Universal Fibre Optics supplied fibre optics for signage for the Golden Palm Casino at the seaside resort of Skegness. The signage design, manufacture and installation were carried out by Harper Signs of Newcastle Upon Tyne who also supplied the neon features seen in the photograph. The brief was to produce colour changing lighting on the lettering for the "Golden Palm" logo and fibre optics provided an ideal low maintenance method of achieving this. The fibre optics consisted of over 6300 tails of 1mm diameter glass fibre supplying light to miniature stainless steel flanged sparkle points mounted into the sign to give an array of discrete points of light which meld into one when seen from a distance. The fibre optic light sources, 15 in number, used 150W discharge lamps to give bright light with a low maintenance cycle of 5000-6000 hours between lamp changes.
