Kingspan LED Lighting Replacement320W Fluorescent to 140W LED
A £65,000 commercial LED lighting replacement for Siemens at Kingspan — swapping 4 × 80W T5 fluorescent fittings for 140W LEDs to a scheme delivered through Lynx LED. A 56% cut in connected lighting load, installed and certified by NICEIC approved electricians.
Project summary
A £65,000 commercial LED lighting replacement for Siemens at Kingspan — swapping 4 × 80W T5 fluorescent fittings for 140W LEDs to a scheme delivered through Lynx LED. A 56% cut in connected lighting load, installed and certified by NICEIC approved electricians.
- Client Siemens / Kingspan
- Scale 140W LED fittings
- Completed August 2024
- Location Deeside
- Service Commercial lighting
- Installer MARA Electrical — NICEIC approved, MCS certified, based in Queensferry, Deeside
320W Fluorescent Out, 140W LED In
A £65,000 commercial LED lighting replacement scheme cutting the load of every fitting by more than half.
- Main contractor
- Siemens
- End user
- Kingspan
- Service
- Electrical services — commercial LED lighting replacement
- Project value
- £65,000
- Completed
- August 2024
- Scheme designed by
- Siemens, delivered through Lynx LED
- Replaced
- 4 × 80W (320W) T5 fluorescent fittings
- Installed
- 140W LED fittings
- Installed by
- MARA Electrical — NICEIC approved electrical contractors
The Cheapest Kilowatt Is the One You Don't Use
Solar generation gets the attention, but the fastest route to a lower energy bill is usually reducing demand in the first place. Lighting is where that is most visible in an industrial building — fittings running for every hour the facility is occupied, often for decades on the same technology.
Siemens developed a new lighting scheme for Kingspan, delivered through Lynx LED. Several factors drove the project, but the headline was energy: the existing fittings were 4 × 80W T5 fluorescents — 320W per fitting. The replacements draw 140W.
MARA Electrical was appointed to carry out the lighting replacement works — the physical installation, connection and certification of the new scheme across the facility.
What a 180W Saving Per Fitting Means
Indicative figures per fitting, based on the connected load difference between the outgoing T5 fluorescents and the incoming LEDs.
Illustrative only, based on 4,000 operating hours per year. Actual savings depend on run hours, fitting count and tariff — we model your real figures at survey stage.
Lighting Replacement Works
A like-for-like fitting replacement across an operational facility sounds simple until you factor in working around production, safe access at height, and disposing of fluorescent tubes correctly. It is a job for electrical contractors, not a lamp-swap crew.
- Removal of existing T5 fittings — 4 × 80W fluorescent units taken out and disposed of compliantly.
- Installation of 140W LED fittings — to the scheme developed by Siemens and delivered through Lynx LED.
- Electrical connection and testing — to BS 7671 18th Edition, with certification issued.
- Delivered around operations — phased to keep the facility working throughout.
What Kingspan Got
56% Less Lighting Load
Every fitting dropped from 320W to 140W — a permanent reduction in demand that needs no behaviour change to deliver.
Lower Running Costs
Reduced consumption on a load that runs for every occupied hour, with a payback that scales directly with facility run hours.
Less Maintenance
LED fittings end the cycle of fluorescent tube and ballast replacement, cutting both material cost and access time at height.
Supports Net Zero
Demand reduction alongside Kingspan's renewable generation — the two halves of a credible carbon reduction strategy.
Reduce Demand First, Then Generate
We install a great deal of commercial solar — 21MWp and counting. But the honest advice to any business starting an energy project is to look at consumption before generation. Cutting lighting load by 56% means the solar array you eventually install covers a far larger share of what you actually use.
It is also usually cheaper and quicker. There is no G99 application, no roof survey and no DNO timescale — just a phased fitting replacement that starts saving from the day it is energised.
As NICEIC approved electrical contractors based in Queensferry on Deeside, we deliver commercial LED lighting schemes alongside commercial solar panel installation and EV charging infrastructure across Chester, Deeside, Wrexham, Flintshire and the North West — often on the same site visit.
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Questions About This Project
Who carried out the Kingspan LED Lighting Upgrade project?
MARA Electrical carried out the Kingspan LED Lighting Upgrade project for Siemens / Kingspan. MARA Electrical are NICEIC approved electrical contractors and MCS certified solar installers, based in Queensferry on Deeside, serving Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales.
How large is the Kingspan LED Lighting Upgrade installation?
The Kingspan LED Lighting Upgrade installation is 140W LED fittings. It was completed in August 2024 at Deeside.
When was the Kingspan LED Lighting Upgrade project completed?
The Kingspan LED Lighting Upgrade project was completed in August 2024.
Does MARA Electrical work outside North Wales?
Yes. MARA Electrical are based in Queensferry, Deeside and serve Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales as their core area, but commercial projects have been delivered across the UK including Manchester, Liverpool, Kettering, Southampton, Norfolk and Scotland.
Cut Your Lighting Load Before You Generate
We deliver commercial LED lighting schemes, solar PV and EV charging as one electrical package — NICEIC approved, from our base.
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