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 Sowerby Bridge based street lighting control specialist, Zodion Ltd, has extended its team with the appointment of an Operations Manager and a Quality Engineer.
Robert Brearley, previously a Production & Manufacturing Manager at Robert McBride, takes the role of Operations Manager. He will be focusing on taking Zodion forward using lean manufacturing techniques. Nicola Lee has been appointed as Quality Engineer and joins Zodion from Covidien, where she was also a Quality Engineer. Her responsibilities will include audits and supplier audits as well as overseeing product quality and standards of staff training. Robert said: "These are exciting times for Zodion and I'm delighted to be a part of it. The business is very forward thinking and also extremely committed to its workforce, so another part of my role will be keeping staff engaged with any new techniques introduced and encouraging them to input into any developments." Nicola added: "This role appealed to me because not only does it enable me to expand my remit but it's also very hands on. It's fantastic to be part of such an enthusiastic team within a dynamic company. I'm also looking forward to helping Zodion continue its excellent work in ISO9001 and ISO 14001 accreditation." John Fox, Managing Director of Zodion Ltd, concluded: "Both Nicola and Robert are talented and dedicated individuals and therefore excellent additions to our team. I am certain that they will make a valuable contribution to Zodion and to taking the business forward." Nov 2011 Part-Night Photocells in Leicestershire  Zodion Ltd has worked with the street lighting team at Leicestershire County Council for 15 years. Two years ago Leicestershire County Council began a major policy realignment to reduce energy consumption and costs as part of its carbon reduction management initiative. This included a four-year programme to exchange 40,000 pre-identified all night photocells to part night photocells. It chose Zodion Ltd as one of its partners for the programme, and tasked the company with supplying 40,000 Zodion SS9 part night photocells.
The Project The Council's annual carbon emissions totaled around 58,000 tonnes, of which street lighting accounted for around 18%. The principle aim of the project is to reduce energy consumption and therefore the cost of Leicestershire's annual energy budget by up to a quarter. When completed the programme could save up to 3,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, roughly the equivalent of 25% of Leicestershire County Council's street lighting carbon emissions. In addition, it is predicted that by reducing its energy consumption from street lighting the Council will cut its energy bill by £700,000 per year. As well as exchanging 40,000 all night photocells for part night photocells, the switching levels are being trimmed to provide additional savings. Approximately 2,000 high wattage lanterns will also be dimmed to lower light levels at times when the traffic flow is generally reduced compared to peak times. The project is being rolled out by Leicestershire County Council area-by-area following consultation with each area's representatives. Thus far responses have been extremely positive and there is widespread endorsement of the new policy. The Results. The strategy implemented by Leicestershire County Council, supported by the products and expertise provided by Zodion, has enabled the council to make significant savings already whilst eliminating the need to remove street lighting altogether during peak traffic flow periods or causing significant disruption to Leicestershire residents. So far both energy and cost savings are both in line with the targets set out by Leicestershire County Council and legislative requirements. Peter Hosking, Street Lighting Manager at Leicestershire County Council said: "I am happy with the partnership and close working relationship that we have built up with Zodion over the years. This has enabled us as a team to achieve impressive results for each project undertaken, with this latest one being no exception. Zodion understands our needs and the environment in which we work, and this coupled with its expertise and knowledge means that we receive consistently excellent service from them." October 2011  Today Zodion hosted an 'Inside Industry' event, explaining our route to ruuning a successful Environmental Managment System (EMS). Inside Industry is a Yorkshire-wide initiative to exemplify success to other businesses within the region. Simon Sprakes and Ken Lambert gave excellent presentations on the highs and lows in the process of gaining certification for our EMS.
24th May 2011  To illustrate our ongoing committment to environmental management Zodion embarked on achieving ISO14001 and have today been rewarded with registration by BSI.
