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| EX-OR INCREASES ITS SCOTTISH PRESENCE WITH APPOINTMENT OF ROSS PARK |
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: July 12, 2008 |
Ex-Or, the lighting controls company recently acquired by Honeywell, has strengthened its sales and customer support team in Scotland with the appointment of Ross Park as project engineer.
The appointment of Ross follows an increase in the number of major newbuild and refurb projects in Scotland where Ex-Or has been specified to provide lighting management.
Ross previously worked for Scottish architectural lighting design company GS Lighting. Most recently Ross has overseen Ex-Or installation projects for the Scottish Prison Service and for the Sherriff’s Court in Edinburgh.
Said John Forsyth, Ex-Or general manager: “Architects and specifiers are increasingly realising the important role lighting control can play in helping reduce a commercial building’s carbon footprint and cutting energy bills. We are being specified for an increasing number of projects in both the public and private sectors in Scotland, so Ross’s appointment will strengthen our Scottish team.” |
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| NEW TEAM BUILDS ON EX-OR'S SALES SUCCESS IN MIDLANDS |
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: June 12, 2008 |
Ex-Or, the lighting controls company recently acquired by Honeywell, has announced a significant strengthening of its team of project engineers in the Midlands region.
The restructuring follows a considerable increase in the number of contracts awarded to Ex-Or for its energy-saving lighting management and control systems in both newbuild and refurbishment projects throughout the Midlands region.
Robert Powell, who joined Ex-Or as a project engineer seven years ago, has been promoted to the position of Midlands sales manager and will lead the team. Project engineer Karl Hardman, who has been with Ex-Or since 2004, has joined the team. The third team member is Stuart Whitehouse, who has recently been appointed by Ex-Or. He was formerly northern regional manager for Tyco Electronics.
The team will replace a familiar figure with companies and organisations in the Midlands: Roger Burton, who covered the region for Ex-Or for the past nine years, retired in May.
Said Robert Powell: “Energy management is rapidly moving up the agenda for organisations in the public and private sectors who are anxious to reduce their carbon footprint and cut energy costs. In the Midlands region in particular many are turning to Ex-Or for help.
“To a great extent this has been due to the hard work put in by Roger over the years. The new team will build on the successful foundations that Roger has put in place and will provide even higher levels of sales support to current and future Ex-Or clients.” |
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| FAGERHULT & EX-OR PROVES THE IDEAL COMBINATION FOR ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE |
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: May 14, 2008 |
A major lighting refurbishment incorporating sophisticated lighting management from Ex-Or Ltd carried out at a Birmingham office complex has ticked all the right boxes for the occupant, Royal & SunAlliance, one of the world’s leading insurance groups.
Because the new Fagerhult lighting system only delivers light when needed without any energy wastage, this move will help Royal & SunAlliance cut its carbon footprint. It also means an annual saving of £3,000 on its electricity bill for the three floor office complex in Colmore Row.
It allows the company more flexibility as a growing number of its 700 employees work outside the core 9 am to 5 pm time frame. And because the lights are automatically set at optimum levels, Royal & SunAlliance staff are working in a healthier and more productive environment.
The office lighting refurbishment was carried out by electrical consulting engineers Cundall. They replaced the existing inefficient lighting system with suspended Fagerhult luminaires to bring the new system up to LG7 Lighting Guide standards. The lighting is controlled by The Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System by means of discrete detectors and controls built-in to the luminaires.
The MLS Digital lighting management system ensures that lights throughout the offices are on only when they are actually needed and automatically dim and brighten to provide the best possible levels of light for staff.
Detectors within the system automatically sense the presence of occupants and measure levels of ambient light. The detectors communicate with each other to provide the correct level of lighting to occupants in designated work zones throughout the open plan areas and ensure that lights in key circulation areas and corridor routes are kept on.
Said Cundall senior electrical engineer Roger Rigby: “The main driver for Royal & SunAlliance was efficient delivery of lighting so that the system would be environmentally friendly as possible. The company has an energy team which actively monitors energy use throughout the complex and it estimates it is saving £3,000 a year off the lighting energy bill as a direct result of the new lighting system.”
He said the former lighting system in the office complex was both old fashioned and inappropriate, particularly as some of their staff members need to work in the early mornings and late evenings.
“They needed a system that would automatically deliver correct levels of light whenever required. Previously, the landlord had to be contacted whenever lights were needed outside the core working hours.
“Ex-Or is a preferred supplier to Fagerhult Lighting and Cundall have had positive previous experience with Ex-Or’s lighting management systems. Certainly Royal & SunAlliance is very pleased with the end results and it has found favour with its staff who appreciate the more pleasant lit environment they now work in.” |
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| FORSYTH AT THE HELM AT EX-OR |
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: Apr 8, 2008 |
John Forsyth is now leading the management team at Ex-Or, the lighting controls company recently acquired by Honeywell.
John had been working alongside managing director Neil Jones during the process of integrating Ex-Or into Honeywell’s Electrical Devices & Systems division. As the new general manager, following the retirement of Neil, John is now spearheading an ambitious investment in Ex-Or which will mean further expansion of the lighting management company.
John moved to Ex-Or from the Electrical Devices & Systems division of Honeywell where he was responsible for business development and strategy, focussing on merger and acquisition targets.
Said John: “Neil Jones and his team successfully built Ex-Or up into the market leading company it is today. It was Ex-Or’s success in the marketplace - coupled with its strong portfolio of products - that brought Ex-Or to Honeywell’s attention.”
John is now implementing an 18 month investment plan that will see a significant increase in its manufacturing capacity in Haydock, drawing on Honeywell’s electrical manufacturing capability and expertise. Under John’s stewardship there will be an increase in the number of people employed by Ex-Or and a further boost to its R & D and new product development programme. There are also ambitious plans to take Ex-Or into new international markets.
Meanwhile, the Ex-Or staff at Haydock have said farewell to Neil Jones. Neil joined Ex-Or in 1999 as business development manager, later becoming sales director, and was appointed managing director in 2003. He has been a heavyweight in the lighting business for the last 40 years. Before joining Ex-Or he had a long career at Thorn Lighting, culminating in him setting up their lighting controls division.
At his leaving ceremony in Haydock, Neil joked: “Whenever I’m asked what I do for a living I say I spent the first 20 years switching lights on and the last 20 years switching lights off.”
