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We are very proud of our company, originally founded in 1989. Directlight wasthe first lighting company to launch a websitein 2003. Since then we have become one of the six largest retailers of lighting in the UK. Directlight has supplied many well-known television andmake-overshows even the experts choose us! Directlight are always one step ahead of the marketandlooking for ways to improve.

We continually monitor our competitors prices in the high street and on the Internet to ensure we offer the lowest prices available, both in our showrooms and on our online store. Directlight takes pleasure in providing our customers with an immeasurable variety of products to satisfy their demands, including a bespoke service, appreciating their individual tastes but without compromising on quality.

We pride ourselves on providing a second-to-none, professional yet friendly customer service. We are always here to help some of our staff benefit from in excess of 30 years experience in the lighting industry We operate efficiently and pass on the savings direct to you quality products at affordable prices.

All our customersbenefit from special promotions and offers, we always have an up to half price sale ofstock items, with possible savings of up to 75% cheaper than the RRP. If you are a trader or require bulk orders contact us for further discounts.

Our unique selling points are excellent customer service, personal one-to-one advice in our showrooms and a huge range of over 20,000 discounted products.

We have a huge 17,500 sq ft warehouse and 3 showrooms with a total of 15,000 sq ft. You are very welcome to visit us between 9.30 am and 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. We have ample on-site parking facilities.

We are locatedin Milton Keynes MK6 2RX. We also have showrooms in Cannock and Swindon. Click on the Customer Service tab for store locations and maps - please come in and see us between 9.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm on Bank Holidays, where our staff will be happy to assist.

We offer peace of mind when ordering online as we use SagePay Secure Site Encryption, this is the latest and safest payment method, in association with Barclays Bank. We operate a checkout system that is protected by a 128-bit secure socket layer - this means ALL your information is securely encrypted before it even leaves your computer. Every transaction we process is also checked by our fraud control system to validate the authenticity and validity of your payment card as well as indicators of possible fraudulent use. Credit Card Security Sage Payoperates a secure site for online payment by credit or debit card. We always contact you in the event that your transaction fails, for whatever reason.

Our fabulous lighting ranges come direct from the manufacturer or from their UK distributors. Many productsoriginate from Europe whilst others are handmade in the UK. We also offer a vast range of lamps and wiring accessories, all at competitive prices. We are constantly expanding our already comprehensive product range, which we believe suits all budgets and tastes.

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Welcome to PartyLights.com! We boast one of the most comprehensive selections of party lights on the web, with choices for every taste and function.

Whether youre putting on a casual get-together or a massive catered affair, we know the party lighting you choose will greatly affect the ambiance and dcor of your event. Outdoor party lights are an essential aspect of any open-air party setup, and they can also add a much-needed touch of class and style to virtually any indoor festivities. Modern lighting options have extended far beyond the traditional pointed bulbs we see around the holidays, to include a wide variety of unique and elegant styles that illuminate the night atmosphere brilliantly. With products ranging from LED party lights and flameless candles to designer lanterns and modern projection systems, as well as a huge selection of inspired string lighting like nothing youve seen on a pine tree, The skys the limit when it comes to lighting for your next celebration.

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There are five ways to a beautiful new kitchen:

Simply Replace Your Doors With New Ones

The first and easiest way is to simply replace your existing doors and drawer fronts without doing anything at all to the boxes. If they are a wood grain you don't even have to have an exact match. Take a close look at your cabinets now. You'll see that typically you have areas that are both lighter and darker than each other. A light to medium oak door will work just fine in almost every case. A slight contrast can add interest.

The Euro Look

Invoke a warm, modern look by installing the very popular almond or white euro style door with continuous oak rail pulls and hidden hinges on your existing boxes. (Example: Almond euro doors on your existing oak or maple cabinets. Almond foreground, oak background.)

The White Kitchen

Give your kitchen a bright, cheerful, contemporary look. Remove the doors and drawers fronts and paint the boxes white inside and out. New, white doors and drawer fronts with beautiful new brass handles and hinges completes the look! This is a very popular method.This kitchen can look either contemporary or country.

Do a complete refacing job yourself!

The fourth way is to veneer your old boxes with your choice of self-adhesive wood grain or color to match or contrast your new doors. This method costs a little more and takes longer because it includes laminating or veneering the boxes, but the results are well worth the effort.

Your Own Look!

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AthensVision by Lianou Chalvatzis Architects
Athens Vision is a proposal of regenerating 230 acres (93 hectares) located in Votanikos area. Votanikos is located 3 km west of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens. The western...

