Sparks Electrical News July 2015

lighting 21

Bringing the lighting industry up to date on LED technology

BEKA Schréder recently hosted a series of seminars to update its client base on the newly issued ARP 035 guideline, as well as on the latest developments in LED technology. Almost 600 professionals and customers from various sectors of the industry, includingmunicipal and electrical consulting engineers, attended the seminars that were held in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Polokwane, Gaborone (Botswana), Bloemfontein, Maseru (Lesotho), Nelspruit, Swaziland, and Pretoria. BEKA Schréder’s Nadja Smith explains that the South African Bureau of Stand- ards (SABS) recently re-issued the well-known‘Approved Recommended Practice (ARP) 035’document to include guidance on LED technology and the evaluation of LED streetlighting installations as compared to conventional streetlighting installations.“BEKA Schréder presented the seminars tomotivate

The BEKA Schréder Seminar was held in Pretoria to update clients on new ARP 035 guidelines and LED technology.

BEKA Schréder’s LED products were showcased at the seminar.

the use of LED technology in streetlighting applications,”she says, adding,“The BEKA Schréder ARP 035 and LED technology update seminar has been validated by the SAIEE as per ECSA CPD policy and has been granted 0.5 CPD credits for attendees.” Topics that were presented included: • An update on LED technology and new product design features. • Remote management of streetlight installations. • ARP 035 guidelines. • Comparing LED streetlight applications to HID being used on new and existing installations. • Generating cost of ownership comparisons. The following LED luminaires were show- cased at the seminars: • ZELA, a contemporary LED post top range. • OMNIstar, a high-power LED luminaire for highbay or floodlighting applications. • BEKA LEDlume family, a range of high- performance LED streetlights. Smith says the seminars were“very well received”and the attendees gained a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the professional sustainable lighting solu- tions provided by BEKA Schréder. Enquiries: +27 11 238 0094

New lighting GM appointed

Reggie Nxumalo has been appointed as general manager at Philips Lighting and will head the company’s southern African lighting operations. In his new role, Nxumalo will be responsible for driving market share for Philips’ lighting busi- nesses across Southern Africa, including lamps, consumer luminaires and professional luminaires. “Intelligent lighting solutions are an integral part of today’s high performance energy demands and with Reggie’s proven track record and strength in leading diverse field organizations and business units, he has the right skill sets to further drive our solution and consumer-based market approach,” said Thierry Boulanger, GM and vice-president at Philips Lighting Africa. “Reggie will play a pivotal role in ensuring that we partner closely with our customers and deliver the right solutions.” Enquiries: +27 11 548 2023

july 2015

sparks

ELECTRICAL NEWS