Now that he is retired, Neil plans to devote more time to playing golf and overseas travel. |
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| LIGHTING MANAGEMENT FROM EX-OR IS THE KEY TO CUTTING GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS |
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: Mar 5, 2008 |
Managed lighting systems from Ex-Or Limited are helping companies worldwide to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Australian companies in particular recognise that sophisticated lighting control is the key to meeting the stringent five-star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR).
The Investa Property Group, one of the country’s largest property companies, has achieved this five-star rating following the installation of the Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System throughout its prestigious new HQ building in Sydney.
Because of the networked Ex-Or MLS system, lighting that previously ran for very long hours is now switched off automatically in any vacant area during the day. It is programmed to react automatically and seamlessly to ambient light, occupancy and movement. There are no light switches in the building: if any occupant wants to alter a personally lit space, manual adjustment is available via hand-held controllers.
Investa Property say the Ex-Or system is saving them AU$25,000 per year on its electricity bills and reducing its annual CO2 emissions by 310 tonnes. Investa chose Energy Conservation Systems Pty Ltd, the supplier of Ex-Or equipment “because of the excellence of their technology and their experience in delivering guaranteed energy savings,” according to Craig Roussac, head of environment, health and safety at Investa Property.
”We are already seeing the benefits of the lighting system with both energy and money savings.”
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was the driver for The Australian Football League to have the Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System installed during the lighting control retrofit of its 4,000m2 head office at Telstra Dome, Melbourne.
The Ex-Or MLS consists of motion sensors connected in a peer-to-peer network to enable zoning of corridors, open office areas and enclosed offices. Lights now operate automatically, meaning staff no longer use light switches. Lights are only switched on in occupied areas, with corridors linked to all areas to maintain a safely lit exit route whenever there is occupancy on the floor.
As a result of the installation, the AFL expects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 386 tonnes per annum, equivalent to taking around 85 cars off the road permanently. As a further benefit, the capital cost of the works is expected to pay for itself within three years, providing the AFL with a positive financial return within the term of occupancy.
AFL house administration manager Bernie Dillon said: “Staff are very happy with the new system. They understand the reasons for the installation and believe it is a good move. The AFL is also very keen to set an example for the community and believe that this is a positive step.” |
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| EX-OR HELPS HOSPITALS MEET THEIR CARBON-SAVING TARGETS |
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: Feb 6, 2008 |
Southampton University Hospital Trust is the latest in a growing number of hospitals and healthcare trusts around the country turning to Ex-Or for lighting control to help meet environmental obligations and reduce operating costs.
Southampton University Hospital Trust is one of ten NHS Trusts across England, Wales and Scotland set to cut its annual carbon footprint by 18 per cent, or 12,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, by joining the Carbon Trust’s NHS Carbon Management programme. This is also helping reduce its combined annual energy bill by more than £3.5 million per year. Lighting typically comprises 20 per cent or more of the electrical load in a hospital building, accounting for a significant proportion of total electricity costs.
Fred Rolfe, principal engineer in Southampton General Hospital’s estates and capital development department. said: “We want to cut our carbon emissions by 18 per cent over the next five years. We have identified several energy conservation schemes that will help us achieve this, and lighting control is one of those.”
Ex-Or presence detection and daylight saving systems have been installed over three floors of two blocks at Southampton General Hospital, controlling open plan office areas, meeting rooms, corridors and patients’ waiting areas.
Lighting in all areas of an operating theatre suite (apart from the operating area itself) is being controlled by Ex-Or systems. They dim and switch off the lights when the areas are out of use. The system also switches the ventilation systems on and off in line with usage patterns.
Ex-Or lighting controls will also be installed in two paediatric operating theatres in the hospital as part of the Trust’s programme to upgrade and improve patient ward lighting. Ex-Or’s daylight saving equipment will dim the lighting when levels of natural light are high, thus maintaining optimum lighting levels on the wards at all times of the day.
Southampton joins a number of hospitals around the country that have turned to Ex-Or for energy efficient lighting controls. These include Churchill Hospital in Oxfordshire, where Ex-Or systems were installed throughout its oncology department. Ex-Or recently completed an installation of lighting control systems at Lymington Hospital, New Forest, and will soon begin an installation of control systems in corridors and stairways at North Devon Hospital, Barnstaple. Ex-Or’s scene setting and dimming system has been installed in conference rooms and lecture theatres of Whittington Hospital, North London.
Ms Charmian Cvek, Ex-Or marketing manager, said: “Over the last 20 years, we have amassed extensive experience of lighting control projects within the public sector. We are increasingly seeing value for money and elimination of wasteful expenditure move higher up the agenda for health service administrators. More and more realise that every pound saved from energy cutbacks can be put towards improving patient care.”
Ex-Or manufactures and installs a wide range of systems which automatically control lighting. They enable lights to dim or brighten, and switch on and off, by monitoring the presence of occupants and by measuring the amount of natural light available. |
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| DRAMATIC ENERGY SAVINGS AT FIREFIGHTERS' COLLEGE THANKS TO EX-OR |
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: Jan 8, 2008 |
Ex-Or has won the contract to supply and install lighting controls to the London Fire Brigade (LFB), the third largest fire and rescue service in the world.
One of the first installations under this contract has resulted in the Brigade cutting the electricity bill for its main training centre in Southwark by 25 per cent following the installation of Ex-Or lighting controls throughout the complex.
At 7,700 sq m, the specialist training centre is one of the largest buildings in LFB's estate. LightSpot presence-detecting lighting controls have been installed by Ex-Or’s own installation engineers in all parts of the centre including training suites, open plan and cellular office areas, sports hall, storerooms, classrooms, corridors and the reception area.
The Brigade plans to control lighting throughout its estate by installing Ex-Or lighting management equipment.
In addition to the LightSpot control systems installed in the training centre, Ex-Or’s lighting management systems are already in successful operation in a number of fire stations around the Capital. Many more will be installed over the next few years in the rolling programme of building refurbishments.
Ex-Or’s LightSpot presence detection system, which comprises discrete controllers with integral photocells, is employed to automatically switch lights on and off by monitoring the presence of occupants and by measuring the amount of natural light available. Different types of LightSpot are employed according to the size and type of area being controlled. Individual detector types have ranges varying from 6 metres to 60 metres. Regardless of the size of area monitored, LightSpot detectors ensure lights automatically switch on when areas become occupied, and automatically switch off when occupants leave.
