THE CHALLENGE

FCO needed to:

• Make sure its lighting complied with new EASA – the European Union Aviation Safety Agency – regulations.
• Guarantee zero light spill to comply with Lazio regional law.
• Cut energy use in full compliance with ICAO Annex 14 regulations. And reduce their lighting maintenance costs at the same time.

As we were already the preferred supplier of LED apron lighting for FCO, they came to us to make these things happen.

THE SOLUTION

This large project – 97 new high masts needed building with heights ranging from 10m to 40m– has been ongoing for the last few years. It’s involved a 25% retrofit and the rest new-build, with the new masts being installed next to the current ones. The old masts are now being removed, so the sodium lights can be turned off and the LED lights switched on.

By using the whole range of our Titan Series – from 165W to 705W – the new floodlighting complies with EASE regulations and Lazio regional law. Plus, to help keep costs to a minimum, they’ve been supplied with DALI, Digital Address Lighting Interface, protocol. This means they can connect with the existing control system in a simple plug and play way. Also, as with any of our LED lighting, the maintenance costs will be a fraction of what it costs to maintain a High-Pressure Sodium system.