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Midstream installs new lights at Leyton Orient
Midstream Lighting has secured a deal with Leyton Orient
FC to deliver a floodlighting upgrade at the League Two club’s home in East London.
Midstream will fit 70 of its Modus S1100 luminaires, the highly energy-efficient floodlights delivering better lighting across the Brisbane Road stadium. while simultaneously reducing the amount of power consumed.
James Brunt, Midstream Lighting’s Director of Sports, said: “Leyton Orient is a club with gigantic ambitions, and we’re proud to be supporting them on their journey.
“The system that we’re installing here will deliver significant improvements for players and supporters in the short term,
Schmitz Foam Products’ ProPlay shock pads already conform to the new standards
Leyton Orient’s Breyer Group Stadium is getting a new lighting system
while also providing long-term levels of power and quality that the club will need when those ambitions are realised.”
Orient’s existing floodlights have been in place for 15
years, during which time major
advancements have been made
in LED technology, in particular around energy efficiency. The old system delivered a Lux (lighting intensity) level of 500, which will be increased to 800 – while power usage will fall from 90kW to 77kW.
New norm to define shock pad performance
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) will adopt a new standard this year, which specifies minimum performance and durability requirements for shock pads and e-layers.
The new EN 15330-4 is the result of a multi-year collaboration between the various international sports governing bodies, national European authorities and the artificial turf industry. The standard describes how the performance of a shock pad or elastic layer shall be measured,
and the results classified in a common format. The new standard is designed to enable
developers or buyers of sports surfacing systems to select the most appropriate shock pad or elastic layer for their intended sports surface.
It is hoped it will also become a tool to build safer and more sustainable sports facilities.
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