Friars Marketing - Airfield Ground Lighting Services

Friars Marketing has over 25 years' experience in the aviation industry. We are globally recognised as a market leader for the supply of all airfield ground lighting solutions, and have gained an excellent reputation within the airfield lighting industry.

We are a major supplier of Osram and Philips airfield lamps, backed by one of the widest product ranges available.

Working with a well-established airfield installation company enables us to offer services from the supply of airfield equipment to project management of total turnkey systems installation packages.

Airfield lamps

We supply every type of European and American airfield lamps used in current and obsolete fittings. Our product range contains airfield PK30d lamps, reflector lamps, single and double-ended lamps, using tungsten halogen, IRC, PAR, and Xenophot technology.

Solar aviation LED lighting

Friars are the UK and Ireland distributors for the ADB/Carmanah range of solar airfield LED lighting. ADB solar lights are self-contained, portable airfield lighting solutions that offer unprecedented flexibility, which can be deployed and repositioned in a matter of minutes. These solar lights can function in environments from desert conditions to below-freezing temperature areas. The current solar airfield range includes:

• ADB solar SATO / Carmanah 650 solar aviation taxiway obstruction light
• ADB solar SART / Carmanah A702 solar aviation runway threshold light
• ADB solar SAWL / Carmanah A704-5 solar aviation wireless light
• ADB solar SOLS / Carmanah A810 LED solar obstruction light system
• ADB solar runway guard light system (SRGLS) / Carmanah ERGL
• ADB solar wind cone system (SWCS) / Carmanah solar power windsock

Airfield obstruction lighting and airfield beacons

We offer a complete range of airfield obstruction lighting, airfield rotating beacons, and airfield identification beacons complimented by the latest LED, infrared and solar airfield obstacle lights.

Airfield apron lighting, airfield taxiway lighting and airfield runway light fittings

Friars supplies the complete range of both airfield-inset and airfield-elevated light fittings and spares for these light fittings from ADB, ATG Airports, Crouse Hinds, Idman and Thorn. Our range includes tungsten halogen, LED and solar versions.

We also offer airfield retro-reflective edge markers (Linlaners) in place of blue taxiway edge lights.

Airfield cables, airfield connector kits and airfield heat-shrink joint kits

Friars supplies an extensive range of airfield cable, airfield primary and secondary connector kits and airfield heat-shrink joint kits for both civil and military use, including:

• Primary shielded and unshielded airfield cable
• Two-core secondary airfield cable
• Secondary single-core AWG
• Multi-core control cable (50VDC)
• HV cable (and joints)
• Primary and secondary connector kits
• Moulded pre-cut airfield secondary leads
• Airfield heat-shrink joint kits

Airfield runway and taxiway guidance signs

Friars designs and manufactures a complete range of airfield runway and taxiway guidance signs including:

• Illuminated tungsten halogen airfield signage
• Illuminated LED airfield signage
• Illuminated solar LED airfield signage
• Illuminated runway distance markers (IRDM)
• Retro reflective (non illuminated) airfield signage

We also reface existing signs, either for change of use or maintenance.

Airfield isolating transformers

Friars supplies a complete range of airfield isolating transformers, airfield TSR transformers, airfield switching units for civil use and airfield TISE and TIPE transformers for UK military use.

Current control and constant current regulators (CCR)

A full range of airfield regulators (CCRs) are available, including the latest digitally controlled, microprocessor, remote control and sine wave versions.

Airfield glass filters, airfield prisms and airfield lenses

We have developed a range of high temperature glass, which has proved successful for the production of coloured filters for a variety of airfield lighting, and runway and taxiway fittings. Our filters:

• Offer long life due to high-quality materials and manufacturing
• Have excellent thermal and colour characteristics
• Are cost-effective compared with OEM prices
• Are available in blue, green, red and yellow

Re-polishing of airfield lenses is a cost-effective service that we offer to airport operators.

Airfield wind direction indicators, airfield windsocks, and airfield wind cones

Friars supplies conventional illuminated, solar powered illuminated and non-illuminated wind direction indicators to airports, flying clubs, shipping ports, heliports, oil platforms and commercial installations.

Airfield PAPI, airfield inclinometer, and airfield sighting device calibration

We provide a PAPI clinometer (clino), PAPI platform and airfield sighting device calibration and repair service. We have also invested in our own RE optical bench for RE projector calibration, which can be carried out on-site or at our own premises.