Why would you upgrade your lighting?

• Outdated lighting in a large commercial or industrial building can be responsible for up to 60-80% of the onsite electricity usage

• The savings made by new energy efficient lighting is typically the single biggest cut in electricity consumption (and carbon footprint) in one single step - up to 60-80% is possible, with every penny saved contributing directly to net profit and your cost of delay.

• Purely as a financial investment, energy saving lighting provides a quick, guaranteed return 24 months is typical, with less than 12 months being possible in some cases.
• There are many indirect financial benefits including reduced lighting maintenance costs, better productivity in improved working conditions, avoiding financial penalties of new stringent environmental regulations, CCL.
• The cost and disruption of maintaining an existing lighting system can be reduced dramatically. Replacing lamps at high mounting heights may involve hiring expensive lifting equipment.  New lights can provide 5-10 operational years between lamp changes.
• Improved staff productivity and a more comfortable working environment can be achieved when areas are lit brightly enough and/or given a more suitable "quality" of light for the work being undertaken (white, daylight quality for visual inspection etc.). Other benefist include the ability to get full light brightness instantly.
• New lighting can address existing health and safety issues such as: ensuring that CIBSE lighting levels guidelines are met, eliminating dimness in dangerous working areas, lowering exisitng glare, replacing the risks associated with older, unsafe electrical equipment etc. This can protect a business against liability.
• A business will be able to demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and a carbon reduction strategy to supply chains and customers. New lighting also has the advantage of being a very "visual" demonstation of an onsite energy reduction project.
• The quick return on investment ensures that new lighting is a convincing first step to take as part of a wider sustainability initiative or environmental strategy for a business.
• In some cases - New energy saving lighting systems may qualify for Carbon Trust financial assistance. Here, a business can avoid making any capital outlay, only paying as savings are made. This allows budgets to be protected for other areas in the business, eliminating what is usually the biggest barrier for capital investment projects.