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Architectural FX

Location: Wokingham

Duration: 1 week

Potential dates: Any

Number of opportunities: 1

With over two decades of extensive experience across the lighting sector, Architectural FX specialises in marketing, selling, and distributing premium brand LED lighting solutions.

We serve the UK lighting specification market, supporting national and international projects. By providing premium solutions that are in our carefully curated portfolio, we give you the power to transform lighting projects across the world. We provide a bridge between these ‘Best in Class’ European manufacturers and our clients – spanning UK architects, lighting designers and specifiers. To support both manufacturers and our clients, Architectural FX offer unrivalled knowledge, enviable market awareness and robust technical expertise. These skills ensure that we’re perfectly placed to build those all-important, successful partnerships.

We are offering a student work placement opportunity within our architectural lighting company to gain practical experience within the industry. We can help give a brief understanding of lighting product assembly, 3D product modelling and Printing, technical processes, and project coordination while learning from experienced professionals. This placement would provide valuable insight into how creative and functional lighting solutions are designed and implemented across different architectural environments, while also giving an insight into technical, communication, and teamwork skills.

To apply email: Chris Skelley. Please read STEAM Work Placement - Information for Students before applying. 

Future Designs

Location: Soho, London (Lighting Design / Showroom / Sales) and Edenbridge, Kent (Product design / Lighting design / Manufacturer)

Dates: Flexible

Duration: 5 Days                       

Number of Placements available: 2

Future Designs is a UK-based lighting manufacturer known for high-quality, innovative lighting solutions. Since 1991, they've focused on delivering world-class products with precision, using advanced technology and top-tier components.

What you can experience:

• Gain insight into the full lighting design and manufacturing process.
• Observe how products are developed from concept to production.
• Learn about high-end components and software used in the industry.
• Be part of fast-paced environment focused on quality, deadlines, and innovation.
• See how teams collaborate to deliver custom lighting solutions for global clients.

To apply email: Ewa Sulu. Please read STEAM Work Placement - Information for Students before applying. 

Signify Commercial UK Limited

Location: Guildford

Duration: 1 week

Dates: Week beginning 8th or 15th June

Number of placements available: 1

Signify is the world leader in lighting. We provide professional customers and consumers with quality products, systems and services. And our connected lighting offerings bring light and the data they collect to devices, places and people - redefining what light can do and how people use it. Our innovations contribute to a safer, smarter more sustainable world.

During the work experience week, you will have the opportunity to work in Signify’ s UKI Services team where you will gain insights into how our products are made, looked after, and applied. We will show you how the engineering side of our business operates from carrying out surveys to troubleshooting. You will get to see how our connected control systems can switch, dim and monitor 10’s of thousands of light points in major Cities across the UK all while sitting at your desk. Signify’s lighting products are at the forefront of technological advances, and you will see how the highly skilled Services team look after our customers by ensuring their Signify products and installations run to their optimum. We look forward to showing you how we do it!

To apply Email Plamena Shaw. Please read STEAM Work Placement - Information for Students before applying. 

Urbis Schréder

Location: Basingstoke

Duration: up to a week

Dates: Flexible

Number of placements available: 3 or 4

At Urbis Schréder, we bring meaningful moments to people by enhancing safety, well-being, and sustainability in public spaces. As the leading independent outdoor lighting solution provider worldwide, we believe that lighting can empower people, impact lives, support communities, and transform spaces, cities, and the planet. We are experts at using light to its fullest potential, to bring meaningful moments to people in public spaces.

The placement is dependant on interests and we can offer anything from Marketing, to Finance, to Engineering. We tend to adapt the plan based on the individuals interests. 

To apply email: Sarah Kennedy, People Business Partner. Please read STEAM Work Placement - Information for Students before applying.