Nort launches in Cambridge

The opening of GAIL’s Bakery Cambridge Market Hill on May 12th 2023 made the bakery the first in the world to use the NonOilen Nort which is made from plant-based polymers. Since then, Nort has also been used in other bakeries including a London Soho refurb and the new King Street and Didsbury Bakeries in Manchester.

In making thoughtful and impactful changes, GAIL’s Bakery is leading the way towards a more sustainable future and the Shoplight team commends them in their decision to use Nort for its circularity and eco credentials.

Together these two brands are demonstrating what it looks like to take action towards a zerocarbon future. By using Nort GAIL’s benefit from:

• 95% less CO2 emissions when compared to some aluminium spotlights

• A design that maximises thermal efficiency, resulting in highly efficient retail lighting

• Zero waste from on-demand 3D printing

• Local UK manufacturing, moving away from all components sourced from East Asia

• A circular product which uses upgradeable, reusable, recyclable and compostable materials.

Nort has been crafted and designed to maximise thermal efficiency, offering a highly efficient retail lighting option. Furthermore, the NonOilen material chosen by GAIL’s Bakery takes its green features even further with its compostable outer body.

The lighting products were printed and assembled in Peterborough before being installed in Cambridge - compare that to being transported from China, into the EU and then on to the UK. Carbon emissions are dramatically reduced even when only considering transport emissions.

Mark Shortland, Managing Director of Shoplight, said, “With patent pending VenTEC technology and a host of features designed to keep the product in use for many years to come, NORT provides retailers like GAIL’s Bakery with a sustainable alternative to imported aluminium spotlights to light their stores.”