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A complete LED lighting solution has been supplied by Luceco for new school buildings in Birmingham.


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Luceco has recently supplied a complete LED lighting solution for new buildings at The Pines Special School in Birmingham. The Pines is a primary school facility educating pupils with communication issues, providing the foundations for future learning. Facility and maintenance contractor, Air Cool Engineering Midlands, was responsible for the luminaire installation at The Pines using square and circular LuxPanels as well as Academy luminaires.


Fixed output and dimmable LuxPanels were used in classrooms offering up to 50,000 hours of energy saving, maintenance free life. Circular LuxPanels were used in corridors with IP65 versions being fitted in cloakrooms and WCs. Academy is designed to be an ideal replacement for linear fluorescent


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fittings, particularly in classrooms, offices, circulation areas and corridors. Selected Academy luminaires installed were fitted with an integral microwave sensor to further reduce energy consumption. With the corridor function selected, the sensor adjusts the light level to 10% of the normal level when the space is unoccupied.


The Pines Special School encourages pupils to value themselves by ensuring that all their achievements are rewarded. Also rewarding are the cost savings of LED energy efficient luminaries now enjoyed at The Pines Special School in Birmingham.


For more information call 01952 238 100, email uk_sales@luceco.com or visit:


www.luceco.com


uThe fixed output and dimmable LuxPanels installed in the classrooms offer up to 50,000 hours of energy saving, maintenance free life.


Firefighters call on Calorex in case of a drying emergency


A dehumidifier in a small drying room may not seem important but at Maldon Fire Station it’s a vital piece of equipment. With a capacity to dry up to 30 pieces of equipment at a time, the drying room at the station is used frequently and its importance is essential.


Watch Manager, Martin Cable, explains: “It’s crucial that any firefighter has dry Personal Protection Equipment. If a firefighter goes into any fire with damp clothes they are putting their own lives at risk. That’s why our drying room is probably one of the most important rooms we have at our station. It’s our essential back-up to the fire and rescue service.”


uMaldon Fire Station drying room.


Maldon Fire Station has had a Calorex dehumidifier in its drying room since it opened in 1997. The old DH30 machine was rarely switched off and has continued to be the most efficient and


economical method of drying. Calorex dehumidifiers not only create heat in fire station drying rooms, they remove water, which in turn, helps protect uniforms and kit from damage. Standard Calorex dehumidifiers recover heat from the moist air and use it to heat the discharged air. When additional space heating is required, units can be supplied with an electric resistance heater option, controlled by thermostat. All Calorex dehumidifiers are easy to install and can operate efficiently over an ambient air temperature range between 0 and 40°C.


Calorex dehumidifiers are installed in many fire stations across the country, including the London Fire Brigade Training Centre at Southwark.


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Global cable cleat specialist, Ellis, has used its in‐house expertise to design and manufacture a project‐specific product that secured them a major specification.


Ellis engineers new London Power Tunnels contract


Working directly with UK Power Networks (UKPN), Ellis developed a trefoil version of its Centaur cable saddle – a bespoke product that not only allowed the preferred trefoil arrangement of HV cables to be run through a stretch of tunnel between New Cross and Finsbury Market, but also significantly reduced the number of supports required.


Tony Conroy, Ellis’ Global Sales Director, said: “We are very much seen as the industry innovator. Customers come to us with specific requirements, sometime even challenges they worry are insurmountable, and we develop a solution that meets their needs and eventually can be added to our already world-leading product portfolio.” Manufactured from marine grade aluminium, the new Ellis Centaur trefoil is similar to the existing Centaur cable saddle, but with alternative base profile and dual flair to accommodate trefoil cables. When installed, it allows for a 268mm cable sag and was tested to 19kA RMS for 0.1s (48.5kA


peak), 40kA RMS for 0.1s (117kA peak) and given a thermal test of 19kA for 3s.


“We have supplied a lot of single cable Centaur for other sections of the London Power Tunnels project, including our biggest ever single order back in 2012, but this was the first time UKPN had come to us with a bespoke requirement,” continued Tony.


“We looked at the viability of the request and when it became clear we could deliver a solution we turned it over to our R&D team who designed a product and produced a prototype. Once approved by UKPN it was sent for short-circuit testing and only once it had passed those rigorous safety tests did we agree to supply it.” Ellis has also recently designed and developed bespoke solutions for the New Wear Crossing in Sunderland and the HelWin2 offshore wind farm. For further information call 01944 758 395 or visit:


www.ellispatents.co.uk


uEllis’ first Centaur cable saddles installed in UKPN’s London Power Tunnels.


The Essex Fire service has a clear purpose – to improve, protect and save lives, and for one of its fire stations, Calorex is playing its part in helping firefighters do their jobs.


uEllis’ bespoke Centaur trefoil cable saddle.


Safety standard‐compliant connections open up new applications for smart lighting system


uHelvar’s iDim Orbit sensor package uses market leading PIR technology.


Helvar’s iDim Orbit provides adaptable lighting control for open plan and cellular offices, boardrooms and classrooms. It detects movement using passive infrared (PIR) technology. One sensor can detect occupancy within a 7m diameter, or five together deliver up to 15m coverage at 2.8m height.


While the PIRs are IEC 60669-2-5 compliant, to use them with any non-compliant interconnection equipment – i.e. to connect luminaires together – would negate the system’s overall certification.


WAGO’s WINSTA connection system is the only standard-compliant interconnection system able to meet IEC 60669-2-5. The standard applies to the safety and reliability of home and building electrical system switches and associated electronic extension units, covering mechanical strength, rating, electrical safety protections and resistance to ageing, heat and rust.


uWAGO’s IEC 60669‐2‐5 compliant WINSTA Mini pluggable connectors.


Using WINSTA allows Helvar to provide a standard- compliant DALI lighting solution including sensors, interconnection and controls. In addition, the pluggable


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connections are up to 50 percent quicker to install than screw-types, saving time and money on-site. The connection system provides the sensor’s electrical interface and cabling. Pluggable push-in cage clamp connectors make installations quick to install, and free from maintenance over the product’s life for maximum reliability.


David Draper, International Product Manager, WAGO, says: “We acutely understand the importance of compliance with standards, and use the highest quality materials available to manufacture products and solutions that can be certifiably trusted by our customers.” Nick Van Tromp at Helvar comments: “We expect our suppliers to not only meet but exceed our standards, and the WINSTA system does precisely that. The iDim Orbit system is developed with the electrical installer in mind, and the pluggable connectors and screw-free terminals offer quicker, more streamlined installation, plus exceptional reliability.”


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Helvar’s latest DALI sensor package is fully IEC 60669‐2‐5 compliant by using WAGO’s push‐in cage clamp pluggable connections.


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