Food Factory lighting requires special Luminaires. Glass is forbidden as a breakage could contaminate food and machinery. Luminaires need to be dust and dirt tight and sometimes to be capable of being washed down.
The Luminaire used in Hilton Meats has the advantage of being dust and water tight, has an acrylic lens (which has passed a rupture test) and a protected lamp (nb. A Lamp which is not protected may break and burn through the lens). The control gear can be supplied as part of the Luminaire or can be remote (for easier access).
These advantages are in addition to the usual industrial lighting advantages including the high performance optics, the good uniformity at wide spacings, the long life lamps (usually 20,000 hours +) and the maintenance friendly gear.
Similar Food processing lighting Projects have been completed for Wessex Foods in Norfolk, ABP in Shropshire, AIBP in Louth, as well as numerous other Food processing companies including Nestle, Dairygold, Cadburys, Glanbia, Avent, etc.