Boost your disinfecting procedures with these germicidal UV fixtures as your building reopens

by Brianna Crandall — June 19, 2020 — Cooper Lighting Solutions is bringing to market what the company says are effective, optimized and fast disinfection solutions as the world begins to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. With the opportunity to make a difference in a world that is adjusting to a “new normal” and focusing on sanitation, social distancing and contact considerations, Cooper Lighting Solutions is combining its history of customized fixture solutions, along with Signify’s proven germicidal ultraviolet light (GUV) technology, to help create safer spaces for workspaces, retail, restrooms, food service and hospitality.

A non-visible light in the light spectrum, germicidal ultraviolet light has been proven effective in killing bacteria, mold, and fungi, and inactivating viruses, according to the company.

Kraig Kasler, president, Cooper Lighting Solutions, stated:

Simply put, light has the power to disinfect. From disinfecting high-volume, high-touch items to shared spaces, our custom germicidal UV light solutions add efficiency and effectiveness to the disinfection processes of stores, restaurants, airports, stadiums and more.

As a business unit of global lighting provider Signify, Cooper Lighting Solutions is integrating Signify’s over 35 years of expertise and leadership in UV lighting into applications that bear Cooper Lighting Solutions’ hallmarks of customization and flexibility.

With this combination, Cooper Lighting Solutions says it is positioned to provide customers with disinfection solutions that simplify and personalize business needs and achieve optimal disinfection speed and effectiveness, while offering safeguard features to ensure safe use. The company says it has close to 100 more custom-UVC solutions in progress.

To learn more about germicidal UV lighting, to view a GUV video and FAQs, and for Cooper Lighting Solutions’ customized solutions, visit the company’s website. Cooper Lighting Solutions delivers forward-thinking lighting solutions and an extensive portfolio of indoor and outdoor lighting, lighting controls and smart lighting systems designed to make buildings, homes and cities smarter and more sustainable.

Cooper Lighting Solutions is a business unit of Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), a global provider of lighting for professionals and consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things (IoT), including its Philips products, Interact connected lighting systems and data-enabled services.