LPA will be at the UK Light Rail Conference on 23 & 24 July ’19, Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.
Come along to stand P where we will be demonstrating our cost efficient rail compliant products for light rail. These include T8/T5 LED tubes and 2G11/2D LED lamps.
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Meet LPA Connection Systems at Rolling Stock Networking on 11 July ’19.
Register to attend free at www.rsnevents.co.uk
Offering connectivity solutions with power, data and control capabilities. Rugged and demanding applications; Ingress Protection Standards up to IP66 to BS EN 60529.
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We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Professional Lighting Summit in Newcastle next week (12 & 13 June ’19).
Come along to stand 24 and find out about our high reliability LED lighting systems for industrial, rail and infrastructure applications.
For more information on the Summit click here
We are very pleased to present another one in our series of product and technology overviews.
This one focuses on LPA’s Smart Lighting System for rail rolling stock.
LPA Lighting Systems are very pleased to present the first one of a series of product and technology overviews we will be doing over the next few months.This time we are focusing on our Rail Compliant LED tubes.
We are very proud to announce that CLERPREM S.p.a, seat designer and manufacturer has selected LPA Lighting Systems for TGV Duplex refurbishment project.
Our scope of supply includes power supply units, reading lights, USB chargers, ambient lights and inter connection looms. Deliveries will start later this year, until 2021.
TGV Duplex is a French double decker very high-speed rolling stock, manufactured by Alstom and operated by the French national railway company SNCF.
LPA Group are exhibiting at Railtex ’19, 14-16 May ’19.
Find us on Stand G30.
To register for the event click here
To book a meeting with our sales team contact us on enquiries@lpa-group.com
We look forward to seeing you there!
We will be showcasing our latest range of rail products:
LPA product innovations include:
For more info: enquiries@lpa-group.com
Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30 September 2018
LPA Group plc (“LPA” or the “Group”), the high reliability LED lighting and electro-mechanical system manufacturer and distributor, announces record results for the year ended 30 September 2018 and record orders in the first quarter.
Preliminary results key points:
KEY POINTS • Sales up £5.50m (24.5%) at £27.98m (2017: £22.48m) • Operating profit before exceptional items up 18.4% at £2.24m (2017: £1.90m) • Exceptional and non-underlying items (cost) £175,000 (2017: (gain) £73,000) • Profit before tax up 5.7% at £2.02m (2017: £1.91m) • Basic earnings per share amounted to 14.34p (2017: 14.40p) • Final dividend increased 9% to 1.80p (2017: 1.65p), total for the year 2.90p (2017: 2.70p) • Gearing reduced to 15.5% (2017: 25.7%) • Order entry amounted to £20.2m (2017: £26.1m) • Order book amounted to £13.8m (2017: £21.6m) • Continued investments in automation and productivity throughout the year
Peter Pollock – Chairman commented:
“The 2018 financial year proved exceptional, delivering a third successive year of record sales and profits, exceeding expectations.
As expected, order entry fell back relative to the very high levels achieved in 2017, reflecting the fluctuating demands of our markets, but were nevertheless very high in historical terms and the fifth highest on record.
As previously reported, some major rail projects, including CrossRail, have been delayed and as a consequence the current year has started quietly, reflecting the lower current demand, which is expected to pick up substantially as the year progresses.
Happily, orders entered in the first quarter have been a new record at over £9m, exceeding order entry for the first half of last year and under pinning progress in the medium term. Contract orders include Central and Waterloo & City lines lighting refurbishment with LUL, £4.7m including a further support contract; £670k lighting for Doha Metro extension through Kinki Sharyo and £1.4m bespoke electro-mechanical underframe structures for a major UK rail OEM.
After a slow start the year as a whole should be satisfactory.”
We are pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at Inter Airport South East Asia Exhibition (27 February – 1 March ’19).
Visit us at Booth G80 and discover our range of Aircraft Ground Power Products including 400hz and 28V DC Aircraft Sockets and Plugs, Crocodile Cable Carriers and Cable Harnesses.
To book an appointment with our Sales Team contact us at sales@lpa-connect.com
It is impossible to know the exact trading conditions we will be faced come 29th March 2019. However, LPA Group has considered what it deems to be the crucial areas and gives its position as follows.
