Light brings our environment to life. In interior design, it is an independent element, also referred to as the fourth dimension of a room. DOMUS stands for much more than simple lighting. DOMUS lamps have a distinctive quality – their light is pleasantly and soothing – they combine perfect function with the concept of man as the measure of all things.

DOMUS lamps have a great variety of forms and you’ll be surprised by the atmosphere they can create. Discover light as an element of interior design, for living and dreaming.

Inspired by DOMUS, VIVA-LITE has created one of the first full-spectrum based warmwhite energy-saving lamps with a CRI of well over 90 Ra. That means that even for a warmwhite ESL lamp, the colour reproduction is extremely high, thus making DOMUS lights look even nicer when lighted with VIVA-LITE lamps.

Therefore you now have a choice – wether it be fullspectrum daylight lamps or fullspectrum warmwhite lamps – VIVA-LITE and DOMUS make a perfect couple for any living or working environment. Be sure to check out this new set of lamps and lighting options.

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Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards Finalist Viva-Lite has silently built a strong and loyal customer base with so-called “Full Spectrum Lights” – products aimed at solving typical effects caused by lack of natural light, often also referred to as “Winter Blues”.

Toby Ruckert and his partner Margit Brusda moved to Waiheke from Germany in 2003 and with them they brought ‘Viva-Lite’ – their light bulb producing company that specialises in full-spectrum lighting to assist businesses whose employees suffer from headaches, eyestrain and stress.

“People can get very low emotionally in the middle of winter due to the lack of natural light,” says Toby. “People feel entirely different working under these lights as they reduce tiredness and mood swings especially if it relates to the winter blues. But the lights also improve energy levels.”

The idea of Full Spectrum Lighting isn’t new. During the 20th century the US Navy was actively researching methods to combat diseases commonly appearing on submarines where no natural daylight exposure for the crew is available for many weeks – or even months. Ultimately NASA provided a solution by creating the first natural daylight simulating tubes with added UV output to help the crew stay healthy even without actual daylight access.

“In the US and northern Europe this technology has been known for quite some time and it’s starting to catch on here now. Everything really has started to happen this year.” say Toby and Margit. Margit who is also a Naturopath explains that small businesses can possibly reduce the number of sick days and increase staff satisfaction by simply changing their lighting. “Normal fluorescent tubes only have three colours and we try to bring in as much of the sun’s natural spectrum as possible. For people who get headaches in the office, this improves them.”

The therapeutic success for treating SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorders) with bright light therapy is well known, but few actually realize that by using a more natural lighting in the home or office, SAD could possibly be prevented in the first place. But it is not only the emotional lows in winter that drive people to buy Viva-Lite’s products: In dentistry, the printing as well as the retail industry, accurate colour reproduction is a key element for sales and customer satisfaction.

Recently Viva-Lite has been announced as a finalist in the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards. “Initially, we were really surprised at being a finalist. We’ve been doing this for ten years, so it doesn’t feel like overnight success but we’ve done all the ground work and are very prepared to keep growing this business from New Zealand to the world.”

You can see VIVA-LITE lamps and products for yourself @ stand 148b on the Auckland Business Expo in Greenlane from 27th – 29th May 2009.

Click here to register yourself for the expo and get a free entry ticket with compliments of VIVA-LITE…

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The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon John Key will present the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards on 28 May in Auckland at a black-tie gala dinner attended by 600 business leaders. VIVA-LITE is a finalist in the awards and will be attenting the Auckland Business Expo as well.

“Our small and medium businesses play a critical part in our economy, the Prime Minister told Bizzone managing director Sarah Trotman, organiser of the awards. “They provide Kiwis with the essential goods and services they need. They help drive innovation across our economy. And they can become – with good leadership and support – our large businesses of tomorrow.

In these challenging economic times he said it’s important that we do what we can to help small businesses succeed. “That’s why the Government has introduced a Small Business Relief Package aimed at reducing red tape and making it less expensive for small and medium businesses to manage their cash flows and pay taxes,” he says. “It’s also important to acknowledge and celebrate the organisations and individuals who help our small businesses maximise their potential. I’m looking forward to presenting at the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards on 28 May. I hope to see you there.”

The Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards are sponsored by Vero, BDO Spicers and National Business Review and are a key event during the annual Bizzone Business Expo, New Zealand’s largest event for business.

Entries for this year’s Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards were stronger than ever says Bizzone managing director Sarah Trotman. “New Zealand businesses are being well supported by companies that are not buying into the doom and gloom mentality,” she says. “The evaluators were thoroughly impressed by the quality and higher number of entries – choosing winners this year will be extremely difficult.”

Finalists were spread throughout New Zealand and include VIVA-LITE with five others in the category one-to-many.

To see this year’s finalists, go to www.bizzone.com/awards/2009-finalists.aspx or to get tickets for the awards dinner call 0800 249 397.
To get a free ticket for the Auckland Business Expo, please follow this link: www.bizzone.com/guestof/viva-lite

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Tips on how to be an excellent organisation were shared at a breakfast for this year’s Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards finalists on 11 February where Viva-Lite is a finalist.

Vero CEO Roger Bell, who hosted the breakfast, told guests that the awards are getting stronger every year as businesses get more competitive.

“People have seen their competitors enter and have followed suit,” he says. “Business people now realise that if New Zealand is to be world class they need to follow a framework that engenders excellence. And with these awards you don’t end up just being be excellent in one area alone like customer services; excellence goes right across leadership, strategy, your people, your processes and the way you handle knowledge and information and of course the results from all of those elements.”

All 49 finalists agreed that being “excellent” is vital for the growth and prosperity of their organisations; providing excellent business support is key so that businesses don’t just compete on price but on the quality of their offering.

BDO Spicers’ National Chairperson Judith Stanway said: “Growing a business requires excellence, dedication, tenacity and great partners. BDO Spicers is the leading national accounting and business advice firm for New Zealand’s mid market and SME businesses. We know what it takes to grow businesses and our passion is supporting others in business to achieve their potential. That’s why we are proud to be a sponsor of the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards.”

The winners of the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards sponsored by Vero, BDO Spicers and the National Business Review will be announced at a gala dinner held during the Bizzone Business Expo, New Zealand’s largest event for business on 28 May.

Keep your hopes up and your fingers crossed for Viva-Lite!

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