Highland Stays Committed to Green Initiative with SSLI
Highland Rental Finance is proud to offer another new rental product to the South African market, as testimony to their commitment to Going Green. Highland Rental Finance has replaced part of their CFL lighting fixtures with Solid State Lighting International’s (SSLI) new LED recessed lighting panels. Highland’s green initiative started with Power Optimisa (click here to read more) - and now with SSLI, Highland is keeping to the track and reducing the size of their carbon footprint. “The panel lights fitted effortlessly into the suspended panels of our offices allowing for a quick retrofit. The lights create a good ambience in the room and are great to work under. ” Says Muhl – Marketing Manager at Highland Rental Finance.
SSLI offers a range of high quality; high efficacy (lumens per watt output) LED products including panel lights, recessed luminaries, down lighters, MR16 spotlights and outdoor amenity lighting. SSLI has exclusive distribution rights for the UK, South Africa and Abu Dhabi. The lights are manufactured in South Korea and also have manufacturing and distribution agencies based in Wales and Hong Kong.
SSLI’s mission is to play a significant role in the deployment and commercialisation of pioneering, energy and cost efficient solid state lighting technologies for the general illumination market.
LED lighting has many benefits over traditional incandescent or fluorescent lighting.
Cost savings
- Lower energy consumption / 5W of LED equivalent to 40W of incandescent
- Reduced maintenance costs
- Long life expectancy 50 000 hrs
Low Environmental impact
- Significant reductions in CO2
- No mercury content - OHS compliant / no hazardous substances
- Recyclable, raw materials
High lumen output over lifetime
- 70% output at 50 000 hrs
Safety
- No harmful UV rays or electromagnetic waves generated
- Low heat output, cool touch
- Anti-glare and flicker free
Durability
- Solid state technology
Design
- Innovative and ultra thin
- Pure, bright and clear light that makes reading or viewing easier
- Dimmer available on selected models
Since electricity comprises the biggest operating expense for commercial property and represented 22.6% of operating expenses last December, according to a SAPOA report, it may be time to start saving electricity. And now with the electricity price hike, can you afford to play games with such a valuable energy source?