Nottingham Forest Football Club
Project location: Nottingham
Project Background Brief:
After a 23-year wait, the 2022/23 season saw Nottingham Forest finally return to the Premier League. The reds regained their status via the 2021/22 Championship playoffs, where they beat Huddersfield Town in a Wembley final.
Premier League lighting requirements are twice those of the EFL Championship in terms of horizontal illuminance, and they also introduce a requirement for vertical illuminance to ensure the best broadcast quality for high-definition television, meaning Forest needed to upgrade.
The reds had been considering LED Floodlights at the City Ground in Nottingham for a few years, due to higher performance lighting quality and energy-efficiency benefits, but with Premier League lighting regulations requiring over twice the level of light, promotion to the Premier League was the Reds green light for LED.
Nottingham Forest had chosen Musco Lighting, as their preferred product option for the City Ground Upgrade, with Powerplus Group appointed for the installation works. The project was completed in Q1 2023.
To achieve this, Powerplus Group installed Musco’s TLC for LED® system, removing the existing metal halide floodlights that had been in place for many years. Additionally, all supply cabling was replaced and upgraded for the new floodlight system, as were new three phase distribution boards. The installation also provided the club the opportunity to add lighting controls designed to enhance light shows for optimum spectator engagement.
“Nottingham Forest have achieved something tremendous in their promotion to the Premier League, and there is no better way to celebrate than with a stadium upgrade that will enhance the game night experience for their supporters,” said Musco Sales Manager Derek Field. “Musco was pleased to partner with Powerplus Group to bring this project to life.”
Lewis Quayle at Powerplus Group said: “When the opportunity came up to join forces with our friends at Musco to complete a full LED lighting installation, we were incredibly excited. Nottingham Forest Football Club had been considering LED floodlights at City Ground for a few years, and the Reds’ promotion to the Premier League was their green light for LED.”
