LIGHTING COLUMN

PUBLIC LIGHTING COLUMNS

Lighting Columns are structures to hold one or more lanterns (source of light) on the edge, consisting of one or more parts: a pole (structure), possibly an extension piece and if necessary, a bracket.  

Other denominations for this product are streetlight, light pole, lamp post, streetlamp. Metalogalva has a range of columns for street lighting (roads, public gardens, parking). For public lighting columns, there is specific legislation and community standards, and they are covered by EN 40 and the Regulation nº 305/2011 (CPR) and the product is subject to Verification of Conformity, according to the standard EN 40-5. 

The range of models is defined by the material, shape, height, and conditions of use. The material of these columns is steel (sheet). The format of cross-section could be round, octagonal, polygonal, square, or rectangular.Along the length, the column can be straight, with reduction of the dimension between the base and the top (conicity), stepped (composed by one or more tubes) and depending on the height, it can have one or more shafts.  

Includes top post columns or columns with brackets (a component used to install lantern(s) by means of one or more brackets integrated on the top). The bracket can be made with a fixing angle, can be straight or bended, and made with several lengths until 4.5m (maximum length allowed by EN40).  

While top post columns (without bracket) can go up to 20m, by normative reasons, poles with brackets can only go until 18m. In general, the columns have a hatch to allow installation and access to electrical equipment, and in case of embedment, an opening for cable entry below the ground.  

The installation of the columns in the ground can be made by base plate or planting depth. In the first option the columns have a base plate, and its fixation is made using a set of anchor bolts embedded in a concrete foundation.With planting depth, they can be installed in natural ground with or without concrete surrounding the planting depth, depending on the resistance conditions of the soil found in situ. 

All models that Metalogalva has now certified, include several heights from 2.5 meters to 20 meters, with top diameters between 60mm and 168mm, and conicities that can go from 10mm / m to 18.5mm / m.