Export
With more than 100 years’ experience of importing and exporting to over 50 countries, LPA Group is well versed with World Trade Organisation rules and all other aspects of international trade. Should a hard Brexit prevail, this will present trading conditions no worse than currently experienced when exporting to any country outside of the EU.
Import
LPA suppliers are based throughout the world and have significant experience of international trade. The situation is under continuous review and actions are being applied where necessary. For example, we are stocking up on key components to counter any shortages that may occur within the supply chain.
Employees
LPA has a small number of EU nationals within its workforce and, as such, we are in communication with these employees to ensure that they are supported with their continuing right to work within the UK.
Brexit is being monitored and considered at every level of the LPA organisation and all practical precautions are being taken. Should you have any further questions, then please do not hesitate to ask via your normal LPA Group contact.
14th December 2018
LPA Lighting Systems is proud to share the news of its latest ISO 9001:2015 certification.
LPA Lighting Systems’s certification upgrade from ISO 9001:2008 to the latest ISO 9001:2015 demonstrates our commitment toward continuous quality system improvement.
Click here for full certificate.
LPA Lighting Systems, part of the LPA Group PLC, are delighted to announce that we have been selected by LUL (subject to contract) for the Central line and Waterloo & City line rolling stock interior Saloon LED Lighting supply scope.
LPA Lighting Systems, part of the LPA Group PLC, are delighted to announce that we have been selected by Stadler for the design and manufacture of Merseyrail rolling stock interior LED lighting including driver’s cab, saloon and vestibule area, door status indicator lights and step lights. All the scope of supply will be fully designed and manufactured from our UK factory in Normanton, West Yorkshire.
The LPA Group companies will be joining forces again this year to exhibit at InnoTrans – the leading international trade fair for transport technology. Again this year, we will be part of the British Pavillion in Hall 2.2 and show our expertise on stand #206J
Greg Howell, Managing Director of LPA Connection Systems presented his experiences of LPA’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership program with the University of Essex to an interested audience of over 300 delegates at the RIA Technology and Innovations Conference earlier this year.
An ambitious project is underway to provide high-speed rail communication systems which will help create the UK’s first ‘smart’ train to meet the needs of future rail passengers and operators.
The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex is working with Saffron Walden-based LPA Connection Systems after securing significant funding from Innovate UK – the UK’s innovation agency…
The 36 month collaboration will look to improve ‘train-to-shore’ communication speeds using cutting-edge wireless technology.
LPA Connection Systems is a leading UK innovator in the sector and has ambitious plans to develop systems to support the UK’s first smart train. Managing Director Greg Howell said: “We are looking to deliver very high speed internet for passengers and at the same time want to ensure trains in the future are equipped to exploit the developing ‘Internet of Things’ – enabling different technologies to easily communicate with each other.
“This will allow personal technology, such as smart phones, to connect with other systems on the train. This will improve the train user’s experience as the underpinning technology we are developing will support exciting innovations such as ticketless boarding and real-time travel information and advertising.
“Passengers will also benefit from greater train reliability as train operators will be able to use remote control monitoring of onboard systems in order to detect any train systems that are degrading and inform maintenance teams so that they can plan preventative maintenance before a system fails.”
LPA provides electro-mechanical solutions to improve reliability and reduce maintenance and life cycle costs for the rail, aviation, infrastructure, marine and industrial markets throughout the world.
The University of Essex is recognised as one of the leading UK universities for telecommunications and embedded systems research.
Telecommunications innovator Professor Stuart Walker from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering will lead the University’s contribution to the project and will be closely supported by Dr John Woods, a pioneer in embedded electronics.
The collaboration is being made possible through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) part-funded by Innovate UK. This will allow the recruitment of a high calibre telecommunications graduate to be based at LPA Connection Systems who will lead the project, work closely with Professor Walker and Dr Woods, and ensure successful exchange of knowledge and expertise between the two partners.
For further details on the KTP or to discuss any ideas for potential new projects, please contact our KTP Manager – Robert Walker – on r.walker@essex.ac.uk
At Seven Restaurant, Derby, DE24 8SQ, 9am to 5pm.
Drop in and discover the breadth and capabilities of our rail products across the LPA Group.