Electrical Contracting News (ECN) December 2016 | Page 14
LIGHTING
PROJECTS
SPORTS PACKAGE
A selection of Thorn Lighting floodlights
and luminaires have been used to meet the
requirements for varying lumen packages and
colour rendering indices at Derby’s iconic MultiSports Arena.
Thorn’s team worked closely with M&E contractor Derry Building Services from the outset to final commissioning, to
ensure that the arena provides a striking, inviting and motivating place to participate in sport and also to visit as a spectator.
Derby Arena is a state-of-the-art, 14,500m² multi-use arena and velodrome. It includes a national standard 250m
indoor cycling track, a sports infield and a fitness centre, café and meeting and conferencing rooms. This futuristic arena
can host a variety of sports including badminton, basketball, netball, volleyball and martial arts (all which can be played
by wheelchair users).
Thorn’s Mundial 1KW and Troika 400W floodlights illuminate the velodrome track, which also benefits from three light
switching levels to efficiently meet the lighting requirements for its varying uses.
Titus Sport, a robust dedicated sports hall luminaire with T16 (T5) fluorescent lamps, has been used to illuminate the
infield sports area. The switching arrangement is specifically positioned to accommodate the demands of each field of
play and sporting activity, ensuring lighting is appropriate and comfortable for players.
BOWLED OVER
Essex’s Rollerbowl, a multi-activity venue in Romford offering 10-pin
bowling, laser quest and a gaming area recently contacted electrical
installation specialist Ventola Projects to upgrade its lighting solution.
Ventola was called upon after previously undertaking a well
received transformation of one of the venue’s function rooms.
Using the VAvR LED lighting range, the team devised a lighting
solution that fitted in with the contemporary bowling alley and
entertainment centre. A versatile solution, with VAvR LED it is
possible for Ventola to create a lighting design that not only looks
great when the centre is in use, but offers a practical solution when
the centre is closed to visitors.
With LED bulbs offering an increased lifespan and lower energy
consumption when compared to traditional bulbs, they also make an
energy efficient choice for The City Pavilion.
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BRINGING THE DRAMA
Hager’s Klik lighting control module (LCM) solution
has been specified at a theatre at the Aberdeen City
Campus, part of the North East Scotland College.
With the incumbent lighting control system
at the theatre proving increasingly problematic
and costly to maintain and repair, the contracted
lighting maintenance team led by Daniel Strachan
at Mitie decided to seek out an alternative lighting
control solution. Following discussions with
electrical wholesaler Edmundson Electrical, and
further liaison with experts at Hager, a suitable
LCM answer was identified; one which could be
easily configured by the electrical staff on site
and alleviate the need to call on specialist (and
expensive) lighting control support going forward.
The new specified Hager LCM units were
mounted onto the existing trays with sealed plugs
configured to each channel. An easy drop to the
light switches via a single RJ-45 lead to individual
switches and settings were inputted via the KlikLink
App. This has enabled four scene settings to be
incorporated, along with master dimming capability.
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