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ROYAL BAFOKENG SPORTS COMPLEX appoints Thornton Group for lighting control  - system will be up & running by end October as the hotel is open for business from November

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Thornton Group has been appointed at more soccer stadiums for lighting control as part of the 2010 upgrade work taking place - ELLIS PARK , PETER MOGABE STADIUM , GABORONE STADIUM.
Also at Turfontein Race Course to start & monitor generators aswell as for lighting control

ROYAL BAFOKENG STADIUM SWITCHED ON THURSDAY 19TH March 2009

The Royal Bafokeng Stadium lighting is being controlled with Clipsal C-Bus & was switched on & handed over Thursday 19th
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Thornton Group has also been appointed at the Post Office building in Pretoria to install sensors to reduce energy consumption

We are currently working on a number of houses in very prestigious areas & estates. We have clients who are completely renovating houses in the Northcliff area & adding automation , security , sound & home theatres.

We also have clients who are choosing to purchase old homes in the Bryanston / Sandhurst areas & other mature, established suburbs. Then demolishing the old houses & building new ones which incorporate all we have to offer.

We are currently working at Xanadu Eco Estate at Hartebeesport Dam , Carlswold Lifestyle Estates , Midstream Estates, Blair Athol, Eagle Canyon, Zambezi Lifestyle Estate, Saddlebrook, Pinehaven Country Estate

Further afield we are working in the Nelspruit area at Shandon Estate & more recently in White River at Wild Fig Estate.

ABOUT THE THORNTON GROUP

Thornton Homes are specialists in energy management, home automation , commercial automation , Home Theatre & Sound. Also in the Project Management of all electrical installations & related services. In today's South Africa, it's not just the convenience of having almost anything in the home automated that is important, but also the cost savings that can be achieved through effective energy management, but also piece of mind in knowing that your home is properly secured with a top of the range security and CCTV surveillance. It is important that all these features integrate seamlessly and are user friendly

Thornton Homes procure only the best products available. Which in our opinion currently are Clipsal C-Bus automation, Clipsal Multi Room Audio, Minderpro/ Comfort Security, Paradox Security, Artcoustic & Sonos & Elan.
All our installers are qualified electricians and fully trained and conversant with the CLIPSAL C-Bus products and installation standards. We pride ourselves on our extensive knowledge and attention to detail and are proud of our unsurpassed levels of service and competency.

GREEN ENERGY & ENERGY MANAGEMENT
CLIPSAL C BUS & CARBON CREDITS

The business of climate change :
Going Climate Neutral is a simple, affordable and visible way for businesses to cut their greenhouse emissions. By neutralizing the carbon emissions from the day to day running of your business, your corporate sustainability record will be grounded in real and measurable positive change.
Using carbon calculators and safe online payment systems, your business can easily neutralize the carbon emissions from car and air travel, as well as your office electricity usage. You can also offset single events, such as conferences or meetings that involve significant amounts of travel or power usage.
Businesses who wish also to neutralize their freight, paper use and taxi use should contact accredited carbon audit specialists for a carbon footprint and quote.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Unfortunately , the South African way is to drop staff on site & then the boss leaves. This results in poor performance & many unsupervised staff.Our work on all of the products / services that we offer is made harder by the level of incompetence that we see everyday on sites where we have not beeninvolved from the beginning.
If we are involved prior to commencement of building we can assist with recommending electrical contractors and / or with assistance on electrical layouts. We offer project management of not only the main electrical contractor but any associated subcontractor on site for any other electrical installation.This ensures that nothing is forgotten & all work is carried out to the highest standard.We are also able to assist when things have already taken a turn for the worst.
Roger Mcleod has 25 years experience as both a qualified master electrican & electrical contractor . Registered with ECA & ECB.

