For commercial, industrial and public-sector lighting projects
Commercial & Industrial LED Lighting in Scotland
Improve light quality, reduce avoidable run time and make lighting easier to maintain. WB Electrical surveys, installs and supports commercial LED lighting, controls, emergency and external lighting around how your premises actually operate.
Established in 1989 and based in Larkhall, we support businesses across Glasgow, Lanarkshire and the Central Belt, with suitable larger lighting projects throughout Scotland.
Survey-led scope. Practical installation. Clear handover.
Recognised credentials for commercial electrical work
View current accreditations and certificates and confirm the evidence relevant to your project.
Choose the lighting route that fits the requirement
Commercial LED Lighting Services
Start with the change your site needs. Each route below owns a defined lighting requirement, while this hub helps you choose the right service and understand how the wider project fits together.
LED Lighting Upgrades
For ageing fluorescent, discharge, mixed or poorly performing lighting. Survey the existing system, compare practical options and plan replacement around the space, users and electrical installation.
Emergency Lighting Installation
For new systems, extensions, replacement and remedial alterations. Agree the electrical installation scope around the building information, escape provision and responsibilities that apply to the premises.
Flood & Security Lighting
For yards, car parks, loading areas, entrances and access routes. Improve useful coverage while considering glare, spill, controls, high-level access and future maintenance.
Lighting Maintenance & Repairs
For failed fittings, drivers, sensors and recurring lighting faults. Use one-off repairs, planned visits or condition reviews to keep lighting reliable and identify when wider renewal is more sensible.
Smart Lighting Controls
For occupancy sensing, daylight response, schedules, dimming and zoning. Match the control strategy to how each area is actually used, then commission settings so they remain practical for the people on site.
Temporary Lighting
For construction, refurbishment, maintenance and short-term working areas where permanent lighting is unavailable or changing. Plan the lighting around routes, tasks, supply, relocation and safe removal.
Repair, control or replace?
Not sure what your lighting project needs?
Repeated failures, poor coverage, high run time and changing building use do not always point to the same solution. We can review the site and separate immediate repairs from upgrade, controls, emergency-lighting or wider electrical work before you commit to a scope.
Explore LED lighting upgrades when a wider replacement or improvement project is likely.
Start with the problem, not a finished specification.
Tell us which areas are causing problems, how the building is used and any deadline or operating constraint. We can help identify the most useful next step.
From survey to practical handover
Plan the lighting project. Understand the proposal.
A useful lighting project connects the reason for change, the site conditions, the proposed fittings and controls, and the way the work will be delivered.
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Survey the site and define the outcome
Review the existing fittings, controls, areas, tasks, operating hours, mounting heights, access and relevant electrical information. Confirm what the project needs to improve and which connected systems need separate consideration.
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Develop and compare practical options
Set out what will be retained or replaced, the basis for lighting performance, fitting and control options, energy assumptions, access requirements, phasing and any enabling electrical work.
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Install, commission and hand over
Coordinate procurement, safe isolation, access equipment and work areas with the site team. Install and test the agreed electrical work, commission included controls and hand over the records and operating information within scope.
What a useful proposal and handover should make clear
- The areas and existing or proposed lighting scope included.
- Fitting and control types, quantities and the agreed operating basis.
- The assumptions behind any energy or simple payback estimate.
- Access, phasing, exclusions and connected electrical work.
- The testing, commissioning and handover records included.
For several sites, use consistent survey fields and product principles while keeping each location’s layout, access, operating hours and electrical conditions distinct.
A lighting design, product specification, emergency-lighting requirement or BMS interface may involve client information or specialist input. We define WB Electrical’s agreed electrical scope and interfaces rather than assume ownership of every connected discipline.
Some lighting work requires isolation, access equipment or temporary lighting. Identify critical areas, routes and working windows early so the installation can be phased safely around the people and operations that need to remain in place.
Lighting experience across mixed-use working spaces
Lighting improvements across Scottish Opera’s Glasgow estate
Project context: lighting work within a Scottish Opera working area in Glasgow.
A relationship maintained since 2015
WB Electrical’s published Scottish Opera case records lighting improvements including low-energy fittings, battens, spotlights, sensor lighting, emergency and exit lighting, car-park lighting and high-level work across its Glasgow estate.
The relationship spans rehearsal, production, workshop, storage, welfare, office and external areas. It demonstrates why lighting has to be matched to the space and coordinated with the onsite team rather than repeated as one standard solution.
