Unisync LED Retrofit Case Study
An LED Lighting Upgrade for Canada's Largest Corporate Apparel Distributor.
Think Green Solutions upgraded Unisync Group's Ontario facility to LED, cutting monthly lighting costs from $4,971 to $1,307, a $3,664 monthly saving.
Client Overview
Unisync Group is, in the words of David Fralick, Vice President, Distribution, “Canada's largest corporate apparel distributor”: a full project management company that works with leading national brands across the country. Think Green Solutions upgraded the lighting at its Ontario facility to LED. In the project video below, David Fralick, Leah Gordon (Embroidery Supervisor), Sharon Steinberg (Distribution) and Brian Simpson (Warehouse Manager) talk about the upgrade and what it changed.
The Challenge
Unisync's facility combines a sewing and embroidery production floor with a large warehouse and distribution operation. When David Fralick, Vice President, Distribution, looked at the project, he had three goals.
The Same Lights for Years
As Leah Gordon, Embroidery Supervisor, puts it, “we've always had the same lights before.”
Cost Savings
Goal one: cost savings on the existing lighting.
Staff Productivity
Goal two: a better environment for staff productivity.
Green Savings
Goal three: green savings that would keep Unisync ahead of the trend in its industry.
Hear From the Unisync Team on Their LED Upgrade
Why Unisync Chose Think Green Solutions
Think Green came in with an engineered solution, and the installation never got in the way of production.
The Homework Was Done
Think Green did all the homework on the energy savings, the cost savings and the return on investment.
Easy to Approve
That made it easy for David to take the project to Unisync's executives and get it approved.
One Area at a Time
The crew worked one area at a time, so staff always knew where they would be.
A Professional Crew
As Brian Simpson, Warehouse Manager, puts it, “they were very professional, very efficient, and it's almost like you had to remind yourself that they were in the building.”
The Results
The upgrade cut Unisync's monthly lighting costs from $4,971 to $1,307, and the staff on the floor noticed the difference right away.
$3,664 a Month in Savings
Monthly lighting costs fell from $4,971 with the old lighting to $1,307 with Think Green lighting, a saving of $3,664 a month.
A Much Brighter Floor
“When they actually changed them, I was really impressed with how bright it became,” says Leah Gordon, Embroidery Supervisor.
No Heat Break All Summer
Leah's department ran so much cooler that it was the first summer in a long time without a heat break.
Less Eye Strain
Sharon Steinberg, Distribution, is in front of a computer screen all day, reading letters that are “teeny tiny.” The better lighting “decreased my eye strain immensely,” and the little bits of pain she used to get through the day have stopped.
Cost and Environmental Benefits
The Unisync team's advice to other companies: “go for it. The cost benefits are amazing, the environmental benefits are amazing, and it really, really does impact the workers.”
An Engineered Solution
Client Testimonial
It was very comforting that they came in with an engineered solution, did all the homework to provide the energy savings, the cost savings, the return on investment, and it made it very, very easy for me to go to my executives to get approval to implement this.
Vice President, Distribution, Unisync Group
Why Think Green Solutions
To find out what an upgrade could save at your facility, book a free lighting energy audit, see our warehouse high bay LED lighting or explore our LED retrofit projects and solutions.
Over $75M in Retrofit Projects
Think Green Solutions has completed over $75M in LED retrofit projects.
Over $15M in Incentives
Over $15M in incentives delivered to clients in Canada.
16+ Years, Under 5% Failure
Its longest-running projects are more than 16 years old, with a failure rate under 5%.
Free Lighting Energy Audit
A free lighting energy audit shows what an upgrade could save before you commit.
