"GC" talked to experts about how to cut costs by using the right lighting.

A few years ago, LEDs were a technical wonder for Ukrainians. About LED-lamps that shine for years, without flaming, "pull" a minimum of energy and save hundreds of hryvnia on electricity, legends. Today, the savings from such lamps are a fact that has been proven by experience.

At the Kharkov factory "Light of Ukraine", which is one of the first in the country engaged in the production of light-emitting diodes, they say: somehow they conducted an experiment and were shocked by the results.

"Our specialists recorded a record of energy savings on the LED light" Armstrong ". We replaced 4 fluorescent lamps that consumed 87 watts per hour, for LED. As a result, the wattmeter showed an average consumption of LED-lamps - 11 watts per hour. This is almost 8 times less than a conventional lamp consumes! "- shared with the" GC "Eugene Gutkov, first vice president of the construction company" Construction Group International ", which includes the factory" Light of Ukraine ".

Benefit from the use of LEDs immediately experienced where electricity costs amount to tens of thousands of hryvnia - from banal street lighting, ending with huge enterprises that work around the clock and use the electricity to the fullest. And for institutions in the budget and municipal spheres, where it is important to save every hryvnia, LEDs - just a find.

LED-lamps from the factory "Light of Ukraine" - more than just lamps. This is a completely new quality of lighting for little money.

According to Yevgeny Gutkov, today their economical LEDs illuminate the territories of about two dozen settlements in the Kharkov, Lvov and Lugansk regions, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Lugansk, Kremenchug and other cities, penitentiary service facilities and the Southern Railway, kindergartens and schools in Kiev, Kharkov and Chugueva. LED lamps of the Kharkov manufacturer are used by the industrial giants Khartron, Zaporizhstal, Nestle Ukraine, the supermarket chain ATB and the pharmacy network Med Service, the Kharkov Regional Hospital and the Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, the medical institutions and universities of Kharkov.

The highlight of the "Light of Ukraine" factory is a convenient dispatching system, which is installed at large facilities and in settlements.

"It allows you to adjust the brightness of fixtures in an off-line mode - from simple on-off to gradually increase or decrease the energy consumption of a specific lighting point. This feature distinguishes our lamps from other manufacturers and extends the life of the lamp, "adds Evgeny Gutkov.

Advantages of LED-lamps are obvious: they consume a minimum of energy (saving electricity reaches 70% in comparison with traditional lamps), are environmentally safe (do not require special disposal after the end of life), have ideal technical characteristics, and the light emitted by them is closest to natural.

By the way, the "Light of Ukraine" factory is one of the first who got permission for the production of LED lamps in Ukraine, and the LEDs themselves meet all the requirements of the DSTU, have certificates ISO 9001 and UkrSEPRO. And in 2014, the LEDs were tested for compliance with CE standards, which allows you to export products to the countries of the European Union.

Each product is warranted for a period of 5 years. If during this time the lamp burns out or there is an unforeseen breakdown - it will be replaced for free with a new one. The payback period of this lamp is about two years. And in conditions of continuous use, it can last up to 11 years!.