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Energy Saving Bollards

“This is a game changer. Access Fixtures customers can save energy now and reduce their energy use even more in the future too by just changing the lamp, all at minimal cost and without using an electrician.”

Access Fixtures is introducing light Bollards with a medium socket or GU24 base. The new socket and base choices increase Access Fixtures customers’ ability to utilize the latest environmentally friendly energy saving lamp technology available. Choosing a medium socket or GU24 base makes the light bollard forward retrofittable. As better performance compact fluorescent lamps and higher lumen output LED lamps become available, customers can just by screwing in or twist locking in the newer technology product.

“This addition to medium socket and GU24 base options to our bollard product line enables Access Fixtures clients to use the best compact fluorescent products now and to upgrade to LED technology as the cost drops and performance increases,” said Lighting Specialist Nathaniel Cobb. “This is a game changer. Access Fixtures customers can save energy now and reduce their energy use even more in the future too by just changing the lamp, all at minimal cost and without using an electrician.”

An ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) will save about $30 over its lifetime and pay for itself in about 6 months v. incandescent technology. A CFL uses 75 percent less energy and lasts about 10 times longer than an incandescent bulb. LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are also available too. There are LED lamps that can fit into a medium socket and last as long as 50,000 hours before needing to be replaced. LEDs may save over $178.50 in electricity over the LED life.

Access Fixtures supplies bollards to clients including major hotel chains, college campuses, health care facilities, housing complexes and churches throughout the country, providing the styles that meet customers’ requirements for illuminating paths, walkways and landscaping. Access Fixture bollards are manufactured out of tough extruded aluminum are finished with a premium powder coat over a chromate conversion coating. Finishes range from standard bronze, black or white to any custom color. Access Fixtures light bollard offering enables all architects, interior designers, lighting specifiers, electrical contractors and facility managers to have superior selection of custom track lighting with easy online ordering and quick delivery all at a great price.