Hermes Transport Logistics upgraded lighting system with LED
Hermes Transport Logistics is an international specialist in distribution and is the UK's largest, courier based, home delivery network handling more than 140 million collections and deliveries per annum.
Hermes has seen first hand the transformation that LED lighting can bring to a business. Through adopting LED Hermes has seen an immediate reduction in equivalent electricity usage of approximately 75%.
Further economic benefits have been derived through maintenance savings as the LED luminaires have a substantially longer lifespan (up to 80,000 hours) than their previous lighting. Given that the lights are installed at a height of around 7 metres the benefits of not having to worry about bulb replacements are significant.
The selected lamps also feature a 100ms turn on time, whereas Hermes' previous lights required a significant warm-up period. Removing this delay has realised additional energy savings.
Hermes' employees are also appreciating the improved quality of light, which allows labels to be read more accurately and improves the working environment. This makes a positive contribution to both health and safety and employee welfare.