Service · Blackpool & Fylde Coast
Emergency Lighting Installation
to BS 5266, Blackpool & Fylde Coast
Design, install, test, certify
Self-contained 3-hour LED emergency lighting designed to escape-route lux levels, installed and commissioned with full BS 5266 certification, passed first time on FRS inspection.
20+ years combined · NICEIC approved · 12-month workmanship guarantee
20+
Years combined experience
10
Directly-employed electricians
3,500+
Fylde Coast jobs completed
12 months
Workmanship guarantee
24 hours
Avg. response time
Service overview
What emergency lighting installation actually involves.
What it is, Emergency lighting is the network of self-contained or central-battery luminaires that maintain safe illumination of escape routes and high-risk areas for a minimum of 3 hours on loss of mains.
Who it's for, Commercial premises of all sizes, HMOs, hotels, public assembly venues, schools, care homes, holiday parks and any premises with a Fire Risk Assessment recommending escape-route lighting.
When you need it, Before opening day, after any FRA recommendation, when refurbishing or extending a commercial space, every 5 years for full replacement of self-contained luminaires (battery life), and monthly/annually for testing.
Why it matters, Inadequate emergency lighting is one of the most common Fire Risk Assessment failures. Lancashire Fire & Rescue prescribe immediate remedial action, and an injury claim from a dark stairwell evacuation is catastrophic for your insurance and personal exposure.
What happens if you delay
The cost of putting it off.
Common, concrete consequences we see across the Fylde Coast every month, not scare tactics, just what's documented.
- 1
Original-fit fluorescent emergency lighting fails its 3-hour test within 4 years, replacement is mandatory, not optional.
- 2
Missing maintained signage at every change of escape-route direction is the most common FRA finding.
- 3
Cheap luminaires fail to deliver the BS 5266 1-lux minimum on the floor of the escape route, failing the design before the build even starts.
- 4
Open-area illumination missed entirely, you need both escape-route lighting AND open-area lighting in rooms over 60m².
- 5
No periodic test log = automatic enforcement notice, regardless of the actual lighting condition.
Our process
A five-step system, no surprises.
Step 1
On-site inspection
We attend the property, photograph the existing installation and confirm the scope in person, never quoting blind from a phone call.
Step 2
Written diagnosis & fixed quote
You receive a clear breakdown by email: what we'll do, the parts used, the certificate issued, and a fixed price with no day-rate surprises.
Step 3
Scheduled installation
Booked into a confirmed slot with a named lead electrician. We turn up on time, in branded vans, with the materials on board.
Step 4
Testing & certification
Every install is tested under BS 7671 and signed off with the relevant NICEIC / Part P certificate uploaded to your portal.
Step 5
Aftercare & 12-month guarantee
12 months on workmanship plus manufacturer warranties on parts. One phone number, Alex or Jack, for anything that needs revisiting.
Benefits
What you actually get.
Designed to BS 5266
1-lux escape-route, 0.5-lux open-area, 15-lux high-risk task lighting, calculated from a survey, not guessed.
Modern LED, 5+ year battery
Modern LiFePO4 batteries last 5+ years vs 2–4 for nicad, fewer replacement cycles, lower lifecycle cost.
Self-testing option
Self-testing luminaires log monthly and annual tests automatically, eliminates manual test errors and missed dates.
Full commission certificate
BS 5266 commission certificate plus annual test log, exactly what FRS and your insurer require.
Combined with FRA
We can deliver the Fire Risk Assessment alongside the install for one coordinated compliance package.
Reactive replacement cover
Any failed luminaire under contract replaced within 5 working days, never longer than one missed test cycle.
Specification & method
How we deliver, in detail.
We design to BS 5266-1:2016 with isolux calculations, install to BS 7671 fire-rated cabling standards, and commission with timed 3-hour discharge tests before sign-off.
Materials & equipment
- Channel, Eaton, Aurora and Bell self-contained LED emergency luminaires with LiFePO4 battery
- Slim LED maintained exit signs, surface or recessed
- Self-testing variants with on-board test logging where the maintenance regime needs it
- FP200 fire-rated cable on all emergency lighting circuits
Method & standards
- Isolux calculation per BS 5266 to confirm 1-lux/0.5-lux/15-lux compliance before quoting
- Combined escape-route, open-area, anti-panic, high-risk and stand-by lighting categories specified separately
- 3-hour discharge test on commission, plus monthly 5-second functional tests and annual full discharge thereafter
- Test log issued in branded BS 5266 logbook on every site
Variations of this service
- Self-contained (battery in each luminaire), most common, lowest install cost
- Central battery (CBS) for large sites where battery centralisation simplifies maintenance
- Maintained (always on) for exit signs and high-occupancy areas
- Non-maintained (only on during mains failure) for escape routes
Where it applies on the Fylde Coast
- HMOs in Blackpool, typically 6–10 luminaires plus maintained exit signs at each escape door
- Hotels and guest houses, extended coverage including bedroom-corridor escape routes
- Retail and hospitality on Bond Street and Cleveleys promenade, anti-panic + escape route
- Industrial units in Squires Gate, high-risk task lighting at moving machinery plus escape route
Residential vs commercial
Domestic emergency lighting (in HMOs specifically) is typically a small self-contained install. Commercial scales to dozens of luminaires across multiple escape routes, anti-panic zones and high-risk task areas, with formal isolux design calculations and 3-hour discharge testing on commission.
Our work
A wider look at recent Northern Tec projects.
A general preview of installations and testing work photographed on site across our recent jobs.
Monthly: a 5-second functional test of every luminaire. Annually: a full 3-hour discharge test of every luminaire. Both must be logged in your BS 5266 logbook.
Ready to book?
Compliant, certified work, booked into your calendar this week.
Free written estimate within 24 hours. No-obligation, no high-pressure follow-up.
NICEIC approved · 12-month workmanship guarantee · Fully insured