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A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR MEDWAY
Good lighting is key to creating the right conditions for playing sport. LED lighting is ideal for sports halls, as it provides bright, uniform lighting while reducing running costs by up to 75% over traditional lighting. Earlsmann and NCS Technology have recently designed and installed new sports hall lighting at Medway Park sports centre in Kent, applying their combined expertise to meet client needs.
Following on from successful lighting projects at Hoo and Strood leisure centres in Medway in 2015, NCS and Earlsmann successfully bid for the contract to undertake a major LED lighting upgrade at Medway Park, the area’s most prestigious sports centre. The project included replacing the lighting in the main sports hall, which is used for a wide range of different sports.
STRUGGLING WITH LOW LIGHT LEVELS? The existing lighting was 250W low bay type SON fittings
and needed regular replacement to maintain the required lux levels. An important national Badminton competition was scheduled to take place in October 2016, so it was imperative that the lighting was improved to meet the national standard light levels of at least 600 lux.
“PROVIDING IMPRESSIVE SAVINGS OF UP TO 75%”
Earlsmann modelled the lighting using RELUX software. Based on this exercise, the company supplied 126 Gigaterra 100W EFL high bay lights to replace the SON fittings. NCS Technology installed these in the sports hall outside of peak hours, minimising disruption to users. The specified 600+ lux was achieved well in time for the badminton tournament.
A CENTRE OF SPORTING EXCELLENCE Feedback on the new lighting has been overwhelmingly
positive – all sports are benefiting from playing under the new brighter LED lights. Medway Park proudly promotes itself as a Centre of Sporting Excellence for the region. The twelve-court, multi-use sports hall is a key part of this offering. The new LED lighting is providing ideal conditions for elite sport, including tournaments and training camps for badminton, basketball, judo and volleyball.
QUICK PAYBACK The client took advantage of a Salix energy efficiency
public finance loan to fund the project. The new LED lighting provides impressive savings of up to 75% from day one through reduced energy use and maintenance costs
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“THE NEW LED LIGHTING
OFFERS IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR ELITE SPORT.”
– covering the investment in LEDs within two years (well within the payback period required by the Salix funding).
Earlsmann has many years’ experience in the LED marketplace as a lighting solution provider – working closely with clients from design right through to installation. The company provides a comprehensive range of lighting solutions to suit every interior and exterior application. It manufactures lighting units at its factory in the UK, producing high-quality, reliable products underpinned by a full five-year warranty.
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