Abacus Lighting
Abacus manufactures, supplies and installs a wide range of fixed and base-hinged columns in a number of standard sizes, styles and finishes - or bespoke-designed to meet the exact requirements of your project. Since the first base-hinged column was developed in the early 1960s, it’s become a market-leader and now features on nearly every railway platform in the UK.
Base-hinged and fixed columns

Base-hinged and fixed columns





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Base-hinged columns range

Light duty Light duty
A 4-8m column, with optional flush door for easy access to equipment. All models are lowered using a counterbalance unit.
Light duty - stainless steel Light duty - stainless steel
A 5-6m column in standard or higher-grade steel if required for harsh environmental conditions.
Heavy duty Heavy duty
Most commonly used for sports and amenity floodlighting, as well as security, CCTV and lighting for limited-access roads.
York Hinge York Hinge column
Converts a standard column into a raising and lowering column. Ideal for use in inaccessible areas. Complements our existing base-hinged range.

Light duty - aluminium Light duty - aluminium
A 4-6m column, bead-blasted for a stylish, high-quality finish.
Medium duty Medium duty
These 5-8m base-hinged columns can take a headload up to 90kg, making them suitable for a variety of applications.
Sport column Sport column
An 8-12m column fully fitted with all wiring, control gear and protection equipment needed for installation. Fixed model also available.

Fixed columns range

Light duty Light duty
A tubular steel column between
4 and 12m.
Heavy duty Heavy duty
A tubular steel column between
5 and 12m, to take headloads up to 100kg.
Styled Architectural
This attractive range of 4-8m architectural columns have been designed to suit different architectural settings.
Conical Conical
A robust, 4-8m conical steel column, generally used for post-top mounted luminaires.
Straight tubular Straight tubular
With its clean aesthetics, this 3-6m tubular steel column most commonly used for amenity lighting.
Sport column Sport column
An 8-12m column fully fitted with all wiring, control gear and protection equipment needed for installation. Also available in base-hinged.

Medium duty Medium duty
A tubular steel column between
5 and 12m, to take headloads up to 75kg.
Integral projection arm Light duty with integral projection arm
There is no need for a bracket with this 5-6m tubular steel column.
Octagonal Octagonal
A robust, 4-12m ocatagonal steel column accommodating headloads of up to 282kg.
GRP composite columns GRP Composite
A safe, non-conductive alternative to concrete and steel. Ranging 3m to 10m.
Conical aluminium Conical aluminium
A robust, 4-6m column with optional anodised finish if required for harsh climatic conditions.

Technical data for columns & masts
The performance data for columns and masts gives their basic technical attributes only. The technical performance of a column or mast will be affected by local site conditions (terrain type, distance to sea, site altitude, windspeed) and the headload being carried.

Please Contact the Abacus Technical team to confirm the suitability of a column or mast for your application.

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