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12 01.03.12 FEATURE WAREHOUSE LIGHTING Steve Edwards, Technical Sales Manager, OCG Lighting The high cost and inconvenience of maintaining high level lighting presents a continual challenge for warehouse owners and operators. Recognition is growing that LED technology, with long lifespans and low energy consumption, offers an attractive solution, which is why OCG Lighting’s latest LED lighting range is designed specifically for high bay usage. OCG Lighting’s NeoBulb Epoch range of fixtures bring all of the benefits of high quality LED lighting - long, maintenance-free life, excellent efficiency and incredible durability - to high bay lighting. And with a www.warehousenews.co.uk/features T: 01923 272 960 I E: warehouse@flame1.com OCG’S NEW LED LIGHTING - DESIGNED FOR HIGH BAYS return on investment of just over a year, the Epoch range offers is also a very cost-effective solution. NeoBulb’s unique heat pipe design maintains a thermal junction temperature of less than 60ºC. This enables more than seven years of 24-hour continuous usage, dramatically reducing the need to shut down operations to change a light fixture. The result is continuous lighting with a decrease in annual running costs of up to 64%. OCG Lighting’s Epoch range is designed specifically for the warehouse environment with the option to introduce intelligent controls, such as motion sensors, to achieve further energy and cost savings. Compared to current lighting solutions, the range offers a real and immediate cost benefit. For a typical 5,000m2 warehouse running lights 24/7 warehouse owners can expect to immediately reap the rewards from OCG Lighting’s LED high bay lighting, with an annual energy and maintenance saving in the region of £20,000-£30,000, resulting in a return on investment in less than 1.4 years. OCG Lighting’s Epoch range includes two products. The Epoch X operates at 170 watts and offers an equivalent light output to a 400 watt metal halide (which consumes 480 watts). The Epoch VIII operates at 140 watts, providing an ideal replacement for a 250 watt metal halide (which consumes 300 watts). In addition to this significant energy saving, the Epoch range is maintenance free for 60,000+ hours negating the need for expensive relamping costs. The significant CO2 saving also helps reduce the high cost of carbon reduction commitments. Suitable for warehouses, logistics operations, food manufacturing and distribution operations, OCG Lighting’s Epoch range is set to lighten the load for a whole host of industries. To find out more about the benefits LEDs can offer for your business please contact: OCG Lighting Steve Edwards, Technical Sales Manager Tel: 07703 102200 Email: steve.edwards@ocgplc.com ANOTHER LED PRODUCT LAUNCHED BY LABCRAFT The POWER ASTRO has been launched by Labcraft, offering a concentrated lighting option where a linear angled source of lighting is required. Manufactured using long-life CREE Power LEDs, this unit uses 80% less energy than halogen lights to produce a bright wash of light to the floor whilst mounted on a vertical surface. The LED strip within the POWER ASTRO is waterproof to IP66 making it suitable for external and refrigerated applications and is also a perfect lighting source to illuminate work areas, shelving, lockers and much more. The 4W LED strip will give 280 lumens of light and is completely encased in a slim aluminium housing, making it quick and easy to install. Labcraft is the leading European designer, developer and manufacturer of innovative low voltage lighting solutions.
www.warehousebuyer.co.uk T: 01923 272 960 I E: warehouse@flame1.com SAVE MONEY… SEE THE LIGHT! The demand for reducing your carbon footprint is an on-going issue in today’s environment, and of course business leaders are continually looking for ways to save money, especially in the current economic climate. This is why more and more people are switching over to LED lighting as a way of reducing carbon emissions, saving money and energy and INCREASING THEIR PROFITS. In 2010, LED lighting was not that high on the agenda for factories and warehouses. Sales in 2011 leapt dramatically and are becoming even more popular in 2012, with key factors of LED lighting bringing a reduction in energy, costs and maintenance, warehouse managers are highly enthusiastic at how these LED units can increase profits, maximise efficiency and create a safer and more pleasant working environment for their staff. Many industrial areas currently use 400w metal halide or high pressure sodium lighting, typically requiring around 480w including their drivers, by replacing these units with 150w LED High Bay lights you reduce your energy consumption by up to 66% Not only that, they also require ZERO ARLA FOODS LIGHTS THE WAY IN SAVING ENERGY Arla Foods’ National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Stourton, Leeds, has helped the company reduce its energy consumption and move a step closer to achieving its environmental targets - simply by replacing the lightbulbs. Stourton NDC replaced 382 sodium lights with 375 LED lights, in its chilled warehouse space, reducing the wattage from 480w to just 80w. The new lights have a lifespan of 10 years and, unlike sodium lights, are a lot clearer and brighter. Paul Lloyd, vice president for operations at Arla, said: “This process will contribute towards achieving the company target of reducing CO2 emissions by 34 per cent by 2020. Lighting is our second biggest power usage after refrigeration. With the LEDs, not only do we save on electricity from the lower wattage, but we also expect to see a decrease in energy used in refrigeration because the lights throw off no heat whatsoever. It is expected the site’s annual power use will drop significantly. Consumption figures have shown that the new lighting reduced C02 emmisions by 261 tonnes in just six months, from June to December 2011. Paul added: “We are now looking into phase two of the process, which will see the NDC offices, yard and service roads using the same LED technology, further reducing our impact on the environment.” Arla Foods is one of the UK’s leading dairy companies. In the UK, we process fresh milk and manufacture a number of products including cottage cheese, fresh flavoured milk and butter. With dairies in Lockerbie, Settle, Leeds, Ashby, Oakthorpe and Hatfield Peverel, Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak and Anchor. Arla Foods www.arlafoods.co.uk maintenance for life - you really can just “fit and forget”. With a whole long list of benefits, switching to LED lighting is seriously a “no-brainer”. Having said that, the type of LED lights you opt for is a serious consideration, as with most things there are high quality British made units or knock off foreign imports. With so many reasons to buy good quality LED units, two main points to consider are: ensuring the engineering is top notch and ensuring the manufacturer is trustworthy. With there being slight controversy about the actual life-span of the LED light and doubt as to whether they do last the amount of time stated, the tested reliability and high quality engineering from the manufacturer should be right at the top of your checklist for comparison. Interior Control Ltd (with 35 years’ LED experience) is a leading supplier for LED lighting in the UK. The LED units boast a guaranteed luminance of 80% at 60,000 hours and a 5 year manufacturer warranty from a £100million UK PLC. With a friendly yet professional service and products you can rely on, you should have no hesitation in choosing LED lighting from Interior Control. Interior Control Ltd Tel: 01780 753 316 Email: info@interiorcontrol.co.uk www.interiorcontrol.co.uk FEATURE WAREHOUSE LIGHTING 01.03.12 13
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