Garden Park Golf Links

“Rodger knew what he wanted –he’s been trying to do this for 10 years –but finding the right supplier and contractor to help him was difficult,” Joe says. “In our case, we have a can-do attitude, and we knew that the right products and equipment had to be out there. We put a lot of time and effort into research and design and getting the system up and running and approved for the trial.”

“The main challenge was sourcing the right equipment,” Joe adds. “As a light source, LEDS are fairly new, and there are not many good quality floodlights around.”
To make the lights economical to run and to reduce greenhouse emissions, the LEDs are powered by individual solar collectors which are fixed to the top of each pole. As well as generating energy from the sun, the collectors shield the lights and reduce their impact on nearby residents.

“We are the first golf course with LED lights, and the first with solar powered lights –as part of our trial to light the firsthole –thanks to the technology that Joe has found and the plans he put together,” Rodger says. “Although this is something we’ve looked at before, we didn’t proceed because LEDs only became available three years ago, and a solar solution wouldn’t have been efficient with the older style lights, but Joe has taken the project forward at a rate of knots.

“IDAT has the ability, knowledge and foresight to take on a project like this,” Rodger adds. “Joe is fantastic because he is able to plan and install LED and solar lighting systems, both of which are all-new technologies. He is one of just a few people that are already doing so.”