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Outdoor Sports Lighting
Thorn has products to match the need of the smallest or largest of outdoor sporting venues, including floodlights, and emergency lighting, making sure that any sporting facility is correctly lit. Thorn can provide the equipment and skill to design the best lighting for you whether you need it for a single tennis court or a complete Olympic complex. Our experience of lighting outdoor sporting venues includes some of the biggest names in sport across the globe, and carries the reputation of understanding the concerns that are needed when providing lighting for sports facilities.
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PGE Arena, Gdańsk
PGE Arena achieve the treble for Euro 2012 Championships!
Forty two thousand fans – and millions of colour TV (CTV) viewers – will enjoy brighter soccer during the UEFA European Football Championships next year.
PGE Arena achieve the treble for Euro 2012 Championships!
Forty two thousand fans – and millions of colour TV (CTV) viewers – will enjoy brighter soccer during the UEFA European Football Championships next year.
AAMI Stadium, Melbourne
Looking for all the world like a series of giant bubbles, this geodesic domed structure (called AAMI Park) is Melbourne’s premier rectangular pitch stadium.
Looking for all the world like a series of giant bubbles, this geodesic domed structure (called AAMI Park) is Melbourne’s premier rectangular pitch stadium.
Holmenkollen Ski Arena
Thorn lights the way across Holmenkollen’s cross-country trails
The new cross-country trails at Holmenkollen Ski Arena show how good lighting technology combines with modern and functional design to create a durable and energy efficient solution that blends effortlessly into the natural environment.
Thorn lights the way across Holmenkollen’s cross-country trails
The new cross-country trails at Holmenkollen Ski Arena show how good lighting technology combines with modern and functional design to create a durable and energy efficient solution that blends effortlessly into the natural environment.
Türk Telekom Arena
Thorn chosen for stadium in Turkey
Seating 52,650 people, the Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul is one of the finest multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey. It is the new home ground for soccer club Galatasaray S.K. , replacing the old Ali Sami Yen Stadium. The games, which cover a range of competition levels, are televised in HD and also need to fully satisfy UEFA criteria for hosting the European Football Championship in 2016.
Thorn chosen for stadium in Turkey
Seating 52,650 people, the Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul is one of the finest multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey. It is the new home ground for soccer club Galatasaray S.K. , replacing the old Ali Sami Yen Stadium. The games, which cover a range of competition levels, are televised in HD and also need to fully satisfy UEFA criteria for hosting the European Football Championship in 2016.
Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval brightens up
In Hobart, Tasmania, Australia bad light never stops play at the Bellerive Oval – thanks to Thorn. Nearly 500 floodlights have been installed at the ground allowing for cricket and Aussie Rules football to become regular evening attractions.
Bellerive Oval brightens up
In Hobart, Tasmania, Australia bad light never stops play at the Bellerive Oval – thanks to Thorn. Nearly 500 floodlights have been installed at the ground allowing for cricket and Aussie Rules football to become regular evening attractions.
Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium
Turkish delight: Thorn lights Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium
Seating 32,864 people, the new Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri, just a short drive away from the capital Ankara, is one of the finest in Turkey. The stadium choose Thorn floodlighting to illuminate its matches, including the 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Turkey and Estonia on the 5th September.
Turkish delight: Thorn lights Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium
Seating 32,864 people, the new Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri, just a short drive away from the capital Ankara, is one of the finest in Turkey. The stadium choose Thorn floodlighting to illuminate its matches, including the 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Turkey and Estonia on the 5th September.
Parc y Scarlets
Mundials light Wales' newest sports stadium
“One of the finest bespoke rugby stadia in Europe”: The Scarlets’ claim can really be appreciated when seeing the magnificent stands, hospitality and training facilities at the team’s new Parc y Scarlets ground in Llanelli, recently lit with Thorn products.
Mundials light Wales' newest sports stadium
“One of the finest bespoke rugby stadia in Europe”: The Scarlets’ claim can really be appreciated when seeing the magnificent stands, hospitality and training facilities at the team’s new Parc y Scarlets ground in Llanelli, recently lit with Thorn products.
Eden Stadium
Mundial for Czech Stadium
Thanks to a seven-year reconstruction project the Eden Stadium in Prague - home to current champions SK Slavia Praha and the national team - is now the finest football arena in the Czech Republic. The new lighting system uses 148 - 2kW metal halide Mundial floodlights giving excellent viewing conditions for the players on the field, the 21,000 spectators on the sidelines and many more watching on TV.
Mundial for Czech Stadium
Thanks to a seven-year reconstruction project the Eden Stadium in Prague - home to current champions SK Slavia Praha and the national team - is now the finest football arena in the Czech Republic. The new lighting system uses 148 - 2kW metal halide Mundial floodlights giving excellent viewing conditions for the players on the field, the 21,000 spectators on the sidelines and many more watching on TV.
Good neighbours
By working closely together, the Queensland Government, contractors Stowe Electrical and Thorn were able to deliver the Skilled Park Stadium on Australia's Gold Coast in time for the start of the 2008 National Rugby League season.
