Berry Bros. & Rudd Ltd makes essential energy savings with a new KYMAN® LED lighting scheme.

1. Case Study
Berry Bros. & Rudd Ltd makes essential
energy savings with a new KYMAN® LED
lighting scheme. Britain's oldest wine and
spirit merchant, established in the 17th
century were honoured to hold two Royal
Warrants for H.M. The Queen and H.R.H.
The Prince of Wales. The Kyman Ledtex
team proposed to install a lighting upgrade
throughout their 90,000 sq ft warehouse in
Basingstoke.
The premises manager for the site built in
1967, Alan Poole, was keen to replace the
current inefficient T8 and T12 tube fittings,
especially within their cold stores. “The
cooler temperature of the cold stores was
suitable for our old fittings”, the coolers
ensured that the stores stayed at a
temperature of 12°C, though when Berry
Bros. & Rudd needed some routine repair
works done on the coolants, the
temperature in the stores rose by 2°C, and
the tubes started to fail.
One of our Product Specialists at Kyman
Ledtex, recommended our KYMAN® High
Output (HO) tubes not only due to their
impeccable consistent performance in
lower temperatures but also due to their
particularly high luminous flux. The HO
tubes shine a lot brighter than conventional
fluorescent lamps and so they were certain
to achieve a higher lux level throughout the
mezzanine grid floor even to the lower
level racking. This proved extremely
effective as Berry Bros. and Rudd’s energy
usage was reduced by nearly 75% in the
wine bin area alone.
One of the forgotten benefits of LED
lighting is that there is no heat produced.
This means that with the new upgrade, the
coolant unit does not have to work as hard
to maintain a cool temperature throughout
the stores, saving even more money! The
new KYMAN® LED tubes vastly improved
the lighting levels throughout the entire
warehouse. A ‘like for like’ replacement
program was implemented and PIR motion
sensor were installed in between racking
aisles. These ensured a maximum return on
investment along with additional saved
energy on lighting along unoccupied
walkways.
“Kyman won the contract not only by
being the cheapest quote but they showed
a vision to work professionally with us and
to work round some of the issues that our
site has, in particular the re-using of
fittings where there is Asbestos present, as
this could not be removed or disturbed.
They were able to provide the perfect
solution and were very efficient in
understanding our needs. Kyman Ledtex
were also aware that the lighting had to
work through a mezzanine grid and were
able to light the area below to the highest
standard – a huge improvement compared
to what was already in place. The biggest
benefit has been in the reduction of
energy, which was noticeable even during
the first month of installation. A decrease
of 14% Kw/H just for July year on year has
been met already; we are excited to see
savings during the winter! I would
certainly advise any client to install
KYMAN LEDs purely for the reduction in
maintenance costs and the energy savings
alone.” Alan Poole, Site Services Manager
KYMAN® ensured a smooth installation and
met the clients needs promptly with little
disturbance to the daily timetable. Overall,
Berry Bros. and Rudd lighting across their
site is brighter, offering employees an
enhanced working environment.
Additionally, Berry Bros. and Rudd have
been able to substantially reduce their
carbon footprint and save money all at the
same time.
Headline Savings:
Annual electricity
saving: 81.71%
Annual electricity
savings: £6,680.59
Annual CO2 savings
KG: 50,652
Kyman Ledtex
For more information, visit: www.kymanledtex.com or call 02380 632059
Berry Bros. & Rudd Ltd.
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