produce a detailed report to help you decide
- A reduced ecological footprint, helping you align with incoming legislation and UN 2050 guidelines
- Improving your business' ethical legitimacy by contributing to the circular economy and helping the environment
- We offer a 7-year warranty on our Remanufactures
DRK Project Highlight
BP International Centre for Business and Technology, Sunbury
- 8500 fittings remanufactured
BP is now saving over £1.5 million a year in energy costs, plus approximately £125,000 annually in emergency lighting testing, while avoiding more than £600,000 in replacement costs and achieving payback in around one year.
What is lighting remanufacture?
Remanufacturing involves creating carbon- neutral lighting by giving products a second life that matches or even surpasses the original in quality. It combines reused, repaired, and, where necessary, new parts.
The term can also relate to conversions, which involve updating the light source in existing products, such as transitioning to LEDs.
At DRK, the existing luminaires do not have to originally be DRK products; we will remanufacture any product suitable for an extended lifespan.
We assess all fittings through our Remanufacturing processes in our dedicated Remanufacturing space, The White Cube. We then rigorously test all fittings in our bespoke testing lab, The Black Box, where we have a goniophotometer and EMC testing equipment.
The World Economic Forum states that by 2050, 80% of the buildings we will use already exist today. Recolight estimates that through remanufacturing fittings, we can save 50-80% of the embodied carbon whilst avoiding similar levels of waste.
DRK Remanufacturing Process
Our processes support the circular economy by improving energy efficiency and extending product lifecycles in full accordance with our BS 8887-220 accreditation.
BS 8887-220 is a British Standard that defines the remanufacturing process for turning used products into “as-new” products with equivalent performance and warranty to a new replacement. Developed by BSI as part of the broader MADE framework (Manufacture, Assembly, Disassembly, and End-of-Life Processing), the standard provides a structured process for inspection, disassembly, refurbishment, reassembly, testing, and traceability as part of sustainable end-of-life product management.
Our main goal as an original equipment remanufacturer is to minimise waste, so we follow the waste hierarchy to prioritise prevention; if it's an item already made, we reuse it anywhere we can. If that fails, we repair the item for reuse. If that is still too long a shot, we recover whatever we can to donate to other fittings; finally, we do everything we can to avoid disposal, but when we do, we recycle and discard according to the WEEE Directive's guidelines. All new components put into any remanufactured fittings are the best on the market, as quality assurance is our priority.
As one of the UK's major Original Equipment Remanufacturers, we champion lighting remanufacture, conversions, Retrofit Lighting and Modular Lighting to lead the charge towards a sustainable future, benefiting not only our clients and end users but also our precious planet.
