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7 Day Catering for LED Lighting Solution for G24i
Claire’s Accessories
iVision UK Ltd Q 010
7 Day Catering Q 009
G24 Innovations Limited are a UK have been fully paid.
National contract caterer 7 Day Catering have
company based in Cardiff. The company
further strengthened their portfolio with a successful
manufactures and designs solar modules
The life of the lights is up to 50, 000
facility at the headquarters of fashion retailer
and high value products using thin film
hours after which time the client will have
Claire’s Accessories.
technology. These products are ideal for
made savings in the region of £850, 000
The company were awarded the contract to
integration with a wide range of products
as the lights are run on a 24/ 7 basis.
provide staff catering, hospitality and vending at the
including mobile electronic devices.
iVision have helped G24i to make
Birmingham, taking over from previous caterers
G24i Operate from this large premises in
carbon savings of 483 tonnes per annum,
Harrison’s.
Cardiff, South Wales.
this is equivalent to taking 159 cars off the
Claire’s operates over 3000 stores internationally,
road.
and employ over 300 staff at the Midlands based
head office. Their aim in tendering for a new caterer
was to establish a service for employees that
recognised the requirements of food, service and
environment both now and in the future.
7 Day Catering’s approach was to modernise the
service by installing a brand new Costa coffee bar,
which as well as providing top quality beverages
also serves grab and go sandwiches, snacks and
desserts.
The company occupies a 187, 000 Existing LED Saving
square foot factory which is set on 23
In the restaurant, lunchtimes have a new menu
acres.
which features homemade soup, a choice of hot
The bar chart above clearly shows the
dishes included calorie counted healthier selections,
G24i's factory will be the first facility huge energy savings that the project has
filled jacket potatoes and speciality sandwiches.
ever to produce solar cells whilst relying achieved through the installation of the
Customers are also offered breakfast specials,
exclusively on renewable energy, new lighting and control system.
regular promotions and the company’s popular
including solar, wind, geothermal and
loyalty scheme.
other green sources.
Renewable Energy
Steve Williams, Supply Chain VPof Claire’s
When G24i first acquired the Cardiff
G24i have recently been granted
Europe praised 7 Day Catering for the great work
site, the plant, car park and exterior of the
permission to build their own wind
and said that “everyone is pleased with the way the
building were all lit by highly inefficient
turbine.
transition has gone and have commented on the
sodium discharge lamps.
With the new LED lighting from iVision
food being much better.”
The company realised that if they were
now in place, G24i believe that once
He added: ” I know the catering team can often
to achieve their aim of running the plant
erected, the turbine will generate enough
feel like they are under-valued in this business,
solely on energy from renewable sources
energy to power the company’s huge site
that this had to be addressed.
as well as supplying power to surrounding
because it’s one of those areas which people just
homes and businesses.
take for granted.
Eliot Abel, G24i’s Sustainability
Programmes Manager, was given the task
Eliot Abel, G24i’s Sustainability
However, 7 Day Catering are very valued - the
of making the plant as energy efficient as
Programmes Manager, comments: “We
service, smiling and laughing demeanour serve as a
possible and he saw an opportunity to
have worked incredibly hard to become a
real antidote when people are having a tough day in
make significant savings on the existing
100% ‘green’factory and are delighted to
the office.”
lighting. That is when G24i made contact
have now received full permission to
7 Day Catering are rapidly increasing their with iVision, a UK manufacturer of low
realise this dream. We have the backing of
presence both in the midlands and all over the UK, energy LED lighting products. iVision
the local Government and environmental
with their commitment to cooking with local fresh conducted a full energy audit free of
groups.”
ingredients making them stand out in today’s market charge and suggested that over 80%
Why did G24i choose iVision ?
place. energy savings could be made on 250
sodium discharge lamps by replacing > iVision has more than 25 years
For further information visit:
them with state - of - the - art LED experience in the lighting industry
www.7daycatering.co.uk.
fittings. The installation of a sophisticated
control system for the new lighting would
> Products have proven record of high
also allow further savings to be made.
quality, efficiency and reliability
Atotal of 250 lights were replaced
> UK manufacturer, all products
with these LED fittings:
covered by a 3- year warranty
> 12 x Lumos SL- 48 street lights are
> iVision solutions include lighting
now used to illuminate the site roadways
control systems that deliver additional
savings
> 38 x Lumos CP- 48 fittings are used
to light the site car parks
If you would like further information on
the G24i project, have any questions or
> 200 x Lumos HB- 60 high bay fittings queries about anything that you have read
have been installed in the plant area or you would like to hear more about us
and what we can offer you then please get
The total installed cost of the LED
in touch...
lighting solution including the
sophisticated control system was £148, Contact:
824 which was fully funded by an Chris Davies,
interest- free loan from the Carbon Trust. Business Development Manager
iVision UK Ltd,
The monthly loan repayments that G24i
Web: www.ivisionuk.com
are now making are outstripped by their
E- Mail: chris.davies@ivisionuk.com
monthly energy savings. The estimated
payback period for the project is just 18
months, after which the new system will
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