DPG Media switched to LED lighting

Solar Nederland found and implemented a solution with more than 1000 LED luminaires at the printing house of DPG Media Nederland in Best in the Netherlands. 

At DPG Media, people work hard - especially at night - as that is when the newspapers are printed. Therefore, the right lighting is crucial. 

The location includes industrial production facilities and a small office area. The largest part of this turnkey project consisted of production lighting supplemented by a part of the office and auxiliary areas of the newspaper printing works, including emergency lighting, stairwells and climate ceilings.

Now, all the outdated fluorescent lighting has been replaced by sustainable LED lighting. Ten different types of luminaires were used for this project. 

Solar Nederland took care of the whole project. Account Manager at Solar Wessel Schill explains: "We did everything for DPG and completely unburdened them. For example, we arranged the installer and took care of the total delivery. We were the one point of contact for the customer."

Head of Technical Services at DPG Media Erik van Oers says that they would never have taken on this project themselves, until Wessel Schill contacted them and suggested a collaboration. And the fact that Solar was able to facilitate the whole project was what decided the matter.

The implementation went smoothly. But as with most projects, it did not turn out quite as expected in advance. But Erik van Oers is pleased with how Solar was able to solve the obstacles that occurred during the project and is very satisfied with the result. 

A nice effect that they did not think of beforehand is that the operators – the people working on the machines – are very satisfied with the light output, which is brighter and better.

Erik van Oers explains: “This was actually not a reason for us to do it beforehand but afterwards, I see how the quality of the lighting has also improved in the working environment."