Light tower knowledge
What we know about
running a light tower.
Five guides to the questions that arrive before an order and after the first month on site — fuel, lamp choice, site configuration, maintenance and the paperwork. Written from our own build and test data, not from a catalogue.
What a night of light actually costs
Litres per hour and per night for every tower we build, the bill at three diesel prices, and the arithmetic behind solar payback.
Read the guide →How many towers fit in a 20ft or 40ft container
Unit dimensions, mast-down footprints and the loading pattern we use, model by model.
In preparationMast height, lamp type and power for a site
What each metre of mast buys, metal halide against LED at real wattages, and the load that picks the engine.
Read the guide → Guide 04 · ApplicationsWhat a mine, a road job and an event order
The configurations we build most often, site by site, and the options that change between them.
Read the guide → Guide 05 · ServiceMaintenance and spares on a working site
The five failures that stop a tower, how to service lamps, masts, engines and batteries, and the kit worth carrying.
Read the guide → Guide 06 · ComplianceReading a CE, SGS or ISO certificate
What each document actually certifies, which models it covers, and the papers to ask any supplier for.
Read the guide →A question that is not
on this list?
Send it over. If it takes more than a paragraph to answer properly, it becomes the next guide — and we will send you the answer directly either way.