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Lazer has been expanding its presence into developing solutions for various industrial sectors, making significant inroads in agricultural circles in particular, providing work light solutions that both drive efficiency and enhance safety.

In the world of trucking, reliability isn't just a desirable trait—it's an absolute necessity. At Lazer Lamps, we understand the critical role that lighting plays in ensuring safe and efficient journeys for truck drivers around the globe. Once our lights are installed on trucks, they become essential tools for drivers navigating a diverse range of road conditions. From the scorching heat of the Australian outback to the freezing arctic roads of Scandinavia, our lights consistently deliver unmatched performance.

The Dakar Rally is an event that epitomises the pinnacle of extreme off-road motorsport. More than just a race, it’s a journey that tests the limits of both human and machine in some of the world's most demanding environments.Traversing continents and climates, from the arid dunes of Africa (1978 - 2008) to the diverse terrains of South America (2009 - 2019), and currently the challenges of the Middle East (2020 - present), each iteration of the Dakar Rally has brought its own set of trials.

In an exciting development for one of the UK’s fastest growing companies, Lazer Lamps Ltd becomes an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) owned business. In a clear signal of confidence to the future success of the business, company founder Ben Russell-Smith remains as Managing Director of the company, but passes ownership of the company to the EOT. With employees more involved and engaged with the future success of the business, the company will continue to reach its maximum potential on the global stage, with world class products and service.

Originally developed by Bosch in the 1980s, CAN (Control Area Network) is a robust system which enables high-speed communications and signals between different systems on a vehicle without the need for complex wiring. An increasing number of manufacturers utilise CAN Bus for managing systems such as lighting, heating, instrumentation, suspension, braking and engine control with separate ECUs which can be linked with a single pair of wires, thus drastically cutting down the total amount of wiring required within a vehicle.

Fitting auxiliary lights to a rally car has been around almost since the very first cars started racing. In bad weather, low light conditions and night stages, rally drivers need better visibility of the road ahead and a clear view of the track. The first auxiliary rally car lights were simply additional headlights mounted across the front of the grille or over the bonnet. Look back to rally cars of the 70s and 80s and the traditional bonnet mounted lights became iconic, to the extent that the Lancia Stratos looks positively naked without the four extra rally lights mounted to the front edge of the bonnet. The major downside of this was that it just made the existing field of view brighter, it did not extend or widen the visibility