John Fox, Zodion's MD commented '..this is great news and reflects our focus on environmentally responsible lighting control systems. I am impressed with the whole workforce for the way that they have embraced the certification process, thank you to all. ISO14001 nicely complements our existing ISO9001 quality management system registration.' ISO14001 provides a structure for an environmental management system, and the process within Zodion has resulted in resource savings far exceeding the costs of implementation. 12th May 2011  Zodion are very pleased to announce that the ownership of the business passed to W Lucy Ltd on 4th February 2011.
This news has been received extremely well by both Company employees and Customers alike and marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Zodion. W Lucy, a major engineering company has long established and respected businesses worldwide. It is most notably recognised within the street lighting Industry for high quality products supplied by Lucy Lighting. Zodion and Lucy Lighting will continue to operate as separate businesses and the closer ties will help both companies to operate more effectively. Zodion Ltd is seen as a 'Perfect fit' within W Lucy and will compliment and enhance the supply of high quality products spanning the top and bottom of a street lighting column! Visit Lucy Lighting's website at www.lucylighting.com for more information about their products and services. Feb 2011 Zodion Exhibiting at Light+Building  Come and visit Zodion at Light+Building in Frankfurt 11th to 16th April 2010. We will be presenting our full range of photocontrols and electronic control gear for streetlighting applications. Our stand is AG0 C04, in the 'Agora' area between halls 3, 4 and 5.
April 2010  Richard Perry has joined Zodion Limited as Vizion Contracts Manager. Zodion is a specialist producer of street-lighting controls and has recently been awarded a very significant contract to supply Vizion central management systems into a major UK scheme. John Fox, Zodion's MD commented "with over 40k units to be deployed we needed specialist resource to manage the contract" John continued outlining the importance of the role and added "Richard is a remarkable individual who will add great strength to a really dynamic team".
Richard has worked within the lighting/electrical industry since 1990 and has a broad cross section of experience within the highways electrical industry. His experience a Regional Manager for DW Lighting, a Profit Centre Manager for Edmundson Electrical along with his time as General Manager for DLD Limited (an independent lighting consultant/distributor) will add a new dimension to the Zodion team. Richard also holds his LIF Advanced Lighting Design Certificate which he completed during his time with DLD Limited. He is said to be "Delighted to be able to join a successful, respected and dynamic company at a very exciting time". 14th November 2009  Ken Lambert (Zodion Ltd's Operations Manager) presents a pround Harry Holland with his certificate from ISOH (Institute for Occupational Health). Harry has recently completed a training course and exam following his acceptance of the Health & Safety responsibility for Zodion Ltd. Congratulations Harry.
Zodion Gains Environmental Award
Ken Lambert, Zodion Ltd's Operations Manger, credited the whole company with obtaining the award commenting on their commitment 'from stores to sales and from maintenance to the MD'. He particularly applauded Peter Geldard, Zodion's recently retired Compliance Manager, who initiated the process culminating in attaining the award in early June 2008.
Further details of the award can be obtained from the Electronics Yorkshire website at http://www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk/envirotronix.htm
16th July 2008 ZEB Ballasts Save money and the planet!  It is now over 5 years ago that Zodion introduced its ZEB range of electronic streetlighting ballasts. Since then they have proved remarkably successful and reliable. The principal reason for specifying electronic control gear is the energy saving that can be made.
John Fox Zodion's Managing Director commented. "I am rather proud of the statistic that the installed base of Zodion's electronic ballasts saves over 3GWh of electricity annually, and have reduced CO2 emissions by over 2,400 Tonnes. Over 30% of these ballasts can be directly connected to the Vizion CMS system and further energy savings can be achieved through the implementation of variable lighting levels". John continued to explain "Vizion is much more than just a method of implementing variable lighting levels, it provides a complete Central Management System. It is a very competent system which has been specifically developed considering the needs of streetlighting authorities". updated: 3rd July 2008 (originally 1st Feb 2008) Enlightened NE Lincolnshire CC  When North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) was looking to source an environmentally friendly, energy saving street lighting system it turned to award winning Zodion Lighting for expert help and advice.
