Raytec, the global leader in the design and manufacture of LED lighting systems for both CCTV, and general lighting applications, confirmed a major distribution agreement with Harco at the beginning of 2010. Since then, Harco Group, video solutions specialists, have deployed Raytec illuminators at a number of high security sites including government and police facilities, industrial buildings, shopping centres as well as private security buildings and villas.

The adoption of LED lighting technology has followed successful trials by Harco showing the importance of good illumination and the advantages of using Raytec LED technology.

Raytec's high performance, low energy LED illuminators deliver an operational life in excess of 10 years, low running costs and zero-maintenance. Not only to Raytec LED illuminators deliver significant energy and cost saving benefits compared to traditional lighting solutions, but they also allow surveillance systems to deliver high quality images during the hours of darkness. Raytec illuminators also feature the unique Adaptive Illumination which allows the angle of illumination to be tailored on site to match specific surveillance requirements, anywhere from 10-180°.

"The key issues that are encountered at sites in the Middle East are high temperature variations, dust, sand blasting, and the challenge to deliver excellent night time images in such harsh conditions", says Steven Carrell, Sales Executive at Raytec.

"The advanced 'Cool Running™ thermal management system' integrated into all Raytec products, draws heat away from the LEDs and shields them from abnormal stress. As a result of our engineering know-how,

Raytec LED illuminators are currently delivering outstanding performance in a wide range of challenging locations around the world from the Arctic Circle to the Tropics."

"We have managed to secure some of the most prestigious projects in the region, with Raytec illuminators" confirms Roger Ghostine, Regional Business Development Director, MENA at Harco Group.

"With a demanding CCTV market like the Middle-East, it is important for us to deliver the latest innovations. With both Infra-Red and White-Light ranges, Raytec is allowing us to give our customers the best solution for any application."