HighwayElectricalNews

Issue 105, July / August 2014

100 Years of the ElectricTraffic Light

CE Marking and the CPR

Advances in Li-Fi

Govt Measure Put Driver-less Cars on the Agenda

In this Issue:

Editorial

Researching the article on Li-Fi (see page 21) I was struck by the march of technology and how close we are get-ting to what has been called the ‘internet of things’, whereby all electronic devices will be connected to the inter-net. Li-Fi itself is a revolutionary idea, using light sources such as streetlights and traffic signals, as well as everydaydevices in our homes, to transmit data via visible light communication. The implications of this technology for thelighting industry as a whole are immense and could lead to a major change in the way we use light sources, partic-ularly since data has now been transmitted at fast speeds using dimmed lights. Another example of the advance in technology is the driverless car, a heavily publicised concept and one whichcaptures the imagination as it reminds us of sci-fi novels and films where the world is run by robots. The govern-ment is pushing for the UK to be at the forefront of the development of driverless cars and has launched a compe-tition for cities to bid for a share of £10 million to host trials of the cars. It is also reviewing legislation to ensurethat there is an appropriate regime in place under which to test the cars. It remains to be seen whether there willbe a large demand for driverless cars; many people, like me, actually enjoy driving, but the advance in the technol-ogy raises questions about the future need for street lighting and traffic signs. If the completely autonomous carbecomes the mainstay of the automotive industry, will street lighting be viewed as redundant? Probably a ques-tion for the next generation, but one which may be debated with some gusto in future.Back to the present, this issue’s feature takes a look at the new HEA guide to CE Marking and the ConstructionProducts Regulations. The Guide, which was published in July, takes in everything you need to know about CEMarking under the CPR, from obligation on manufacturers to rules, policing and a comparison of CE regimes. Thefeature covers some of the key points from the Guide, including information specific to street lighting luminaires.Finally, the electric traffic light celebrates its centenary this year and the potted history on page 14 contains someinteresting details about the development of a signal system which we take for granted.

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New Measures Put Driverless Cars Firmly on Government’s Agenda for 2015Business Secretary, Vince Cable hasannounced two new measureswhich will allow driverless cars totake to the UK’s roads from Janu-ary 2015.The first of the measures is a com-petition to find cities to host trialsof driverless cars. The governmentis asking cities across the UK tojoin with businesses and researchorganisations and bid for a share ofthe £10 million competition. Up tothree cities will be selected to hostthe trials and each project is ex-pected to last between 18 and 36months, starting from January2015. The competition is to befunded by the Department of Busi-ness, Innovation and Skills and theDepartment for Transport, in part-nership with the UK’s innovationagency, The Technology StrategyBoard. Successful bids must bebusiness led and must demon-strate close collaboration withtechnology developers, supplychain companies and manufactur-ers.The second measure which hasbeen put in place is a ministerial

review of current road regulationsin order to establish how the UKcan put itself at the forefront of dri-verless car technology, whilst en-suring that there is an appropriateregime in place for testing thecars. The review will cover bothfully autonomous vehicles andthose in which a qualified driverwill be in place to take control ofthe car if and when necessary.After a test drive in a driverless carat test and research facility, MIRA,Vince Cable spoke of the excel-lence of UK scientists and engi-neers and how the UK has estab-lished itself as a leader in driverlesscar technology. He said:“Today’s announcement will seedriverless cars take to our streets inless than six months, putting us atthe forefront of this transforma-tional technology and opening upnew opportunities for our economyand society.”Transport Minister, Claire Perrycommented on the new measures:“Driverless cars have huge poten-tial to transform the UK’s transportnetwork. They could improve

safety, reduce congestion andlower emissions, particularly CO2.We are determined to ensure dri-verless cars can fulfil this potentialwhich is why we are actively re-viewing regulatory obstacles tocreate the right framework for tri-alling these vehicles on Britishroads.”Iain Gray CEO of the UK’s innova-tion agency, the Technology Strat-egy Board, said:“This competition for funding hasthe potential to establish the UK asthe global hub for the develop-ment and testing of driverless vehi-cles in real world urban environ-ments, helping to deepen ourunderstanding of the impact onroad users and wider society.“The ability to test driverless carsat scale, when married to the UK’sunique strengths in transport tech-nologies and urban planning, willalso attract further investment,helping to establish new designand manufacturing supply chains,driving forward UK economicgrowth.”

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Thurrock Borough Council was ex-pected to agree plans to spend £6million on an upgrade of the re-gion’s street lighting in a meetingon 13 August. However, the meet-ing was postponed due to the sud-den death of Councillor AndySmith, the portfolio holder fortransportation. Mr Smith had beeninstrumental in the proposal toborrow £6 million in order to con-vert more than 17,000 of the bor-ough’s streetlights to LED and be-fore his death he commented onthe plan:“People may have noticed thatover the past year or so we havebeen carrying out a small scaleprogramme converting somethings like Belisha beacons at ze-bra crossings and other street fur-niture, as well as replacing brokenor damaged street lamps with LEDlights. This is another example ofthe innovative way Thurrock worksto make savings. Instead of slash-ing services people rely on, wework carefully to find ways to pro-vide services in a new and differentway, saving money at the sametime. It’s not always possible and,as the funding reductions bite

deeper it’s going to be even moredifficult, but at Thurrock we are de-termined to do our best to keepthe impact of cuts on local peopleto the least we can.”Mr Smith was an experiencedcouncillor, who had been involvedin local politics since the 1980s andwas responsible for much of thework involved in Thurrock’s suc-cessful bid to become a unitary au-thority. John Kent, the councilleader said that Mr Smith’s deathwould affect a lot of people inThurrock:“Andy was a tremendous andhard-working councillor and waswell known among his current con-stituents in West Thurrock andSouth Stifford ward, but I am surethere will be thousands of localpeople in Tilbury and Stifford Clayswho owe him a debt of gratitudefrom when he was their representa-tive in the early years of this cen-tury and the closing years of thelast. Andy never shirked responsi-bility, whether it was leading thecouncil and borough into a newera, or thinking about the effect ofany decision we took on ordinaryThurrock families.”

