{"id":16294,"date":"2021-03-04T14:56:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=16294"},"modified":"2021-03-04T15:18:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:18:45","slug":"thorns-solution-for-ashfords-north-school-is-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/thorns-solution-for-ashfords-north-school-is-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Thorn\u2019s solution for Ashford\u2019s North School is a winner!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thorn Lighting has provided the \ufb02oodlighting for the new Muga, all weather pitch at The North School at Ashford in Kent. The overriding factors in the brief for the lighting were performance, e\ufb03ciency and reliability, coupled with the short lead time that was required plus the service and support provided by Thorn\u2019s team throughout out the project. Thorn was also able to supply \u2018bird spikes\u2019 for the luminaires that act as a deterrent to birds whose excrement can damage the paint and create corrosion.<\/p>\n

The school has fantastic facilities for Physical Education and Sport, now boasting an all weather pitch, extensive \ufb01elds, outdoor basketball courts, a climbing wall, an indoor gymnasium and sports hall, as well as a \ufb01tness studio. The new sports pitch has markings for football and hockey and forms an important part of the overall modernisation of the school\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n

Mounted on existing columns, Thorn\u2019s Champion LED \ufb02oodlights provide the perfect solution with excellent uniformity and lit e\ufb00ect providing a clear and concise playing surface for users. Champion \ufb02oodlights are ideal for small sports stadia and general areas where the control of light pollution is critical. The adjustable stirrup delivers a number of possible mounting positions and ease of installation is enhanced by the availability of a reverse mounting stirrup accessory which o\ufb00ers a number of possible mounting positions. The Champion luminaire gives an asymmetric distribution whilst the tilted glass enclosure enables improved light output. Additionally, the optic also ensures a cut-o\ufb00 control for light output. The bird deterrent is a support covered with spikes, which is mounted on top of the \ufb02oodlight to prevent birds landing.<\/p>\n

The new pitch is important for the development of sporting success in the facility and the enhancement of the school\u2019s outstanding reputation for sport. It goes without saying that the lighting solution provided by Thorn has proved incredibly popular, with high energy savings and low maintenance, superior uniformity and lit e\ufb00ect plus no downtime due to lamps failing.<\/p>\n

For more information on Thorn\u2019s Champion \ufb01tting, see the website http:\/\/www.thornlighting.com\/en\/\/products\/outdoor-lighting\/sports-\ufb02oodlighting\/Champion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thorn Lighting has provided the \ufb02oodlighting for the new Muga, all weather pitch at The North School at Ashford in Kent. The overriding factors in the brief for the lighting were performance, e\ufb03ciency and reliability, coupled with the short lead time that was required plus the service and support provided by Thorn\u2019s team throughout out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-news","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16296,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16294\/revisions\/16296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}