Keith Wyatt has considerable experience in the industrial lighting field and has been responsible for the implementation of numerous projects in a variety of scenarios; from warehouses to plastics production halls, and from bus and train depots to sports halls – projects for companies such as Coca Cola, Sainsbury’s, Go-Ahead Group, Stralfors and Amcor Flexibles.

Industrial lighting accounts for a substantial cost in; typically 50% to 70% of the total electrical energy spend within warehouses. Significantly, even within production facilities where the majority of electrical energy is used by AC induction motors, the retrofit of conventional high intensity discharge (HID) lighting can save approximately 5% to 10% of the total electrical energy costs.

Energy efficient retrofit lighting projects are an easy win; typically saving 60% to 80% of the lighting spend. A well planned and implemented project will cause minimal disruption to the facility in question.

In recent times, many companies have set energy reduction targets in the region of 5% to 15% of overall electrical energy spend. It is therefore clear that even in a production facility, that a full retrofit lighting project can meet corporate energy reduction targets, causing minimal disruption and delivering short payback times.

Benefits include:

• Energy savings – typically 60% to 80% savings
• Financial benefits – typically short payback times, tax benefits, 0% Carbon Trust loans
• Maintenance Benefits – long lamp life and improved warranty
• Operator Benefits – improved light quality, reduced shadowing, reduced glare

Whilst, lighting retrofit projects can deliver significant cost savings and associated benefits, it can be very confusing understanding the varying solutions available. Keith Wyatt Consulting are able to assist your company in assessing the best solution for your facility, negotiating the best deal and arranging the financial package required for implementation (0% Carbon Trust loan, Commercial Pay-As-You-Save lease, or internal CapEx proposal). We can then assist in the planning and implementation of the project itself.