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Raytec Lighting Amnesty ‘Scrappage’ Scheme Triggers Early Response

There has been a widespread positive response to the ground-breaking ‘scrap and save’ Lighting Amnesty scheme launched by Raytec last month. The scheme encourages organisations to switch from wasteful CCTV and security lighting to low energy LED lighting.

Prisons, utility companies, local authorities and private businesses have been among the first users to take advantage of the scheme, which Raytec estimates will save users thousands of pounds per year by helping them adopt energy efficient, long life LED lighting technology.

Security installers and consultants have also responded quickly and are encouraging their customers to take advantage of the scheme.

"In direct response to our campaign we have been contacted by organisations from around the country requesting site surveys to assess the efficiency of their lighting and to calculate their energy and cost savings," says Shaun Cutler, Raytec’s MD. "Our message, which is that both costs and CO2 emissions can be easily reduced, has struck a real chord in the industry."

One of the first big users to respond has been a major utility company which Raytec estimates has thousands of old-style lamps in need of replacing. The list of responders also includes colleges, community centres, council waste sites and private estates.

"We calculate that when you take into account higher running costs and money spent on replacing bulbs that don’t last very long an organisation using 100 CCTV or security lights could be wasting £45,000 per year," says Shaun Cutler.

Gordon Crewe, director of Blue Mountain Systems, is very keen on the ‘scrap and save’ concept.

Blue Mountain has made a speciality out of installing and maintaining systems for stately homes, among others. His company has already been very successful in communicating the message that CCTV systems need dedicated lighting to work 24/7 – and now he sees huge potential in taking the next step and promoting the need to upgrade all old-style security lighting.

"We’ve got many customers with inefficient lighting and we’re really excited about the prospect of offering them Raytec’s state of the art LED technology," he says. "Not only will we help them to cut costs and energy consumption, we’ll actually be able to give them lighting systems that work better and deliver better security."

It’s not just the security applications he’s interested in – the properties in Blue Mountain’s portfolio also include castles and stately homes which are illuminated with ‘heritage’ lighting. "Those lamps give off an enormous amount of heat, and that’s a sure sign that power is being wasted. We’re talking to Raytec about alternative energy-efficient ways to do the same job."

Raytec believes the potential for upgrade work, and the savings for customers, is massive when you consider the number of old-style lights in use in both the public and private sectors.

"The sums being thrown away probably run into millions of pounds," adds Shaun Cutler. "We are determined to take a lead and help users reduce their bills."

Photo above reproduced by kind permission of Raytec