Not strictly about new Urbis products but news about the company - so best in this topic.
120 jobs to go at Urbis at Basingstoke.Not entirely unexpected, not only for the reasons mentioned in the article but also for the loss of UK market share following the predominance of Philips/Indal products in recent PFIs.
Urbis were also widely used in Hampshire and it must have been particularly galling as Libras, Arcs and Iridiums went up on the roads around the factory a few years back replacing ZX1 and ZX3 lanterns.
Ironically I personally think that some of the Urbis contemporary designs are some of the most striking and best looking compared to those from other manufacturers. Unfortunately the market for contemporary lanterns is relatively small compared to the ZX range (now in decline) and the Sapphire which has never achieved the success of the Iridium or the Arc.
Although the Sapphire is popular for motorway lighting, the Iridium has been more popular several times over.