LTP installs energy saving lighting at monument

Cadw, a division of the Welsh Assembly Government, is tasked with preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Wales.

LTP was brought onboard at the tender stage of the project by Philips’ key account manager Richard Williams.

The eight sites in which LTP are involved are Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch, Coity Castle, Llansteffan Castle, Kidwelly Castle and Swansea Castle.

In addition to making significant savings to the amount of electricity needed to run the schemes, the new scheme dramatically reduces the long term maintenance needed and radically enhances the quality of light with a cleaner and more flattering source.

Reeves said: ‘It has been an amazing project – specially as we are based in South Wales. There’s been great teamwork and synergy between us and Philips, and it’s offered the chance to add value and aesthetic input to some of the most beautiful sites in the country.’

P[roducts used include the Philips eW Reach Powercore – the white light version of Philips SSL’s flagship exterior architectural floodlight.

These are claimed to be the only LED fixtures incorporating Powercore technology, that are powerful enough to illuminate large architectural façades with white light washes in colour temperatures ranging from a warm 2700 K to a 4000 K ‘neutral white’.

Powercore technology is designed to drive LED lighting systems. It uses power and data management within the LED fixtures, eliminating the need for external low-voltage power supplies and special cabling.

The site work was co-ordinated by LTP’s Jonathan Adkins, working with two installation engineers. With the first four locations complete, the challenges included having boat-only access to rig the fixtures skimming up the exterior walls of Caerphilly Castle via the substantial moat.

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