NELC, is responsible for around 19,000 street lights. As Steve Redferan, Highway Services Manager, responsible for the council's street lighting department, explained: "Zodion's Vizion central telemanagement system (which utilises wireless technology to monitor and control street lighting remotely) provided many of the key elements we were looking for. An agreement was reached to evaluate the system and over the past few months an initial 200 'nodes' have been fitted in and around the streets of Grimsby and Immingham by contractors, J McCann. Steve added: "Vizion acts as a 'communications system' for monitoring, reporting and controlling street lighting over the internet. We are finding the system is reliable and offers safety benefits whereby inspectors don't have to patrol the streets on foot at night checking for faulty lightsin areas covered by the remote monitoring installation". 2nd July 2008 
For the second year in a row Vic Janecki collected an award at the prestigious ASLEC/HEMSA award ceremony held at the Celtic Manor Hotel 1st November 2007. In 2006 Vic collected the award for being 'employee of the year', and this year it was on behalf of the whole company as Zodion have been recognised as 'Manufacturer of the Year' The award is voted for by ASLEC, the members of which are our customers, so this is a huge vote of confidence from the market.
John Fox the Managing Director of Zodion commented that 'I want to thank everyone in the business for making Zodion a company that is recognised as being the best manufacturer in streetlighting! This is for all of us and I hope that you feel as proud as I do'. 7th Nov 2007  Zodion has just launched two new, street-lighting catalogues. The stylish brochures reflect the new company branding, and are designed for the convenience of our customers.
More information. In addition to the Zodion smartCELL®, the new catalogues cover the miniature photocell range, including the new microMINI range. Latest news. Customers will be pleased to note that excellent results have been achieved from the Zodion smartCELL® metering trials and the patent application is at an advanced stage. 11th Sept 2007  LUMO has launched an exciting range of lights designed specifically for LEDs.
Light emitting semi-conductor diodes (LEDs) have rapidly evolved to become a very effective light source. Originally confined to specialist applications they are now used in a variety of consumer applications. Recognising the benefits of low consumption and exceptional life, LUMO has produced some superbly engineered light fittings specifically tailored to this exciting light source. As LUMO understands the performance needs of leisure vehicle users, it has ensured that the LEDs selected for these fittings have very high output and cannot be confused with 'indicator' LEDs. See LUMO-LEDs Range  Zodion Ltd is now the exclusive distributor of our photocell kits through the electrical wholesale distribution market. For the last 18 months we've delegated the distribution of our products to Zodion Wholesale Distribution Ltd.
However the decision has been taken to bring the distribution back to Zodion Ltd. We remain the manufacturer of all Zodion products; the only difference is that we are now the exclusive distributor as well. See the Photocell Kits Range
We have compiled a comprehensive guide to photoelectric control units (PECUs). If you have any questions that are not covered below, however, please contact us on 01422 317 317 or complete our online contact form, we will be delighted to answer any questions you may have regarding PECUs.
Alternatively, if you would like to suggest an additional topic to be covered in our guide to photoelectric control units, please email enquiries@zodion.eu.com.
To find out more about the Zodion Lighting Controls range of Photo Electric Control Units, please browse our catalogue pages. Our PECUs range includes:  LUMO lighting made its exhibition debut at the Caravan Salon exhibition in Dusseldorf Germany, which ran from 27 August to 4 September 2005.
"We had a very successful show. Both the new awning light and our new range of spotlights caused extra-ordinary interest. We met many old friends, some forgotten friends, and many who we hope will become friends! Many thanks to everyone who visited our stand," said Managing Director John Fox. "The new products introduced at the Dusseldorf show have been designed to complement existing fittings and extend the application of our products. Several feature LEDs - a long life vibration resistant light source - cleverly designed into a number of fitting styles to gain the benefit of their high intensity and extremely low consumption," John added.  The new company profile recognises Zodion's pioneering leadership of the streetlighting market. It briefly covers our market, service and products.
It can either be download (by following the link), or sent by mail. To request your personal copy please email enquiries@zodion.eu.com with your details. Download new profile |
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LUMO have produced an exciting new range of LED lighting for Leisure and Commercial Vehicle applications.
Zodion have been awarded the prestigeous 'enviro