18 Jan 2016 07:00
18 January 2016
PhotonStar LED Group Plc
HalcyonTM chosen for RBS Go Green Innovation Challenge
PhotonStar LED Group Plc (AIM: PSL, "PhotonStar" or "the Group"), the British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions, has been selected to install HalcyonTM in a Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS"), the international banking and financial services company, building as a part of its Go Green initiative.
The RBS Go Green initiative provides innovators and SMEs with the opportunity to trial innovative resource efficiency solutions in Trinity House, the RBS commercial office building in Bristol.
The trial is being funded by RBS as part of its initiative to source innovative solutions to address a range of environmental challenges. PhotonStar will be installing its intelligent wireless lighting control and energy monitoring system, HalcyonTM, to help reduce the energy consumption and environmental impact of the office building.
NatWest is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBS.
Matt Hatcher, NatWest's Director of Commercial Banking for Bristol, commented:
"If those innovations prove to be successful in our Bristol properties we hope to introduce them across the entire RBS estate to help us achieve our targets around sustainability.
"This test-bed also gives us an excellent opportunity to learn which innovations may be of use to our customers. It's a win-win for the companies who now have the chance to trial their products in our buildings and for our customers who will benefit from what we learn."
Dr James McKenzie, CEO of PhotonStar LED Group Plc said:
"The RBS trial is an excellent opportunity to work with RBS and prove Halcyon's value as a retrofit energy saving solution. As part of the trial RBS is also evaluating the benefits of circadian lighting on the health, wellbeing and productivity of its staff."
For further information:
PhotonStar LED Group Plc (www.photonstarled.com) | +44 (0)2381 230381 |
James McKenzie - Group Chief Executive | |
finnCap | +44 (0)20 7600 1658 |
Adrian Hargrave/Geoff Nash/Giles Rolls (Corporate Finance) | |
Malar Velaigam (Corporate Broking) | |
Instinctif Partners | +44 (0)20 7457 2020 |
Kay Larsen/Chantal Woolcock |
About PhotonStar LED Group Plc
PhotonStar LED Group Plc is a leading British designer and manufacturer of intelligent lighting solutions. The Group's proprietary technology Halcyon™ is a connected lighting platform that includes hardware and software for wireless, microprocessor controlled retrofit LED lighting and control systems, optimised for energy saving, circadian and data-centric applications.
As light is needed wherever there are people, the halcyon platform can also provide a connected grid that will enable rich data collection, as well as an ecosystem to enable other devices to operate.
PhotonStar is based in Romsey, Hampshire with a manufacturing facility in Wales.