Retail
Lighting solutions from showroom to stockroom
Lighting creates the experience for customers, diners, and shoppers alike. It sets the mood and ambience, focuses attention on product displays, and guides visitors on their journeys. Lighting in retail and hospitality offers a range of exciting, dynamic possibilities for those looking to differentiate themselves in a fiercely competitive environment. With a comprehensive range of products and services for retail customers, Thorlux is a trusted lighting partner for the sector.
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Good for business, good for the planet
Thorlux Lighting, as a part of FW Thorpe Plc Group, has set its target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040, ten years before the UK government’s 2050 net-zero target. The Group has had its net-zero target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) under the Net-Zero Standard.
Carbon-neutral manufacturer
Sustainability and concern for the environment are at the core of Thorlux Lighting’s business philosophy. The company has been certified as carbon neutral since 2012, with systems for reduction, measurement, and certified offsetting. An independent third party has confirmed this status using the international ISO 14064-1 standard.
High-efficiency LED technology
Modern LED lighting technology is a superior proposition for the retail sector, offering a longer operating life, greater efficiency, increased durability, and vibration resistance. Thorlux manufactures its LED luminaires in the UK, which reduces embodied carbon compared to imported products and ensures quality.
Wireless lighting management systems
SmartScan is a revolutionary wireless lighting management system that maximises energy savings and automates emergency lighting testing and record keeping. Using daylight dimming and presence detection reduces luminaire usage and energy consumption, ensuring sustainable lighting in the retail environment.
Use of sustainable materials
Thorlux uses a range of materials and production methods to maximise the sustainability of its products. Whether making the Firefly emergency luminaire housing from 100% recycled plastic or using European oak for the Acorn floodlight, Thorlux engineers strive to provide environmentally friendly solutions.
Easy to maintain and recycle
Thorlux designs its luminaires for easy, quick maintenance and upkeep. This is particularly important in busy retail environments where encountering maintenance work-in-progress for sustained periods may be off-putting to customers. Thorlux also designs its luminaires to be easily disassembled and recycled at the end of their working lives.
Low-emission deliveries
Thorlux has reduced its environmental impact by investing in a new fleet of electric and biofuel-powered delivery vehicles, as part of an ongoing strategy to increase sustainable transportation to UK customers. The electric vans utilise 100% green energy generated from 3,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels located at the company’s headquarters.
Sustainable packaging
Thorlux is working to make all its product packaging sustainable. Cardboard boxes are made with 100% recycled, biodegradable, FSC-certified cardboard to ensure the highest level of sustainability. Paper-based packing tape is used instead of vinyl or plastic.
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Bespoke lighting
Thorlux is committed to providing the best lighting solution for its retail customers. This commitment often includes bespoke, one-off luminaires that create stunning, unique central lighting features or fulfil other vital functions. Thorlux has invested millions in metal-forming machines and conducts rigorous in-house product testing, meaning it can design and manufacture custom luminaires that meet the highest requirements and expectations. Whether modifying a standard product in our range or creating an original design, Thorlux can make the perfect luminaire for your project.
Building management integrations
The award-winning Thorlux SmartScan control system integrates seamlessly with other platforms, equipment, and management systems, including solar power, air quality sensors, people counters, and more. SmartScan can help visualise data from all these sources in one convenient dashboard.
SmartScan is one of the market's most trusted lighting management systems. It is a subscription-free platform that controls internal, external, and emergency lighting in one place.
Furthermore, Thorlux Lighting’s in-house web development and site support teams enable constant product innovation and collaboration with SmartScan users.
Retrofit solutions
In the retail environment, retrofit lighting offers real advantages. Upgrading to modern LEDs can substantially cut electricity consumption, operational costs, and greenhouse gas emissions. Modernising existing lighting rather than replacing wholesale reduces waste, and a space’s aesthetic can remain unchanged. This is essential to customer comfort, especially for regular or returning clients. Retrofit solutions mean retailers can update their lighting infrastructure efficiently while demonstrating environmental responsibility. Modern LEDs also enhance visibility and light quality, creating a more appealing environment for customers. Intelligent controls like the Thorlux SmartScan system enable presence detection, saving energy by ensuring luminaires are active only when needed.
Tailored lighting control solutions
Lighting control systems offer ultimate flexibility while enhancing sustainability performance. The Thorlux SmartScan system can be tailored to the user's needs to maximise effectiveness.
Controls can be used to alter lighting, enhancing product displays or merchandise messaging, ensuring it remains prominent regardless of the ambient light level during different times of the day or year.
SmartScan can monitor natural daylight levels and reduce output automatically in response. This reduces cost whilst maintaining the required light levels. Furthermore, the system can proactively test emergency lighting to ensure compliance and maintain safety standards.
Reliable emergency lighting protected by a Thorlux warranty of up to 10 years
Emergency lighting is critical for safety, ensuring the well-being of customers and staff during unexpected events like power outages. It provides illumination to guide individuals to exits, reducing the risk of panic or accidents in potentially chaotic situations, particularly in large retail sites where navigation might be challenging during low visibility.
Properly installed and maintained emergency lighting ensures compliance with regulations and publicly demonstrates a commitment to safety.
Thorlux retail projects.
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Thorlux ONE - A complete, full-life solution
Project discovery
First, we get to know you and establish your objectives. We conduct an in-depth site survey to assess your current lighting system and pinpoint the issues.
Design and planning
We design and propose options for lighting systems that significantly increase efficiency and offer impressive returns on investment. We then build the new fittings to order at our UK factory.
Installation and commissioning
Our teams of qualified, experienced engineers install and then commission the new lighting system. We plan this process with you to minimise disruption and optimise effectiveness.
Handover and through-life support
The last step of the process is to train all relevant personnel to use the new lighting system. All our products are subject to a five-year warranty; support is only a phone call away.
Why choose Thorlux?
Reliability you can depend on.
Thorlux Lighting is the largest company in the FW Thorpe Group, a multinational organisation with net assets exceeding £175 million. Over 90% of Thorlux products are manufactured in the UK. The company holds BS EN ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management Systems) certification, and every luminaire manufactured undergoes rigorous testing before dispatch.
Lighting a greener tomorrow
For the last two decades, Thorlux Lighting, as part of the FW Thorpe Plc Group, has worked hard to reduce its environmental impact, and we are proud of the progress made.
A genuine warranty with genuine value.
The Thorlux product warranty offered to customers covers five years, with no get-out clauses for the number of burning hours or maintenance requirements, and no convoluted registration process. Furthermore, several of the latest LiFePO4 battery-equipped Thorlux emergency luminaires have a ten-year warranty as standard.
Leading the way in intelligent lighting innovations.
Since developing its first eco controls in the mid-1990s, Thorlux has led the field in lighting control innovations. Intelligent IoT lighting controls provide numerous advantages, including reduced energy consumption, extended luminaire lifespan, automated emergency testing, targeted maintenance and more.
Learn more about SmartScanQuality testing, guaranteed performance.
Rigorous product testing is essential in maintaining a reputation for reliability and quality.
Expert technical support and professional on-site commissioning.
The Thorlux Technical Services department is ready to answer all queries regarding Thorlux products and their use in specific environments.
The company also offers a professional on-site commissioning service to configure products to provide the desired performance and return on investment. For this service, Thorlux employs its own fully trained personnel.
