Significant cost savings have been delivered for Project Telecom thanks to the new LUXMATE lighting management system supplied by RIDI Lighting Ltd. The lighting scheme at Project Telecom's new building on its Nottingham campus also offers optimum lighting control and compliance with the latest CIBSE LG3a standards.

One of the Midland's fastest growing businesses, Project Telecom has defied the downturn in the telecoms sector by expanding and has recently completed a 24,000ft² two-storey building to meet the increasing demand for the company's services. The building is designed to accommodate 300 staff working in customer services and features open plan workzones and circulation areas, as well as a new presentation suite that showcases Project Telecom's latest voice and data technology.

With the creation of a pleasant working environment a priority, RIDI worked closely with the project contractor HS Group Services to achieve a lighting scheme that meets the latest requirements for LG3a, whilst also utilising the available daylight to maximum benefit. In the open plan areas RIDI's recessed ECALUX luminaires (with 500cd parabolic louvres) - in conjunction with AIDA-W wall uplighters - are controlled by Luxmate TLE units and ceiling-mounted LSD daylight sensors to provide a constant 450 lux at all times. Programmed for both manual and automatic operation (and requiring minimum user input), the system controls the lighting levels to harmonise with the available daylight, and in the process, generate savings of up to 75% over traditional solutions.
David Sheath of HS Group Services comments: "Because RIDI could offer a single-source supply for luminaires and lighting management it was the perfect partner for this project. The Luxmate technology has helped us take advantage of the large amount of daylight entering the building, and the RIDI luminaires are good looking, reliable and cost-efficient. A great result all-round."

Providing controllable ambient lighting to the state-of-the-art presentation rooms are RIDI's modular recessed uplighter MIELA luminaires, twinned with Tridonic ECO digital ballast (complete with switchDIM function) for seamless manual adjustment of lighting levels. The ever-popular MIELA benefits from a recent upgrade that now ensures improved performance and enhanced aesthetics.