We have been extremely pleased with the energy savings and reduced operating cost we’ve seen with the new Dialight fixtures in the cold storage facility,” said Tim Schofield, Financial Controller with MMD. “In fact, we’ve been so impressed with the performance and warranty that we’ve begun retrofitting nearly all of our other facilities to Dialight led linear high bay light to improve efficiency, lighting efficacy and safety throughout our operations.”
With the new cold storage facility now complete, MMD has since purchased an additional 440 Dialight fixtures for a one to- one replacement of existing 400W metal halide fixtures at 11 other warehouse buildings. At one banana storage facility, the retrofit has earned rave reviews from the employees who immediately noticed a vast improvement over the previous lighting conditions. The reduced heat output of the LEDs has also helped improve temperature maintenance in the banana facility. The chillers no longer have to work so hard during warmer weather to keep the temperature down and the product itself benefits from optimum, even temperatures throughout.
Furthermore, the long-life performance of the Dialight LEDs will significantly reduce MMD’s lighting maintenance needs, which were once a costly and cumbersome exercise. Now, rather than halting production to bring in a scissor lift and change bulbs every few months, the facility can enjoy years of reliable, steady light output with virtually zero maintenance.
Supplementing the energy and maintenance savings, MMD has also been able to take advantage of a nearly 20 percent tax break from the British government as part of the UK’s Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme. The program allows companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery to write off the entire expense in the year in which the investment is made, rather than amortize the cost over several years. Similar programs are also available in the U.S. for Designlights? Consortium qualified products, such as the led high bay light fixtures. “I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t go LED,” Schofield quipped. “Between the energy and maintenance savings, and the tax incentives, the switch to LED fittings was a no brainer.”
With the new cold storage facility now complete, MMD has since purchased an additional 440 Dialight fixtures for a one to- one replacement of existing 400W metal halide fixtures at 11 other warehouse buildings. At one banana storage facility, the retrofit has earned rave reviews from the employees who immediately noticed a vast improvement over the previous lighting conditions. The reduced heat output of the LEDs has also helped improve temperature maintenance in the banana facility. The chillers no longer have to work so hard during warmer weather to keep the temperature down and the product itself benefits from optimum, even temperatures throughout.
Furthermore, the long-life performance of the Dialight LEDs will significantly reduce MMD’s lighting maintenance needs, which were once a costly and cumbersome exercise. Now, rather than halting production to bring in a scissor lift and change bulbs every few months, the facility can enjoy years of reliable, steady light output with virtually zero maintenance.
Supplementing the energy and maintenance savings, MMD has also been able to take advantage of a nearly 20 percent tax break from the British government as part of the UK’s Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme. The program allows companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery to write off the entire expense in the year in which the investment is made, rather than amortize the cost over several years. Similar programs are also available in the U.S. for Designlights? Consortium qualified products, such as the led high bay light fixtures. “I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t go LED,” Schofield quipped. “Between the energy and maintenance savings, and the tax incentives, the switch to LED fittings was a no brainer.”
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