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Case study · Sports lighting

A Court That Plays After Dark.

Bamford tennis courtsLED floodlighting to club-standard lux

FRM designed, supplied and installed a complete LED floodlighting scheme: even, glare-controlled light that lets the club play long after sunset, and stays kind to the neighbours.

At a glance
Venue
Bamford tennis courts
Location
Bamford, Peak District
Service
Sports Venue Lighting
Scope
LED floodlighting: design, supply & install
300 luxMaintained light level (club standard)
8LED floodlight columns
2Courts fully lit
100%Designed & certified to spec
The story

From a Court That Closed at Dusk to One That Plays All Evening

The Brief

The club wanted to keep playing through the darker months without the glare and hot-spots of older floodlights: bright, even light on the court, and no light spilling into nearby homes.

The Challenge

Sports lighting is a design job before it’s an electrical one. The levels have to be right across the whole playing area, the columns sited carefully, and the spill controlled, all while keeping running costs sensible for a community club.

Our Approach

We modelled the scheme to club-standard lux levels, specified efficient LED heads with tight optics to cut glare and spill, and set the columns where they’d light evenly. Then our own team installed, terminated, tested and certified the lot: no job handed to subcontractors.

The Result

A court that’s genuinely usable after dark: even light, controlled spill, lower energy use than the kit it replaced, and the paperwork to prove it’s all to standard.

Before / after

Drag to See the Difference

The same view, lights off and on: the kind of even, usable light a proper design delivers.

The Bamford courts lit by FRM's new LED floodlighting.FRM floodlighting
The Bamford courts before FRM's new floodlighting (placeholder: unlit).Lights off
Drag to compare: before and after FRM's floodlighting.
What we fitted

The Spec Behind the Light

Specified for even coverage, low glare and sensible running costs, and certified to the current regulations.

Our sports lighting service
Luminaires
Efficient LED floodlight heads, tight-optic
Light level
≈ 300 lux maintained, club standard
Uniformity
Even spread, controlled glare & spill
Columns
8 sited for even coverage
Controls
Timed / switched, easy for the club to run
Certification
Designed, tested & certified to BS7671
We can finally play all winter. The courts are bright, even and nothing like the old lights.
Bamford tennis club
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