WEPRE PARK ABOUT THE CLIENT

Wepre Park is a large park located near Connah’s Quay in , North . Spanning an impressive 160 acres, this beautiful park is home to , a native Welsh castle, built in 1257 by the . The castle was mainly built with hard sandstone, which forms another striking feature in the park, known as The Red Rocks.

Today, Wepre park is not only visited for its historic castle, but carbon footprint and increase energy savings across the county. also its many walks, ponds, brooks, and vibrant wildlife oasis. An opportunity for this was observed in the Visitor Centre The park is now also home to a popular outdoor gym, children’s building, which they recognised could be improved to meet their playground, football pitches and Wepre Park Visitor Centre, run criteria for energy and sustainability. by Flintshire County Council Local Authority. The Visitor Centre serves the public year-round, providing meeting rooms, event The client approached Dextra, as we were thought to be a good space, cafe, and toilets. potential fit, due to our retrofit products, which could meet the requirements of the project. These particular lighting products As part of their on-going commitment to conserving the could produce the crucial energy savings and carbon reduction environment, Flintshire County Council Energy Conservation while enhancing the aesthetics of the current building. Team are continually on the lookout for ways to reduce their

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Flintshire County Council Energy Conservation Team were Dextra Lighting’s COULIS MINI was also used in the cafe due responsible for this project. This was part of a larger project to its flexibility. This lighting can be moved and repositioned encompassing 7 other buildings, the majority of which were using a track, allowing it to highlight walls and various focal county Primary Schools. These were completed by the same points. 0Made from die-cast aluminium, it features a classic tender and awarded to contracting firm Mega Electrical to tubular design, pin-stripe detailing and a deep-set black conduct the installation. reflector bezel adding a modern aesthetic. Thanks to a unique annotated dial on the mounting arm, the head can be easily Dextra attended the site to carry out initial surveys of several adjusted to the precise angle required. This LED is available properties and then populate designs, drawings and energy- with 3 beam angles, multiple lumen outputs, and a choice saving reports for each building. These were then submitted of two body sizes. For the Visitor Centre cafe, we supplied 7 to FCC to validate. The client required lighting for the Cafe area, COULIS MINI LEDs. the office spaces, storage and kitchen areas, and staff WC areas. Complimenting the COULIS MINI, we also supplied 12 of our HI- TRACK luminaires. We chose this product due to the mounting For the cafe space, we chose to supply a combination of height, which allows the adjustable direction of light onto the COMTEC LED, COULIS MINI and HI-TRACK luminaires. tables or feature artwork. Dextra Lighting’s HI-TRACK range We chose the COMTEC LED for this area as it proved to be is ideal for retail and display lighting applications, featuring a a perfect fit for the existing plasterboard cut-out size. This robust, durable design and contemporary aesthetic. A versatile lighting features a modern, white ring aesthetic which would solution, the HI-TRACK range can be customised to meet a bring the lighting up-to-date. Dextra Lighting’s COMTEC LED variety of display lighting applications. Individual luminaires provides the same leading performance, lifetime and warranty can be switched on and off as required, instantly maximising as our popular Protec LED, but in a much larger housing energy efficiency. All luminaires can also be rotated and size. Replacing fluorescent luminaires with LED downlight pivoted as needed, for quick and simple adjustment of lighting installations can be challenging and costly due to existing displays. holes in ceiling tiles and plasterboards. Our COMTEC LED is suitable for a 210mm cut out, which ensures a quick and easy For the station offices, we opted to supply 15 of our replacement of the majority of fluorescent installations with GRADUATE LEDs. We chose this particular lighting as it can be minimal ceiling adjustment. The COMTEC downlighter we surface mounted to flat ceilings and is in-keeping with UGR provided was a direct fit to the existing plasterboard, which (Unified Glare Rating) guidelines. Dextra Lighting’s GRADUATE meant that most fittings were a point for point exchange. We LED is an ideal lighting solution for retrofit applications, installed 24 of these LEDs in this area. enabling sensor control minus the high cost associated with modifying external wiring. It is a popular, attractive choice for both academia and suspended applications, and is available with numerous dimming and emergency options.

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We selected a combination of our HYDRA LED and IMPR LED The Visitor Centre WC and circulation lighting required for storage and kitchen areas. The IMPR LED was selected updating, and for these areas, we supplied 10 of our for the kitchen as this luminaire is ideal for a commercial emergency version (M3) AMED LEDs. We chose this product as kitchen environment. Opting for these LEDs also allowed it could provide a more decorative alternative to the existing us to reduce the fitting quantities, thus improving energy installation while providing better energy efficiency. Dextra efficiency. Dextra Lighting’s IMPR Luminaire range is durable, Lighting’s AMED LED (The Amenity Decorative) is an attractive recessed, and IP65 rated. This lighting is designed to be luminaire featuring an opal diffuser. This lighting is available uniquely suited to ar-duous applications with dirty, dusty with a range of optional coloured ring attachments, as well as and wet environments. Dextra offer this lighting in a wide semi-recessing kits. range of sizes and lumen outputs, complete with dimming and emergency options, allowing easy customisation to the The staff and wardens WC areas also required updated application at hand. Now available with an LED variant, this lighting; however, this needed to be a more budget fitting, robust range comes with the added benefits of reduced energy being in a non-public area. The AMENITY PLUS LED was consumption and low-maintenance. This made it an ideal selected as it best fitted these requirements. Dextra Lighting’s solution for the requirements of this project. We supplied a AMENITY PLUS LED is sealed to IP65, and is ideal for both total of 6 luminaires in this area, which included emergency external areas such as wall mounting as well as internal areas (M3) versions. including toilets and corridors. Our AMENITY PLUS LED is available in a range of lumen outputs with numerous sensor, For the storage and other kitchen areas, we chose to supply dimming and emergency options, offering a low cost, energy- 15 of our HYDRA LEDs. This product was selected due to efficient solution. We supplied 16 of these luminaires. its suitability for kitchen and storage environments and the ability to meet various hygiene requirements, such as The Wepre Park Visitor Centre refurbishment was a great moisture levels. Similar to the IMPR LED, Dextra Lighting’s success and completed to time. Dextra supplied retrofit HYDRA LED is IP65 rated, and ideal for storage and indus-trial products suited to the requirements. The lighting supplied applications in which protection from dirt, dust ingress and would both enhance the aesthetics of the building and allow light impact are crucial. This LED is available in a wide range Flintshire Council Energy Conservation Team to achieve their of lumen outputs, dimming variants and integral emergency commitment to energy savings. For ease of maintenance, options. Dextra supplied all lighting products with a comprehensive 5-year warranty, comprising labour and parts for the first 3 years, and free-of-charge components for the final 2 years.

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