Thurrock Council Vote on LED Upgrade Postponed following Councillor’s Death

LightingTorbay ConsidersRemoval of BrokenLighting ColumnsTorbay Council is considering plansto remove broken streetlights in-stead of replacing them. The coun-cil estimates that it could save£60,000 if the plans are approved.It is estimated that Torbay needs tosave £14 million in the coming fi-nancial year, but a councilspokesperson stressed that theproposal was one of many to beconsidered as part of the 2015-2016 budget and would be subjectto consultation:“We will continue to replace bulbsin streetlights as and when theyfail, but we are proposing to re-move and not replace lightingcolumns which structurally fail un-less they light main roads or junc-tions. Failed columns need to beremoved as they are deemed asafety risk as they could fall downin high winds.” Kevin Clinton of the Royal Societyfor the Prevention of Accidents(RoSPA) commented on the news:“Lots of councils are switching offtheir lights in certain areas but thisis the first time we have heard thiswill happen just because a lightfails. We would strongly suggestthat whenever a streetlight fails,the council make a risk assessmentof whether or not it should be replaced.”

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Wigan Spends £11million on LED Upgrade

Wigan Council is to replace exist-ing sodium street lighting with LEDtechnology across the borough.The council has budgeted a spendof £11 million for the installation ofthe LED luminaires in around31,000 streetlights. Work has al-ready begun on the project, with5,500 lights having already beenupgraded.It is expected that the upgrade willsave the council around £1 milliona year on energy bills and mainte-nance costs, with no need to re-place the lights for at least 20years. Council leader, Lord PeterSmith said that by installing thenew lights the council had foundan alternative to switching offstreet lighting:“I know some councils are switch-ing lights off to save money, but Idon’t think that is something peo-ple would want in Wigan. We’ve in-stead come up with a new schemewhich will still offer the same serv-ice the public expects but will beconsiderably cheaper.”

Hampshire County Council ReviewsDesign of Streetlights in Ringwood

Hampshire County Council has re-viewed the choice of design for re-placement lights in a car park inRingwood following complaintsfrom the public.The streetlights in Ringwood arebeing upgraded as part of Hamp-shire’s street lighting improvementprogramme. The lights in Furlongcar park were due to be replacedwith a modern design, but thecouncil has said that an “appropri-ate design” would be installedwhich would be more in keepingwith the original lights.Steve Smith of Tulip Crafts broughtthe plans to the attention of thecouncil. Mr Smith said the newlights, a simple column with two lu-minaires arranged in a t-shape,were out of place and “moresuited to the M27”. The older

lights were shorter in height, butalso featured two lanterns, albeitmore ornate in design. Councillor Seán Woodward, execu-tive member for economy, trans-port and environment at Hamp-shire County Council commented:“I confirm that we have now re-viewed this and the appropriatedesign will be installed.”He added:“This is part of our street lightingprogramme which will, once com-plete, see 150,000 streetlights, illu-minated signs and bollards acrossHampshire replaced or upgradedwith the latest technology in en-ergy saving lamps and dimmingcontrols ...The new lighting willprovide better clarity, less light pol-lution and a reduction in carbon.”

The old lights were of a design similar to this

The replacement lights were of a design similar to this

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North Yorkshire County Councilhas had to suspend plans to re-place Victorian streetlights acrossthe town of Harrogate with moreefficient modern alternatives aftercampaigners protested that thenew lights would spoil the charac-ter of the town. Harrogate has around 900 cast ironVictorian streetlights, most ofwhich have been in place since the1840s and were originally designedas gaslights. The county councilsaid that it needs to replace theold Victorian lamps due to con-cerns about their deterioration.The lights now pose safety risksand the council is particularly con-cerned about wiring issues. Thecouncil has replaced 40 dangerouslights so far, and has identified afurther 240 which need to be re-placed this year. Due to budgetconstraints, the council can only af-ford to replace the lights with a

standard modern design ratherthan the historic style. The modernsteel columns cost £900 each, asopposed to between £1,700 and£1,800 for the more decorative his-toric style.Councillor Richard Cooper of Har-rogate Borough Council said thatalthough the council is not respon-sible for street lighting, it is keento protect the town’s heritage,therefore a proposal has been putforward to ask the council to spend£40,000 from its budget to pay foriron cladding to be added to thenew lights so that they closely re-semble the Victorian ones. Al-though the £40,000 will not pay forall of the new lights to be clad iniron, the borough council hopesthat it will cover the most visibleareas to tourists like The Stray. MrCooper commented:“It looks like we might be comingto a sensible conclusion which sat-

isfies the health and safety statu-tory duties of the county counciland also our wish to retain the spe-cial charm and unique character ofour area. Our district relies ontourism, which underpins manythousands of jobs. We aren’t goingto be able to retain and grow ourtourism business if we become thesame as every other town and dis-trict.”Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogateand Knaresborough said:“I am pleased that it looks like Har-rogate Council has been able towork with the County Council tocome up with a good solution. I re-main concerned that councils cansweep away the distinctive her-itage of an area for health andsafety reasons without being com-pelled to give due regard to thatheritage.”

Controversy over Changes to Harrogate’s HistoricStreetlights

An old Victorian streetlight in the centre of Harrogate

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LightingCambridgeshire Teens Start Dangerous TrendCambridgeshire Police have re-ported a new daredevil crazespreading among teenagers in thecounty. Officers say that the town’syoungsters are climbing six-metrelighting columns and hanging fromthe top. There are also reports ofthese teenagers removing photo-cells from the lights. Cambridgeshire County Council isin the process of updating its light-ing stock and the trend seems tofollow the installation of new light-ing columns. The police have ex-pressed concern that these youngpeople are putting themselves atrisk of severe injury or death fromfalling and electrocution and Cam-bridge County Council has urgedparents to warn their children of

the dangers involved.PCSO Phil Davies commented onthe trend: “Police are receiving reports ofyoungsters climbing lampposts andremoving a photocell from the topof the light. Previous reports werein Bluntisham however, this is nowoccurring in Earith.“Apart from the theft element, weare most concerned for the safetyof the youngsters climbing the six-metre lampposts and, inevitably,one will become seriously injuredor worse.“No doubt this will become atrend that will spread to other ar-eas over time and follows the in-stallation of new lamp posts andlights. We urge parents and

guardians to speak with the chil-dren to highlight our concerns.”A spokesman for Balfour Beatty,Cambridgeshire County Council’scontractor for the installation ofthe 37,600 new lighting columnssaid: “We would like to echo the policestatement. There is no substitutefor parents and guardians warningchildren off this thoroughly danger-ous craze. Yes, there are measuresthat can be adopted, like specialpaint or spikes, but these wouldonly be adopted after close consul-tation with the police, local resi-dents and local councils. Job one isfor parents and guardians to stopthis spreading any further.”