Evidence for your project
Tell us about required competence, insurance, risk assessments, method statements and supplier documentation. We can match the supporting information to the lighting scope and your procurement process.
The lighting service stays clear. The working environment changes.
LED Lighting for Different Types of Site
Offices & commercial
Desks, screens, meeting rooms, daylight, shared areas and landlord or tenant responsibilities.
Warehouses & logistics
High-bays, racking aisles, loading areas, vehicle and pedestrian routes, shifts and high-level maintenance access.
Industry & manufacturing
Production tasks, machinery, inspection areas, harsher environments, permits, shutdowns and phased installation.
Retail, leisure & hospitality
Customer-facing areas, presentation, colour appearance, flexible scenes, trading hours, staff areas and emergency routes.
For projects that also need distribution changes, new circuits, containment or wider electrical alterations, explore our commercial electrical installation services.
Clear answers before you commit
Commercial LED Lighting Questions
Choosing the right lighting project
Do we need a full lighting upgrade, or can you repair what we have?
Not every lighting problem needs a full replacement. Isolated fitting, driver, sensor or control faults may suit repair, while widespread failures, poor coverage, obsolete equipment or changing use may justify an upgrade. A survey can separate the immediate repair need from the wider improvement case.
Can WB Electrical provide a lighting design?
We can survey the site and develop or coordinate a lighting solution as part of the agreed electrical scope. The level of calculations, product data, samples, trials or specialist design input depends on the environment, project risk and information already available, so the deliverables are defined before the proposal is finalised.
How do you estimate energy savings and simple payback?
A useful estimate states the existing and proposed fitting wattages, quantities, annual run hours, control assumptions, energy tariff and any maintenance inputs included. It is an estimate rather than a guaranteed result, and it changes when the assumptions or actual use change.
Do smart controls still help if we already have LED?
They can where occupancy, daylight or operating patterns make them worthwhile. Presence detection, daylight response, zoning and schedules can reduce avoidable run time, but the control strategy should suit the area and be commissioned so it remains practical for the people using it.
Planning the work
Can lighting work be phased around a live workplace?
Yes, where the site and project allow it. Work can be planned by area, floor, aisle, shift or agreed shutdown window. Access, isolation, temporary lighting, public routes and the condition in which each completed area must be left are agreed during planning.
What information helps you scope and quote the project?
Useful starting information includes the site and building use, problem areas, operating hours, fitting counts or schedules if available, current controls, mounting heights, access restrictions, photographs, drawings and any target date or approval process. Missing quantities can be confirmed during survey.
What happens with high-level fittings or difficult access?
Mounting height, access routes, obstructions and the work area can materially affect the programme. We identify suitable access arrangements, isolations, permits and restrictions before the installation plan is agreed, rather than treating high-level work as an afterthought.
Connected systems and handover
Is emergency lighting included in a general LED upgrade?
Not automatically. Normal lighting and emergency lighting have different purposes. We identify the boundary during scoping and can include agreed emergency-lighting installation or alteration work. Routine emergency-lighting testing remains a separate Testing & Inspection service.
What can be included in the lighting handover?
Depending on scope, the handover can include area or fitting schedules, product information, electrical certification where applicable, control settings, commissioning information, labels, photographs and practical maintenance notes. Agreeing the required format before work starts produces more useful records.
Can you support lighting upgrades across several sites in Scotland?
Yes. A multi-site programme can use common survey fields, product principles, reporting and priorities while still recording the different layout, access, operating hours and electrical conditions at each location. Coverage and programme are agreed for the actual sites.
One fitting, a full building or a multi-site programme
Tell us what you want your lighting to improve
Start with the information you have. We can identify what still needs to be surveyed and help turn the requirement into a practical lighting scope.
Useful details for your enquiry
- Site location, building type and the areas involved.
- What is not working well or what you want to improve.
- Operating hours, current controls, drawings, schedules or photographs.
- Approximate fitting quantities, mounting heights and access constraints.
- Target date, preferred working windows and any budget or approval stage.
Missing quantities are fine. Tell us what you know, and the office can confirm the most useful next step and how to share any supporting information.
Start a lighting enquiry
We will review the requirement and confirm whether the next step is a quotation, photo review or site survey. The agreed scope will distinguish lighting installation, controls, emergency-lighting work and any wider electrical alterations.
For a home lighting project, use the domestic quote route.