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PROVIDING PRACTICAL LIGHTING SOLUTIONS› We understand that lowering energy consumption and life time running costs are currently the main

concerns for most of our customers. With this in mind, we have recently developed a range of solutions

that focus on meeting our industry’s challenges.

In this edition, we introduce a number of these solutions, from our exciting new low energy LED street lighting

range to our cost effective retrofi tting options and gantry lighting system. However, we continue to work hard to

ensure that we still deliver the highest standard of lighting levels for our customers.

Urbis Lighting - 'our solutions: your choice'.

Ashley Armstrong is the new editor. She would be grateful to receive any feedback on your ideas for content at

[email protected]

Welcome to Issue 02 | 10 – we hope you enjoy it.

1 | LED roadshow pull-up panels.

Season’s greetings from Urbis›

It has been a busy year with the launch of our new LED product range, but we would like to thank you for your custom and support during this year.

Once again, we've chosen to give our support to selected charities. In particular, Kidney Research and Cancer Research.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and our best wishes for 2011.

Robert Bennett Sales & Marketing Director

[ christmas message ]

Contents›

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03 A new approach to column and bracket maintenance

03 Philips’ OEM guarantee update

04 Urbis’ Sapphire keeps the bats happy in Ireland

05 Middlesbrough Council’s LED trial is an energy saving success

06 Introducing Urbis’ NEW LED products

08 Historic castle walls brought to life by Urbis’ Neos LEDs

09 Urbis - offering a practical solution whatever your needs

10 Neos LEDs provide cost saving solution for gantry lighting

11 Urbis LED roadshows a real success


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1 | Thylia luminaires and columns.2 | Evolo luminaire using CosmoPolis system.3 | Evolo luminaire details using CosmoPolis system.

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[ technical information ]

A new approach to column and bracket maintenance›

We recommend reading the latest edition of the Institution of Lighting Professionals’ technical report 22 called ‘Managing a vital asset: Lighting supports’. It provides lighting engineers with useful guidance in the management of lighting columns and brackets.

In particular, TR22 recommends creating management procedures based on a foundation of pro-active and consistent equipment condition assessments and the application of a risk assessment strategy.

We have been supplying our customers with columns and

brackets for use with our luminaires for over 25 years. As many of

our products are well into their design life, we want to endorse

the recommendations made for maintaining both columns and

brackets.

These include carrying out detailed structural inspections,

including fi xings, on each occasion that the column, bracket or

traffi c sign is visited for maintenance.

Our engineering team has access to past product drawings and

specifi cations and is available to advise you on the best course of

action when approaching TR22.

A copy of the report can be ordered from the ILP:

www.theilp.org.uk

[ technical information ]

Philips’ OEM guarantee update›

Philips has recently clarifi ed its guarantee relating to the appropriate application of their lamps and gear, especially for the CosmoPolis system.

In the past, there has been a lot of mis-information in the marketplace over whether this system is suitable for use in specifi c products. However, Philips recently published the terms and conditions of its warranty to OEMs in the ‘Lighting’ section of their website. This sets out the conditions under which the system is supplied to Urbis and also details of the warranty, which we began passing on in full to our customers from 1st July 2010.

The good news is that all HID Primavision Xtreme and Dynavision

Xtreme ballasts have an eight year warranty. For products such as

the Urbis Evolo 2, equipped with the CosmoPolis system, their

class-leading thermal management, coupled with the long

guarantee, offers complete peace of mind for customers requiring a

high performance lighting system.

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[ case study ]

Urbis’ Sapphire keeps the bats happy in Ireland›

This is the fi rst lighting scheme in Europe that has used louvres to reduce the lux levels to a point where the local bats remained unaff ected, according to a leading bat specialist.

Over recent years, the Grand Canal in West Dublin had fallen into disuse. Coimín McLoughlin, Senior Design Engineer of Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates (CSEA), worked on a scheme to rejuvenate the canal.

“Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council and Waterways

Ireland wanted the canal route to be useable 24 hours a day to

encourage more use of the new footpath and cycleway. However, wildlife

surveys showed that the canal was home to many species of bat.”

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) was responsible for

granting a derogation licence for this scheme to have 24 hour lighting.

CSEA started by commissioning extensive wildlife surveys to determine

whether the bats would still use the canal once the new lighting was

operational.

Coimín commented, “considering the bats would not feed if the light

was brighter than the full moon meant a truly innovative lighting solution

was needed. So, Urbis’ project team developed specially designed

louvres which fi t into the Sapphires and ensure that no light spills onto

the canal or hedges where the bats feed.”

“Urbis supplied 309 of their functional Sapphire 2 luminaires, equipped

with 50W SON lamps whose softer light doesn’t attract insects away

from the canal water. To the delight of all the stakeholders, this scheme

has proved a real success and, most importantly, all the wildlife has

remained unaffected.”

The installation contractor for this scheme was Read Electrical.

1 | A happy bat!2 & 3 | Elevated views showing the canal footpath with new bat-friendly lux levels.