India’s new Finance Minister, ArunJaitley announced in his inauguralspeech that 73.6 billion rupees(£710 million) is to be spent on thedevelopment of 100 new satellitetowns surrounding the country’slargest cities.The Indian government hopes thatthe plan will ease overcrowding inthe urban environment, reducing

India to Build 100 New Smart Cities

the pressure on the infrastructureof existing cities whilst creating ef-ficient new cities which use the lat-est in communication technologyto solve or alleviate social prob-lems.Smart city projects already under-way include SmartCity Kochi inKerala and Halida in Bengal, whilstCisco Systems is to undertake the

transformation of Bangalore into atruly smart city, with smart streetlighting, parking, water manage-ment and CCTV.British Chancellor of the Excheq-uer, George Osborne has ex-tended a £1 billion credit line tohelp UK companies exploit the op-portunity created by the Indiangovernment’s plans.

Bangalore is to become a truly ‘smart’ city

Budget Cuts Threaten NorthernIreland’s Streetlights

Roads Minister, Danny Kennedywarned that Northern Ireland couldbe facing a dark winter due tobudget cuts. Mr Kennedy’s depart-ment is facing a £15 million cut toits budget, which could lead totens of thousands of streetlightsbeing switched off across the re-gion. Mr Kennedy said that he has de-cided to stop funding to externalcontractors for the repair of failedstreetlights unless they pose a riskto the public. Other schemes af-fected by the cuts will include foot-way and carriageway repairs, gullyclearance, road marking and trafficsign maintenance and replace-ment. In a statement to BBCNorthern Ireland’s Nolan Show, MrKennedy said:“My department has consistentlyrelied on securing additional fund-ing in monitoring rounds to fundessential roads maintenance andstreet lighting services. This year Ihave already had to reduce serv-ices in these important areas in an-ticipation of not securing addi-tional funding. Having alreadystarted from a position of a signifi-cant funding gap, I now have to

deliver budget reductions of 4.4%,£15 million, as a result of Junemonitoring.”The cuts come as part of a £78 mil-lion cut to Stormont’s budgetagreed in the June monitoringround, and which affect all depart-ments except health and educa-tion, with justice taking the biggesthit with a £22 million cut. The Treasury is penalising NorthernIreland for its failure to endorsewelfare reforms passed by West-minster in February 2013. Opposi-tion to the reforms has been led bySinn Féin. Finance Minister, SimonHamilton warned that further cutsof up to £87 million may beneeded if a deal on welfare reformwas not agreed. He commented:“Northern Ireland is facing ex-treme budget challenges, but it isimportant to lay the blame in theappropriate place. Last week [endof July] the executive agreed to re-duce budgets by almost £78 mil-lion and we face further reductionsin the region of £87 million. Why?Because of the foot-dragging andfailure of leadership of Sinn Féinand the SDLP over welfare re-form.”

GloucestershirePlans Street LightingOverhaul

Gloucestershire County Councilhas approved plans to spend £32million on a street lighting replace-ment and maintenance contract fora maximum of 12 years.The council believes that replacingits sodium lights with LED alterna-tives will help it save £17 millionover the next 25 years. It has esti-mated the cost of replacement tobe around £21 million and hopesthat the work may be completedwithin three to five years.Councillor Vernon Smith, cabinetmember for highways and floodcommented on the plans: “LED is now mainstream technol-ogy that councils up and down thecountry are investing in. It is envi-ronmentally friendly and we can fo-cus the light so it can be reducedor increased where there might bea criminal problem for example. Itgives us flexibility and it will alsoreduce maintenance costs by 70percent.”The council is hoping to appoint acontractor by April next year for aninitial six-year period with the op-tion to extend for another sixyears.

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Poole Council Approves Move toLED Street Lighting

Hartlepool Begins Work on Conversion to LED

The Borough of Poole Council hasapproved plans to spend £10.4million on the installation of en-ergy-efficient LED streetlights.Over a six year period, over 17,000of the town’s lights will be replacedin a bid to improve the quality oflight, reduce safety risks and cutenergy costs and carbon emissions.The council said that street lightingcurrently accounts for a quarter ofits overall carbon footprint and ithopes that by replacing its street-lights it will save £20 million in en-ergy costs over the next 30 years.It has also shelved plans to moveto partial night burning from mid-night to 6am; the new lights will re-main on throughout the night in allareas and will be dimmed whenhighway use is limited.

Work has begun on a £5 millionscheme to replace all of Hartle-pool’s streetlights with modernLED alternatives. It is estimatedthat the scheme will take ninemonths to complete and will in-volve the replacement of 13,644luminaires as well as a number ofold concrete lighting columns. Councillor Peter Jackson, chairmanof Hartlepool Council’s Neighbour-hood Services Committee com-

mented on the scheme: “The council currently spendsaround £790,000 a year on elec-tricity charges to illuminate itsstreetlights, signs and bollards.With current local governmentspending cuts also continuing tobite, it has been a priority to con-sider energy-efficient alternativeswith improved technology to tryand reduce energy consumptionand control costs.”

Wokingham Council Votes for Invest to Save Scheme

Wokingham Borough Council’s ex-ecutive voted unanimously to ap-prove plans for an invest to savestreet lighting programme. Thecouncil has set aside funding of£11.6 million to invest in newstreet lighting technology in orderto cut the council’s energy bills inthe long term, with estimated sav-ings of £14 million over a 20-yearperiod. It hopes to start the projectnext year and roll it out over a five-year period.Councillor John Kaiser, executive

member for planning and highwayssaid that many of the borough’slighting columns are old or at riskof falling over. Of the council’s6,000 streetlights, around 75%have columns which are over 25years old and in the last two yearstwo have collapsed without warn-ing.The new lights will make use of en-ergy-efficient technology and willreplace the old orange / yellowtones (like those pictured) withwhite light, providing better illumi-

nation. Mr Kaiser said of the newtechnology:“Due to recent progress made inthe development of new lightingtechnologies, such as LED lightsources and remote control/moni-toring systems, this project will notonly be more energy efficient andreduce light pollution, it will alsobe of no cost to the taxpayer, asthe costs of installing the newequipment will be outweighed bythe savings in energy and mainte-nance costs.”

