Emergency lighting testing in Four Throws

Monthly function tests, annual duration tests and certificates. If fittings in your Four Throws premises fail their annual test, we give you a fixed price for replacement batteries or fittings before we leave.

Technician holding a test log beside an emergency lighting test key switch

Local emergency lighting testing in Four Throws

Annual emergency lighting tests in Four Throws are best booked for late afternoon or evening, so batteries can recharge overnight before people are back in.

Where Four Throws buildings have changed layout, the annual test is a good moment to check that routes are still properly covered.

Our teams travel to Four Throws from across Kent. Typical nearby jobs include Cranbrook, Salehurst and Burwash, so we can often combine survey visits.

Four Throws at a glance

AreaKent

Postcode districtsTN18, TN17

NearbyCranbrook, Salehurst and Burwash

RulesThe Fire Safety Order; Approved Document L

What's included

Annual full-duration discharge tests
Log book completion and certificates
Fault reports with fixed prices for repairs
Battery and lamp replacements

Guide prices in Four Throws

Typical budgets for Four Throws premises, supplied and installed, excluding VAT.

Guide prices in Four Throws
Item	Guide budget (ex VAT)	Basis
Monthly emergency lighting function test	£55 – £160	per visit
Annual 3-hour emergency lighting test	£135 – £430	per visit, small system
Emergency luminaire or exit sign	£65 – £160	per fitting, supplied and fitted
Commercial electrician	£320 – £535	per day

Example: annual 3-hour test of a small system, about £135 – £430 excluding VAT. Fixed price after a free survey.

Rules that apply in Four Throws

For buildings in Four Throws, the duty to provide adequate emergency lighting where escape routes need it, and to keep it tested, sits with the responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Four Throws FAQs

Is the price fixed?

Yes. After the survey you get a fixed price for the scope agreed. If you add to the scope later, we price the extra before doing it.

Do you cover all of Four Throws?

Yes. We work across Four Throws and the TN18 and TN17 postcode districts, plus nearby places such as Cranbrook, Salehurst and Burwash.

Which rules apply to lighting work in Four Throws?

Fire safety duties come from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. For new lighting, Approved Document L sets the energy efficiency requirements. We design and certify work to BS 7671 and, for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1.

How often should emergency lighting be tested?

A brief functional test monthly and a full rated-duration test once a year, with results recorded. BS EN 50172:2024 also calls for illuminance measurement at five-year intervals.

Emergency lighting testing in Four Throws