North Ayrshire Council
Background
North Ayrshire, Scotland is home to 136,000 people and covers an area of 340 square miles including the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae. Located on the northern boundary, Beith is a small town situated in the Garnock Valley, approximately 20 miles (30 kilometres) south-west of Glasgow. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the “Hill o’ Beith” (hill of the birches) after its Court Hill.
Challenge
Prolectric were contacted by North Ayrshire Council to carry out a solar lighting trial at one of the councils housing estates in Beith. Situated between two developments with no form of lighting, the cost and disruption of installing a mains powered solution was deemed too expensive. The council wished to trial solar lighting, which offered significant cost savings over the traditional mains powered solution.
The Solution
The site included the provision of seven AE3 solar LED street lights from Prolectric, installed onto 5m pivoted columns. The installation of the columns was carried out by local contractor James Anderson Builders. The uniqueness about this model is that they come as an ‘All in One’ unit meaning the solar PV, light, PIR, battery and intelligent control are all contained within the one module. After many months of operation, feedback from John Hopkin, Contract Officer at North Ayrshire has resulted in further projects being considered by the council.
John commented, ‘Our solar lighting trial has been a huge success, feedback from both the householders and our own maintenance team has been really positive.’ Managing Director of Prolectric added, ‘We were very pleased to be able support North Ayrshire with our solar lighting. This lighting model is a tried, tested and proven solar light, designed specifically to cope with the harsh winters of northern latitudes, like Scotland’.
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What our clients have to say
QinetiQ has a target of becoming Net-Zero with ambitious near-term GHG reduction targets. To assist, Prolectric assessed our lighting needs, developed a detailed plan and installed over 129 solar street lights and bollards at our HQ. The lights are bright and reliable, improving health and safety. The lighting is high quality and robust in harsh weather. All lighting so far has required minimal maintenance and been well received by our company and tenants.
Simon Homer
Project Manager, QinetiQ
Having used Prolectric for several lighting projects now, I find their approach, ease of use, knowledge and range of products to be very good. It’s fantastic to work with such a reliable and proactive supplier installing solar lighting adaption’s to existing street lighting and new designs. The works are low impact for families and cause no issues, but result in better lighting and eliminate street lighting electricity costs.
Christopher Irons
Regional Billable Works Manager, VIVO Defence Services
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