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We have an immediate need in our BIG NYC office for an Interior Architect/Designer who is a strong and independent designer and who can take full responsibility for the design of architectural interiors.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE

Reporting to the Project Leader

Assist BIG Project Team on typical Interior Design tasks from SD-CA

to develop design options for further discussion by the design team to prepare, develop & edit drawings & models relating to the design FF&E/orders experience and knowledge of brands, fabrics and materials

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

fluent in English, spoken and written (2nd language is an asset) strong conceptual and design skills proven experience of delivering high-end fit out/interiors interest in furniture & lighting design requirement: AutoCAD, Sketch Up 3D, Rhino, Adobe Suite (Revit is an asset)

ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and budget your time ability to take initiative in response to direction or instruction a flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working great interpersonal communication skills has all legal permits and visas required to work in USA

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Media release: 30 September

Awards recognise New Zealands women architects

Three architects have been acknowledged in the inaugural Architecture+Women:NZ Awards, a programme set up to celebrate the oft-overlooked contribution of women to the New Zealand building industry.

Wellington architect Cecile Bonnifait won the Wirihana Emerging Leadership Award, Australian-based New Zealand architectural researchers Justine Clark and Gill Matthewson won the Munro Diversity Award, and Auckland architect Julie Stout won the Chrystall Excellence Award.

The Awards are an initiative of Architecture+Women: NZ, a 500-strong organisation established in 2011 to raise the visibility of women in the architecture profession.

Women architects have struggled to achieve professional recognition, says A+W:NZ Awards organiser Megan Rule. It has been difficult for women to reconcile family commitments and career advancement within the traditional hierarchical structure of the architectural firm.

This means that women architects have often had unorthodox or interrupted careers, and their contributions have been insufficiently acknowledged.

Rule says the career progress of women is still a big challenge to the architecture profession.

Half of the graduates at New Zealands architecture schools are women, but very few of the large New Zealand architecture firms have any women partners. Establishing career paths for talented young women is one of the biggest challenges for architecture in New Zealand.

One of the main goals of Architecture + Women and progammes like the new A+W:NZ Awards is to achieve inclusive and equitable work environments.

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Want to help kids get the support they need to succeed in school, ensure people can live healthy lives, and support individuals moving from financial crisis to stability? You can team up with the United Way of Douglas County to create long-term change to some of our communitys greatest challenges. See http://www.unitedwaydgco.org for more information or for volunteer opportunities.

Micki Chestnut is communications director for the United Way of Douglas County, which provides occasional features spotlighting local volunteers and charities supported by the United Way.

Alex Quinteros gawked at the huge drill with such eagerness, he looked like he might explode if he didnt get his hands on it in a matter of seconds. This inquisitive 10-year-old didnt have to wait long before Matthew McKillip, an associate with GouldEvans, handed him the bad boy power tool and let him drill the first painted wood slat on the side of the BrainFood Snack Shop. Quinteros was one the 14 children served by Family Promise of Lawrence, Lawrence Community Shelter and the Willow Domestic Violence Center who spend Saturday constructing two library boxes filled with free books for the community as part of the architectural firms 40th anniversary celebration.

Founded in Lawrence in 1974 by former University of Kansas School of Architecture classmates David C. Evans and Robert Gould, GouldEvans has grown to six studios across the nation. The firms recent work in Lawrence includes the Lawrence Public Library remodel, renovations at seven elementary schools and assisting with the design of Sports Pavilion Lawrence.

When contemplating how to commemorate their 40th birthday, the firms leaders decided that throwing themselves a big party didnt seem true to their mission of community service, shared Whitney Lang, GouldEVans architect and daughter of founder David Evans. Instead, the board challenged each studio to engage in a project that addressed homelessness.

Not sure where to start, Lang approached the United Way of Douglas County for help. Together, they developed the BrainFood Snack Shop project, through which the architects got to work one on one with homeless kids, serving as friends and mentors as they taught them new skills, exposed them to new career opportunities and inspired them to excel in school.

The book boxes unusual name comes from the United Ways ongoing BrainFood book drive, which collects childrens books to give to low-income elementary students in our community who participate in the Harvesters BackSnack program. Each Friday, when the students pick up food for the weekend, they also get to select a book of their own, thanks to the United Way BrainFood program.

During the BrainFood Shack Shop event, the elementary through middle school aged children engaged in a variety of fun hand-on activities, including building the BrainFood Snack Shops. On the way to install the first Snack Shop at the Family Promise Day House, the group stopped by the Lawrence Public Library for an insiders tour and to get books for the houses, a gift from the library.

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