The installation, which took place over a 4 week period, was trouble free and caused minimal operational disruption. The Ex-Or systems have proved reliable in use |
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| HONEYWELL MAKES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT INTO EX-OR |
Date
: Nov 15, 2007 |
Honeywell has backed its recent acquisition of Ex-Or by announcing a significant investment into its Haydock, Merseyside headquarters which will mean further expansion of the leading lighting management company.
Since announcing the acquisition earlier this year, Honeywell has demonstrated its commitment to accelerating Ex-Or’s growth and extending its global reach.
“As a result of the investment, we will gain greater manufacturing capability and expand our Ex-Or team,” says Ex-Or managing director Neil Jones.
“This shows that with Honeywell’s backing, Ex-Or will flourish,” said Jones. “Honeywell has demonstrated its commitment to accelerating growth and extending our global reach. The investment means we’ll be able to dramatically expand and enhance our offering to better serve our existing and new customers.”
Ex-Or will see a 50 per cent increase in its manufacturing capacity at Haydock over the next 18 months. It currently employs 34 at its surface-mount manufacturing and assembly operation.
Work is being carried out to triple the occupancy space of its sales and administration base at Haydock. This currently employs 40 people. Ex-Or expects to conduct significant recruiting over the next 12 months.
Ex-Or is currently enjoying record sales of its lighting controls and lighting management systems in the UK and, increasingly, in global markets as industrial and commercial organisations increasingly realise that automatic control of lighting is a cost effective way to reduce both energy costs and carbon emissions. |
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| LIGHTING CONTROL FROM EX-OR PROPELS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TOWARDS GREEN STANDARD |
Date
: Oct 3, 2007 |
Managed lighting systems from Ex-Or Limited are putting the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) well along the road to BS EN ISO 14001, the standard for environmental responsibility and sustainability.
The Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System has been installed throughout SEEDA’s five storey HQ building in Guildford to completely eliminate the unnecessary use of office lighting. Not only is this helping them meet their ISO 14001 environmental responsibilities, it has also meant that electricity consumption has been cut by up to 15[fc1] per cent - an annual energy cost saving of between £7,000 to £9,000.
Fiona Crann, head of facilities at SEEDA, said the government organisation started their route towards the ISO 14001 environmental management standard by looking at a Carbon Trust report stating that one of the greatest drains of energy in offices is the lighting. She commissioned ABS Consulting to survey their 37,000 sq ft building which is home to a workforce of more than 280.
“We asked ABS to recommend what practical and most efficient measures we could take to cut our excessive energy use which would give us the greatest return on investment. Eliminating wasteful use of lighting by automatic lighting management was the clear winner,” said Ms Crann.
“The luminaires, installed when the building was constructed in 1989, were giving a much higher overall lighting level (600 - 650 lux) than was actually required. ABS recommended that efficient lighting control, combined with more up-to-date light fittings, should bring this down to 400 lux. In addition, lighting control would ensure the lights only came on when they were needed.”
ABS specified Ex-Or for the lighting controls as they had previously used Ex-Or on various projects with excellent results. Five electrical contractors tendered for the installation and maintenance contract with Edmund Services Limited, Upminster being selected. The work was conducted out of hours, over a six-week period, to minimise disruption.
The existing recessed 2 x 36W LG2 Cat 2 light fittings were replaced by 4 x 14W T5 ALD Lighting Fusion luminaires, and the Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System was installed throughout all open plan offices, cellular offices and meeting rooms in the two wings that make up the building.
Ex-Or MLS automatically ensures that lights remain on only when needed, and automatically delivers light at optimum levels. Communicating detectors share information on occupancy and light levels to provide lighting tailored to the needs of occupants – and in conveniently configured work zones. The system automatically detects the presence of occupants, measures levels of ambient light and regulates luminaire output accordingly. In addition, it ensures lights in key circulation areas are kept on.
In some areas of the building, members of staff [fc2] have their own hand-held remote control devices allowing them to easily and instantly adjust their own light levels if required for particular types of work. Luminaires revert to the original settings when individual control is no longer required. Edmund Services’ site engineer has a system programmer which he can use to permanently alter lighting patterns when working groups and desk workstations are modified.
Said Ms Crann: “The difference is incredible. Dimming and switching of the lights is indiscernible. No longer do the lights blaze endlessly and needlessly outside office hours just because people have forgotten to switch them off. But most interesting of all, by involving the staff in these changes, and demonstrating our commitment to energy saving and sustainability, they are now finding other ways themselves of saving energy - for example by checking their IT equipment and monitors are switched off when they have finished using them.
“Before and after metering measurements were taken in the first wing to be converted, and they showed an immediate cut in electricity use of 20 per cent. Because each wing has different levels of natural light, we expect to achieve a building-wide saving of up to 15[fc3] per cent. This will give us a payback period of just over two years - a creditable return on investment indeed.” |
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| LIGHTING MANAGEMENT BUILT IN FROM THE START AT 15 FETTER LANE |
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: Aug 30, 2007 |
Companies moving into the prestigious 15 Fetter Lane development in the City of London have the chance to reduce their carbon footprint and save energy costs, thanks to lighting management specialists Ex-Or Limited.
The 82,000 sq ft eight-storey office building has undergone a complete refurbishment with the interior being gutted and refitted and new external facades created. Consulting engineers Foreman Roberts Limited specified the Ex-Or MLS CONNECT Digital Lighting Management System throughout the building in order to provide a lighting-control foundation through which further levels of functionality could later be accessed.
Each incoming tenant was given the opportunity to specify additional lighting control equipment thereby tailoring their own lighting to their particular needs. Most floors are now occupied in the building - and all tenants, to date, have taken advantage of the opportunity, reports Foreman Roberts.
The company’s senior electrical engineer Ian Humphreys said: “It was important that every company coming into 15 Fetter Lane had the chance to create their own managed lighting system that best suited their own circumstances. It needed to be simple for them to programme and operate, independent of any building-wide PC control, and not dependent on input from the overall building’s facilities management department.
“The solution put forward by Ex-Or was ideal - it enabled us to keep within tight budgets. And so far the feedback from the tenants who have gone on to enhance their own systems has been most positive.”
The MLS CONNECT Digital lighting management system provided at 15 Fetter Lane delivers energy savings by ensuring that lights in controlled office areas are on only when they are actually needed. Enhancements to the system ensure the amount of light is automatically set at optimum levels for occupants.
