Turkey supplier sees the light
Trumeter was tasked with the replacement of an incumbent system in two cold storage chambers owned by Bernard Matthews Foods, with a focus on improving quality, reducing costs and lowering energy consumption, in line with the business’ CO2 reduction programme.
The UK’s largest turkey supplier processes over seven million birds annually and operates large cold storage facilities, incorporating
lighting to reliably provide necessary illumination at temperatures as low as -26 degrees.
Two of these facilities, Coldstore 1 and Coldstore 2, housed a mobile racking system they hadn’t originally been designed to
accommodate, requiring Trumeter to introduce a bespoke solution to improve the compromised visibility and lighting
performance consistency.
A trial of Trumeter’s TLC1100 product with trulite technology illuminated one aisle within Coldstore 1. From floor level to the top of the racking, illumination was maximised thanks to controlled light output over a 120-degree spread, made
possible by fully integrated drivers.
Controlled by sensors, trulite consumes 50% less energy than conventional lighting, using high quality LM80 standard LED’s.
The investment was repaid after 13.25 months, and a consistent performance at -40 degrees was achieved. Other benefits include projected savings over £511,000 in ten years; and carbon saving of 175 tonnes a year.
