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Al Saleh Mosque
Yemen's 'national wonder' lit by Thorn
'A national wonder...' That's how a leading Middle East website describes the newly built Al Saleh mosque in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. Thorn International Sales through its local distributor Al Zaghir, has played a major part in lighting the majestic building

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Vest Sports Centre
Danish stadium get TV friendly – thanks to Thorn
With a light level of 2,200 lux, the new fluorescent lighting satisfies ever more stringent colour television requirements and ensures even and shadow-free illumination with comfortable low glare conditions for Team Tvis-Holstebro players and spectators alike.  

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Cruz Control
Cruz: is a new range of technically advanced die-cast aluminium downlights, which gives class leading light outputs with great glare control. It offers an extensive choice of luminaires that combine low running costs with ease of installation, high performance with aesthetic design.

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Mater Dei Hospital
Flagship low energy hospital lit by Thorn
A marvellous example of hospital lighting at its best  - and using some of the most energy efficient lighting technology – was completed by Thorn and local agent, E. Calleja & Sons Ltd, recently in Malta.

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LightLinks gathers pace!
Thorn assist in the lighting development of Jericho
LightLinks, the urban lighting initiative devised by Thorn and LUCI is now fully underway, with the city of Jericho, on the West Bank, the first benefactor.

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Satys
Satys to transform the urban streetscape
The Satys series of design co-ordinated road lighting columns and brackets aims to help municipality planners and lighting engineers transform the urban streetscape.

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"CalcExpress" Lighting Calculator
CalcExpress Details [PDF/314KB]
CalcExpress is the new online tool that quickly allows you to calculate the number of indoor luminaires needed for a room, using the most up to date data from the Thorn Product Catalogue.

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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.

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DG One Leisure Complex
Thorn lights up swimming pool.
Built by Kier Northern, with electrical contracting by Haden Young of Glasgow, Thorn was commissioned early on to help design lighting for this £12.75m leisure complex.

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Aarhus University Hospital
Invincible Cleans Up
The first major installation of Invincible II luminaires has been completed in Denmark. The clean room luminiare was chosen by the Aarhus University Hospital in Skejby to light its new 5,000m² medico-legal department.

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Dolícek Stadium
Kangaroos play at night
With the ageing Dolícek 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.

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Wills Memorial Tower
Thorn lights up Bristol's skyline
Perched high above the city of Bristol, the Wills Memorial Tower - the centrepiece building of the University of Bristol - simply faded into darkness each night. Now, a new floodlighting scheme, made possible thanks to a £750,000 restoration project to return the tower to its original colour, has been supplied. And once again the Tower's high profile has been restored.

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Thorn lights Heathrow T5
Under the largest individual lighting contract it's ever had, Thorn has just lit the biggest freestanding building in the UK.

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A-Z Index by Product Name added to Electronic Catalogue
You can now get quick access to information about our products by using the 'Select Product Range’ drop-down menu in our Electronic Catalogue.

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Beijing Airport
New terminal lit with 70,000 luminaires
All airports rely on light. It is used to accentuate the architectural features of terminal buildings, provide relaxing, sustainable environments for passengers and staff and enables efficient management of baggage and cargo handling activities.

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Diffundi
Diffuse those costs with Diffundi
Thorn's good-looking, surface fluorescent luminaire is, like all luminaires in the company's LumExpress contractor range, outstanding in value.

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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).

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Piazza II
No ordinary bulkhead
If you are looking for exterior wall lights that deliver security, surround and accent illumination with a touch of style, then look no further than Thorn's redesigned Piazza.

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Civic
New Civic takes control
Thorn’s re-designed Civic lantern opens up a new world for municipalities and installers of street lighting. Apart from the essentials of good road lighting - high performance and durability - Civic now integrates sustainability and energy saving with quick and easy installation and operation.

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Showtime in Frankfurt
Thorn to showcase new-generation lighting ideas at Light + Building 2008
It's a show of force from Thorn at this year's Light + Building show – Frankfurt, April 6-11 – where Thorn has a real show-stopper stand (Hall 2 / B31) just brimming with the very best in fabulous, new lighting ideas! And, ideas that promote the PEC brand promise of performance, efficiency and comfort.

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Southwell Minster School
Southwell's "amazing looking school" lit by Thorn
Thorn, through its relationships with architects Penoyre & Prasad, consultants Buro Happold and electrical contractors, J.M. Morris, has played a major part in lighting the college, which specialises in Music and Humanities and shares its facilities with the local community outside of school hours.