Detectors within the system automatically detect the presence of occupants and measure levels of ambient light. The detectors communicate with each other to provide the correct level of lighting to occupants in designated work zones and ensure that lights in key circulation areas, corridor routes are stair-cores are kept on.
Another key benefit of Ex-Or’s system is that lighting schemes within the open-plan areas are “future proofed” to accommodate any changes in layout and working patterns. Any changes to the lighting required in the future can be carried out very easily without any rewiring being needed.
At 15 Fetter Lane, where the base-build installing contractor was EMCOR, Ex-Or LightSpot controls were built in to the back stair-cores, and Ex-Or MLS equipment was built in to the central stair-core.
Installation was simplicity itself: the use of MLS CONNECT Digital plug-in connection centres ensured a straightforward and speedy process, saving both time and labour costs. CONNECT Digital Boxes were fed by a prefabricated wiring harness system and, with pre-wired detectors and luminaires being plugged straight in to the CD Boxes, the potential for wiring faults was eliminated.
Straightforward to install, providing automatic energy-saving operation and offering the option to access further levels of functionality as required by individual tenants - MLS CONNECT Digital has delivered a cost-effective yet supremely flexible solution to meet the aspirations of this prestigious, multi-occupancy office development. |
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| DAVIES SPEARHEADS EX-OR'S OEM AND EXPORT PUSH |
Date
: July 24, 2007 |
Ex-Or Limited, international leaders in lighting management, has appointed Paul Davies to the key role of OEM and Export Sales Manager.
Paul, who has long experience in the electrical services and lighting sectors, will be looking to consolidate recent OEM and export gains and open up new overseas markets for the company.
For many years Ex-Or’s lighting management equipment has been supplied on an OEM basis to most of the international lighting industry’s most prestigious names. Ex-Or’s current export boom is being fuelled by companies around the world wanting to reduce their carbon footprint by cutting the use of unnecessary lighting in their buildings. Ex-Or’s sales are particularly strong throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, India, and the Middle and Far East.
Said Paul: “Business and public sector organisations worldwide are becoming increasingly conscious they have a corporate and social responsibility to protect the environment by cutting carbon emissions.
“Reducing the use of electricity is one key way to meet these responsibilities, and there is a growing awareness that eliminating wasted use of lighting is one of the most effective ways there is of cutting unnecessary electricity use.”
Paul has been a sales engineer at GE Lighting, where he was responsible for OEM sales to lighting manufacturers, and has also held senior sales positions at Chloride Electronics. He joins Ex-Or from Modular Wiring Systems Europe where he was sales director. |
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| EX-OR ACQUIRED BY HONEYWELL |
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: July 3, 2007 |
Ex-Or has today announced its acquisition by Honeywell. The company, which develops, manufactures and distributes intelligent, energy-saving lighting controls, will become part of Honeywell’s Environmental Controls and Combustion (ECC) business unit, itself a division of Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions (ACS). Ex-Or will, however, retain its brand and continue to trade as Ex-Or.
Commenting on the acquisition Neil Jones, Ex-Or managing director, said: “With Honeywell’s backing, Ex-Or will flourish. Honeywell is committed to accelerating growth and extending our global reach. We’ll be able to dramatically expand and enhance our offerings to better serve our existing and new customers.”
“By joining forces with Ex-Or, Honeywell gains a competence in lighting controls to better serve both Ex-Or and Honeywell customers,” said Andreas Kramvis, Honeywell ECC president.
“I’ve been extremely impressed with Ex-Or’s proven technology and talent. It has developed an extensive range of intelligent lighting controls that save energy, create ease-of-use through remote control and wireless programming, and automation through sophisticated sensing technology.”
The company’s product range includes managed lighting systems that combine energy efficiency with presence detection technology, and is used extensively in the public and private sector, enhancing the work environment and saving organisations millions of pounds each year by reducing energy bills. Ex-Or also produces quick connection systems, emergency lighting systems, and scene-setting and dimming systems. |
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| LIGHTING CONTROL - LEARNING TO MAKE LIGHT WORK |
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: June 7, 2007 |
The green agenda dominates the UK building and construction sector, in particular the redevelopment of the country’s educational establishments. The Building Schools for the Future programme is the biggest single Government investment in improving school buildings for over 50 years. Its aim is to rebuild or renew every single secondary school in England over a 10-15 year period. There has been a corresponding acceleration in the redevelopment of primary schools, colleges and universities, as well as a huge investment in the creation of new academies.
Protecting the environment … sustainable building … saving energy … reducing carbon emissions: these are the green issues being addressed during this ambitious building programme. Eliminating unnecessary use of lighting is proving to be an extremely effective method of cutting an educational building’s carbon footprint.
Systems from Ex-Or Limited, international leader in lighting management, automatically control lighting. They enable lights to switch on and off, and dim or brighten, by monitoring the presence of occupants and by measuring the amount of natural light available. Ex-Or’s equipment is helping schools and other educational establishments around the UK to dramatically cut costs and save energy. Their systems are being incorporated into both newbuild and refurb developments.
Lighting can account for up to half of a typical school’s electricity use. With electricity usually accounting for half of the total energy bill there is the potential to save 25 per cent of the entire electricity load.
Building services consultants Pick Everard recently completed the design of all the lighting for a major education PFI project for five schools; luminaires with a value of around £380,000 were supplied by Concord:marlin. Individual schools include Lakeside Primary School and Da Vinci Community College in Derby where the lighting is being controlled by Ex-Or LightSpot presence-detecting controls.
Ex-Or has completed a contract to install lighting management systems throughout the prestigious West London Academy. Areas where lighting is controlled by Ex-Or include offices, classrooms, performance arts theatre, sports hall and even a ¼ mile long corridor. It is estimated that lighting control is delivering a 45 per cent saving off the electrical load at the West London Academy.
Some Local Authorities have been reaping the benefits of Ex-Or lighting controls for some time now. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council installed Ex-Or systems throughout 30 of its schools resulting in an annual £27,000 reduction in its electricity bills.
Similarly, Telford and Wrekin Council in Shropshire cut thousands of pounds a year from the electricity bills at three schools. The cost of installation was recouped in less than five years and the council has been enjoying cost savings year on year ever since.
