High street retailers have seen their footfall decrease over recent years as online sales become the more popular and convenient way to shop. E-commerce is growing rapidly across the world and is changing the way people do their shopping – as consumers and as businesses – meaning warehousing and logistics has become critical for all manufacturers and retailers to get right.
In order to achieve this, technology is being used to tackle core challenges so that suppliers can satisfy demand and ensure that their business is working as efficiently as possible. A recent global study found that 80% of companies were intending to invest in new warehouse technology as part of their strategy to become more competitive, with 60% of those reporting challenges due to inadequate labour efficiency and productivity.
It is the responsibility of companies like EcolightingUK to inform facilities managers and warehouse managers about their options, and provide a solution that is best for them. As experts in the field, Ecolighting needs to ensure that businesses think about the life-cycle costs of not having energy saving lighting systems in the same way as they would do with their materials handling equipment (MHE).
It is estimated that MHE accounts for around 25% of a warehouse’s annual energy expenditure, while the cost of lighting the building with old fashioned or inappropriate lighting technology will make up 70% of the bill.
This is why lighting is one of the most important investments a business can make. When upgrading to energy saving lighting systems within a distribution centre or other industrial building, too many facilities managers fail to consider the whole life and install costs of the luminaires they are specifying and instead opt for the cheapest product available. By doing so, they could be costing their companies thousands of pounds in higher energy bills and significant ongoing maintenance costs, not to mention the often overlooked return on investment period.
Fireserve
"We have been working alongside EcoLighting now for approximately 4 years now. The level of communication and service is fantastic from a management, sales and engineering point of view. Their level of detail and knowledge in their field is exceptional.
If you are looking for a company that can deliver quality, you will be sure to receive this in abundance."
Liam Walters, Managing Director
This is why when it comes to creating a lighting scheme for a large and busy warehouse, introducing luminaires with a slightly higher wattage but a clever optical design will mean that fewer fittings are needed to provide a better quality of light, and fewer fittings means reduced energy consumption, reduced product costs, reduced install costs and reduced, if any, maintenance, making it the much better option.
Lighting accounts for nearly 6% of global CO2 emissions, so a global switch to energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) technology could save over 1,400 million tons of CO2 and avoid the construction of 1,250 power stations.
As one of the UK leaders in LED lighting solutions to commerce and industry, Ecolighting has worked with many other big name companies such as Amazon, Bibby Distribution, Kuehne Nagel, Debenhams, Carlsberg, Culina, Cadbury and Great Bear to provide superior LED lighting solutions to a number of environments.