In recent years the Vlissingen East harbour area has expanded to become a reputable food port, with storage and transshipment of such things as fruit, fruit juices and fruit concentrates. A prominent factor in this expansion has been the arrival of the Antonio Municz Company (AMC), a Spanish producer and supplier of many millions of litres of fruit juices and health smoothies to almost all major European supermarkets. Since 2013 AMC has been occupying a production site on Denemarkenweg, for which Bever Innovations and its Belgian partner Vensol BVBA designed, supplied and installed a unique lighting solution.
\nWhich was no mean feat, says Marnick Blom, Account Manager at Bever Innovations, because each hall in the production facility had different light output requirements. Furthermore, the financial aspect played a significant role too. \u2018AMC Group ended up choosing a unique solution, with the LS LED luminaries that we developed being supplied by electrical installer Vensol BVBA as the best option for light output, longevity and cost price over the entire life cycle. What\u2019s more, our LS luminaries made compliance with stringent food safety requirements straightforward. Upon approval from AMC Group, we immediately set to work installing in excess of 200 luminaries. The result soon proved to be impressive.\u2019<\/p>\n
Due to the meticulously calculated positioning of the luminaries in the light study and the light colour obtained by the LS luminaries (5700 Kelvin, cool daylight), the impression of dark, artificial lighting was completely eradicated, explains Blom. \u2018With the aid of our LS luminaries, Vensol BVBA succeeded in creating an atmosphere of daylight in a closed production room. A fine performance, and one that end customer AMC Group is delighted with. Knowing that this end customer is also making considerable savings with this energy-efficient, motion-controlled lighting is what made this project so enjoyable for all parties involved.\u2019<\/p>\n
A variety of options were put forward for the 24\/7 production facility during the tendering phase. This entailed weighing up traditional gas discharge luminaries against the easy-to-programme, motion-controlled LED lighting luminaries from Bever Innovations. \u2018We provided a file containing a readily comprehensible overview of the Total Cost of Ownership of both lighting options\u2019, says Kris Decraene, Business Manager Vensol BVBA. \u2018In addition, together with partner De Lage Landen (a 100% subsidiary of Rabobank) we devised a unique leasing formula for the LED lighting with a four-year repayment period, meaning AMC Group didn\u2019t have to make an upfront investment. Combined with the high degree of reliability and long lifespan (> 100,000 burning hours) of the LS LED luminaries, AMC Group were convinced.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Compared to traditional gas discharge luminaries, AMC Group is making savings on its energy bills of at least 80%. Without light output and quality being diminished\u2019, explains Decraene. \u2018Since completion in 2013 there hasn\u2019t been a single fault. Not only is AMC Group delighted with this, but it has also led to various follow-up assignments.\u2019 For example, two years after the completion in Vlissingen there came an order for a similar AMC Group production site in Spain, where the existing relighting solution was not up to expectations, he says. \u2018A year on we were given the task of supplying the LED lighting in a new factory in Vlissingen, which was built on the same site on Denemarkenweg. Additionally, a third factory is planned for 2018, and we\u2019ll be supplying LS luminaries for that.\u2019<\/p>\n
Energy saving:<\/strong> The LS LED luminaries enable considerable savings on energy of 80%.<\/p>\n Long lifespan:<\/strong> The LS LED luminaries distinguish themselves by means of their longevity (> 100,000 burning hours) without light output and quality being diminished.<\/p>\n Ecological footprint:<\/strong> The LED lighting solutions are an excellent choice for projects in which limiting ecological footprint plays a role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In recent years the Vlissingen East harbour area has expanded to become a reputable food port, with storage and transshipment of such things as fruit, fruit juices and fruit concentrates. … <\/p>\n