Wokingham is to replace its orange/yellow lighting tones with crisp, white light

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The Electric Traffic Light Marks its Centenary

5th August 2014 marked the 100thanniversary of the first electric traf-fic light, which was installed inCleveland, Ohio on the corner ofEast 105th Street and Euclid Av-enue. The system involved red andgreen lights and had a buzzer towarn that the colours were aboutto change. Although the electric traffic light iscelebrating its centenary, the con-cept of a signal to control themovement of pedestrians and traf-fic is much older, dating back tothe 19th century, when a systemwas developed to control the in-creasing amount of horse-drawntraffic in London. The intersectionof George Street and Bridge Streetin Westminster saw the world’s firsttraffic control system; a semaphorepost with moveable arms. Thearms were positioned sideways for

stop, up for go, and at night a gaslight was lit on top of the post anda red or green lens was positionedfor stop and go. Police operatedthe semaphore systems and wouldblow their whistle to warn of an im-pending change.However, this system was discon-tinued in London in 1869, only amonth after it was installed, whena leak in a gas line caused an ex-plosion which seriously injured thepoliceman operating the signal. The system continued to be usedin the USA though, until a police-man in Salt Lake City, Lester Wire,developed the first electric trafficlight system in 1912. Two yearslater, the first electronic signal wasinstalled in Cleveland, based on adesign by James Hoge. The systeminvolved four pairs of red andgreen lights, marked with ‘Stop’

and ‘Move’, one pair located oneach corner of the intersection.The lights were wired to a booth,where a policeman sat watchingthe traffic flow and deciding whento change the lights. A buzzer wassounded to warn of the comingchange.The first three-light system was de-veloped by William Potts, a Detroitpolice officer who was concernedabout the growing number of carson the roads. He devised the firstfour-way, three colour system,based on the signals used on therailways. This was installed on thejunction of Woodward and Michi-gan Avenues in Detroit. The electric traffic light didn’treach the UK until 1926, when asystem was installed in PiccadillyCircus. The UK now has over25,000 traffic lights.

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North Somerset Invests in Road Improvements

A construction firm and a bulldozeroperator working on the project towiden the M25 have been sen-tenced for serious safety failingsfollowing the death of a worker.Mihai Hondru, 39, was struck by areversing bulldozer on the workssite near junction 29 at Upminsteras he directed lorries into positionon the embankment for them totip their loads of soil. He sufferedmultiple crush injuries and died atthe scene.The HSE prosecuted J McArdleContracts Limited and bulldozeroperator, Stephen Blackmore, aftertheir investigation into the incidentidentified safety failings. The inves-tigation found that, whilst a one-way system had been put in place

well as repairs to the Yanleyviaduct and the council is workingwith Bristol City Council on twomajor transport schemes; theSouth Bristol Link and the AshtonVale to Temple Meads rapid trans-port scheme.A further £4.55 million has beenset aside for local sustainabletransport schemes and £250,000 isto be spent on new and improvedstreet lighting. Elfan Ap Rees,North Somerset Council’s deputyleader and executive member forhighways commented on the

investment:“We remain committed to invest-ing in the roads and transport in-frastructure of North Somerset. Wehave a good track record of deliv-ering major transport projects inNorth Somerset …“The smaller schemes are equallyimportant, and we will continueour approach of spending our roadmaintenance budget wisely to en-sure maximum benefit from thefunding we have for this type ofwork.”

North Somerset Council is to invest£130 million in its roads and trans-port network, mostly funded bythe Government, the council’s Lo-cal Transport Fund and revenuefrom car parking charges.The current financial year will seespending of over £5 million on im-provements to the existing roadnetwork such as repair to damagecaused by cold, wet winters andimproving car parks in Weston-su-per-Mare. £16 million has alreadybeen spent on traffic flow improve-ments in Weston-super-Mare as

after a risk assessment, on the dayin question a change in groundconditions meant that lorries werereversing into place and inade-quate safety measures had beenput in place to protect workers onthe ground near the reversing bull-dozer. In addition to this, Mr Black-more failed to take Mr Hondru’sposition into consideration; ratherthan checking to make sure heknew exactly where Mr Hondruwas, he assumed that he was not inthe way.Mr Blackmore was found guilty of abreach of Regulation 37(3)(a) of theCDM Regulations 2007. He wasgiven a six-month prison sentence,suspended for 12 months and or-dered to pay costs of £2,500.

J McArdle Contracts Limited wasfound guilty of breaching Section3(1) of the Health & Safety at WorkAct 1974 and fined £2,000. Thejudge commented that if the com-pany had not been in liquidation,the fine would have been£200,000. HSE Inspector, Sandy Carmichael,commented on the case: “Whathad seemed like a small change inthe task was really significant. Con-struction work needs good plan-ning and good planning includesthorough risk assessment. Anymodification to the plan means therisks need to be reconsidered verycarefully. Reassessing risk when cir-cumstances change is crucial, asthis tragic incident clearly shows.”

Highways Contractors Sentenced for M25 Death

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The HEA has published an up-to-date Guide to the ConstructionProducts Regulations and CEMarking. The Guide has been pre-pared in line with the latest advicefrom notified bodies and other in-terested parties. It covers the gen-eral requirements for CE Markingother than under the CPR (specifi-cally those requirements relating tostreet lighting luminaires), a com-parison of CE Marking regimes andtheir requirements, key points re-garding the CPR, CPR applicability,UK National rules and basic re-quirements for construction works.The guide also includes sections onthe obligations of importers anddistributers, policing, rules andconditions for affixing CE Marking,the Declaration of Performanceand frequently asked questions.

Since July 2013, manufacturers anddistributors of highway electrical(construction) products have beenrequired, under the ConstructionProducts Regulations 2011 (CPR),to apply CE Marking to productsavailable on the market. The princi-ple behind the requirement for CEMarking is to break down barriersand make trade easier betweenEuropean countries. The regula-tions apply where products arecovered by a harmonised Euro-pean Standard or a European Tech-nical Assessment.

Unlike CE Markings for items liketoys, which indicate compliancewith safety standards, a construc-tion product CE Marking simplyshows the performance values ofthe product. Therefore it does notindicate uniform acceptance by allEuropean Member States as eachcountry has its own regulations andsafety requirements for productsused in construction works.

CE Marking under the CPR covers:“Construction Products which areany product or kit which is pro-duced and placed on the marketfor incorporation in a permanentmanner in construction works orparts thereof and the performanceof which has an effect on the per-formance of the construction workswith respect to the basic require-ments for construction works. Con-struction works are defined asbuildings and civil engineeringworks.”

Street lighting luminaires are notcovered in the CPR which becamelaw in July 2013. For the manufac-ture of luminaires, the harmonisedEuropean Standard BS EN 60598applies. The standard does notspecify a light source, so lightsources like compact fluorescent,high pressure discharge lamps andLEDs may be used in luminaireswhich meet the requirements of BS

EN 60598.

