INTERNATIONAL RESCUE

摘要

Retrofitting station lighting can be challenging at the best of times, what with not wanting to disrupt passenger flows and footfall, often needing to work at height or in confined spaces, the need for retail units to be able to carry on operating, and for the smooth departure or arrival of rolling stock to be unaffected in a round-the-clock working environment, or as affected as little as possible.These challenges were magnified in work we at Zeta Specialist Lighting did with HS1, owners of St Pancras International in London, to upgrade the legacy lighting on the upper deck of the station's main concourse. Not only did it mean retrofitting 118 high bay lights 100m off the ground, above an intensely busy 24/7 operating environment, but the station is of course a Grade 1 listed iconic London landmark.The project started back in 2017 and was due to be finished over the summer but, because of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the completion date is now looking more likely to be later in the autumn.The contract win followed a competitive procurement process, involving multiple trials and tests, with us at Zeta developing a bespoke solution for retrofitting both the high bays and 208 wall washer lights to LED.