LED Lighting Upgrade:

Polo Farm Sports Club, Canterbury

Install our intelligent LED lighting solutions on their outdoor tennis courts.

Expected annual results compared to the previous lighting:

58% Annual Energy Savings / 63528 kWatts
£16,486.50 Annual Cost Saving
58% Annual CO2 Savings / 28.3 tons

Extra benefits from our LED solution:

70% Light Increase
Meets LTA Outdoor Criteria
ROI 3.4 Years

Project: To improve the lighting levels on the outdoor tennis courts by installing LED lighting.

The Brief -

Back in 2015 Polo Farm were the first to take advantage of our pre-set lighting controls when we installed our LED SportsRAY lighting into their new, indoor multi sports centre which hosts national and international events. In 2016 Polo Farm wanted to improve the quality of playing in their indoor tennis centre which consists of 3 courts.

This year, the focus was on their 6 x outdoor tennis courts. Polo Farm required new lighting that would dramatically improve their current lighting levels and reduce their energy usage. They also required a lighting solution that would conform to their original aesthetics due to planning restraints.

Tennis, like many sports, relies on carefully designed lighting to deliver the high illuminance levels required for standard and competitive play both on the PPA (Principle Playing Area) and TPA (Total Playing Area). Polo Farms old lighting consisted of 36 x 1500w Metal Halides which were inside a green box at 6.7m high.

The Solution -

The new LED lighting solution consists of 48 x SunSHINE 10 LED lights at 6.7m high. The SunSHINE 10 has been specifically designed for outdoor tennis applications. It has unique optical reflectors to direct light where needed with minimal light spillage and minimal glare. For this installation, we also included a green box over the top of the luminaires to conform to Polo Farms original aesthetics.

The SunSHINE 10 runs at 600 watts but for this installation we were able to dim these down to 550 watts to save even more energy whilst still providing LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) outdoor criteria lux levels. The SunSHINE 10 provides a colour temperature of 5000 kelvins which is similar to daylight. This colour temperature improves visibility since the daylight white light helps to define colours, movements and objects more clearly which makes them easily perceived by the eye.

“The feedback from the lights has been extremely positive so far. There was very little disruption and all your guys worked extremely well in keeping the members happy during the installation and the whole job was completed very professionally.”

— Jayne Scott-Kilvert, Polo Farm Sports Club Manager

“The new LED lights have been very well received by members. No more struggling to time the ball as it emerges from the gloom at the other end of the court! The new lights cast a bright, even white light that is perfect for tennis and a huge improvement on what we had before.”

— Sharon Chastang, Canterbury Tennis Club Administrator.

Polo Farm Sports Club is one of the largest sports facilities in south England and is regularly used by the local community, schools and businesses as well as being the main sporting facility for Canterbury Christ Church University & Kent County Cricket Club.

They have a range of outstanding indoor and outdoor facilities. Interested in playing under our LTA compliant lighting? Contact Polo Farm Sports Club on 01227 769159 or head to their website to find out what else they offer.