Brandon Industries

Environmentally Friendly HID Lighting

There’s going to be no shortage of environmental problems for us to face in the coming years, and therefore no shortage of environmental legislation attempting to deal with them. We’re proactive at Brandon Industries, both to maintain a sustainable future for our Dallas-area communities, and also so you won’t have to replace commercial streetscape equipment every time a new product hits the market or a new environmental legislation hits the books.

The Energy Independence Act of 2007 embodies just this. The law restricts the use of probe start ballasts for metal halide luminaires. Beginning last January, all 150W-500W metal halide luminaires were required to contain pulse start ballasts that met an 88 percent efficiency standard. Retrofitting existing probe start ballasts wasn’t required, but finding replace probe start lamps in the future is uncertain. So we’re jumping ahead of the game, and making compliant pulse start metal halide fixtures available now.

Our Pulse Start ballasts feature:

• 50 percent longer lamp life, compared to traditional metal halide lamps.
• 33 percent more lumen maintenance.
• Better cold starting capability, and shorter warm-up times.
• Faster re-strike capability.

In other words, it’s eco-friendly efficiency lighting that doesn’t sacrifice performance.

High Intensity Environmentalism

Our High Intensity Discharge Lighting products stack up to stringent environmental standards in several other ways. The lights — arc types developed for outdoor and industrial applications — boast long lives, reduced maintenance costs, and high energy efficiency.

This means:

Concerning lamplife: Up to 1,000 hours of life (i.e. before replacement) for incandescent lights, 10,000 hours for metal halide lights, and 24,000 hours for high pressure sodium lights.

Concerning efficacy: Up to 20 lumens per watt (LPW) for incandescent lights (higher = more efficient), 90 LPW for metal halide lights, and 120 LPW for high pressure sodium lights.

Contact our Streetscape experts for more information.

Courtyard Lighting by Brandon Industries

At Brandon Industries, we design and install custom streetscapes for towns and neighborhoods with a larger idea in mind. So how, exactly, do these courtyard lighting fixtures enhance landscape designs—and boost overall livability of your neighborhood?

Here are three ways:

– Building Consistent and Unique Personality

It’s all about character and identity. Featuring distinct, dynamic styles, our antique reproduction lightening systems provide a sense of coherency to our streetscapes. On a large, neighborhood-wide scale, this simply matters. Visual “togetherness” gives neighborhoods a sense of home and place, and reveal a commitment to thorough and thoughtful planning.

Our extensive catalog of outdoor lighting fixtures makes it easy for neighborhoods to mix and match luminaries, lamp poles and bases, providing both cohesion and variety, and making it easy for residents to stick within the theme on their own properties.

– Maintaining Cohesion for Historic Areas

This sense of congruency matters even more for older neighborhoods. Our antique reproduction lighting allows neighborhoods to install modern, effective lighting schemes without distracting from the historic feel of the surrounding houses, parks and buildings.

There’s nothing worse for historic than modern touches stick out like sore, poorly-planned thumbs (we’re talking to you, satellite dishes). Contact us if you’re looking to modernize your neighborhood without undermining its charm. We’ll show you how.

– Boosting Safety

Effective street and yard lighting both deters crime and improves traffic safety—but there’s no reason to drown your yard in flood lights. Our antique reproduction luminaires effectively provide that extra element of safety to your property, and make it easy for police and neighbors to spot illegal activity—without turning your yard into an eyesore.

Let our Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex-area award-winning streetscape experts help you.

Award Winning Residential Lighting

Brandon Industries has been selected for the 2009 Best of McKinney Award in the Residential Lighting Fixtures category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that have achieved exceptional success in various categories in their local community, like Brandon Industries residential lighting fixtures in McKinney, Texas.

The businesses chosen to receive awards are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Brandon Industries is exceptionally proud to be recognized for their unique products and services.

You can find Brandon Industries antique reproduction lighting systems in residential neighborhoods throughout the country as well as in downtown and municipal restoration projects, amusement parks, country clubs, and parking lots. Our engineers combine casting methods of yesteryear with modern technology to produce commercial aluminum lamp posts and lamppost bases with lasting beauty. Rustproof, extremely durable and easy to install, our cast-aluminum parts have a polyester powder coat finish to provide years of low-maintenance service while combining our decorative old world style with energy-efficient lighting systems.