Braehead is a newly refurbished area of Glasgow, Scotland.  In the main business park, VeeLite Car park lighting was supplied to provide high illumination levels with good quality white light output.  The 400w Car park Lights are installed on 10m Columns. 

Because of the high efficiency of these Luminaires, poles can be spaced at wide intervals providing a saving in Capital and installation costs, as well on on-going energy and maintenance savings.  The Luminaires have unique non-glare features so they can be installed next to busy roadways and on this Project, there is a busy dual carraigeway adjacent to 3 sides of the site.

The Car park Luminaires are constructed in robust die cast aluminium and have an attractive modern appearance to compliment the new Buildings.

Recent extensions at St Lomans Hospital used VeeLites low profile LED street light luminaires.   These 90w LED Street lights on 5m Poles  provide approx 30 Lux average with good unformity (c. 30%), low glare and high efficiency.  

The high quality white light colour emitted has significant advantages over traditional HPS street lighting as it enables clear ‘daylight type’ recognition of colours which helps to identify Pedestrians, objects, etc.  LED lighting also minimises maintenance and relamping with its expected life of 60,000 hours average (or typically 16 years).  This is double the life time of HPS and 3 or 4 times  the lifetime of Metal Halide. 

As an option, LED Street lighting can also be controlled by Occupancy Sensor to provide significant energy saving and switching off when it is not required.   Frequent switching is not a problem with LED lighting but is not possible with traditional HPS or Metal Halide lighting.

VeeLite also supplies LED Carpark Luminaires, LED Groundlights and LED Bollard lighting.

AVRS

Industrial lighting and Warehouse lighting applications require Luminaires with a high performance reflector system, low maintenance and is energy efficient.

AVRS in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire  is an example of a typical industrial lighting project.  Approx 250 WideBay luminaires were supplied.

For the illumination of Factories or Warehouses, the efficient reflector system results in a wide spacing between the Luminaires and still provides high light levels (both vertical and horizontal) with good uniformity.  Good light levels on the vertical sides of machinery, storage racks, etc is sometimes overlooked.

Other advantages for factory lighting include the dust-tight reflector system, the acrylic safety lens (no glass), the long life lamps (typically 20,000+ hours average life) and the robust, low maintenance and reliable control gear. 

For general High Bay type lighting Projects, we need less Luminaires and this improves the appearance of the Project – ie. less overhead clutter.  The modern appearance of the Luminaire is also a help.

Photo of Glass Factory Elton

Industrial lighting requires high efficiency Luminaires, and reliable and low maintenance operation for long periods. 

Quinn Glass in Cheshire, England  is an industrial lighting project which is typical of large industrial Buildings.  Several hundred Widebay luminaires were supplied.   A similar Project was later installed at Newport in Wales for the same customer.

Designed specifically for quality industrial illumination, the efficient optical system  provides high light levels, on both vertical and horizontal surfaces.  Vertical surfaces would include  the vertical sides of machinery, storage racks, walls, etc. 

As many  Facilities operate on a 24/7 basis, the reliability of the  lighting system is very important.  Typically, the lamps supplied have an average lamp life of 20,000+ hours and the Control Gear is very robust and reliable.  This avoids the disruption of regular maintenance associated with Fluorescents and standard Metal Halide systems. 

VeeLite specialise in Industrial lighting and we also offer specific Luminaires for other areas including (a) Buildings with Ceilings over 10m high;  (b) The Food Industry where extra safety is needed; (c) Warehouse lighting in Aisles; and (d) Warehouse Loading Bays.

Food Factory Process Area

Industrial lighting in the Food processing sector requires Luminaires which meet the demands of general industrial lighting but also meet extra requirements specific to the Food Industry. 

ABP in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England used VeeLite pendant Luminaires with remote gear for the illumination of a Food Processing area.  The Luminaire is very suitable for the Food Industry because it is dust-tight (suitable for wash down areas), has a safe acrylic lens (meets the ‘No-Glass’ requirement for Food areas), and uses a Protected lamp (which will not explode and drop glass fragments into Food or Machinery.   It also has the high performance, energy efficiency, and low maintenance, long life features which are required in all types of Industrial lighting.

The wide spacings which arise from its efficient optics provide high light levels with good uniformity.  The Luminaire is also available as a Pendant (with internal gear) or in a recessed version, ideal for insulated panel ceilings where all maintenance and relamping can be carried out from above the ceiling.  

VeeLite specialise in Factory and Warehouse lighting and in lighting for Food processing areas.

As most standard High Bay lighting is inefficient,  it provides an excellent option to either increase light levels significantly or alternatively keep the same light level but save significantly on energy costs and achieve a quick payback. 

Westland Row DART  (Dublin Area Rapid Transport)  station is one of the largest and busiest train stations in Dublin.  In this case, the operator opted to increase light levels significantly.  The existing standard High Bay lighting was removed and new high performance WideBays were installed.  No new wiring was required.

The new WideBay Luminaires also provides a higher level of vertical illumination in comparison with most Luminaires, typically 2 or 3 times greater.  This benefit provides  greater comfort and safety to users, as the visibility of the sides of the Train including the Doors are greatly enhanced.

Average re-lamping is at 20,000 hours and these 400w lamps provide almost 50,000 lumens output, so the scheme is highly efficient and also maintenance friendly.  The WideBay is widely used in Industrial High Bay projects and in Warehouses.   A recessed version is available for the Clean Room or Food Industries.

In most cases, VeeLite can advise (without any cost) whether your lighting is efficient or not.  Send us a photograph and the wattage and code on the Lamp (Bulb) and we can offer an opinion.

Robust stainless steel bollards ideal for pathway lighting were installed in several streets in Central Waterford.  These illuminated Bollards provide have a positive architectural effect as well as being functional.  

Available in different heights and with LED or Compact Fluorescent lamps, these Luminaires can be supplied in either Aluminium or Stainless Steel.

Typical applications where these illuminated Bollards have been used include Hotels, Retail centres and corporate offices, typically at the entrances, driveways or carparks.  They can be  controlled by Occupancy Sensors to switch off or to switch to 10% output at periods when there is no traffic.

VeeLite manufacture a range of architectural Bollards and functional Bollards  and modifications in height, method of installation, lamp source, RAL finish are usually available.

Architectural Illuminated Poles with stainless steel finish were supplied to this central Dublin Police (Garda) Station.  The Project was a winner of an architectural award in 2009.

The 2.2m high illuminated Poles are constructed with a 1.2m Stainless Steel Base and a 1m acrylic frosted lens.  These Eye-catching Features draw attention to the entrance of the Building as well as providing some local illumination.

These ‘Wand’ Luminaires can be made to order with different heights and different lamp sources including colour changing LEDs.  Typical installations include Hotels, corporate offices, Parks and civic areas, pedestrian areas and retail centres.

At Dundalk Greyhound Stadium, the  Track lighting achieves High light levels with very good uniformity, essential for both Spectators and for the television cameras.

Excelite Stadium Lighting Luminaires  are ideal for Track lighting such as this.  The lighting Poles were positioned to minimise visual obstructions for spectators in the main stadium Building (from where the photo was taken).  Extra long bespoke Outreach brackets were used on the near side.

Similar Stadium Track Lighting schemes were installed at Cork and Galway Stadiums.  VeeLite recently supplied the new Limerick Greyhound Stadium (Opening 2011) with its Track lighting and its car park lighting.