Ideal Lux Distribution Boards & Panel Systems — Bridging Lighting and Electrical Infrastructure
When you’re specifying distribution boards or electrical panels alongside your lighting systems, having a unified brand for enclosures or accessory boards can simplify stock, installation and maintenance. Ideal Lux distribution boards, switchboards, enclosures and mounting boards offer a useful intersection between lighting infrastructure and panel-hardware integration. In practice you’ll find these used in lighting control rooms, commercial lighting projects, architectural lighting installations and service zones where distribution and lighting control meet.
Ideal Lux Distribution Boards & Enclosures
From experience, this category encompasses a few specific product types:
- Enclosures and mounting boards that house lighting control gear, breakers, contactors and lighting circuits (often small-to-medium formats).
- Switchboards or panel frames designed for lighting infrastructure: e.g., dimmer modules, lighting zones, sensor integration.
- Distribution boards intended for the lighting sub-system or lighting distribution side of a broader electrical installation, rather than power feeders alone.
- Enclosure boards that are surface-mounted or flush-mounted, with door or cover, feeding lighting zones.
Though Ideal Lux is primarily known for lighting fixtures and luminaires, your specification of “distribution boards, electrical panels, switchboards, enclosures, mounting boards” under this brand signals that you are commissioning a lighting-centric electrical distribution element — and you need hardware that aligns architecturally and logistically with your lighting roll-out.
Key Specification & Procurement Considerations
From the field, here are the real-world parameters procurement and installation teams must check when buying such boards:
- Rated current, number of modules and lighting-circuit coverage: Even though these boards are likely lighting-focused, you must verify that the board size supports the number of lighting circuits, dimmer modules or zone controllers you plan
- Enclosure form factor and mounting style: Decide on surface or flush mounting depending on architectural requirements. Depth and access to internal wiring matter — shallow boards might restrict cable bending radii.
- Ingress protection, material and finish: If your boards are in public spaces (lobbies, corridors) or exposed environments, check IP rating, durability of paint/coating, suitability for maintenance access. Surface-mounted enclosures may benefit from aesthetic finish to match lighting-design zones.
- Door type, ventilation and service access: Especially for lighting control panels, ensure the board allows access to wiring, modules, future expansion. Ventilation or fan features may be needed if dimming modules generate heat.
- Compatibility with lighting system architecture: Because you’re aligning lighting and distribution, make sure the board accommodates the dimming gear, sensor networks, control modules that your lighting system uses. For example, inclusion of knock-outs or pre-cabled busways for lighting zone control.
- Spare capacity and future-proofing: From experience you’ll “always” add more lighting zones. Buy a board that has spare space, allowing two or three extra circuit ways for future lighting loads or modifications.
Applying these criteria ensures your lighting-distribution board is not the weak link in your installation chain.
Buying Logic for Wholesale Procurement
As a procurement manager sourcing Ideal Lux distribution boards in bulk for lighting-infrastructure projects, here's a practical guide:
- Select one or two board sizes: For example: a small board for lighting sub-system (12-way) and a medium board for larger zones (24-way). This approach covers 80 % of your lighting distribution needs without excessive SKUs.
- Align finish and mounting to install types: Choose the same enclosure finish (e.g., white or light grey) across your roll-out so stock is interchangeable and visual consistency is maintained.
- Bundle boards with lighting control accessories: If your lighting installation uses control modules, sensors or dimming gear, bundle the distribution board, mounting board and accessory kits together to minimise missing-part risk
- Maintain spare boards or panels: For a multi-site roll-out, keep a spare board per deployment region so you can quickly replace or replicate standard installations without delay.
- Order in logical quantities aligned to installation phases: If you are installing lighting across 10 floors or 5 buildings, align board orders accordingly (e.g., 1 board per floor plus 1 spare).
- Ensure documentation and compatibility: Even though Ideal Lux may primarily be a lighting brand, for distribution boards treat them as electrical infrastructure: get datasheets, component compatibility notes, routing diagrams.
With this logic you streamline procurement, reduce installation delays and ensure your lighting-distribution backbone is as strong as your lighting fixtures.
Why Ideal Lux Boards Are a Smart Choice Within a Lighting-Centric Roll-out
In lighting-heavy installations — especially commercial, hospitality or multi-zone projects — when your lighting supplier also provides distribution board enclosures or compatible mounting boards, you gain a level of integration: aesthetic alignment, fewer vendors, simpler coordination between lighting and electrical supply. Using Ideal Lux boards for lighting distribution gives you consistency across lighting hardware and distribution infrastructure. For procurement: fewer brands, fewer interfaces, easier logistics. For installation: consistent enclosures, unified finish, simplified hand-over. Over time this consistency lowers total cost, reduces coordination errors and improves commissioning speed.
Wholesale Supply Partner — Bank of Lamps
Bank of Lamps distributes the full Ideal Lux distribution board and panel system portfolio — distribution boards, electrical panels, switchboards, enclosures and mounting boards — from our warehouse in Latvia. We serve procurement managers, lighting contractors and project installation teams across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Baltic States, France, Spain and Belgium.
Our wholesale advantages include:
- Flexible bulk quantities tailored to lighting-project size (from a floor roll-out kit to building-wide pallet loads
- Verified brand-authentic Ideal Lux stock — no grey-imports or re-branded enclosures
- Centralised EU logistics hub simplifying shipping and cross-border handling
- Stable wholesale pricing under framework agreements and repeat orders
- Full batch-traceability and documentation for board systems and lighting infrastructure
- Dedicated B2B support for board sizing, mounting-board compatibility and delivery scheduling
With Bank of Lamps you’re not just purchasing distribution boards — you’re securing an integrated supply-chain built for lighting-infrastructure at scale, reliability and consistency.