Street lighting must also complywith the relevant European direc-tives; The Low Voltage Directive,The Electromagnetic CompatibilityDirective, the Recast Restriction ofHazardous Substances in Electricaland Electronic Equipment Directiveand the Energy Related ProductsDirective. Between them, these di-rectives cover the health and safetyrisks for luminaires and relatedproducts with the EC CommonMarket.

Due to counterfeiting, CE Markingon its own is insufficient to meetregulations and a Declaration ofConformity is also required. Prod-ucts being placed on the market inthe UK and other EC MemberStates should be market coveringthe LV, EMC, RoHS and ErP Direc-tives. This is in addition to any CEMarking required on electroniccontrol gear, LED drivers orswitches such as photocells or pho-toelectronic control units.

In respect of highway electricalproducts, the list of harmonisedEuropean Standards to which theCPR applies, and for which prod-ucts covered by these standardsrequire CE marking under the CPRfrom 1st July 2013, are given be-low:

CE Marking and the Constructio A summary of some of the invaluable information available in the new HEA Guide to the C From applicability of the CPR to obligations on distributors and manufacturers and specif

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on Products Regulations Construction Product Regulations and CE Marking, published in July 2014.

fic requirements relating to street lighting luminaires.

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EN 40 Lighting Columns EN 12352/12368/12675 TrafficControl equipment EN 12414 Pay & Display Ticketmachines EN 12767 Passive Safety of sup-port structures EN 12899 Fixed traffic signs EN 12966 VMS EN 1090 Eurocode for the Exe-cution of steel structures and alu-minium structures.

Key Points Regarding the CPR and CE Marking

CE Marking under the CPR is carried out where har-monised European Standards exist for that product andthe harmonised European Standard is on the list of stan-dards to which the CPR or Eurocodes apply.

CE Marking is carried out in accordance with the na-tional rules, if any, of the Member State

CE Marking means the product meets the essentialcharacteristics as set out in the manufacturer’s Declarationof Performance. By affixing CE marking, manufacturers in-dicate the acceptance of responsibility for the conformityof the construction product with the declared perform-ance.

A Declaration of Performance and CE marking is notrequired where the construction product is individuallymanufactured or custom-made in a non-series process inresponse to a single order and installed in a single identi-fied construction work; or where the construction productis manufactured on the construction site; or where theconstruction product is manufactured in a traditional man-ner or in a manner appropriate to heritage conservationand in a non-industrial process.

CE Marking and compliance with the CPR is carriedout in a variety of ways, from self certification to certifica-tion by Notified Bodies.

The Guide to the Construction Product Regulations isavailable as a download from the HEA website:

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The government has announced anew round of Advanced Manufac-turing Supply Chain Initiative (AM-SCI) funding to support domesticsupply chains and bring manufac-turing back to the UK. Companies may bid for a share ofthe £100 million from the govern-ment scheme to support researchand development, skills training,investment capital and to enablethem to ‘re-shore’ in the UK. The five previous rounds of AMSCIfunding have secured nearly half abillion pounds worth of public-pri-vate investment for 44 UK-basedprojects. Projects which have re-ceived AMSCI funding in the pastinclude the re-shoring of the manu-facture of cats’ eyes and the cre-ation of the National AerospaceTechnology Exploitation Pro-gramme through the AerospaceGrowth Partnership. Business Secretary, Vince Cablecommented on the funding:“A strong manufacturing sector isvital to a balanced economic re-

covery and I want to ensure thatBritain’s supply chains are up to thetask of supporting the sector in thelong term. Our industrial strategy,which has given business the confi-dence to invest, is paying divi-dends in the re-shoring we haveseen so far. We will continue tosupport businesses to secure morehighly skilled jobs and a strongereconomy.”Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive atEEF, the manufacturers’ organisa-tion said that the funding was awelcome boost for British manu-facturing as well as the widereconomy:“Our own research shows that inthe last three years, one in six com-panies have re-shored productionback to the UK, with many turningto a UK-based supply chain forparts and components. High valuemanufacturing creates jobs andwealth here, so I’m delighted tosee the government getting be-hind it.”

Government Pledges £100 million to Supply Chain Initiative

Vince Cable: “A strong manufacturing sector is vital to a balanced economic recovery.”

The Department for Communitiesand Local Government (DCLG) hasappointed Greater Manchesterthink-tank, New Economy, to pro-vide support for local authoritieslooking to redesign public servicesand generate sustainable cost sav-ings whilst doing so.The support package will be cen-tred on authorities which plan tobid for the next round of the gov-ernment’s Transformation Chal-lenge Award, a fund available tothose who wish to re-engineerbusiness practices and redesignservice delivery.The new programme will build on aseries of Cost Benefit Analysis(CBA) roadshows delivered by NewEconomy in partnership with theDCLG. New Economy has devel-oped CBA framework, an eco-nomic toolkit which enables localauthorities to expertly measurevalue for money and economic andsocial impacts of public serviceproposals. Its CBA project teamwill help local authorities that arebidding for the TransformationChallenge Award to establish tai-lored, individual plans to supportpublic service transformation.Mike Emmerich, CEO of NewEconomy commented on thescheme:“For some time a new system hasbeen required to respond to themany complexities of public serv-ice reform.”He said the CBA framework“shows how local authorities canadopt better practices to takemore control of spending in theirareas.”

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Transport Minister, BaronessKramer, announced that the gov-ernment intends to lead by exam-ple, providing funding to enable itsfleets to introduce electric vehicles.The £5 million ultra-low emissionvehicle (ULEV) readiness projectwill give every central governmentfleet the opportunity to review itsarrangements and consider howgreener vehicles may be used. The first wave of the scheme willsee more than 150 electric vehiclesadded to government fleets, start-ing with the Government Car Serv-ice, which plans to introduce itsfirst electric vehicles in the autumnof this year.The scheme will also involve the in-stallation of charging points to pro-vide the requisite infrastructuresupport for the new cars and vans. Chief Secretary to the Treasury,Danny Alexander commented onthe scheme:“I am delighted that the Govern-ment Car Service is leading themove to electric vehicles and I willbe one of the first in line to useone. This is the right thing to do,

Government to Lead the Way with Scheme to Encourage Electric Fleets

with much lower running costs andclose to zero emissions, these vehi-cles will save the taxpayer moneyand be much greener.”Baroness Kramer said: “Government must lead by exam-ple. Today’s investment will seegovernment switching a significantnumber of plug-in cars and vansinto our fleets and leading theelectric charge.”The scheme will be expanded witha second phase in the autumn al-lowing the wider public sector, in-cluding the NHS, councils and po-lice forces to consider theintroduction of electric vehicles.

