Emergency Lighting Installation
If your workplace, rental property or communal area must stay safely lit during a power cut, we design and install emergency lighting, then provide the testing and paperwork needed to support ongoing compliance.
Emergency lighting designed for your premises and responsibilities
If your premises contain sleeping accommodation or shared areas, we assess escape routes and occupancy before specifying fittings. We work with offices, shops, rental properties, communal buildings and farm buildings.
We install luminaires, signs and controls, label circuits and explain the testing schedule. You receive a system that supports evacuation and provides records for occupants, insurers or inspectors.
Safer escape routes
If normal lighting fails, emergency fittings illuminate escape routes so occupants can leave the building safely.
Fittings in the right places
Your building’s layout and occupancy guide the position of luminaires, exit signs and controls.
Suitable for working premises
Offices, shops, rental properties, communal buildings and farm buildings receive lighting matched to their risks and responsibilities.
Installation with clear labelling
We install and connect the system, label circuits clearly and explain how the controls operate.
A testing schedule you can follow
You receive practical guidance on routine checks, so responsible staff know what needs testing and when.
Records for compliance
Testing and installation paperwork gives occupants, insurers or inspectors a clear record of the emergency lighting system.
Plan Ahead
Arrange emergency lighting checks before a tenancy starts or an inspection is due, while there is time to correct faults.
Practical Standards for Safer Premises
Your electrical safety records need to stand up to inspection. Our NICEIC and ECA registered electricians check emergency lighting circuits, correct faults and leave clear results, with directly employed engineers returning for planned remedial work when needed.
Before We Visit: Emergency Lighting Questions
How often must emergency lighting be tested?
Please provide access to distribution boards, escape routes and occupied areas. We protect furnishings, identify access restrictions beforehand, and explain disruption before installation begins. We can then plan the visit.
Can emergency lighting be installed without rewiring the building?
Often, no full rewire is needed. We inspect the existing circuits, confirm their capacity and condition, then connect suitable emergency fittings safely, identifying any remedial electrical work before installation starts.
What happens if existing emergency lighting fails the inspection?
If faults are found, we explain each risk, isolate unsafe fittings where necessary, and provide a written remedial quotation. After agreed work, we retest the system and update its records.
How long does emergency lighting installation take?
Timing depends on the building, cable routes and number of fittings. We agree the sequence beforehand, explain planned disruption, demonstrate the controls, then hand over clear test records and certificates.
Do I need emergency lighting in my building?
Requirements depend on building use, occupancy, layout and escape routes. We assess those factors against current guidance, then explain where emergency lighting is needed and record the specification for you.
If the Existing System Needs Work
An older emergency lighting system can look complete yet fail when the power supply is interrupted. We inspect fittings, batteries, signs, controls and circuit arrangements, then explain any gaps or faults we find. If access, wiring or building changes affect the installation, we tell you before recommending work.
You receive a written quotation that sets out the required fittings, testing and remedial work before anything starts. Once the scope is agreed, we install with minimal disruption, check the system properly and explain what needs recording or testing after our visit.
Repair or replacement
A failed fitting does not always mean the whole system needs replacing. We separate isolated faults from wider problems before recommending the work.
A clear route forward
If we find a failed battery, damaged fitting or faulty control, we explain whether repair is suitable. Where the system is outdated or unreliable, we set out the replacement options and the reason for each one. You can then approve the necessary work without paying for changes the building does not need.
Unexpected wiring or access issues
Existing wiring, concealed cables or restricted access can affect the installation. We explain any issue before it changes the agreed scope.
No work starts without agreement
If the inspection reveals damaged circuits, inaccessible voids or building changes that affect escape-route coverage, we show you what we have found. We then revise the quotation where necessary and wait for approval before carrying out additional work. This keeps the decision and the cost clear.
Working around occupied premises
Emergency lighting often sits in corridors, stairwells and shared areas that people still need to use. We plan the work around access and explain any short-term restrictions.
A controlled installation
Before fitting starts, we agree how engineers will reach each luminaire, sign and control point. We keep tools and materials organised, protect the surrounding area and tell the responsible person when sections need to be isolated. At the end, we check that routes are usable and remove installation debris.
Records after installation
The installation is only part of the job. The responsible person also needs clear information for future checks and inspections.
Handover and testing information
We label relevant circuits and provide the results from the checks carried out during the visit. We explain what the testing schedule involves, what should be recorded and when to contact us if a fitting or sign fails. That leaves the building manager, landlord or inspector with a clear record of the system.
If the assessment identifies a wider electrical issue, we explain its effect on the emergency lighting before including any additional work. You can then decide how to proceed with clear information about the risk and cost.
To arrange an assessment, tell us the property type, the existing lighting system and any inspection date you’re working towards. We’ll use that information to plan the right visit and identify what the installation needs.