Award winning LED specialist MHA Lighting has saved Newcastle International Airport 70% on its car park lighting costs.

The Manchester-based company transformed the lighting in the airport’s busy car parks with 370 Perimeter Lights (PL), replacing 150 watt SON fittings (170 watt with ballast) with their PL40 fitting – which is just 45 watts inclusive of ballast.

The lights were fitted to 6.5 metre high poles spaced at 18-21 metres to provide Street Standard lighting, light levels and uniformity – giving an average in access of 20 lux.

The new lighting will halve carbon emissions and cut energy emissions by up to 70%.

MHA Lighting Managing Director Tom Harrison said: “We are thrilled that Newcastle International Airport chose MHA Lighting for their installation of external car park lighting.

“The quality of the LED lights also improves safety and security at the airport by eradicating pockets of darkness and making CCTV footage clearer.”

Newcastle Airport is the second UK airport to choose MHA Lighting’s patented LED technology. Earlier this year MHA Lighting secured a contract to supply 2,500 LED light fittings to Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 and 3 car parks – saving £80,000 per annum on the airport’s electricity bills.