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ELECTRICAL NEWS
july 2015
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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
BEKA Schréder’s LED products were showcased at the seminar.
Bringing the lighting industry up to date on LED technology
The BEKA Schréder Seminar was held in Pretoria to update
clients on new ARP 035 guidelines and LED technology.
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
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
New lighting
GM appointed