Lights at police centre to cost 'disturbing' £500k to replace
The replacement of the lighting system at Dyfed-Powys Police's strategic centre will cost over £500,000, which has raised concerns among officials. The new system will include LED lights with energy-saving technology, replacing an outdated system that is difficult to maintain. Despite the high cost, the police crime commissioner stated that the project was approved within governance frameworks.
- ▪The new lighting system will cost £555,576 to replace the outdated one.
- ▪Architects have indicated that parts for the old lighting system are no longer available.
- ▪The project aims to modernize the facility with energy-efficient LED lighting and controls.
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Lights at police centre to cost 'disturbing' £500k to replace14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRichard YouleLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesThe new lighting system will replace one that architects say is outdatedChanging the lights at a police building will cost more than £500,000 – a figure described at a meeting as "strikingly large".The new lighting system at Dyfed-Powys Police's strategic centre at Llangunnor, near Carmarthen, will replace one that architects have said is outdated and for which parts are unavailable.The new contract includes LED lighting and controls that have heat-mapping technology, meaning they can be dimmed to save energy, and replacing external lights.Panel vice chairman Keith Evans said he was "a bit disturbed by the cost", but police…
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