Moran Bewley's Hotels - Philips

Case study
Moran Bewley’s Hotels
Location
Philips Lighting
Ireland and London, UK
LED Lighting

“Running a hotel is an around the clock operation. Because it is 24/7, it is
hardly surprising that electricity costs are high but equally we realised that this
offers the most scope by switching to sustainable solutions...” Michael Moran,
Project Development Director for the Group

Moran and Bewley’s Hotels switch over
to Philips MASTER LEDlamps achieving
an impressive 80% energy saving.
Background
Switching to Philips MASTER LEDlamps has afforded the Moran &
Bewley’s Hotel Group of hotels an impressive 80% energy saving on
their electricity expenditure. Following consultation with Philips, which
has already successfully supplied TVs to the chain, it was decided to
install the latest generation of LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps in
order to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint
as part of the Group’s commitment to minimising its environmental
impact. Indeed, the Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group has set a impressive
standard for other hotels to follow, especially given that estimates
show that 6 billion Euros could be saved within the hotel sector
globally simply by switching from old to newer lighting technologies.
Challenge
As Michael Moran, Project Development Director for the Group,
explains, “Running a hotel is an around the clock operation. Because it
is 24/7, it is hardly surprising that electricity costs are high but equally
we realised that this offers the most scope by switching to sustainable
solutions. We were keen to adopt the MASTER LEDlamps as we felt
they would make a major contribution to our objective with a fast
return on investment but at the same time still provide a great quality
of light. After all, every element of our guest experience is vital to us
and the lighting has to reflect and support this.” Moran.
Solution
Uniquely, the project uses just one single lamp type, the 7 W MASTER
LEDlamp, across 5 of the Group’s hotels yet has made such significant
inroads in reducing energy consumption by making this switch. This
clearly demonstrates that deciding to adopt new energy efficient
Fast Facts
Locations
Ireland and London, UK
Installed Lighting System
MASTER LEDlamps
Project in Partnership with
Moran and Bewley’s Hotel Group
Philips Lighting
technology can be both extremely simple and effective. The lamps are
easily retrofitted in to existing fittings providing the Moran & Bewley’s
Hotel Group with an ecologically sound design choice without compromise
to the guest experience.
Benefits
Indeed, where lighting usage is high, around 18 to 24 hours per day, the
payback for MASTER LEDlamps is estimated to be less than one year.
This combined with high light quality makes for a compelling argument
for any hotelier keen to improve their bottom line but still maintain
the ambience guests expect of a top quality hotel.
In all, some 5000 pieces of GU10 7W MASTER LED lamps, the equivalent
of 50 W halogens, have been installed. As well as reducing energy
consumption, the MASTER LEDlamps have an average life of 40,000
hours. This is significant since this is twenty times as long as halogen
lamps which are conventionally used in hotel applications. This means
that the Group will also benefit from reduced maintenance costs and
do not have to worry about replacing light bulbs all the time.
As Moran continues, “We are extremely pleased with the improvements
the new LED lamps have made to our operational activities.
Throughout 2010 and beyond we’ll be looking forward to making a
large reduction in energy costs as a result. In addition to this, we’ve
also noticed that the lighting is much more uniform across the hotels,
which again supports the consistent brand image we wish to deliver
across our Group. We’re delighted with the results.”

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