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ELECTRICAL NEWS september 2015
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Smart4_ A4 Advert.indd 1 2014/04/01 11:28 AM
ACDC Dynamics, sole distributor of the Italian
designed Gewiss product ranges in Southern
Africa, has introduced the Smart [4] LED lighting
range for industrial lighting and floodlighting
applications.
“This is truly innovative technology,” says
ACDC Dynamics brand manager, Charlton
Opperman.
“Intelligent lighting adapts to the environ-
ment by selecting the best solutions in terms of
effectiveness and efficiency for any application
and in any environment.”
He says that Gewiss’ new Smart [4] lighting
range “interprets intelligence and provides
versatility and adaptability thereby defining the
unique aspects of its identity and, in doing so,
offers sustainable lighting”.
“Another unique point is that Smart [4] of-
fers varied types of application and lighting
performance. Smart [4] can be a floodlight, high
bay or ceiling light as needed and offers dif-
ferent photometry depending on the different
applications. The benefits of the new luminaires
guarantee optimal lighting performance in any
application, from industrial to sports environ-
ments, indoor or outdoor,” says Opperman.
“The horizontal and vertical modularity of
the new product is combined with the ease of
installation and maintenance, with the use of
‘green’materials and with the unmistakable
style of Italian design,” he says, adding that it is
“the speed of implementation is a characteristic
that makes Smart [4] an intelligent product.”
The benefits of Smart [4] include:
• Performance: Smart [4] was developed by
the Gewiss research centre to reduce the to-
tal life cycle cost and make it affordable to re-
place lighting systems.
• Energy consumption: Using Smart [4] prod-
ucts instead of traditional light sources yields
energy savings of up to 60%, in comparison
to other systems and up to 80% in com-
parison to obsolete or poorly maintained
systems.
• Configuration: Various methods and con-
figurations ensure a flexible solution for any
application.
• Installation: The entire Smart [4] product
range was designed and developed to make
it easy to install and to retrofit existing devic-
es and obsolete lighting systems.
“ACDC prides itself in providing product ranges
of the highest quality,” concludes Opperman.
Enquiries: +27 10 2023400
LED systems for
industrial
lighting and
floodlighting
IN order to establish the Fagerhult Group in
the South Africanmarket and the sub Saharan
region, Fagerhult has signed an agreement
to acquire the assets of Port Elizabeth-based
Lighting Innovations. The agreement includes
subsidiary companies Beacon Lighting and
Arrow Lighting. The acquisition is expected to
have a positive effect on the earnings per share
during 2016 and forward.
The three companies manufacture light
fixtures and solutions primarily for the indoor
commercial sector, which include typical ap-
plication areas such as offices, retail, shopping
PE lighting acquisition opens up export opportunities
malls, hospital and educational buildings.
Lighting Innovations is also involved in
stadium and sports field lighting and pro-
vided the lighting solutions for three of
the 2010World Cup Soccer stadiums.
The Fagerhult Group, which employs
around 2 370 people in 20 countries,
achieved sales of R5.9-billion in the 2014
business year.
“One key element of our strategy is to
increase our market position to emerging
markets. With this acquisition, we gain
access to the South Africa market and
several interesting growth
opportunities within the dynamic sub Saharan
region. I ampleased that CraigWaddell will re-
main with the company as managing director
and continue to build on a strong platform that
he and especially his father, BruceWaddell, has
established since founding the company,”says
Johan Hjertonsson, CEO Fagerhult.
Lighting innovations will benefit from Fager-
hult’s vast experience and expertise in the
design andmanufacturing of energy efficient
LED fixtures, which opens up additional export
opportunities.
Enquiries: +27 11 444 1168