Thorn shines a light on Irvine High Street and closes regeneration

Thorn have supplied the lighting for North Ayrshire Council’s £2.8 million project to upgrade Irvine High Street, as part of their commitment to delivering the area-wide regeneration initiative Irvine Vision. Key objectives included creating a pedestrian-friendly environment by improving circulation, introducing traffic calming measures, widening footways, reducing street clutter and upgrading the lighting to facilitate safer access through the town centre, whilst protecting the environment and reducing operating costs.

Challenges in balancing the luminaires to achieve the correct lux levels and uniformity were overcome by utilising a mix of column and wall mounted solutions using Thorn’s in-house Satys brackets on walls to compliment the column units and mounting Dyana LED lanterns on bespoke columns. Thorn’s saucer-shaped, IP66 Dyana

LED lanterns have a distinctive design and are only 110 mm in thickness, with outstanding optics and great versatility. The high power LEDs are boosted by a patented lens and aluminium reflection system for uniform and glare-free illumination.

Dyana LED has a choice of two beam distributions and is perfect for illuminating city streets, building surroundings and pedestrian areas at heights between 6m and 8m, post top or side mounted. By concealing the heat sink with a smooth aluminium canopy and shielding the LEDs under toughened glass, the lantern is protected against the elements of weather and corrosion and maintains optimum performance over 50,000 hours.

Duncan McLean, Director of Landscape Architecture at LUC comments “The refurbishment of the town centre lighting is a fundamental component to Irvine’s regeneration. The Thorn Dyana LED lantern has proved to be a robust and elegant solution.”

Abrar Suleman, Electrical Services Engineer at Hawthorn Boyle Ltd comments “Thorn has helped the Hawthorn Boyle and LUC team deliver a hugely impressive, visually stunning lighting scheme that reflects the new Irvine Streetscape upgraded for today and future aspirations”.