Business initiative; Low energy lighting

Business initiative; Low energy lighting

Now I know my blog is about renewable energy and conservation, and I’m not here to promote businesses, but I feel I really must do a covering article on one particular business, because I am very impressed by the forward thinking attitude of this particular business team.

I would like to make it clear at the start, that I am not affiliated to this business in any way, and have absolutely no interests, other than a mutual interest in energy conservation.

The company I’m talking about is C&K Supplies, of Cardiff, U.K, a business and domestic, supply company that has rapidly expanded since its inception 5 years ago, due to the hard work, dedication, dynamism and forward thinking of Chris Price, the managing director, and his partners; Chris’s wife Catheryn, and Mark Dutton. Together, as a perfectly coordinated team, they have made C&K supplies what it is today, a company that is continually expanding into an ever increasingly diverse market place, taking in its stride and encompassing these changing times in which we live. Chris, Catheryn and Mark are passionate about their business, and passionate about giving exceptional value, and service to their customers.

I met Chris a few weeks ago when I had occasion to accompany a colleague to the C&K depot to pick up an order. I got chatting to Chris and wanted to know more about the diversity of the goods C&K supplies, as you do when you are surrounded by an Aladdin’s cave of technical goodies. During our conversation we very soon got onto one of Chris’s passions, low energy lighting, and no prizes here, my ears pricked up, and I wanted to know more.

led flood lighting in action

My knowledge of low energy lighting pretty well extends to the low energy bulbs I have bought in my local Tesco, and stuck in the light sockets hanging from the ceilings in my house. Mind you, I think the domestic low energy light bulb is a wonderful innovation, not only because they literally save huge a huge amount of energy, but they last for years, compared to the normal light bulb, usually of the Chinese variety that used to pop out of existence before you could even get down from the chair, or if you are moderately tall, off your tip toes, in a modern UK house that is. I know that  probably most domestic low energy light bulbs are made in China, but obviously they have it licked now, because all the Low energy bulbs in our house, and they are all low energy bulbs, have been in use for over 2 years, with not even a flicker. They’ll probably all go pop tomorrow, or whatever low energy bulbs do when they expire. Actually I have every confidence that all my low energy bulbs will soldier on for many a year more.

Swansea museum with low energy lighting

As I was about to say, I had no idea of the diversity and variety of low energy lighting that is available for the industrial and domestic market. I won’t go into great detail, suffice to say that C&K has supplied low energy lighting for several local authority, shop and industrial projects throughout South Wales, which is helping  directly to, not only ease the strain on our environment, but also to save these institutions not inconsiderable sums of money.

Cardiff Barrage led bollard conversion

The typical energy saving of low energy lighting over conventional lighting is around 60%, and the typical reduction in maintenance costs is around 80%. Another attractive plus with low energy lighting is that payback on the initial cost can be in as little as six months, though of course; payback on the environment is immediate.

C&K is not only at the forefront of actively promoting low energy lighting, but is at the forefront of innovation, by constantly seeking out newer and more innovative low energy lighting solutions. With people like Chris, Catheryn and Mark, with C&K Supplies, the future does indeed seem bright.