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Steen & Ström chose a central emergency lighting system from Malux to Emporia!

Steen & Ström chose Malux to Emporia! Steen & Ström, is a major property owner and developer. Emporia is a new shopping mall under construction in the Oresund region (Southern Sweden). 

Emergency lighting from Malux! Steen & Ström has chosen Malux Sweden AB as their supplier within emergency lighting. -The system installed will be the central monitoring system and serve as a backup security centre for the shopping malls many visitors, says Agne Zakrisson (Technical Sales Manager Lighting at Malux).

Malux is specialized in emergency lighting products and emergency lighting systems. Steen & Ström chose the ZB-S emergency lighting system (individually monitored) combined with emergency lightings from the GuideLed-serie because of its technical features, design and sustainability. The Emporia project is a result of years of planning and design. We have delivered a reliable and profitable safety system for the Emporia Shopping Mall, says Agne Zakrisson.

3.7 million people are estimated to have access to Emporia within 45 minutes travel. Steen & Strøm, the company behind Emporia, also works with 44 other shopping malls in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and is without doubt Scandinavia's leading developer of shopping malls. Architecture, retail supply and interior will be different and inspiring.

Designers of the project is Wingårdh Architects. They were nominated in a competition that Steen & Ström arranged in order to find the best designer for the job. Emporia is supposed to be Scandinavia's premier shopping center, with three floors, over 200 shops and an area of ​​approximately 93,000 square feet. Emporia is scheduled for completion in late 2012.

 

The new GuideLed CGLine emergency lightings!

The new GuideLed CGLine emergency lightings! Malux is launching a serie of emergency lighting products in Northern Europe. GuideLed is an environmentally friendly alternative for emergency lighting. The new lithium-ion batteries are completely free of toxic heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, says Håkan Lundström (Sales Manager Lighting at Malux). 

Less energy is consumed! The new batteries means that it takes less energy to recharge. In combination with the efficient LED technology with 3-chip, the power consumption of a GuideLed emergency lighting takes up to 60% less energy than for comparable independent luminaires with fluorescent lamps, says Håkan Lundström.

GuideLed has a snap holder for easy battery replacement! In order to simplify parts management in the GuideLed CGLine serie, there are two batteries with snap holders. One for the reference lighting and one for the emergency lighting.

Saving costs! Improved handling of spare parts for reduced maintenance costs is important for us that works with emergency lighting systems. Malux is in the forefront of the introduction of the future of emergency lighting in Northern Europe.

Long distance! GuideLed emergency lightings are available for wall or ceiling mounting, both recessed and surface mounted. The asymmetric version can handle up to 29.8 m between the luminaires at a mounting height of 8.5 m and the symmetric version can handle 12.5 meters at a mounting height of 4 meters. -This means fewer luminaires, giving shorter assembly time and easier maintenance work, says Håkan Lundström.