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A full version of this article is available to download from our website.

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[ case study ]

Middlesbrough Council’s LED trial is an energy saving success›

Middlesbrough council has achieved an energy saving of 65% by using our Nano LED luminaire on a trial scheme along a well used cycle and footpath route.

Now that the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme has started, it is vital to choose the correct lighting equipment in order to maximise the potential energy savings. Rob Warner, a Lighting Engineer with Middlesbrough Council, explained about their lighting comparison trial.

“The main aim of the trial was to determine the energy savings we

could make, but also to assess the visual impact of street lighting

between the differing light sources. So we planned a trial on a typical

footpath and cycleway to see how we could benefi t from LED

technology.”

The chosen route was already lit with seven 70W SON fi ttings. The

Council then selected our stylish Nano 2 LED luminaire as

the alternative light source and we supplied them with 11 units.

Rob commented, “Urbis’ Nano units use just 22W, compared to the

90W consumption of the SONs. Although we put in more LED units

than we will be taking SONs out, the difference in energy usage

alone is still quite impressive.”

The Council will also see other benefi ts from using LED technology.

Maintenance costs are reduced as the units are expected to last at

least four times longer than the SONs and the LEDs’ reliability

reduces the need for scouting along the footpaths.

Rob added, “Urbis’ Nano LED luminaire has proven to be an

excellent solution and this trial scheme has reduced our overall

energy usage on this particular footpath by 65%.”


BEFOREBEFORE

AFTER

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1 | Nano luminaire.2 | Cycle path lighting scheme - BEFORE and AFTER

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[ product news ]

Introducing Urbis’ NEW LED products›

We are pleased to unveil three new LED luminaires - Senso, Piano and Claro. These latest additions mean that we are now able to off er a full range of LED luminaires.

In particular, these new products will help our customers reduce their energy consumption, whilst still maintaining high quality lighting levels.

Also, to ensure these new LED luminaires deliver signifi cant benefi ts,

we have developed a number of exciting new features. The most

important of these being:

Photometric engines | three powerful engines provide remarkable

photometric performance and fl exibility. The Oriento®, OrientoFlex®

and LensoFlex® deliver the lighting options which provide the

optimum solution for our customers’ lighting and energy

requirements.

Futureproofi ng | our LED products are designed to accommodate

future innovations. For example, if a more effi cient LED is developed,

the light engine can be easily replaced on-site providing the

opportunity to lower energy usage.

LEDSafe® | this is the progression of our reliable Sealsafe® system

and completely seals the photometric engine, preventing water and

dust ingress. Improvements in glass technology also offer a low

maintenance cleaning solution.

Sustainable solutions | our products’ durability and the LEDs’ long

service life combine to further reduce maintenance costs. Many are

also compatible with remote management and dimming systems.

ThermiX® | this system reduces the running temperature of the

LEDs and ensures that after 60,000 hours of use, at least 80% of

the light output is still maintained.

We understand that our customers have diverse lighting

requirements, and now we have the complete range of solutions.

It’s your choice as to which one best suits your needs.

To fi nd out more about our extensive LED product range, call the sales team on 01256 354446.

LensoFlex® concept

OrientoFlex® concept

Oriento® concept

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1 | Oriento® photometric engine as seen on the Claro.2 | OrientoFlex® photometric engine as seen on the Senso.3 | LensoFlex® photometric engine as seen on the Piano.


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CLARO

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CLARODesign, Performance

and Economy

• Effective lighting performance from the

Oriento® photometric engine.

• Enhanced preservation of performance

over time with Thermix® thermal

management and LEDsafe®.

• Replaceable photometric engine and

drivers allowing for future technological

advancement.

• Value engineered to produce excellent

performance at a reasonable price.

Oriento® concept

SENSO

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OrientoFlex® concept

SENSOUnprecedented

Photometric

Flexibility

• Unique adjustable

photometry using

Orientoflex® technology.

• Enhanced preservation

of performance over time

with Thermix® thermal

management and LEDsafe®.

• Replaceable photometric

engine and drivers allowing

for future technological

advancement.

• Optimised number of LEDs

allowing the minimisation

of energy consumption.


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[ case study ]

Historic castle walls brought to life by Urbis’ Neos LEDs›

If you are strolling around Barnard Castle in Durham, you can now view an eye catching fl oodlighting scheme involving our cost eff ective Neos LED fl oodlights.

Ian Dawson, Senior Professional Assistant at Durham County Council, was responsible for the scheme and told us, “the Barnard Castle Vision Group wanted to re-illuminate the castle walls as the original SON fl oodlighting had not been operational for over four years.”

With the fi nance provided by the Vision Group, the Town Council,

English Heritage and Durham County Council, the scheme started by

conducting a trial to assess the preferred lighting option. When the

Council saw the potential of LEDs to reduce their energy and

maintenance costs and effectively illuminate the walls, it made the

decision easy.

Ian stated, “we went with Urbis as they manufacture high quality

products. Also, in their tender price, they offered to set up and

maintain the LEDs’ DMX programming sequence for us.”

