TC Industries is the worldwide industry leading manufacturer of cutting edges, wear parts, and fabrications, as well as the premier commercial heat treat services provider, in North America. We are family owned and operated, with over 80 years of experience in the industry, taking care of some of the most demanding customers in the market. Our business is taking care of our customers by providing solutions to their problems with the utmost quality in both the products and services we provide. We are strategically located globally to meet your needs with locations in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

TC Industries UK factory is located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea in the North East of England. Kempston Lighting Solutions were asked to audit, assess and design an intelligent lighting solution across the factory areas.

Although replacement lighting had been installed approximately 3 years before, this was degrading quickly and lux levels were low and light quality was poor. Kempston Lighting Solutions provided a lighting solution using high quality LED luminaires, incorporating integral occupancy and daylight harvesting sensors within the main factory and paint shop areas. The delivered solution drastically improved the quality of light, whilst saving in excess of 55% of energy costs, even against the recently installed ‘so called’ energy efficient lighting.

With a growing number of houses being built throughout the UK, Ibstock Brick has increased their production to keep up with the rising demand. This brought about the necessity for an improved working environment as well as maximised lighting levels. Kempston Lighting Solutions Specified, Designed and Project Managed a tailored LED lighting solution, which was rolled-out to all UK Ibstock Brick premises.

Working alongside the manufacturing operations, Ibstock Brick’s engineers, and their preferred electrical contractor, Woodward Group, lighting solutions delivered a precisely-planned lighting solution that reduced the company’s energy bills, minimised their carbon emissions, and decreased their maintenance costs.

Electrical energy is a continual and increasing cost and is budgeted month on month, year on year. Even within many cash rich companies, it is a struggle to enable funds to be made available for capital energy efficiency projects. We can help give you ‘month one’ payback and fund energy projects from the savings with no need for CapEx.

Fix Auto Bodyshop in Deepcut, Surrey was not only eligible for a Carbon Trust grant towards their energy efficiency lighting project, but they also financed the balance of the project on a monthly basis, which meant that they could implement their lighting project with no need for CapEx, and deliver a month one cashflow payback.

Capital projects are also eligible for ECA tax benefits. We highlight the level of these potential benefits within our audit reports.

Belmont Laundry provides laundry services to hotels, restaurants, printers and many other types of businesses and has been doing so since 1984. The laundry’s previous lighting system was hot, provided very little light and was hugely expensive to run and maintain. We installed 57 high-level luminaires, replacing 64 400W metal halides. The reduction in energy consumption is impressive – a huge 100,845 kWh – whilst still dramatically increasing light levels in the main laundry area. The reduction in electricty usage means that Belmont Laundry have also reduced their carbon footprint by over 55 tonnes every year.

“We have been based here for 3 years and in that time I cannot believe we spent so much money on our lighting. Kempston Lighting solutions provided us with energy efficient lighting and the difference is unbelievable. The lighting we had before got so hot it could cook food. The changes are huge. I’m really happy with how the whole process went. The installations team were fantastic and they were in and out really quickly. I highly recommend other companies to use Keith and his team to drive down their running and energy costs.”

Scott Barron, Chief Engineer

Rubix is a British multinational company based in London specialised in the distribution of industrial products and services for industrial engineering, maintenance (technical) and operations. Rubix has become the number 1 company in Europe in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector with 750 locations across 22 countries and a turnover of 2.6 billion euros in 2021.

The company serves over 220,000 customers[2] and distributes over 2 million products, including bearings, mechanical power transmission components, flow technology and fluid power products, machining, cutting tool materials, personal protective equipment and general maintenance products, as well as logistics and technical services.

Rubix National Distribution Centre is located in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. Kempston Lighting Solutions were asked to audit, assess and design an intelligent lighting solution across the entire site.

High quality LED luminaires, incorporating integral occupancy and daylight harvesting sensors, were installed across the warehouse, crane and packing areas as part of a turnkey solution for Rubix. The delivered solution drastically improved the quality of light, whilst saving in excess of 66% of energy costs and usage.

“The warehouse lighting has transformed the environment as you said it would, which is great news.” Matt Luke - Logistics Director