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Buying guide

Choosing site and building lighting

Most lighting is bought twice: once on price, and again when it fails or turns out to be the wrong colour. These are the four decisions that settle it - how much light, what colour, how it is protected, and what it screws into - and every one of them is answerable before you order.

Buying guide

Choosing site and building lighting

Most lighting is bought twice: once on price, and again when it fails or turns out to be the wrong colour. These are the four decisions that settle it - how much light, what colour, how it is protected, and what it screws into - and every one of them is answerable before you order.

Work in lumens, not watts

Watts tell you what a lamp costs to run. Lumens tell you how much light you get. The two stopped tracking each other the moment LED replaced filament, and buying a 50 W LED because the old halogen was 50 W is how a yard ends up half lit.

Every row in these tables prints its wattage, and the description prints the lumen output where the manufacturer states it. Match the lumens to the fitting you are replacing and let the wattage fall where it falls - that is where the saving is.

A rough conversion, for replacing what is already there

An old 100 W incandescent is about 1,500 lumens. A 60 W is about 800. A 500 W halogen floodlight is about 8,000 to 10,000. Use it to get in range, then read the lumen figure on the row.

Daylight or warm white

Colour temperature is measured in kelvin, and it changes how a space reads more than brightness does. It is also the most common reason a lighting delivery gets sent back.

Warm white (around 3000K)Cool / daylight (around 6500K)
Reads asYellow, domesticWhite, clinical
SuitsVillas, reception, hospitality, prayer roomsWorkshops, stores, car parks, site work
Avoid inAreas needing close detail workAnywhere meant to feel comfortable

Mixing the two in one room is visible and looks like a fault. Order one temperature per space.

Anything outdoors needs an IP rating

An IP number describes what the fitting keeps out: the first digit dust, the second water. On a UAE site the dust matters as much as the rain, and a fitting with no rating on it is an indoor fitting whatever the photograph suggests.

  • IP65 - sealed against dust and direct water. The ordinary choice for a floodlight on a mast or a wall.
  • IP44 - splashes only. A covered soffit or a balcony, not open ground.
  • Indoor fittings - battens, downlights, decorative lamps - carry no rating and belong under a roof.

Check the cap before you order the lamp

A lamp that will not screw in is a lamp you own. The cap is printed on the row for every lamp in these tables.

  • E27 - the large screw cap, the common one in villas and standard fittings.
  • E14 - the small screw cap, used by candle and decorative lamps.
  • GU10 and MR16 - the push-and-twist spot caps. GU10 runs on mains; MR16 usually needs a transformer already in the fitting.
  • T5 and T8 - tube diameters. A T8 tube does not fit a T5 batten.
Questions

Straight answers.

Which lighting brands does Lion Yard stock?

OSRAM and LEDVANCE. Every line in these tables is one or the other, and each row carries its own article number and barcode so you can check the exact article against the manufacturer before ordering.

Do you supply lighting across the whole UAE?

Yes. We deliver to all seven emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.

Are the lighting prices on this page the prices I pay?

Lighting is quoted rather than price-listed, and has been since September 2026. Every line carries its article number and barcode, so you can check the exact lamp before you order — send the list and the quantities and you get a written price in AED the same day, with 5% VAT shown separately.

What is the difference between an LED lamp and an energy saver?

An energy saver is a compact fluorescent: it contains a small amount of mercury, takes a moment to reach full brightness, and dislikes being switched on and off. An LED lights instantly, is unaffected by switching, and uses less power again. We stock both because fittings and budgets differ, but for anything switched frequently the LED is the better buy.

Can I mix warm white and daylight lamps in the same building?

In separate spaces, yes - warm white in reception and accommodation, daylight in workshops and stores is a normal specification. In the same room it is visible and reads as a fault, so order one colour temperature per space.

Do you supply floodlights for outdoor site use?

Yes. Look for an IP65 rating on the row, which means the fitting is sealed against dust and direct water. Anything without a rating is an indoor fitting.

Now the prices

Bulbs & Lamps

Every lamp you screw or push into a fitting that is already there — GLS, candle, spot, reflector, tube, capsule, energy saver, halogen and HID, in E27, E14, B22d, G24, GU10 and GU5.3.

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