Lighting Services Blog

In the hustle and bustle of operating a small business, safety measures can sometimes take a
back seat. However, one crucial element that should never be overlooked is emergency lighting.

    If you own a commercial property, you are probably acutely aware of the utility bill. Big buildings tend to suck up lots of energy, especially if you inherited older, less efficient equipment. Now, LED lights are often touted as a great way to save money, which is true. They don't demand as much electricity as their more traditional counterparts. That is not the only benefit to them, though. 

Great For Increasing The Safety Of Your Outside Areas  

    LED lighting has a different look from traditional fluorescent and incandescent lights. It's a bright white, which puts features in high relief. It reduces shadows. Also, since the lights are made of bunches of lighting elements instead of single bulbs, their light is spread out more evenly, limiting dark corners in areas where they are used. This makes them ideal for places such as parking lots, baseball diamonds, and commercial building exteriors. LED lights have bright, even illumination that helps people to see the ground, so they can avoid tripping, and it prevents unsavory types from being able to hide in the shadows. 

    Outside is also where nature happens, and that includes fog. The LED's brightness can make a bigger dent in mist than traditional lights, and this limits tripping hazards in front of your property, no matter what the weather.

Vandalism is unfortunately something that most of us have to deal with at one time or another. Thankfully, there are lighting solutions that provide peace of mind even if the power goes out.

Replacing a light fixture is one of those projects that you may think is easy and you can DIY (do-it-yourself). Updating old, buzzing light fixtures with new LED illumination is energy-efficient and smart, but not something you or your janitorial staff should do on their own. The job considered easy and affordable might be costly in the long term. Changing a light fixture requires the work of a skilled electrician, and here is why:

It's no secret that energy costs always tend to rise, especially when daylight is short and it's cold out.  Businesses and organizations are looking for ways to reduce their expenses.  LED lights offer a solution to increasing electricity prices.  Let's look at why.

Bollard lights are versatile, and in this day and age, they're everywhere! Both in suburban and urban areas, businesses and homes use them in several ways to brighten up their landscapes.

Are your energy bills soaring month after month?  

According to the U.S. Energy Information Association, approximately 10% of all electricity used in commercial buildings in 2018 was for lighting. There are many reasons for this, but a couple of them include not using energy-efficient lighting, and leaving lights on when they aren't needed. 

You can lower your power bills and carbon footprint without lowering the lighting effect on your property.  This article looks at how the proper lighting, timers, sensors, photocells, and dimmers lower your energy usage.

Every building - whether it's a business, school, store, factory, etc. - uses different types of lighting. The lighting features in your building should correspond to the purpose and setting of each area. The proper lighting is a game-changer, and understanding which type of lighting you need is essential. But just because you have different types of lights doesn't mean you need different companies to sell, install or repair them. In this piece, we shall explore popular types of lights, and why you should use one lighting company.

Businesses, schools, towns.  All require a team of dedicated professionals to keep them up and running. That's why, in order to stay on top of everything, the best leaders know you need to hire
the best people to help take care of the actual buildings. The last thing a business owner or school administrator needs is a sudden, unforeseen distraction that disrupts their daily rhythm. That
disruption could come in the form of a Fire Marshal.

Where you mount your lights is important. This gets complicated in places such as outdoor parking areas where there are no nearby walls to install lights on. This is where pole lights come in, and it's crucial to know as much as possible about pole lights before choosing the type to use.