Ex-Or has won the contract to supply lighting controls throughout the University of Manchester, the country’s largest single-site higher education institution, for the next three years. The University is embarking on the biggest programme of capital investment ever seen in British higher education. It is spending £350 million to deliver eight new buildings and 15 major refurbishment projects by 2010. Faced with escalating energy costs of up to 80 per cent, and the requirement to reduce carbon emissions, the University of Manchester sees energy conservation as a critical factor in their building programme, hence the specification of Ex-Or equipment.
Ex-Or is a public sector supplier with OGCbuying.solutions, the executive agency of the Office of Government and Commerce in the Treasury which is dedicated to providing procurement services to help central government and the wider public sector to achieve greater efficiency and value for money. |
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| EXPORT BOOST FOR EX-OR AS COMPANIES SWITCH ON TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF LIGHTING CONTROL |
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: May 10, 2007 |
Energy saving technology from international leaders in lighting management Ex-Or Limited is being exported worldwide.
Ex-Or Ltd says it is experiencing an export boom, fuelled by companies wanting to reduce their carbon footprint in the wake of the Stern Review and other international reports on climate change.
Eliminating the unnecessary use of lighting is one of the most direct ways of dramatically cutting the amount of energy consumed by industrial and commercial organisations. Ex-Or is seeing a huge increase in sales of its energy saving lighting management products and systems around the world. Exports now account for more than 30 percent of its business.
Building on its well established presence in Europe, it now has a significant export trade with Scandinavia, Australia, India, and the Middle and Far East. In addition, its controls and systems are installed in many more countries, as it supplies its lighting management equipment on an OEM basis to most of the international lighting industry’s most prestigious names.
Said Ex-Or managing director Neil Jones: “Until recently, the ability to save money by using lighting control to cut energy costs had been the main driver for specifying our products. But now there is an increased emphasis on corporate social responsibility, and the realisation is growing that everyone has a contribution to make in reducing carbon emissions.
“Overseas companies in particular are taking the climate change message very seriously and are looking at ways they can make a difference, in particular by cutting their use of energy.”
Recently completed Ex-Or overseas contracts have included:
Installation of Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System throughout the new, multi-storey Etisalat (UAE’s leading telecoms company) building in Dubai
MLS CONNECT Digital installation at DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) for blue-chip companies including Standard Chartered Bank and Goldman Sachs
Several installations in landmark buildings in the area of Bangalore dubbed India’s “Silicon Valley”. These include headquarters buildings of IBM, Microsoft and Fidelity
Ex-Or lighting controls are delivering energy savings in every single Telstra strategic telephone exchange throughout Australia
The headquarters of the Australian Football League was retrofitted with an Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System to switch lights based on occupancy. The AFL will save 386 tonnes of greenhouse gas annually as a result. |
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| MAKING LIGHT WORK AT LANDMARK OFFICE BUILDING |
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: Apr 11, 2007 |
Lighting control systems from Ex-Or have been installed throughout a landmark three-storey office building in Burgess Hill, near Brighton.
Ex-Or equipment was specified by Farnham-based electrical and mechanical engineers KLEC Services Ltd who installed the complete electrical and lighting systems throughout the shell and core structure.
KLEC said they had to complete the project within a tight deadline and needed equipment with proven reliability. In addition, they needed different lighting control systems to perform a variety of tasks so they required systems that would integrate seamlessly.
Said KLEC engineer Martin Clow: “We’ve had experience of using Ex-Or equipment in other projects so we knew it would commission well and give good performance. We also get an extremely good service from the Ex-Or project engineers and their teams. This was a big project but had to be fast tracked into a 16-week period, so it was vital that we had total confidence in the equipment.”
One of the main drivers for lighting control in the building was the need to observe the latest Building Regulations which stipulate that light switches must be no further than 6 metres away from the workstations of occupants. All the lights in the open-plan office areas automatically respond to the needs of the occupants so the switching requirement of the regulations is met without the need for any actual light switches at all. Lights automatically switch on and off, or dim and brighten, thanks to Ex-Or presence detectors which respond to the smallest movements made by the occupants.
Both Ex-Or’s LightSpot controls and MLS Digital Managed Lighting System were employed in the building. The MLS Digital system ensures that lights remain on only when needed, and automatically deliver light at optimum levels. Communicating detectors share information on occupancy and light levels to provide lighting tailored to the needs of occupants – and in conveniently configured work zones. In addition, it ensures lights in key circulation areas are kept on. In some areas of the building SceneSelect II, Ex-Or’s scene setting and dimming system, was installed. SceneSelect II allows users to recall, at the touch of a button, pre-set lighting scenes customised to suit the requirements of particular activities, for example dimmed lighting for on-screen presentations.
The prestigious building has recently been occupied by an international pharmaceuticals company which is using it as its UK headquarters. Compliance with Building Regulations may have been the main reason Ex-Or was originally specified but the new occupants are discovering other benefits offered by Ex-Or lighting control.
The company is making significant savings on its energy bills as automatic lighting control ensures the lights come on only when needed. Lighting accounts for up to half of a typical office building’s electricity costs; with electricity usually accounting for half of the total energy bill, there is the potential to save 25 per cent of the entire electricity load.
There is a further benefit afforded by automatic lighting control. Office buildings that rely too heavily on artificial light, and that do not take advantage of existing levels of ambient light, can impact in a negative way on the productivity and performance of people working within the building. Its employees constitute the largest proportion of any company’s running costs, so even small increases in employee productivity can significantly enhance the bottom line. |
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| TESCO CLUBCARD PROVIDER CHOOSES LIGHTING SYSTEM FROM EX-OR |
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: Jan 25, 2007 |
Managed lighting systems from Ex-Or Ltd are being installed throughout the West London HQ building of dunnhumby, the high profile international marketing company behind Tesco’s Clubcard scheme.
All four floors of the office building in Ealing are being refurbished to provide higher quality accommodation for dunnhumby’s 350 staff. Equipment from Ex-Or, international leader in lighting management, was specified by consulting engineers, Jonathan Hart Associates and is being installed by electrical contractors, Farr Electrical.
Light fittings are being replaced during the refurb, but under its tenancy agreement dunnhumby had to retain the existing wiring, so the new networked lighting control system had to be capable of integrating with the wiring systems already in place.
The Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System has that capability. It automatically ensures that lights remain on only when needed, and automatically delivers light at optimum levels. Communicating detectors share information on occupancy and light levels to provide lighting tailored to the needs of occupants – and in conveniently configured work zones. The system automatically detects the presence of occupants, measures levels of ambient light and regulates luminaire output accordingly. In addition, it ensures lights in key circulation areas are kept on.
