Energy conservation award for Lakeland Dairies in Northern Ireland

The Lakeland Dairies group is saving around £50,000 a year and reducing carbon substantially at its logistics complex in Northern Ireland as part of its focus on environmental sustainability.

The company's investment in the latest energy-saving lighting systems at its huge logistics centre in Newtownards, county Down has led to a prestigious Lux Award 2017 for the best Industrial and Transport Lighting Project of the Year with lighting specialist Resourceable in Belfast. Savings included almost 400 tonnes of carbon.

Now in its seventh year, the Lux Awards honours not just the people in the industry, but the customers who are doing great things with lighting.

The Lux Awards celebrate and reward both creativity and sustainability, recognising clients and end-users which have used lighting in exceptional ways to improve their lit environment, reduce energy and achieve business objectives.

Lakeland specialises in technically advanced dairy products, which give the chef, caterer or baker the convenience of longer life products without compromising on quality. It supplies customers in over 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

When the company identified the need for further energy and carbon savings in Newtownards, Resourceable, which has extensive experience in energy and carbon reducing systems, was chosen to upgrade lighting there, the group's main export hub for its wide range of dairy products.

Tim Acheson, general manager at the Newtownards plant, says: "Resourceable delivered a high quality lighting upgrade which has reduced our electricity costs and transformed our site. Light levels, uniformity and colour rendering are excellent. The project reduced lighting running costs and carbon output underpinning our ongoing commitment to the environment."

Resourceable is an experienced specialist in turnkey LED lighting, energy and automation projects, with the ability to tick every box for customers including: product quality, design expertise customer financial support, project management, professional installation and free recycling service.

With partners, electrical specialists Scotts, Resourceable installed and commissioned 400 LED luminaires from Dextra, to deliver optimum lighting performance, quality and value for money for Lakeland's Newtownards plant.

Resourceable's Sean O'Kane continues: "We have a 50-point checklist covering surveys, not to mention our key deliverables throughout a project. This attention to detail gives our customers peace of mind in the knowledge that we are taking care of any issues before they arise and also that they are getting the optimum LED lighting solution for their working environment.

"There are an abundance of lighting products available and choosing products, suppliers and installers is a dilemma for many clients. Customers continue to recommend us, project after project; potential clients can 100 percent rely on us to deliver quality LED lighting solutions!"