By working closely together, the Queensland Government, contractors Stowe Electrical and Thorn were able to deliver the Skilled Park Stadium on Australia's Gold Coast in time for the start of the 2008 National Rugby League season.
Thorn wins Good Lighting Award
When the Ventnor Tennis Club chose Thorn sports lighting for their picturesque playing courts on the Isle of Wight, they made a choice that helped them win a good lighting award.
When the Ventnor Tennis Club chose Thorn sports lighting for their picturesque playing courts on the Isle of Wight, they made a choice that helped them win a good lighting award.
Mount St Mary's
Champion lights athletics showpiece
When Mount St Mary's College chose Champion floodlights for their Grade 1 Athletics Stadium, they made a choice that helped them gain selection as an official London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Facility.
Champion lights athletics showpiece
When Mount St Mary's College chose Champion floodlights for their Grade 1 Athletics Stadium, they made a choice that helped them gain selection as an official London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Facility.
Ďolíček Stadium
Kangaroos play at night
With the ageing Ďolíček stadium in Prague failing to meet the Czech football association’s standards that teams to have all-seater stadiums with floodlighting, drastic action was required.
Kangaroos play at night
With the ageing Ďolíček stadium in Prague failing to meet the Czech football association’s standards that teams to have all-seater stadiums with floodlighting, drastic action was required.
IBU Biathlon World Championships, Östersund
"White" nights in Sweden
Östersund, Sweden's world-renowned winter sports capital, chooses Thorn to floodlight its new facilities for the 42nd IBU Biathlon World Championships (February 8-17).
"White" nights in Sweden
Östersund, Sweden's world-renowned winter sports capital, chooses Thorn to floodlight its new facilities for the 42nd IBU Biathlon World Championships (February 8-17).
Stadium Municipal
Thorn on the ball
At a time when rugby fever is in everyone’s mind, with the Rugby World Cup 2007 being hosted in France during September and October, more and more of Europe’s top clubs - and a number further afield - are switching to Thorn’s Mundial floodlights.
Thorn on the ball
At a time when rugby fever is in everyone’s mind, with the Rugby World Cup 2007 being hosted in France during September and October, more and more of Europe’s top clubs - and a number further afield - are switching to Thorn’s Mundial floodlights.
Grosbois Trotting Facilities
A racing certainty
One of France’s leading racehorse training establishments, Grosbois near Paris, now has an illuminated track lit exclusively by Thorn EP145 lanterns on Diabolo columns.
A racing certainty
One of France’s leading racehorse training establishments, Grosbois near Paris, now has an illuminated track lit exclusively by Thorn EP145 lanterns on Diabolo columns.
Dolphin Stadium
Thorn scores a touchdown in Miami
When Indianapolis beat Chicago 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI in Miami in February 2007 it was under Thorn lights.
Thorn scores a touchdown in Miami
When Indianapolis beat Chicago 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI in Miami in February 2007 it was under Thorn lights.
Parken
Mundial beams in on Parken
As digital TV technology with its ever increasing demands for close-up photography becomes commonplace in sports stadiums, many users find they are having problems with the original lighting system.
Mundial beams in on Parken
As digital TV technology with its ever increasing demands for close-up photography becomes commonplace in sports stadiums, many users find they are having problems with the original lighting system.
Croke Park
A bright future for Croke Park
Around 460 Mundial floodlights now light the fourth largest stadium in Europe, Croke Park in Dublin, following its recent redevelopment.
A bright future for Croke Park
Around 460 Mundial floodlights now light the fourth largest stadium in Europe, Croke Park in Dublin, following its recent redevelopment.
Due Pini Stadium
Scoring for the environment
The floodlighting system installed at the multi-purpose Due Pini Stadium in Salo, northern Italy, is both functional and community-focused.
Scoring for the environment
The floodlighting system installed at the multi-purpose Due Pini Stadium in Salo, northern Italy, is both functional and community-focused.
Malmö Stadium
Thorn service on the ball
Thorn achieves high performance (to UEFA standards) as well as restriction of stray light and limitation of glare for Malmö Stadium, home to Malmö FF, Sweden’s most successful football club.
Thorn service on the ball
Thorn achieves high performance (to UEFA standards) as well as restriction of stray light and limitation of glare for Malmö Stadium, home to Malmö FF, Sweden’s most successful football club.
Ricoh Arena
Ricoh Rocks thanks to Thorn
One hundred and twenty Mundial floodlights, housing 2kW linear metal halide lamps have been installed along the roof line of the £113m Ricoh Arena complex, home to Coventry City Football Club.
Ricoh Rocks thanks to Thorn
One hundred and twenty Mundial floodlights, housing 2kW linear metal halide lamps have been installed along the roof line of the £113m Ricoh Arena complex, home to Coventry City Football Club.
Wildkogel Ski Arena
Light in the fast lane
With increased leisure creating greater demand for existing sports facilities, participating hours may be easily extended at the Wildkogel ski arena in Austria, by floodlighting its 14km toboggan run.
Light in the fast lane
With increased leisure creating greater demand for existing sports facilities, participating hours may be easily extended at the Wildkogel ski arena in Austria, by floodlighting its 14km toboggan run.