Doug Good, director of property and procurement with dunnhumby, said compliance with legislation and the need to cut energy were the two main reasons for choosing the Ex-Or MLS Managed Lighting System.
He explained: “The lighting system had to guarantee we are complying with the new Part L of the Building Regulations. The open plan office areas are built around a central atrium. Without automatic control we were faced with the prospect of fitting numerous fixed wall on-off switches to ensure occupants were no further than six metres away from a light switch.”
The significant energy cost saving resulting from lights only being on when needed was another major driver for specifying the Ex-Or MLS, he said.
“We have 10,000 sq ft of office floor space on each of the four floors, and with varying work patterns there are some members of staff still working at 10 pm at night but only occupying small areas of the total space.
“In addition, security staff patrol the building on an 24 hour basis. Before the system was installed, lights burned needlessly throughout the night and early hours as occupants did not always remember to switch the lights off. Now, the lights come on only when needed and at optimum lighting levels, so guaranteeing the most productive lit environment for our staff as well as cutting our energy costs significantly.”
dunnhumby was founded in 1989 and today works for more than 150 of the world’s leading companies in addition to Tesco, generating revenue in excess of £75m. It has other offices in Ireland and the US. |
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| EX-OR CONTROL THROUGHOUT LANDMARK HSE BUILDING |
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: Oct 30, 2006 |
Managed lighting systems from Ex-Or Ltd have been installed throughout the prestigious newbuild £55 million Health and Safety Executive headquarters building at Bootle, Merseyside. Ex-Or were chosen by Buro Happold, structural, M & E services and lighting designers, to supply and commission their lighting control systems in the contract totalling more than £170,000.
The lighting in all the open-plan areas, cellular offices and other working areas in the 23,000 m2 four-storey building is now controlled by the Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System. In addition, Ex-Or’s scene-setting and dimming system SceneSelect II is operating in the building’s main conference and training areas.
Unusually, Ex-Or’s detectors and controllers were pre-installed off-site, along with the light fittings, into suspended lighting and acoustic ‘rafts’. This was carried out by SAS International. They were then tested and commissioned before installation into the building’s interior.
The MLS Digital system ensures that lights remain on only when needed, and automatically delivers light at optimum levels. Communicating detectors share information on occupancy and light levels to provide lighting tailored to the needs of occupants – and in conveniently configured work zones. The system automatically detects the presence of occupants, measures levels of ambient light and regulates luminaire output accordingly. In addition, it ensures lights in key circulation areas are kept on.
Ex-Or SceneSelect II allows users of the HSE conference and training areas to recall, at the touch of a button, pre-set lighting scenes customised to suit the requirements of particular activities, for example dimmed lighting for on-screen presentations.
The building occupiers’ concern for making the maximum energy savings was the main reason for the installation of the Ex-Or lighting management systems according to Andrew Bissell, lighting consultant with Buro Happold, who were working with main contractors Kajima Design and architects Cartwright Pickard.
An important part of the brief was to utilise to the full the natural light afforded by the design of the building. The building’s three blocks surround a central atrium which allows natural light into the offices. In addition a rotunda largely made of glass is a feature of one end of the building, said Mr Bissell.
“The occupants are very conscious about minimising the use of energy and ensuring the lights come on only when needed. In addition it was important that the 1,500 staff employed there would benefit from optimum light levels at all times.”
Mr Bissell added: “We chose Ex-Or because we knew of their reputation, and have installed their systems in a couple of buildings, so we knew their systems were cost effective, efficient and reliable in use.
“We did look at two lighting management companies, but we were convinced the use of distributed intelligence suited the building lighting strategy, rather than relying on a computer front end and intelligent panels in the risers. With the intelligence built in to each individual detector on the Ex-Or system, and its simple and flexible BUS, any failure is localised to just one luminaire or small group of luminaires so one fault does not take down the entire system. ” |
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| PROMOTION FOR GRAHAM YOUNG |
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: Sept 29, 2006 |
Project engineer Graham Young is the new southern sales manager at Ex-Or. His promotion follows a restructuring and strengthening of Ex-Or’s sales operation by sales director Patrick Kelly following record business levels at the company.
Said Patrick Kelly: “We are in a period of sustained growth and record sales at Ex-Or - in particular in the South of England. In his new position, Graham - supported by his team of project sales engineers - will be responsible for all contracts and installations in the region.
“Ex-Or has doubled turnover over the past three years thanks to the increase in the number of projects, ranging up to £250k in value, that we have won. Our team of project sales engineer has grown in both size and in calibre. We now have the largest specialist sales force in the lighting controls industry.”
Graham Young, who joined Ex-Or in 2003, initially trained in defence systems at Thorn EMI’s electronic systems division. He previously worked at several electrical companies as engineer and specifications manager. |
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| EX-OR SCORES AT EWOOD PARK - WHAT A RESULT! |
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: Aug 16, 2006 |
With more than 20,000 light fittings and lamps throughout Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park stadium, managers at the ground were acutely aware that huge energy savings could be made if the lights were lit only when actually needed.
Many of the areas are used only on match days, yet lights were left burning needlessly every day, all over the stadium. Now, lighting controls from Ex-Or Ltd, European leader in lighting management, have saved the day.
Lighting costs are being slashed by 50 per cent following the installation of Ex-Or LightSpot presence detection systems in the North Stand. LightSpot controls automatically switch lights off when occupants leave the monitored areas. They have been installed in offices, reception areas, function suites, ticket offices, walkways, spectator areas, concourses and are about to be fitted in staircases and private boxes.
“The difference that Ex-Or lighting control is making is incredible,” said Ewood Park stadium manager John Newsham. “Although various activities take place at Ewood Park in addition to regular matches, many areas are used only occasionally. However, human nature being what it is, lights were being left on because no-one thought to switch them off before leaving an area.
“Now the lights automatically switch on when someone enters, and automatically switch off again when the system detects the area is no longer in use. This is leading to dramatic cuts in our energy bills.”
Before the installation, lighting accounted for more than half of the total electricity load at Ewood Park and the annual electricity bill was more than £100,000 per year. With the recent increases in electricity prices, the next annual electricity bill was set to increase to almost £180,000. Briar Associates, the consultants who commissioned the Ex-Or systems after having carried out a Carbon Trust-funded survey, estimate that the lighting element of the electricity bill will be cut by 50 per cent thanks to Ex-Or lighting control - an annual saving of up to £40,000 each year once the entire lighting control project is completed.
