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Blue Chip company in Surrey

17th May 2019

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The UK Headquarters of a Blue Chip company in Weybridge, Surrey, required to reduce energy consumption by 50%, reducing energy bills by over 50% over a 5 year period. While other lighting manufactures were considered, Luceco provided the total lighting solution, reducing energy consumption by 66%, saving 150 tonnes of CO2 per year and achieving an ROI payback of 2.4 years.

With the refurbishment phased over 12 months, Luceco supplied a quantity of over 1700 bespoke LuxPanels designed to suit the 500mm x 500mm “metal pan” ceiling. With 50,000 hours of maintenance free life and significant energy savings over traditional light sources, LuxPanels are supplied with remote ‘plug and play’ drivers and produce consistent light output over their entire life.

With the refurbishment phased over 12 months, Luceco supplied a quantity of over 1700 bespoke LuxPanels designed to suit the 500mm x 500mm “metal pan” ceiling. With 50,000 hours of maintenance free life and significant energy savings over traditional light sources, LuxPanels are supplied with remote ‘plug and play’ drivers and produce consistent light output over their entire life.

  • Cost effective, energy saving LED lighting solution using bespoke luminaire design
  • Reduced lighting energy consumption by 80%
  • 220 tonnes of CO2 per year saved
  • Return On Investment payback of 2 years

To complete the energy efficient LED lighting solution, Carbon and Atom downlights were also utilised. The Carbon is an ideal replacement for compact fluorescent downlights, offering running cost savings of up to 60%. Designed to retrofit ceiling cut outs of common compact fluorescent downlights, the Carbon is also supplied with interchangeable bezel options. Fire rated and dimmable, the Atom provides true halogen appearance but provides over 50,000 hours of maintenance free, energy efficient lighting as well as having a choices of decorative bezel finishes.

Luceco has also supplied LuxPanel luminaires to the production and warehousing facility. The High Efficiency LuxPanel offers a premium frameless appearance with lower wattage and higher efficacy than other LED luminaires. Luceco was selected as the best lighting solution, providing a bespoke lightweight luminaire with Gripple fixings and improved energy performance, with the lowest wattage solution by 25% and the preferred colour temperature of 6000K.

There was also a requirement to ensure a minimum of 500 Lux at desk surface after 5 years, from 4.6m height. Luceco suppled a quantity of 1500 LED 24W High Efficiency LuxPanels to replace 4x36w multi lamp fluorescent fittings.

In conclusion, the brief was to improve light levels and reduce energy consumption by 50%, reducing energy bills by over 50% over a period of 5 years. To date, Luceco have provided LED lighting technology that has reduced energy consumption by 80%, saved 220 tonnes of CO2 per year and will achieve an ROI payback of 2.1 years!