RETRO FIT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIGHTING
IN 170 MARKS & SPENCER STORES
WHERE?
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
WHEN?
2010 - 2012
WHO?
BALFOUR BEATTY ENGINEERING SERVICES
“The new LED lighting is expected to make a
significant impact in helping to reduce Marks &
Spencer’s non-merchandise lighting costs."
Steven Palmer, Project Manager
THE CHALLENGE
In a drive to become the world’s most sustainable major
retailer, Marks & Spencer has set the goal of reducing their
store, office and warehouse energy usage by 35% per
square foot by 2015. The UK retailer is addressing how its
existing stores are lit and has turned to leading building
services contractor, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services
(BBES). The result is the swapping out of T5 ribbon wall light
fittings and the installation of low energy LED lighting in
over 170 stores in the UK.
THE MEASURES
For the first phase of the project, delivered in partnership
with lighting manufacturer, Phillips, several dedicated teams
from BBES worked in stores across the UK to complete the
installations.
“The new LED lighting is expected to make a significant
impact in helping to reduce Marks & Spencer’s nonmerchandise lighting costs,” commented Steven Palmer,
BBES Project Manager. “The specification of Phillips long
life, low energy lighting systems represents significant cost
savings for each store.”
As the UK’s leading M&E contractor, BBES has a clear focus
on delivering schemes that offer low environmental impact.
For the second phase of works, sustainable initiatives such
as energy monitoring, intelligent lighting controls and
waterless urinals will also be integrated into the stores to
further reduce energy consumption.
Improvements to metering equipment will strengthen the
retail chain’s ability to measure energy usage and ability to
analyse stores' consumption trends. This increased visibility
will mean the stores can easily identify and quickly respond
to where energy usage is high due to faulty equipment.
BBES will also be working with Marks & Spencer on
developing systems which allow them to remotely manage
in-store lighting, heating and ventilation equipment and
food refrigeration systems. An added benefit of this will
mean less maintenance related callouts and the associated
environmental impact these have.
THE RESULTS
The new LED lighting is expected to reduce Marks and
Spencer’s non-merchandise lighting bills by 60% and new
metering equipment will enable the retailer to more
effectively measure energy usage and analyse consumption
trends for individual stores. In addition, the growing
relationship between Marks and Spencer and Balfour Beatty
Engineering Services looks set to see the further delivery of
sustainable stores across the UK.