They
do, however, have extensive overhead costs to consider like everyone else when
balancing the books of their business, and their energy bills are primary among
those concerns.
Restaurant owners have enough to deal with without thinking about rising energy costs |
To drive down their running costs, and also reduce their
carbon impact on the environment, several chains and sites are making the
change to LED lighting – but are they doing it the right way?
The transfer to more energy efficient LEDs is an easy
decision to make. With better power to output ratios, LEDs are far more energy
efficient solutions in comparison with fluorescent or sodium light fittings
that are more commonly found in restaurants. As well as reducing energy costs,
the longevity and durability of LEDs also means a cut in the cost of repairing
and replacing lighting, and installations of LED lighting, both interior and
exterior, have seen many reduce their carbon emissions year upon year.
So
what can go wrong? Well LEDs are becoming increasingly adaptable, their ability
to replace traditional lighting setups means they can be found in more and more
locations in and around homes and businesses today. Their use has stretched to
LED lamps also, which boast all the benefits of regular LED lighting fittings
with the convenience of coming in a small package. However these come at a
significantly higher cost than market alternatives, and do not have the
lifespan of their larger cousins.
High quality LED lighting
specialists manufacture their own LED product ranges in order to maximise the
benefits that LED lighting can bring to the user, installing and testing their
products in optimum conditions for maximum capacity.
Lighting is a key consideration for restaurants looking to create the right mood |
It isn’t just about cost reduction with LEDs either. Every successful
restaurant has a theme and a mood it creates for its customers, who will return
time and again to experience that unique feel. Several factors go into making
this possible, and lighting can underpin all of these attributes. An elaborate
design layout with bespoke colour schemes can be rendered useless if adequate lighting
fails to sufficiently bring out the tones of those colours. The colour
rendering of LED lighting is excellent, and the strength of its bright white
light is more aesthetically pleasing than the pale yellow hue that can be emitted
by older lighting systems, particularly as their lifespan diminishes.
This technical superiority also stretches to external uses, as
LED lighting improves the picture clarity on CCTV pictures, meaning that your
restaurant is more secure and ensuring that should anyone cause your business
any damage you won’t face the frustration of seeing them walk away from
punishment due to insufficient proof – a common problem for CCTV systems let
down by sub-standard lighting (see our previous blog here for more on this).
Just as important as protecting your business itself can be
protecting the name and brand of your restaurant. A flickering lamp over the
bar area or seating in a dark corner of the room lessens the appeal to diners,
and reflects badly on the professionalism of your establishment. Reliable and low
maintenance LED lighting do not suffer from these problems, and with increasing
developments in control technologies and dimmer switches, the levels of
customisation available for LED lighting are becoming increasingly more
effective.
Some of the biggest names in the restaurant industry have
switched to LED in recent times, the likes of McDonalds, Nandos and Cafe Nero
to name but a few. When LED lighting becomes the norm for all restaurants, do
you want your restaurant to be the one left behind, and more importantly – can you
afford it to be?
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