Thorn Lighting, a UK-based lighting provider and a member of the Zumtobel Group, has announced that its luminaires were selected to light the newly constructed bridge which connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. The bridge is currently the longest sea bridge in the world and is scheduled to open soon in October.

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The bridge spans China’s Pearl River Delta and connects Hong Kong and Macau with Zhuhai on mainland, creating an easier access for the three areas. Thorn was one of the three suppliers providing lighting to the bridge with a contract of US$ 18.86 billion. Lighting products of Thorn will be installed on two of the artificial islands at the east and west of the crossing as well as the tunnel leading to the bridge from Hong Kong.

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According to Thron, the company has provided its Champion Pro LED fittings featuring high efficacy of 115lm/W, lifetime of 70,000 hours and low power consumption. The products have also succeeded in passing a 1000-hour salt-spray test, showing their ability to withstand the tough environment. Meanwhile the Hong Kong team secured the tunnel lighting contract using 6000 of Thorn’s GTLED Entry and GT58 luminaires with DALI drivers to light a one-kilometer tunnel.

Mr. Guo Wei, equipment manager of CCCC First Harbor Engineering said, “It was vital that we find the right partner to work with us on this large-scale and prestigious project. We had stringent technical demands and a challenging environment to deal with, and we needed a supplier who could support us and work closely with us. Zumtobel Group and Thorn have done a great job.”