Danny Alexander, “one of the firstin line” to use an electric car

Could LED Cultivationbe the Future of Farming?

A former semiconductor factory inMiyagi Prefecture, Japan has beenconverted into a farm, growing let-tuce using LED lights. What was once a factory floor nowcontains 18 cultivation racks whichare 15 levels high. Affixed to theracks are 17,500 LED lights whichhave been designed to emit lightat wavelengths most conducive toplant growth. Cultivating underLED light gives the farmers thepower to control day and night cy-cles, temperature, humidity and ir-rigation and the farm is alreadyproducing 10,000 lettuce heads aday, using just 1% of the waterused in outdoor cultivation. Thelettuces also grow two and a halftimes faster than their outdoorcounterparts.Plant physiologist, Shigeharu Shi-mamura is the brains behind theidea. He was interested in finding away to keep up with the ever-in-creasing demand for food, whilsteliminating the risk to crops ofcrop disease, drought and naturaldisaster. He said of the project:“I knew how to grow vegetablesbiologically and I wanted to inte-grate that knowledge with hard-ware to make things happen. Fi-nally we are about to start the realagricultural industrialisation.”

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Case Study: Lower Marsh MarketCompany: Charles Endirect LimitedClient: Lambeth CouncilProject: Refurbishment of Lower Marsh MarketProducts Used: GIFAS Floor Pit, CEL Distribution Pillars

BackgroundThe historic street of Lower Marsh Market has operated as a street market and centre of local shopping since themid-nineteenth century and is now the home of a bustling street market at the rear of Waterloo Station, within walk-ing distance of the Southbank, attracting a mixture of artists and tourists. Lambeth Council funded the refurbish-ment of the market place, the objective being to revive the area by promoting café culture and the vintage storelook. The consultant, Atkins Global, approached Charles Endirect to discuss the project and the requirement for asupply of power to the market stalls, street lighting and festive lighting in the area. Market stalls offering street foodrequired power for cookers, refrigerators and lighting, however due to the high footfall in the area, it was necessarythat the distribution system was unobtrusive.

The SolutionIt was decided that the GIFAS Floor Pits would provide the ideal solution for the supply of both electricity and waterto the market traders and CEL Distribution Pillars for the electricity supply to the street lighting, festive lighting andfloor pits. These items were added to the detailed specification itemising the required number of sockets and cir-cuits.The GIFAS floor pit is designed for the distribution of electrical power, compressed air and water and is designed tobe used with the lid in the closed position once connection is made, providing a safe environment for the generalpublic. The lids are recessed and at Lower Marsh were filled with York Stone to match the surrounding area. CEL Distribution Pillars are designed, manufactured and tested in house to BSEN 60439-1 ensuring that the finalproduct meets the customer’s requirements. This project had very specific requirements and the feeder pillars werebespoke and were manufactured with partitions and extra doors to separate the incoming supply and meter fromthe outgoing supply.Once the project was designed and specified, Charles Endirect worked with the contractor, Bouygues E&S Infra-structure UK Ltd, to supply the floor pits and distribution pillars to agreed schedules. The units were installed ontime and the market is now host to some of the finest independent shops and stalls in the capital.

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New Advances in Li-Fi Transmission Pave the Wayfor an Internet of Things

Li-Fi is a term coined by ProfessorHarald Haas of Edinburgh Univer-sity to describe communication ofdata in two directions using visiblelight. It can be used as a comple-ment to Wi-Fi or cellular networkcommunication or as a replace-ment in the context of data broad-casting.Li-Fi uses visible light communica-tion (VLC), a method which em-ploys ordinary fluorescent lights orLEDs to transmit signals. Speciallydesigned devices containing aphotodiode can receive the signalfrom the light sources, althoughmobile phones or digital cameras,with their image sensors whichconsist of arrays of photodiodes,can also pick up the signals. It isthought that advances in visiblelight communication will aid so-called “ubiquitous computing”,where information on one devicemay be shared with others in itsnetwork, for example a home com-puter, laptop, tablet device andmobile phone. As light sources areeverywhere, from the TV to theheadlights of a car, traffic signalsand street lighting, these may beused to create a communicationsnetwork whereby everything elec-

tronic is linked; what has beencalled “an internet of things.”Professor Haas is at the forefrontof the development of Li-Fi tech-nology and is working towards theintegration of Li-Fi with existingLED lighting systems. His ground-breaking work on Li-Fi has led tothe development of the first VLCsmartphone which converts lightwaves into usable energy, meaningthat the phone may receive anddecode signals without drawing onits battery. With this technology,the addition of a thin layer of crys-tal glass can make smartphonesand watches solar-powered. It hasalso led to a VLC shopping system,developed by Philips, wherebyshoppers download an app to theirsmartphone which then works withLEDs in the store to pinpoint thelocation of shoppers and givethem corresponding coupons andinformation.Professor Haas and his team haverecently demonstrated Li-Fi trans-mission at up to 1.1 gigabit persecond (Gbit/s) over a distance of10 metres, using less than 0.5W ofpower, which is only 5% of thepower of a typical 10W LED lightbulb. The significance of this

breakthrough is that it proves thathigh data rates and coverage maybe maintained whilst lights aredimmed. It also means that the dis-tance at which 1Gbit/s can beachieved using a single colour LEDis ten times larger than that previ-ously reported. Professor Haascommented:“It is sometimes desirable to dimlights or switch them off entirely,but usability concerns have existedaround the ability to transmit datain these conditions. At the Li-Ficentre in Edinburgh, we’ve estab-lished that we can still transmitdata wirelessly at data rates closeto 100 per cent when lights aredimmed to levels where they ap-pear to be switched off altogether.This is a massive breakthrough inLi-Fi, developed by way of a radi-cally new algorithm, and is a posi-tive indicator for the developmentof the Li-Fi industry as a whole.“This latest development furthersthe case for Li-Fi revolutionisingwireless communications, helpskeep pureLiFi at the forefront ofresearch and commercialisationand shows that Li-Fi really could bethe enabler of the Internet ofEverything.”

