Hampshire Farms Lights up with LED

HAMPSHIRE FARMS LIGHTS UP WITH LED 
Commercial Packager sees immediate savings and performance improvement.   Hampshire Farms supplies many of the largest home and garden centers with live plants.  During the peak season, they operate 24 hours a day, preparing plants for shipment to their customers.  They originally utilized 8 ft fluorescent fixtures, each with 2 lamps of 75 Watts per lamp.  American Green Lights installed 2 units of PerformaLUX 24Watt LED Utility Lights end-to-end and reduced the electricity consumption by 65% from 150Watt to 48 Watts.

PerformaLUX SL Series LED Shop Light

The result was improved lighting quality, improved visibility and reduced maintenance at a fraction of the electricity consumption.  Furthermore, since fluorescents lose most of their illumination when temperatures drop below 70 degrees Farenheit or above 80 degrees Farenheit, the consistent light output of the LEDs was noticably better during the cool spring temperatures of the Chicagoland area.

The installed fixtures were PerformaLUX SL-4L-GAM-24-24-60 Utility Shop lights from  American Green Lights.  The PerformaLUX fixtures features replaceable LED strips and LED drivers for maintainability, though the 50,000 hour lifetime will not require much maintenance for 10 plus years of operation at an average of 12 hours per day.  The 6000K color temperature provides daylight white lighting for improved visibility in high task areas where pneumatic tools and sharp instruments provide danger if the lighting is not adequate.

Wet Certified Lighting used in sprinkler and washdown areas.

As a living plant supplier, many areas require sprinklers and washdown activities.  The PerformaLUX wet certified IP65 lighting fixtures provided the ideal solution for these harsh environments.  These fixtures feature high impact ABS bodies with clear textured polycarbonate lenses for optimal light dispersion.  The silicon lens seal and sealed wire compression connector assure moisture does not enter the fixture, even under direct water spray.

“The American Green Lights Shop Light and Wet Certified LED fixtures converted sections of our facility from a poorly lit, potentially hazardous and productivity challenged environment to one with a noticeable improvement in light with a 65% reduction in energy and maintenance expense. The delivery, installation, rebate filing, light performance and general follow up couldn't have been better.”

--Brian Kiernan, General Manager, Hampshire Farms