Retail lighting for sustainably driven brands

GAIL’s sustainable ethos runs through the very heart of its brand from the food they create to the materials they use in its properties.

GAIL’s use seasonal ingredients, buy local where possible, and reuse offcuts from a variety of ingredients to make its Waste Not Range alongside a waste-less sourdough made from yesterday’s leftover bread. They also donate surplus food to local charities.

The GAIL’s property team was already reusing and upcycling found and existing materials in their buildings and looking for more sustainable building materials. Materials like Graphenstone clean paint, Tarkett vinyl floors and C2C tiles are standard.

Adding Nort, which is produced using 95% less CO2 emissions when compared to traditional aluminium spotlights was another way GAIL’s Bakery could limit its negative impact on the environment. GAIL’s embraced the environmental benefits of Nort, quickly indicating it would be an early adopter. Nort is now being used in all up-and-coming GAIL’s rollouts that have track-mounted fittings. Additionally, Shoplight’s recessed fittings will be included in GAIL’s standard lighting repertoire once they launch.

GAIL’s Bakery, Senior Project Manager Michelle Pollard-Smith said, “Supporting a long-term partner was the initial draw but importantly we found that Nort supports our drive to use more sustainable materials with a lower carbon footprint across the GAIL’s estate.”