General Mills has completed a full-site upgrade to enLighten Australia’s enLink monitored emergency lighting solution—transforming compliance, safety, and maintenance through remote monitoring, automated testing, and advanced mesh technology.
Project Overview
General Mills, a global food manufacturer, required a full-site retrofit of their emergency lighting system. The facility’s existing emergency lighting was replaced with enLighten Australia’s enLink monitored emergency lighting solution, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and remote monitoring capabilities.
Scope of Work
The upgrade covered all emergency lighting across the site, including offices, amenities, warehouses, cold storage, production areas, loading docks, plant rooms, and the roof space. The signal reached all of these areas despite the facility’s thick insulated walls. In total, 362 lights were connected to the enLink system.
Project Results
The enLink system allows General Mills to monitor emergency lighting performance by automating testing and generating reports, eliminating the need for manual inspections. Key benefits include:
✅ Reduced Maintenance Costs – Remote monitoring eliminates labour-intensive manual testing.
✅ Minimised Operational Disruptions – Automated testing eliminates the disruption and downtime typically associated with mandatory emergency light inspections.
✅ Improved Compliance – The enLink system performs continuous testing and generates monthly reports, giving site managers confidence in system functionality. Instant notifications alert them to any faults, ensuring quick response times. The reporting also provides a complete catalogue of the emergency lighting system, eliminating gaps in data and removing the delays associated with traditional six-monthly manual testing.
✅ Energy Efficiency & Sustainability – LED technology and motion sensors in maintained emergency lights, reduce power consumption, ease the load on batteries, and extend product lifespan.
✅ Reliability of Wireless mesh - The facility’s thick insulated walls posed no issues for wireless communication between enLink fittings. enLighten worked closely with the installation team to ensure the enLink mesh technology optimised communication paths, maintaining reliable connectivity without altering the location of emergency lights.
Why General Mills Chose enLighten
General Mills is a leading global manufacturer of consumer food brands, committed to operational excellence and sustainability. Their investment in enLink monitored emergency lighting supports their goals of improving efficiency, safety, and compliance across their Australian operations.
Following a successful LED lighting upgrade with enLighten and Centech Group two years ago, General Mills was impressed by the product quality, process efficiency, and customer service. This positive experience led them to choose enLink for their emergency lighting upgrade, confident in enLighten’s expertise and technology.
Testimonial
Reliable, Efficient, and Future-Ready
"We’ve used enLighten lights before, and their reliability and built-in sensors have significantly reduced our energy costs. The enLink system stood out for its simplicity and security—no direct site access needed, thanks to its SIM card integration. Plus, upgrading existing enLighten lights to enLink was seamless. With competitive pricing and an easy installation process, enLighten continues to be our go-to for energy-efficient lighting solutions." — Samuel, General Mills
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