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Encouraging urban lighting
The City of East London in opportunities. We at Thorn are
RDM acquires leading software company
Eastern Cape Province, South convinced that the way forward
Resource Data Management (RDM), the pioneering HVACR control and energy monitoring company has acquired leading software
Africa, representing The is in reinforced cooperation, not
developer Resorsys.
Amathole District Municipality, isolation. Indeed LightLinks
The company has an international client base, including major customers in the UK and US, and operates from facilities in India.
will receive assistance from the aims at building bridges
Andy Chandler, RDM managing director, said: “We are delighted with the acquisition of Resorsys. We have worked with them
City of Glasgow in the second between cities across the world,
for many years, and they have contributed significantly to the development of RDM products.
global LightLinks Competition. through lighting.”
“We have always been impressed by their creativity, expertise and professionalism. The deal secures a high quality, cost-
The winner was announced at Headed by officers from
effective software development capability in addition to our own excellent in-house team. The acquisition will enable us to
an awards ceremony held at the Glasgow, a task force will travel
accelerate and expand our product range for the future – to deliver even greater control and cost savings for customers.”
LumiVille public lighting trade to South Africa in Autumn 2009
In addition to producing software solutions for clients, Resorsys has developed its own cutting edge energy management
fair. to work alongside local experts
system, EMS. The web-based platform provides remote and onsite energy management, and enables users to monitor, track and
Sponsored by Thorn, the to identify potential projects in
analyse trends in energy consumption in plant and buildings.
competition promotes East London, the country's only
RDM will use Resorsys, accredited to ISO 9000:2000, to enhance its own software programme, while continuing to offer a
economic and social river port.
bespoke service for third party clients in markets across the world.
development in disadvantaged Attention will focus on
The acquisition of Resorsys follows the purchase by RDM last year of Taiwanese component and electronics manufacturer FYC
communities through historical sites that could be
Co Ltd. It is part of continuing expansion plans for the business aimed at securing high quality in-house manufacturing and
sustainable urban lighting by brought to life at night and
software development to expand the reach for its pioneering technology.
encouraging cities from low and where the impact on the
high income countries to community would be
partner together - with the considerable as residents and
sought after prize of up to tourists alike are attracted to the
€20,000 of Thorn equipment, more visually appealing
plus lighting calculation locations. These include East
support. London Museum, home to the
Additional assistance is being only dodo egg in existence; the
provided by The local newspaper offices; the City
Commonwealth Local Hall, complete with Statue of
Government Good Practice Steve Biko; plus the Aquarium,
Scheme and independent the oldest in South Africa; the
lighting consultants. waterfront boardwalk and the
Competition judges included nearby Steve Biko Garden of
representatives from Thorn, Remembrance.
LUCI, Concepteurs Lumière Over the following months
Sans Frontières (CLSF), and the preliminary lighting
lighting experts from cities that concepts will be tested and
have been involved in validated by all parties. Once
decentralised lighting co- agreed, equipment will be
operation. delivered, installed and
Alexander Colombani, inaugurated by December 2010.
general manager of LUCI, East London and Glasgow
comments: "We are delighted beat off the challenge of three
that the most developed cities other shortlisted sister cities:
of our network continue to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso /
share their wealth of Turin, Italy; Hue, Vietnam /
professional talent with less Blois, France and Addis Ababa,
well funded colleagues. By Ethiopia / Leipzig, Germany.
building on the established Last year’s winner was the
ADM Tourism Plan, the partnership between Jericho
LightLinks project can make a and Lyon, who also received
real difference to those in the free assistance from
East London community, in independent lighting expert
addition to improving the night- Philippe Hutinet in illuminating
time economy and appearance two heritage sites in the
of the city. Palestinian West Bank city – the
Christophe Richon, Thorn giant tree of Zacchaeus and the
Academy of Light director, ruins of Hisham’s Palace. These
adds: "At a time when the global projects are nearing
economic situation is to the completion, adding to their
fore, we hope this initiative will appeal as tourist attractions and
enable East London to benefit generating tangible benefits for
from new urban lighting the local community.
BG Controls expands
Building controls expert BG Controls has reinforced its Systems
Monodraught. The Art of Natural Ventilation
Support arm of the business by opening a dedicated service and
maintenance office in Preston.
BG Controls currently employs around 65 staff across its three
Monodraught has pioneered the art of natural From our schools and colleges to the UK’s leading
other offices in Rotherham, Burton and Belfast, providing building
ventilation through a combination of creative supermarkets Monodraught brings a breath of fresh
and energy management systems, remote monitoring, electrical
thinking, innovative technology and design fl air. air into our lives, every day.
installation, technical support and maintenance of building controls
installations nationwide.
Harnessing the power of the wind, applying Monodraught – the art of natural ventilation.
The new office, based at Albert Edward House in The Pavilions,
atmospheric principles, bringing fresh air into
Preston, will help them to further support their engineers in the
buildings using only renewable wind energy –
region, and to serve an increasing amount of its business in the
North West.
this is the art of natural ventilation.
“Preston is the ideal base for our new service and maintenance
office,” says Phil Bolus, Director for BG Systems Support Ltd.
“Many of our engineers are based in the North West and the new
office will support them and their customers in turn.
“Now more than ever, customers want a reliable systems
integrator that can deliver choice of control systems, delivered on
time and on budget. By applying the experience of our engineering
teams and by strengthening our national network we can be sure
these expectations are met.” Reader Reply No 3
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