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Lucy Zodion AppointsOperations ManagerLucy Zodion Ltd has appointedGlenn Carey to the role of Opera-tions Manager. Glenn is an experi-enced production and operationsmanager with over 15 years’ expe-rience in operational roles, wherehe has acquired a strong reputa-tion for delivering improvementand quality throughout the entireproduction process. At Lucy Zo-dion, Glenn will work closely withOperations Director, Leigh Jessi-man, to motivate and manage theproduction teams, use lean tech-niques to enhance the company’soperation processes and maintainand improve quality standards. John Fox, Managing Director atLucy Zodion Ltd, said: “Glenn’s ap-pointment is further proof of ourcommitment as a company to con-stantly improving our processes toprovide the best possible productquality and standards of service toour customers. I am confident thathe will make a great addition toour team and a significant contri-bution to the business.”

Telensa, the ‘smart’ wireless streetlighting control company, has ap-pointed Burt Wallace to head upits North American operation in At-lanta, Georgia.As business development managerfor North America, Burt’s role willbe to spearhead Telensa’s ongoingexpansion into the United Statesand Canadian markets, where it al-ready has several successful proj-ects underway, including one withthe San Francisco Public UtilitiesCommission.Burt brings to the Telensa team acomprehensive knowledge of theU.S. electric utility industry withover 25 years’ experience spanningutility operations, outdoor lighting,retail and wholesale marketing,and regulatory compliance. This in-cludes serving a critical role in thesuccessful start-up of GeorgiaPower’s unregulated lighting busi-ness.Burt’s responsibilities will includeproviding full pre-sales technicaland sales support capability toend-user customers, contractors,and luminaire suppliers, as wellmanaging North American opera-

tions as Telensa increases its port-folio of global projects.Burt commented: “I am excited atthis opportunity as Telensa has aproven track record of large scaleimplementation of street light con-trol systems the world over. Thereare not many companies over herethat have such experience or thatalready operate networks of100,000 plus lights.”Will Gibson, CEO of Telensa, com-mented: “Burt’s appointmentmarks a significant step for Telensaas we continue to expand ourglobal operations to meet the in-creasing market demand for ourfield-proven central managementsystem in North America. With al-most 10 years of market experi-ence, we will continue to innovateto provide the features our NorthAmerican customers need, includ-ing resistance to lightning, high hu-midity and salt spray required fortropical weather conditions. And,as the trend towards LED streetlighting continues, by adding aGPS module to our wireless control(telecell) and a 5-7 pin NEMA con-nector for LEDs.”

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Harvard Launches Fluorescent to LED Linear Upgrade Solution

Harvard Engineering has launcheda new innovative solution, which al-lows companies manufacturing flu-orescent lighting fixtures to simplyand quickly convert them to LED.The LED linear upgrade solutioncombines Harvard’s CoolLED driv-ers with the company’s 3000K,3500K and 4000K light enginesavailable in both 80 & 90CRI, fromthe LEDeng range. The simple

modular plug-in solution needsonly one 33W CoolLED driver torun two 2-foot light engines in par-allel. The solution offers highly consis-tent colour, an efficacy of over 130lumens per watt, 120-277V mainsinput, Analogue 0-10V dimmingdown to 5%, and is scalable to anylength with push wire connectionsbetween boards. With both stan-

dard and high lumen output op-tions, the system can generate upto 1615 lumens per foot. All partsof the system are UL recognised,making for a simple, hassle-freeswitch to LED.Antony Corrie, Vice President ofHarvard Engineering Americas,commented:“Our LED linear upgrade solutionmakes it easy for our customers toswitch from fluorescent to LEDlighting using our latest LED tech-nology. The system has also helpedsome customers migrate fromConstant Voltage LED systems, toconstant current enabling built-indrivers to be used instead of re-mote power supplies.”

Harvard Celebrates Sucessful LIGHTFAIRHarvard Engineering, manufacturerof LeafNut, the wireless controland monitoring street lighting solu-tion, is celebrating after a success-ful LIGHTFAIR. As well as hosting live demos of itsaward-winning control system, Har-vard launched Gen II light enginesand expanded its range of UL-ap-proved CoolLED drivers, whichwork together to provide a com-plete LED solution. Antony Corrie, Vice President ofHarvard Engineering Americas,commented:“As one of the leading shows of itskind in the world, LIGHTFAIR pro-vides everyone in the lighting in-dustry with a fantastic opportunity

to learn about new innovations.We have built a global reputationfor regularly launching leadingedge products and it was good tosee our stand busy with peoplewho recognise our achievements.”Established in the UK, in 1993, theHarvard Americas office wasopened in 2012 to cater for a

growing demand in the region forthe company’s solutions. In a shortperiod of two years the companyhas seen substantial growth. Har-vard’s Americas team now includesa marketing department and anexpanding sales force to manageopportunities in the US, Canada,and Latin America.

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Philips Gives Gift of Light to Vietnamese Village

Philips has provided a gift ofPhilips LED solar powered lightingto the village of Thanh Son in Viet-nam. The donation, which is im-proving the lives of villagers whohave been in darkness for 30 years,is part of the ‘Philips Gift of Light’,an internal engagement initiative inwhich Philips employees nomi-nated and voted for projectsaround the world deserving of aPhilips gift of light. During thecoming months, projects will beimplemented by Philips employeesin 17 countries.The village of Thanh Son is lo-

cated in a remote rural area about70 km from Hanoi, Vietnam. For 30years, village life in this largely off-grid community ended when thesun went down. Not anymore. Ateam of Philips employees has in-stalled energy-efficient LED solar

powered lighting in 180 off-gridhouseholds and presented emer-gency LED battens and compactfluorescent lighting to a further108 households where the electric-ity supply is unreliable. In addition,Philips has provided Philips SolarGreenVision solar powered LEDroad lighting for a play area at thevillage community center.Eric Rondolat, CEO of PhilipsLighting commented on thescheme: “We need to live our brand not

just recite words on a page. Sowhat better way to bring it to lifethan have our employees chooseworthy causes that matter to themand then deliver our innovations toimprove people’s lives? We re-ceived more than 200 nominationsand thousands of our employeesvoted to decide the winning proj-

ects that are now being imple-mented in 17 countries. The ThanhSon village project illustrates howwe’re enhancing life with light andimproving people’s lives.”Le Viet Hung, Marketing Manager,Philips Lighting Vietnam, who nom-inated the project and worked witha team of nine employees to installthe lighting said:“The candles and kerosene lampshave been put away and the smileson people’s faces say it all. Chil-dren can play safely and study inthe evening and village life hasblossomed, no longer constrainedby the setting sun. Our technologynot only improved their lives butours, showing that our lighting in-novations really do matter. Itmakes me feel good inside.”