Seventeen fully adjustable Neos fl oodlights are fi tted with 36 one Watt

LEDs. They are mainly mounted at 6m, mostly in pairs, on new

columns and wash the castle walls with varying tones of colours. The

Abbey luminaires are mounted at 5m and are fi tted with 45W

CosmoPolis lamps. These illuminate the footpaths around the castle

with a soft white light.

Ian commented, “the decision to mount both fi ttings on one column

has reduced clutter and also means the fl oodlights are not in close

proximity to the walls”

“The new fl oodlighting has received many positive comments and has

made one of the town’s principal pedestrian routes feel much safer.”

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1 | Neos fl oodlighting in action around the castle tower.2 | The DMX programming sequence showing blue and green colourways.

Note: The fl oodlighting at Barnard Castle is also pictured on the front cover.


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1 | Easy access to components on the Evolo.2 | On site maintenance of a Thylia.

[ company news ]

Urbis - off ering a practical solution whatever your needs›

Our aim is to deliver the most cost eff ective, low energy, high quality lighting scheme possible. Here we highlight a number of options available to our customers.

OUR SOLUTION YOUR BENEFITS

SEALSAFE®

Our revolutionary Sealsafe® system has been preventing dust and water ingress to IP66 standard for 25 years!

This allows Urbis customers the opportunity to consider replacing the gear, lamp and other components instead of installing new luminaires, even if the units have been in service for a considerable time.

This approach has already brought many of our customers the benefits of utilising white light and electronic gear, but at a much lower capital outlay.

LED LUMINAIRESWith our new range of LED luminaires, users can take advantage of the latest technology to reduce their energy costs, whilst still maintaining high quality lighting levels.

Read more about the wide range of benefits our new LED luminaires can bring on pages 6 and 7.

NANOThe Nano is a compact luminaire that can be fitted with 12 or 16 LEDs.

It’s designed as a low cost solution to work most effectively on footpaths or for urban spaces where a relatively low lighting level is acceptable.

FORTIMOThe Fortimo is a LED light module that is particularly suitable for users wanting to make a low cost move from traditional HID lanterns to a LED white light solution.

For example, our new Evolo luminaires can easily be switched to an LED solution with this technology.

CENTRAL MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS (CMS)

CMS brings control to the lighting engineer. For example, users can easily programme lamps to dim or turn off during set hours to reduce energy consumption.

Additionally, the amount of data collected helps manage maintenance and accurately reports power consumption.

Importantly, many of our products are designed to incorporate CMS systems, both new and retrofit.

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1 | Newcastle Western Bypass South with new LED gantry lighting.2 | Newcastle Western Bypass North with new LED gantry lighting.

[ case study ]

Neos LEDs provide cost saving solution for gantry lighting›

We recently developed a low cost maintenance solution for motorway and trunk road gantry lighting by equipping our Neos 3 with LEDs.

Craig Prescott is the Electrical Manager for A-one+ on the Highways Agency’s MAC Area 14 contract. He explained, “the improvements we are making to the Newcastle Western Bypass involved lane closures, so we took the opportunity to upgrade the old sign gantry lighting at the same time. We know Urbis supply quality products, so we asked them to provide a solution”.

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To assess the potential maintenance and energy savings they could

make by using our new Neos GL LEDs, A-one+ decided to run a trial

by replacing the lighting on four of the gantries along the bypass.

Craig commented, “the LEDs in the Neos GLs have an expected

lifetime of 60,000 hours compared to a fl oodlight fi tted with a HID

lamp, which requires a lamp change around every 8-12,000 hours.

Consequently, this delivers a really signifi cant cost saving because we

won’t have to shut a lane and divert traffi c as many times to carry out

gantry lighting maintenance work.”

“We expect the new LED lighting to deliver energy savings and we are

also pleased with the quality of the white light produced in terms of

making the gantry signs highly visible to motorists.”

Our Neos GL can be used to illuminate new or existing gantry signs as

an up or down lighter. The units are designed to be easy to maintain

and are fi tted with self cleaning glass, which also assists in reducing

site maintenance visits.

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1 | Roadshow snapshots. 2 | New LED product range unveiled.

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Urbis LED roadshows a real success›

During October and November, we held 19 roadshows across the UK. This gave the opportunity for our team to unveil our new LED product range and discuss issues such as carbon reduction and the most suitable lighting options available when budgets are tight.

The roadshows were open to anyone interested in how new lighting technologies can bring tangible benefi ts, from both a commercial and technical aspect, and we were delighted to welcome a mix of lighting engineers, consultants and local authority decision makers.

The seminars were well received and there was particular interest in

our new LED product range, featuring the Senso, Claro and Piano.

Also, attendees commented on how it put the other products in our

range into context and where each is most effective in helping to

achieve the objectives on a specifi c project.

©Copyright Urbis Lighting Ltd 2010 | Editor Ashley Armstrong: [email protected]

If you missed our roadshows and want to fi nd out more about our product ranges, then please call the sales team on: 01256 354446.

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