Church lighting - the next level of innovation on show at CRE Midlands

Innovative church lighting specialists Lighting Dynamics UK were one of the major exhibitors at CRE Midlands which took place from 7-8 October at Birmingham's NEC.

The company, based in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, continue their development as one of the UK's premier companies specialising in the interior and exterior illumination of cathedrals, churches and other places or worship throughout the UK and Ireland. Pictured is a recently completed project at St Giles RC Church in Cheadle.

The company is dedicated to offering a totally independent, creative, unbiased lighting design and consultancy service and as required, they can also supply of all the associated and specified lighting equipment.

Lightning Dynamics has a long established reputation for creating practical and architecturally sympathetic lighting schemes and, wherever possible, discreet lighting equipment is specified and installed to produce suitable levels of illumination and to highlight both ecclesiastical details and any special architectural features.

Company founder, Gerry Browne, told Ecclesiastical and Heritage World: "Our comprehensive range of modern, energy saving, long life lighting equipment is manufactured from the highest quality materials and takes into consideration many important factors such as reliability, durability, optical performance, overall efficiency, size, style and ease of maintenance - to name but a few.

"We have recently launched a brand new family of the very latest bespoke 'commercial grade' LED fittings, specially designed for all types of ecclesiastical lighting tasks. This range of products has been under development for some considerable time and takes our overall lighting portfolio to the next level of technical innovation. We also have an unrivalled knowledge and expertise of all modern intelligent dimming and lighting control systems."

The company has a significant number of very prestigious church lighting projects currently in progress - with a large number at advanced stages of planning and design. Gerry Browne believes that this is a very exciting time in the further development of church lighting, especially with such a great and diverse range of modern light sources now coming on stream.

"Customers are increasingly looking for someone with the flair and experience to provide a quality lighting design, whilst also specifying top grade lighting equipment and controls that will provide longevity, reliability and overall flexibility for their specific ecclesiastical project," he said.

"In the main, clients no longer wish to see their completed church lighting project looking like an extension of somebody's lighting showroom or lit with industrial style floodlights to resemble a railway marshalling yard. However, this is a long term process which involves educating, informing and demonstrating what can be achieved."

Lighting Dynamics UK has, if required, a fully qualified team of NIC EIC registered electricians to carry out the installation of their interior and exterior lighting systems to current electrical standards and regulations, providing the complete lighting service.

They cover all of the UK and Ireland and provide a very bespoke service for each individual church lighting project, from initial meeting right through to final focusing and commissioning.

A selection of recently completed church projects include:

• • St Alban & St Patrick, Highgate
• • St Mary's, Acocks Green
• • All Saints, Small Heath
• • St Francis of Assisi, Bournville
• • St Peter's, Balsall Common
• • St Giles RC, Cheadle
• • St Clydawg, Clodock
• • St Michael's, Michaelchurch Escley
• • St Peter's, Pedmore, Stourbridge
• • St Peter & St Paul, Buckingham
• • St John the Baptist, Spalding
• • St Mary's, Stafford
• • Our Lady of Angels RC, Stoke on Trent
• • St Mary the Virgin, Carleton
• • St James, West Malvern
• • St Peter's, Yaxley, Peterborough
• • St Margaret's, Hemingford Abbots
• • St Mary's, Cromford
• • Christ Church, Appleton le Moors
• • St Cross, Appleton Thorn
• • St Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington, Oxon

For further information visit www.lighting-dynamics.co.uk