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  Lighting is more than just a practical necessity. Lighting sets the tone of a space, shapes the atmosphere, and in many cases serves to provide an essential escape route during emergency situations. As energy costs rise and sustainability becomes a bigger priority, many people face a difficult choice: keep the charm of their existing […]

    We at Coughtrie are always pleased to see the effect of our work, and this particular story puts a smile on many faces around the company.   In March of 2022, Brian Wheeler got in touch with us about his mum’s original Coughtrie light fitting. The original SP bulkhead had hung above her […]

In a secret location, hidden within the English countryside, a group of Codebreakers changed the course of the World War Two, cracking the communications between the Nazi military and Hitler’s command centre.   Almost 80 years later, Bletchley Park has opened its doors to tell the story behind these unsung heroes at the place where […]

  The mythos of Hartwood Hospital is legendary.   An abandoned building that looks more like a castle than a hospital, Hartwood was a psychiatric hospital outside of Shotts, North Lanarkshire, turned movie set and ghost-hunter attraction.   Built in the late 19th century, it functioned for decades as one of Scotland’s largest psychiatric facilities, […]

  PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release. Coughtrie International Ltd launches new lighting brand and product collection Glasgow, UK – Coughtrie International Limited, is proud to announce the launch of its new lighting brand and product collection. The brand, named J&G Coughtrie, is a re-imagining of the original Coughtrie lighting brand first launched in 1939 by […]

Coughtrie are regularly sent images of fittings that have been around for a long time, have been re-conditioned and often the owners are unsure how old they really are. Recently, two images came in, both had the same element of mystery of how old they were and how they ended up where they were.   […]