Washington energy efficient lighting specialists scoop £35k contract

Energy efficient lighting specialists Glowled Ltd have secured a £35k design and installation contract with Gateshead’s Riverdale Paper PLC.

Washington-based Glowled aims to save Riverdale around £7,500 per year across their Gateshead and Durham facilities.

Arzhang Tahmosybayat, of Glowled, said: “For the interior project at the 93,000 square feet site in Durham we replaced inefficient metal halide fittings with an intelligent LED lighting system that is efficient and flexible, meeting the specific lighting requirement in all areas.

“We also designed exterior LED flood-lighting schemes for both the Durham and Gateshead sites.

“As well as making huge financial savings, Riverdale’s annual energy consumption for interior lighting will drop significantly from 43,515 to 2,747 kilowatt hours.”

The system, which was installed from December 2013 to January 2014, will allow Riverdale Paper to make operational changes and monitor and download the system’s energy use and daylight-harvesting data.

The quality of light has also improved the working conditions for the staff based onsite and complements the tight security in place for the disposal of confidential waste.

Kevin Brown, assistant general manager at Riverdale Paper, said: “We are delighted with the new lighting system designed by Glowled for our Durham site.

“We are already enjoying dramatic financial savings and expect our carbon reductions will reduce by 41 tonnes over the course of this year.

“Glowled’s service from initial meetings to installation and commissioning has been of the highest standard. They have delivered us an outstanding solution that exactly fits our needs.

“Based on the performance and savings made over the next six months, we will aim to go ahead and have the intelligent lighting system installed at our site in Gateshead.”

Arzhang said: “It was a pleasure to help a forward thinking organisation such as Riverdale Paper to take another step towards a more efficient operating standard.

“Their commitment to this achievement was evident throughout the entire project and we enjoyed the experience of aligning our value propositions with a like-minded business.”