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Harvard Receives Carbon Trust AccreditationHarvard Engineering has becomean Accredited Supplier of the Car-bon Trust. The company, which isbehind the CoolLED range of LEDdrivers, the LeafNut monitoringand control system for street andoutdoor lighting, and the ingen-ious EyeNut management andmonitoring system for indoor light-ing, has been accredited for Light-ing and Controls.In order to receive the accredita-tion, Harvard submitted informa-tion about three energy savingprojects the company has recentlyworked on. These projects werethe LeafNut installation for LutonCouncil, the installation of Har-

vard’s retrofit LED solution for SOXlamps, RetroLED, for BlaenauGwent Council in Wales, and theinstallation of Harvard’s CoolLEDdrivers in Leeds Arena, in a com-bined project with Leeds-basedHigh Technology Lighting.Russell Fletcher, sales and market-ing director at Harvard, com-mented: “We are really pleased tohave received Carbon Trust accred-itation for our products. Here atHarvard, we pride ourselves oncreating innovative solutions thatreduce carbon emissions and im-prove energy efficiency. The Car-bon Trust accreditation helps tostrengthen this message and un-

derlines our company’s core val-ues.”The Carbon Trust Accredited Sup-plier scheme is the market-leadingscheme for high quality energy effi-cient equipment and renewabletechnology suppliers, providing in-dependent validation and recogni-tion of a supplier's skills and serv-ices.

Lucy Zodion Ltd, the SowerbyBridge based street lighting spe-cialist and supplier and manufac-turer of state-of-the-art street light-ing equipment, has beenappointed to work with the EastRiding of Yorkshire Council in acontract worth over £100,000.The project will see Lucy Zodionworking with the council to designand manufacture its bespoke West-minster units at its purpose-builtdesign and manufacturing centre inThame. Ultimately the Westminsterunits will be installed into the Sat-urday Market area of Beverley.Lucy Zodion is working in conjunc-tion with the Council’s Electricaland Civil Engineering teams, to-

gether with the main contractor,GalifordTry, to design a bespokeWestminster Unit that will not onlyfacilitate the underground servicesneeded with the 500mm road con-struction depth and can also befolded away when not in use. Anadded requirement was that thelevel of the unit could be adjustedto allow for fine-tuning in the finalinstallation stage of the project. Leigh Jessiman, Operations Direc-tor at Lucy Zodion Ltd, said: “Weare delighted to be able to workwith the East Riding of YorkshireCouncil on this project. It demon-strates that we are able to work inconjunction with a client from thedesign through to installation and

Lucy Zodion Awarded East Riding Contractthrough teamwork can addresswhat could potentially be quitetricky issues. For example, due tothe architecture in Beverley andthe period features of the town,any changes made have to have aminimal impact on the environ-ment. The designs we have cre-ated address these and other envi-ronmental issues that had to betaken into account. We needed tobe flexible in our approach to theproject, as an off-the-shelf stan-dard product was not going tomeet the client’s requirements.We have a great engineering teamwho really excel in these situa-tions.”

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AwardsSSE and Knowsley Council Win CIHT Award

Knowsley’s multi-million poundstreet lighting and traffic sign im-provement programme has beenawarded a Chartered Institution ofHighways and Transportation(CIHT) and Department for Trans-port Award. The award, recognising exemplarschemes which have reduced signclutter on roads in England, wasgiven to Knowsley Council and SSEContracting for their PFI streetlighting and traffic sign replace-ment programme. Excessive road signs have beenfound to have a detrimental impacton the environment and dilute im-portant messages which have ledto the Department of Transport re-laxing the guidelines for Local Au-thorities. The Knowsley project has takenthe new principles into considera-tion as part of its replacement andmaintenance programme, system-atically reviewing every street andremoving lights or signs which areno longer needed.  As a result the

programme has removed over1,344 signs from around half of theAuthority’s wards and de-illumi-nated over 230 traffic signs/bol-lards while ensuring essential warn-ings and directions for road usersare retained Lisa Harris, Knowsley Council’s Di-rector of Regeneration and Hous-ing, said: “The street lighting and traffic signreplacement project is a major in-vestment for Knowsley and receiv-ing this national award recognisesa focused partnership approach,benefiting residents and tax payersalike. “Through re-designing streets fromscratch, we have reduced by al-most a third the number of trafficsigns to date, whilst ensuring es-sential warnings and directions forroad users are retained.   “Our approach assists road usersto absorb relevant information, im-proves the environment throughfewer street signs, and makes bestuse of limited public resources

through reducing ongoing energyand maintenance costs.”   John Bate, PFI project manager atSSE Contracting added: “Trafficmanagement schemes which aremanaged and maintained well donot require excessive street signsand these awards help us shine alight on the benefits our projecthas brought to Knowsley. These in-clude more clarity for street users,reduced lighting and maintenancecosts as well as a positive impacton the urban and rural road envi-ronment.” The CIHT Awards are run in con-junction with the Department forTransport, and are a celebration ofthe highways and transportationindustry. They are an opportunityto reward the achievements ofthose working in the sector and topromote their professionalism asbest practice to a wider industryaudience. This year the CIHTAwards took place on 11 June atthe Royal Courts of Justice, London.

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GEWISS, a provider of electricalsolutions and lighting, haslaunched Smart [4], a range of LEDluminaires that take full advantageof the positive features of sustain-able LED technology, combiningoptimum lighting performancewith excellent energy cost savings,comfortably in excess of 50% and,depending on the installation, an

investment pay-back possible injust 12 months. Smart [4] is a fit-and-forget solution, requiring no routine main-tenance; again saving money andminimising inconvenience; espe-cially useful for hard-to-reach highbay areas. It has been engineeredfor fast and easy installation, com-parable to conventional re-lamp-

GEWISS Launches Smart[4] LED Luminairesing. The solution is versatile andcan be transformed from floodlightto low bay and high bay configura-tions, offering different perform-ance levels according to the context. The practicality of this advancedlighting system is that it guaran-tees maximum lighting perform-ance in any area of application,from industrial to sports environ-ments, indoor or outdoor designedaround the LED.While a number of LED luminairesare simply conventional fittingsconverted to accommodate anLED chip, Smart[4] is designedaround the LED. Christian Maz-zola, lighting division manager forGewiss explains: “The design aimwas to exploit the specific benefitsof power LED lamps: lightweight,practical and resilient emitting highquality light for visual comfort. Theend product combines innovativetechnology enclosed in an attrac-tive, slimline, non-corrosive case,and delivers superior lighting performance levels.”

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