Friars Marketing – Airfield Ground Lighting Products and Solutions
T: +44 (0) 1858 463153

Friars Marketing who are based in the UK are the leading ‘one stop shop’ for all airfield ground lighting (AGL) products and solutions. We are globally recognised as a market leader for the supply of all CAA CAP168, ICAO, FAA and JSP 554 airfield ground lighting products and solutions. We are a major supplier of Osram airfield lamps, backed by one of the widest product ranges available. Partnering with a well-established airfield installation company enables us to offer services from the supply of airfield equipment and spares to project management of total turnkey systems installation packages.

Friars extensive portfolio of products includes:

Airfield lamps

 
We supply every type of European and American airfield lamp used in current and obsolete fittings. Our product range contains Osram, Philips, GE, Sylvania, Radium and Genesis airfield PK30d lamps, airfield cold beam reflector lamps, airfield single and double-ended lamps, airfield tungsten halogen lamps, airfield IRC lamps, airfield PAR lamps, and airfield Xenophot lamps.

Solar airfield LED lighting

Friars are the UK and Ireland distributors for the ADB/Carmanah range of solar airfield LED lighting. ADB solar airfield 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 are used by military, civil and regional airports worldwide; they can function in environments from desert conditions to below-freezing temperature areas. The current solar airfield lighting range includes:
• SATO – Solar Aviation Taxiway Obstruction Light 
• SART – Solar Aviation Runway Threshold Light 
• SAWL – Solar Aviation Wireless Light
• SOLS – Solar Obstruction Light System
• SRGLS – Solar Runway Guard Light System
• SWCS – Solar Wind Cone System

Airfield & helipad obstruction lighting, airfield & helipad beacons
We offer a complete range of airfield and helipad obstruction lighting, airfield rotating beacons, and airfield identification beacons complimented by the latest LED, infrared and solar versions. The units we offer can also be used at airfield control towers, wind farms, met masts, television and radio masts, oil platforms, cranes, high rise buildings.

Airfield apron lighting, airfield taxiway lighting, airfield runway lighting, helipad lighting
Friars supplies the complete range of both inset and elevated light fittings and spares from ADB Airfield Solutions, ATG Airports, 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 signs, Illuminated LED airfield signs, Illuminated solar LED airfield sigs, Illuminated airfield runway distance markers (IRDM), Illuminated airfield runway arrestor gear marker (RHAG marker / moon board), Retro reflective (non illuminated) airfield signs. We also reface existing signs, either for change of use or maintenance.

Airfield isolating transformers
Friars supplies ADB, Amerace and EFLA series isolating transformers, we also supply airfield TSR transformers, airfield switching transformers airfield TISE and TIPE transformers.

Current control and constant current regulators (CCR)
A full range of airfield constant current regulators (CCRs) are available; including the latest rack mounted or stand alone units, 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, airfield wind cones
Friars supplies conventional illuminated, solar powered illuminated and non-illuminated wind direction indicators to airports, flying clubs, shipping ports, helipads, oil platforms and commercial installations.

Airfield PAPI

Airfield PAPI, airfield inclinometer, 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.

Airfield ancillary products supplied
Friars also supply a vast amount of ancillary products to airports worldwide including: tripod stands (three point ground fix castings), frangible couplings, anchor bolts, lamp holders, thyristors, power transformers, PCB boards, seating pots (shallow bases), adapter rings, terminal block assembly, film disc cut outs, LED signal light gun (signalling lantern), levelling devices (clinometers), installation jigs, glass domes, O ring gaskets, prism gaskets etc...