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How does LED lighting reduce CO2 emissions and save money?

How does LED lighting reduce CO2 emissions and save money?

Reduced CO2 emissions Traditional lights consume far more energy than LED lights. This is because LEDs have a high lumen output per watt, turning about 95% of their energy into light, whereas traditional lights waste lots of energy turning it into heat. Let’s look at...

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Have you worked on projects where BREEAM targets have been set?

Have you worked on projects where BREEAM targets have been set?

Most of the projects we carry out have a target of Breeam Very good or Excellent.  We design electrical schemes to help achieve these targets including: HEA01 – zoning control of internal and external lighting ENE02 – energy monitoring ENE03 – external lighting...

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What business continuity measures have you got in place?

What business continuity measures have you got in place?

We have put systems and procedures in place to ensure the minimum disruption to our business in the event of a disaster. Our initial focus is prevention. With this in mind, we carry-out 6-monthly fire risk assessments at our offices, and daily fire inspections. We...

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What proportion of your engineers are employed?

What proportion of your engineers are employed?

We are proud to employ 25 full-time, permanent electrical engineers. We supplement these direct-employees with a loyal team of sub-contract engineers when the need arises, but the UK Electrical engineers are at the core of every team. This enables us to guarantee our...

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How do you manage the health and safety of your employees?

How do you manage the health and safety of your employees?

The safety and welfare of our staff is our number one priority. We invest in health and safety training for all employed and sub-contract staff. Everyone from executive level to apprentices take part in an on-going training regime. The focus of the training is not...

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Can you design as well as install?

Can you design as well as install?

Most of the projects we deliver are design-and-build. Our electrical designers produce electrical designs from architects' indicative designs and specifications. We use Amtech Pro-Design for cable calculations and circuit design, Dialux and Relux for lighting design,...

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