In our more than 75 years of being in business, we have gained invaluable and powerful insights into the lighting needs of the industry sector. We can bring our perspective on this varied and specialised area to meet the commercial and health and safety needs of our clients and their people.
The industry sector is extremely diverse, from the intensity and heat of data centres to the potential light pollution of outdoor lighting in loading bays and service yards.
While the challenges differ for the lighting designer, the objective remains the same: to deliver comfortable industry lighting solutions that enable any task to be achieved.
Manufacturing across the board is becoming increasingly automated while the range of machinery and the level of technology used grows in sophistication, but tasks remain the same as people are still required to check, monitor, adjust, maintain, repair and programme equipment and controls on an ongoing basis.
The demands of lighting in manufacturing environments are that while the machinery may not need any light to function, the people working around it most certainly do.
In such areas, where people and machinery are in close proximity and the risk of accidents is high, the primary consideration to be addressed has to be the safety and welfare of the people.
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Lighting in warehouses and similar storage facilities are where ‘just-in-time’ logistics come to life. Speed is of the essence, closely followed by accuracy.
For the people who work in these facilities, particularly those working through the night, the right lighting solution is essential for their safety – especially where autonomous mobile robots are in use.
Due to the often-extensive nature of these spaces, warehousing and logistics operations often lend themselves to the use of movement-controlled lighting.
Movement-controlled lighting offers dual benefits in any warehouse or logistics installation, delivering the primary requirement of keeping people safe when working, while also helping with the increasingly important objective to reduce energy costs.
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As their name suggests, Clean Area facilities need protection from the ingress of dust and liquids.
While the degree of protection may vary depending on the needs and classification of the spaces, the lighting units must not only facilitate effective detailed task performance, but also be easy to clean and maintain.
Our unique solutions meet regulations and provide a high colour rendition include single piece frame gaskets and solid aluminium jacking brackets to prevent contamination from the ceiling void, a high colour rendition, and flush fixings to the front frame to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination.
Our use of premium optics with advanced glare control technology allows worry-free specification and compliance to the most stringent regulatory requirements.
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Size, nature of the tasks being carried out, lighting demands: control rooms can be incredibly varied in every respect.
From relatively simple monitoring posts and CCTV operations to large process or signalling centres with multiple control desks, consoles and screens, careful planning is essential to creating the right lighting solution for control rooms.
A fixed level of background light has to be established. One that creates a bright and stimulating environment, but which doesn’t create a problem with glare or shadowing.
Whatever the solution, it needs create an environment conducive to those working in it, while allowing screens and equipment to be clearly seen, literally, in their best light.
A balance that takes time and experience – and one that we are ideally suited to help achieve.
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The lighting of outdoor areas must take into account both the constant movement of people and vehicles. It must also ensure that light pollution is kept to minimum.
To ensure safe transitioning between the inside and outside spaces, the light levels should be similar either side of the bay door.
Within service yard areas and loading bays, the lighting objective should always be to only provide light where night work is undertaken, and that the lighting should be to a level appropriate to the nature of the work being carried out.
The role of lighting designer is to consider the environmental impact of providing lighting in these settings, to avoid light pollution wherever possible.
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In a world that is becoming ever more data driven, the number of data centres is constantly growing. In response to designing lighting solutions for these demanding environments, lighting designers face some particular, often unique, challenges. High on the list of challenges are temperature sensitivity and control management.
It is important for the designer to establish the ambient temperature for the lighting fixture locations – in data centres, the temperatures can be as high as 45˚C – 50˚C.
Product selection for data centre lighting needs to come with the appropriate control equipment to operate at these temperatures and lamp/LED life data be provided at that ambient temperature.
Close consultation regarding the provision of emergency lighting and appropriate lighting is highly recommended.
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Multi-storey car park lighting has to help make users feel safe as they leave and return to their vehicles.
It must also allow for the safe movement of cars in a confined space. It must help reduce crime by ensuring that there are no dark corners in which to hide.
In the entrance and exit areas of multi-story car parks, the lighting solution has to support the adaptation of the eye to indoor and outdoor light levels through the day and night.
To achieve this goal, it is recommended to light these areas to a higher illumination level – making an invaluable contribution to the creation of a safe environment for car park users and workers alike.
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At the start of a Industry project or looking for a supplier to meet your installation and lighting unit needs, our team of experienced consultants can help you find the right lighting solution.
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