But John Newsham has pointed out an unexpected bonus as a result of the installation. Before each Saturday game in the season, it was quite usual for staff to replace up to 300 failed lamps around the stadium. Now, thanks to the reduced amount of time the lights are left on, only a handful of lamps in the North Stand need replacing before each match - achieving savings in both staff time and the cost of replacement lamps.
Now John Newsham is planning similar lighting control installations from Ex-Or in the other two stands at Ewood Park. The project is part of a wide ranging three-year programme of improvements throughout the ground facilities aimed at cutting costly energy waste. |
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| LIGHTSPOT OFFERS ALL-IN-ONE LIGHTING AND WATER CONTROL |
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: July 18, 2006 |
Ex-Or has added washroom management functionality to its industry-leading LightSpot presence-detecting lighting controls.
For the first time, LightSpot units installed in male washrooms not only automatically switch on the lights when a visitor enters the area, but also flush the urinals.
Previously, specifiers wanting urinal control had to specify Ex-Or’s stand-alone LooSpot washroom management system to control the automatic flushing cisterns in male washrooms.
Said Ex-Or marketing manager Charmian Cvek: “Adding this functionality to LightSpot is an elegant solution. It will appeal to architects and specifiers who want to minimise the number of visible detectors on interior walls and ceilings. Now, just one discreet LightSpot unit can automatically control both the lighting and water flushing, so cutting both energy and water costs.
“There is also a significant cost saving in fitting a combined system when compared to fitting separate lighting and water-flushing control systems in the same location.”
When a visitor enters the toilet area, LightSpot automatically switches the lights on and activates a valve in the cistern inlet pipe to flush the urinal. To ensure that hygiene is not compromised during extended periods of non-occupancy, such as overnight, weekends and holidays, the system provides a daily automatic flush to ensure that hygiene is maintained. |
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| EX-OR TAKES CONTROL AT MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY |
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: June 15, 2006 |
Ex-Or has won the contract to supply lighting controls throughout the University of Manchester, the country’s largest single-site higher education institution, for the next three years.
The award follows the successful installation of Ex-Or’s lighting management systems and controls in a large number of new-build and building refurb projects on the huge campus over the past two years. These had been awarded via OGCbuying.solutions, the Government procurement agency for the public sector, following successful tenders.
The University of Manchester is embarking on the biggest programme of capital investment ever seen in British higher education. It is spending £350 million to deliver eight new buildings and 15 major refurbishment projects by 2010.
Faced with escalating energy costs of up to 80 per cent, and the requirement to reduce carbon emissions, the University of Manchester sees energy conservation as a critical factor in their building programme. The installation of energy efficient lighting, together with sophisticated and reliable energy-saving lighting controls from Ex-Or, is regarded as a major contributory factor in helping to curb the soaring energy bill.
“Our total energy budget next year is £15 million, and £9 million of that is accounted for by electricity,” said Chris Cunningham, Manchester University assistant mechanical and energy engineer. “We estimate that lighting alone accounts for around 50 per cent of the electrical load. With 10,000 staff and 35,000 students it is equivalent to the entire lighting load of a typical town.
“Having installed a variety of Ex-Or control systems in a number of newbuild and refurbishment projects, we have seen the dramatic cuts in energy costs that automatic and efficient lighting control can deliver. Now we are embarking on this unprecedented capital investment building programme we have decided that each and every building involved will benefit from automatic lighting control.
‘We have found Ex-Or’s equipment to be cost effective to install, flexible enough to cope easily with the constantly changing work and study layouts common in a dynamic university setting, and capable of providing significant energy cost savings by automatically delivering lighting only on an ‘as needed’ basis.”
“We first measured the amount of electricity used in a trial area, then installed Ex-Or detectors, and took the same measurements again. These showed a saving in electricity use of 69 per cent. We are satisfied that the Ex-Or equipment is delivering a solid and consistent reduction in the amount of electricity used.”
Corridors, meeting rooms, computer suites, science labs, reception lobbies, office areas and lecture theatres are just some of the locations in various University of Manchester buildings where Ex-Or equipment has been installed. Ex-Or’s LightSpot system, which comprises discrete controllers and photocells, is employed to automatically switch lights on and off, and dim and brighten them, by monitoring the presence of occupants and by measuring the amount of natural light available.
The Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System is also in use in various University of Manchester locations. This is a building-wide integrated system which manages the lights throughout a building, or throughout designated sections of the building, in an intelligent and co-ordinated way. MLS detectors “talk” to each other in order to deliver lighting exactly as required, at levels consistent with occupancy and use of the space. |
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| LIGHTING CONTROL FROM EX-OR HELPS LANDMARK BUILDING MEET ACCESSIBILITY AND ENERGY GOALS |
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: May 10, 2006 |
Lighting management from Ex-Or Ltd was specified for the flagship headquarters building of the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) in Milton Keynes. The building was designed around the principles of accessibility, low energy consumption and use of renewable energy, in which lighting played an important part.
The stunning structure, designed by architect Peter Hall, has no corridors, large areas of internal open space, and an exterior making great use of glass. It was recently officially opened by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, patron of the SIA.
Building services consultants Malcolm Chard Associates specified Ex-Or lighting management and scene-setting systems throughout the building to ensure no energy will be wasted through unnecessary use of lighting, and also to make certain that optimum levels of light will be delivered automatically. The single storey building has an angular-sectioned roof which is designed to increase the quality and amount of daylight penetrating into the deeper office spaces.
Malcolm Chard Associates chose energy-efficient lighting using Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System presence and daylight sensing equipment within the luminaires throughout the internal open plan areas.
Said partner Malcolm Chard: “We worked closely with Sansome Hall Architects to provide a high quality working experience for the SIA. This involved taking advantage of our knowledge of the practical energy-saving technologies available to us, including lighting control.
“The lighting system we chose is a direct/indirect system of suspended luminaires located in parallel channel systems, each luminaire containing an Ex-Or MLS sensor to provide the presence and daylight regulating control required.
“We chose Ex-Or due to the proven quality of their well-developed system, competitive costs, and their ability as an independent organisation to integrate their control system and sensors into the luminaire manufacturer’s fittings.
“The main benefit of the Ex-Or MLS system is that it ensures lower energy consumption and delivers an even lighting level within the building. This is essential for a charity like the SIA - the elimination of light switches for staff using wheelchairs is a great benefit, as the lighting will automatically illuminate the rooms they visit and regulate to the optimum level.”
