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margins available for the dealers."

about ours. The way that we carry out our refurbishment process has been developed with original lamp

were new."

them money (on average, about 30 percent). Over the coming months we will broaden the range of

The answer is that each is right.

distributor background, but we approached it from a lamp manufacturer's background." Therefore, we

As Gina Sansivero, Sales & Marketing

lamping process, we have tested and approved every step to ensure it meets the high standards of

An immediate response came from competitor Just Lamps, which says that re-manufactured units can

mercury) and that our staff had been fully trained."

lamps which are all perfectly safe, and performing every bit as well as the original lamps did when they

conclude that with the right experience and training, re-lamping can be a safe and lower cost solution.

poor performance and the potential threat unregulated product could pose to health and safety".

Who is right and who is wrong? Do re-manufactured lamps perform well and are they safe for both the

manufacturer and user?

"What's more we have given the projector users an environmentally responsible option whilst saving

Just Lamps founder Dave Bethell stated that, "We entirely agree with keeping a safety-first policy

"I cannot comment on the process or end-result of anyone else's re-lamp service, but I can comment

Diamond Re-lamps available beyond the current range of 750 models and we have just increased the

Bethell added, "Since we launched our re-lamping service we have provided almost 1,000 refurbished

Philips Lighting and matches the original specification of the projector manufacturer."

any less performance or increased risk over original lamps wouldn't be true."

understood the process, had access to all the correct materials (original bulbs, specialist tools,

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service we spent six months working closely with the bulb manufacturers ensuring that we fully

Corsino explained that, "We sought out alternatives with Just Lamps for solutions that offer genuine

Before launching our Diamond re-lamping

be both safe and economical.

Manager at Projector Lamp Services put it, Hotlamps approached the re-lamping business from a

morally unacceptable.

Corsino. "We are concerned about copy or branded lamps entering the aftermarket due to their relatively

manufacturers and has been deemed perfectly safe and any suggestion that our Diamond re-lamps offer

towards all aspects of the replacement lamp business.

When there is a greater risk that lamps could overheat and make the lamp

To support his case, Bethell provided a quote from Philips Lighting's VP of global marketing, Ney

explode or the projector malfunction, it is something we do not want to be part of." WOW!

performance but at the lower cost of ownership.

connectors etc.), invested in approved cleaning processes (to remove any traces of broken glass and

Throughout the development of their Diamond re-