RESIDENTIAL AUTOMATION
Thornton Homes & Clipsal C-Bus gives you control of your living space, providing you with an intelligent home programmed to enhance your life style. The Home Management products provide the integration platform for lighting control, security, audio visual, heating and air-conditioning, data and video distribution, even your pool, sprinkler system and curtains. The Clipsal C-Bus input units cannot be matched by other products , take a look a the Dynamic Labelling Technology (DLT) that enables switches to be labelled according to your requirements. You will always KNOW what each button does !
Mark II black & White touch screen has been introduced which is larger than its predecessor & now includes logic for if/then logic programming that really adds to the automated home, for those on a tighter budget. So you can have all of the logic functionality now without the additional expense of the colour touch screen.

COMMERCIAL AUTOMATION - INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS
The Clipsal C-Bus system allows control and automation of just about any operation - retail, factory, gym, office premises. This results in an “Intelligent Building” designed to be green & energy efficient .
We have developers that cannot get the necessary KVA required from Eskom & so are having to look at load shedding & energy management to reduce the demand down to the KVA supply actually given to them by Eskom.
This can be achieved in many ways with the Clipsal C-bus system - using lux levels, occupancy sensors, management of supply to each individual mini unit, energy saving light fittings, schedules, geyser load shedding etc etc
Allow us to help you with your electrical design & energy management plan.

 

  

AUTOMATION

Design of C-Bus Installation
Installer Training
Programming of C-Bus
Project Management
Energy Management

SECURITY

Full Security System
Interfacing with C-Bus
CCTV & DVR
Finger Print Access

  

 

Thornton Homes will design your C-Bus installation tailored to suit your lifestyle requirements . We will spend as much time as is necessary with you to achieve this ( our existing clients can testify to this ) We feel that the better the planning , the smoother the installation.
We will produce CAD plans detailing all of the lighting & Clipsal C-bus units & issue the plans to your electrical contractor. We will train your electrical contractor, project manage your electrical installation & provide experts to install the Clipsal C-bus products. Your Clipsal C-Bus installation will be customised to suit your needs & enhance your lifestyle. Full hand over documentation, along with a CD, will be provided when the installation is complete.

HOME THEATRE
The discerning client is now looking for one company to provide all of their Home Theatre needs. Thornton Group along with our partners Sphere custom Design can provide all of the experts you require from electrical to carpenters to sound to furniture – so you will be proud to invite your friends over for popcorn & a movie !!. So be it projection or LCD we have a range of Artcoustic Loudspeakers that not only look fantastic but are among the best in the world and will compliment your theatre and any other room required to have excellent quality sound.

BOARDROOM AUTOMATION AND AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
With the explosion in the use and availability of digital media and global networking it is no longer a luxury for most corporate and progressive companies to have impressive fully equipped digitalized boardrooms with user friendly control interfaces. At Thornton Group we pride ourselves in our level of expertise and attention to detail. Our pride and enjoyment is reflected in each of our installations. Thornton Group offers full turnkey audio, visual and automation integration including electrical. With fully qualified, superior artisans and installers we are able to overcome almost all obstacles and challenges particular to our environment. Our areas of specialty and product range speak for themselves. We are the preferred suppliers and installers for Clipsal C Bus Automation, Artcoustic loudspeakers, Polk Audio Loudspeakers, Onkyo HD digital processing equipment and receivers.

STADIUM LIGHTING CONTROL
The Clipsal C Bus lighting control and energy management system has been used extensively world wide and is the leading and most comprehensive stadium lighting control system available on the market today. The cutting edge and user friendly C Bus range will be found in the top football stadiums such as Wembley, Manchester, the Millennium Stadium, Sydney Opera house and so on. We are currently negotiating with all of the 2010 stadiums with different levels of requirements all based on the FIFA lighting specifications. The Clipsal C Bus system controls not only the stadium floodlighting but the lighting in all the public areas, parking areas, private suites, reception areas, food halls, change rooms, emergency lighting, hot water systems, Hotels and individual hotel rooms attached to some of the international venues. From hotel rooms to Stadiums how much more flexibility do you require?

Thornton Group and Clipsal C Bus offering you “unlimited practicality”.


  

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