Ex-Or’s scene-setting and dimming system SceneSelect II, which at the touch of a button instantly produces a variety of lit environments depending on the required room usage, was installed in a large meeting room within the new building.
In addition to lighting control, the building’s other energy-saving features include solar collectors to supplement the hot water generators, high efficiency heating boilers, recycled rainwater systems, and automatically opening windows triggered by temperature fluctuations.
Paul Smith, SIA executive director, said: “This state-of-the-art facility meets our requirements for a building that is fully accessible and highly environmentally friendly. One day, all buildings will be built with these features.” |
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| EX-OR CONTROL AT HEART OF SPECTACULAR LIGHT DISPLAY |
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: Apr 5, 2006 |
Sophisticated lighting control from Ex-Or Ltd is at the heart of one of the most spectacular lighting displays of 2006 - the relit Clifton Suspension Bridge which marks an historic 200th anniversary.
The illuminated historic bridge was the centrepiece of major celebrations in Bristol to mark the birth of the designer of the bridge, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in 1806.
Ex-Or, European leader in lighting management, was commissioned by Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust to provide SceneSelect II, its scene-setting and dimming system. It will be employed to control the thousands of LEDs, fluorescent tubes and lamps which will deliver the spectacular lightshow throughout the commemorative year and for many years to come. The Trust was advised by Bristol engineering consultants Silcock Dawson.
Thanks to Ex-Or’s SceneSelect II, Bridgemaster John Mitchell will be able to summon up a variety of pre-programmed lit displays simply by using a touch screen control situated in the main control office.
For most of the time during the year, the lights on the bridge will come on after dark in a fixed pattern. But for special events, including the ceremonial switch-on of the lights, New Years Eve, and special festivals, the lights can be set up in a selection of patterns to make dramatic alterations to the lit appearance of the bridge. Rather than having to individually switch on separate lights or groups of lights to create a desired lit scene, it requires just one press on the Ex-Or touch screen control to summon the already programmed scene.
Ex-Or SceneSelect II controls the 3,000 one watt LEDs adorning the chains from which the 214 metre, grade 1 listed bridge is suspended above the Avon Gorge; the fluorescent tubes beneath the handrail along the complete length of the pedestrian walkway; and the lamps concealed within the arches of the two 26 metre high towers at each end of the bridge.
Said Bridgemaster John Mitchell: “Unlike the old lights, which were really just a light show, the new illuminations are designed to emphasise the aesthetics of the bridge itself so that people can admire its form.
“The old lights were only capable of being switched on or off. Now we can summon pre-programmed lit scenes to show off the bridge in different ways. The bridge is an icon so the new lights will enable it to really display its plumage when the occasion merits it.”
The differently lit scenes were pre-programmed into the Ex-Or SceneSelect II control system when it was commissioned after installation. Supplied Ex-Or software allows further programmed lit scenes to be easily created at any time in the future. |
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| WORLDWIDE WAR ON RISING ENERGY COSTS FUELS EX-OR’S EXPORT DRIVE |
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: Mar 17, 2006 |
Lighting management leader Ex-Or Ltd has seen a huge increase in sales of its energy saving products and systems around the world as energy costs continue to soar.
The company has enjoyed a 20 per cent year-on-year sales growth over the past three years, largely fuelled by an increase in its overseas sales. Building on its well established presence in Europe, it now has a significant export trade with Scandinavia, Australia, India, and the Middle and Far East.
Its controls and systems are installed in many more countries, too, as it supplies its lighting management equipment on an OEM basis to many of the international lighting industry’s most prestigious names.
Said Ex-Or managing director Neil Jones: “Exports now account for more than 20 per cent of our business and the increase in our overseas activity has contributed to our doubling of turnover over the past three years.
“We predict exports will account for 30 per cent of our business by the end of this year as overseas customers continue to recognise that effective and automatic lighting management is an ideal way of curbing ever-rising energy costs.”
Recently completed Ex-Or overseas contracts have included:
· Ex-Or MLS Managed Lighting System controls have been installed throughout the landmark Microsoft HQ building in Bangalore, India by Wipro Lighting, India’s largest lighting manufacturer, who are sole Indian agents for Ex-Or
· The installation of Ex-Or lighting management systems in the Malta Bank of Valetta
· An office building in South Melbourne, Australia, has received the first 6 Star Green Star rating, the highest rating yet to be awarded to a building refurbishment under the Australian Government’s environmental rating scheme. This follows the installation of the Ex-Or MLS Digital Managed Lighting System by ECS Energy Conservation Systems Pty Ltd, Ex-Or’s exclusive distributors in Australia and New Zealand
· Ex-Or lighting management systems have been installed in a large number of prestige buildings in Dubai, including the Al Rostamani Tower and the Awqaf Building by Ex-Or sales agents TECON Ltd
· The installation of Ex-Or lighting management systems in Customs stations throughout Norway and Sweden
Ex-Or recently made a £300,000 investment in its state-of-the-art surface-mount electronics manufacturing plant at its Haydock base to help meet rising overseas demand for its products. |
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| NEW FACE ON EX-OR'S GROWING TEAM |
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: Feb 22, 2006 |
Ex-Or has appointed another project sales engineer to handle contracts in London and the South East.
The appointment of Ian Clough follows a significant increase in the number of contracts awarded to Ex-Or for its energy-saving lighting management and control systems in both newbuild and refurbishment projects throughout the region.
Ian Clough has spent more than 14 years in the lighting industry, having held sales management positions with Cooper Lighting & Security and Thorn Lighting.
Ex-Or sales director Patrick Kelly said: “As fuel costs continue to soar, energy management is rapidly moving up the agenda for organisations in the public and private sectors. This has led to a huge increase in the number of large projects in the South East that we have won. The appointment of Ian will ensure we have the resources to continue providing a high level of sales support to our clients.” |
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| FINANCIAL COMPANIES APPRECIATE COST SAVINGS MADE BY LIGHTING MANAGEMENT |
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: Jan 23, 2006 |
Managed lighting systems from Ex-Or Ltd are cutting the energy bills for companies working within an office building in Guernsey.
Financial institutions, including the Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Ltd, accountants Deloitte Touche, and accountants Walbrook are operating out of Regency Court, the prestigious newbuild four-storey building where an extensive fitout has recently been completed.
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