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Batten designed by Robert Heritage, DesRCA, RDI, FSIA; attachments designed by Luciano Zucchi. The Silverspan range of fluorescent light fittings was developed as the result of a decision by Rotaflex to enter the fluorescent market with a range for general commercial use. Robert Heritage, Rotaflex's consultant designer, was briefed to design a single batten to which various attachments could be fitted. His solution, developed in direct succession to the British Aluminium Design Award-winning Silverline fitting, uses two L-shaped extruded aluminium sections, held together with a continuous hinge at one junction and a snap action at the other, as the housing for the control gear. Two plastic end pieces fit on to the extrusions, and the attachments clip into slots in aluminium end plates. The batten is only 1 3/4 inches by 1 7/8,' inches in section, the smallest that would house the choke. The whole Silverspan range has been designed to meet all European electrical and mechanical standards, and care has been taken to consult overseas agents at all stages of development. \n\nThe attachments have been designed by Rotaflex's staff designer, Luciano Zucchi, and include pelmets (giving light from both sides of the fitting) and directional shields (giving light in only one direction), both in extruded anodised aluminium and available in a silver or silver and teak finish. The pelmets and shields are also available in Matchmaker versions, where the fitting is supplied with double-sided adhesive tape on the front so that the customer can attach his own fabric or wallpaper. The third attachment, Fernland, is made of vinyl laminate with decorations moulded into it. An opal or prismatic diffuser is also available. \n\nThe economies in production made possible by the Silverspan batten's flexibility in use are compounded by Rotaflex's policy of using modern production methods to cut labour costs. 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