NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE LEDs THE WAY WITH GREEN LIGHTING INITIATIVE
Norbert Dentressangle will save more than 1,400 tonnes of CO2 over the next five years following the retrofit of LED lighting at its Bedworth cold store.
Developed and supplied by green lighting specialists, ECO Specialists, the LED commercial grade lights offer a 77% reduction in energy consumption compared to the existing fluorescent lighting, whilst providing equivalent light levels. In addition, LED lighting offers reduced heat output, delivering additional energy savings relating to cooling.
Unlike traditional lamps, LED lights also have an instantaneous start-up time with full brightness despite the -26°C temperature. To further reduce energy usage, Norbert Dentressangle plans to trial a sensored lighting solution suitable for a cold store environment which automatically switches on the lights when motion is sensed.
As part of its ongoing commitment to operational efficiency and environmental best practice, going forward, it is anticipated that the LED lighting will be rolled out to Norbert Dentressangle’s national network of nine cold stores.
Dr Phil Shepherd, Norbert Dentressangle’s Technical Director said: “Due to the -26°C temperatures, cold stores present a challenge for other lighting technologies which can take several minutes to reach full brightness. Being less energy efficient they also place a greater load on our refrigeration equipment. The hostile environment can shorten equipment life, but the LED solution has exceeded our expectations.”
For more information about Norbert Dentressangle’s services, visit www.norbert-dentressangle.co.uk or email sales@norbert-dentressangle.com
About Norbert Dentressangle in the UK
With more than 7,800 employees across 93 sites, 1,000 vehicles, 1,150 trailers and around 1.7 million sq m of warehousing, Norbert Dentressangle is one of the UK’s largest logistics and transport companies. Norbert Dentressangle offers a complete range of logistics services including dedicated and shared-user warehousing and transport to both manufacturers and retailers, temperature controlled food logistics, reverse logistics, environmental operations management, and aviation logistics.
UK customers for logistics include Asda, Ardagh Glass, B&Q, Birds Eye, British Airways World Cargo, CHEP, Continental Tyres, Daikin, Delifrance, Goodyear, Groupe SEB, LG Electronics, Manchester Airports Group, Marks & Spencer, McCains, WM Morrisons, Nestle Waters, Speedibake, Tesco, Toyota Material Handling and WeightWatchers.
About ECO Specialists
ECO Specialists provide environmentally friendly lighting solutions to a broad range of customers from multi-national corporations to small independents. The company offers turnkey solutions from bespoke scheme design, to full installation and planned maintenance with products to suit all environments and technical requirements.
Using the latest energy efficient lighting, implementation is quick and easy, cost effective and sustainable, enabling customers to further promote their green credentials. ECO Specialists’ solution provides a fast return on investment, reduced carbon footprint, reduced maintenance costs, an improved lighting environment and is applicable for both public and private sector businesses.
For further information, please contact:
Faye Baker/Phil Rennett
Quiet Storm Consultants
Tel: 01530 276550 Fax: 01530 276551
E-mail: faye@q-storm.co.uk or phil@q-storm.co.uk
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