What is hospitality lighting?
Hospitality lighting uses dimmable, layered LED lighting to create atmosphere in restaurants, bars, cafés and hotels while keeping kitchens, back-of-house and escape routes properly lit. Scene control lets staff move from daytime service to evening mood at the press of a button.
What's included
- Warm, dimmable pendants, downlights and LED strip
- Scene control for breakfast, lunch, evening and cleaning
- Bright, even lighting in kitchens and back-of-house
- Emergency lighting that blends into the interior
- External signage and terrace lighting
- Installation around service hours
How we deliver hospitality lighting
Survey
Front and back of house, circuits, dimming and opening hours.
Design
Layers, colour temperature and scenes for each part of the day.
Install
Out of service hours, ready for the next sitting.
Commission
Scenes programmed with your team and certificates issued.
Guide prices
National guide budgets, supplied and installed, excluding VAT. Your fixed price follows a free survey.
| Item | Guide budget (ex VAT) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| LED panel (600×600) | £50 – £150 | per fitting, supplied and fitted |
| DALI dimming and control | £50 – £150 | per luminaire, on top of the fitting |
| Emergency luminaire or exit sign | £60 – £150 | per fitting, supplied and fitted |
| LED floodlight | £200 – £500 | per fitting, supplied and fitted |
Example: 30 dimmable LED fittings with DALI control in a restaurant: about £3,000 – £9,000 excluding VAT. Get a figure for your site.
Standards and rules we work to
| Topic | Current position |
|---|---|
| Wiring | BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, the 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations. Every installation is tested and certified. |
| Workplace light levels | BS EN 12464-1:2021, for example 500 lux on office task areas and 150 lux at the floor of rack storage. |
| Emergency lighting | BS 5266-1:2025 code of practice, BS EN 1838:2024 light levels and BS EN 50172:2024 testing and records. |
| Energy efficiency of new lighting | England: Approved Document L (95 luminaire lm/circuit-W, rising above 105 from 24 March 2027). Wales: Welsh Approved Document L (new edition from 4 March 2027). Scotland: Section 6. Northern Ireland: Technical Booklet F2. |
| Fire safety duties | England and Wales: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Scotland: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. Northern Ireland: Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. |
| Waste | Fluorescent tubes are hazardous waste and are recycled through authorised routes, with paperwork. |
Hospitality lighting FAQs
Can LED be dimmed smoothly for a restaurant?
Yes, with compatible drivers and controls. DALI or quality phase dimming gives smooth dimming without flicker.
What about the kitchen?
Kitchens need bright, even, cleanable lighting. We use sealed LED fittings rated for the environment.
Hospitality lighting by area
We provide hospitality lighting in every part of the UK. Choose your area:
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- City of Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- County Durham
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Clwyd
- Dyfed
- Gwent
- Gwynedd
- Mid Glamorgan
- Powys
- South Glamorgan
- West Glamorgan
- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Dundee and Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- Ayrshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Fife
- Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire
- Glasgow and Dunbartonshire
- Highlands and Islands
- Lanarkshire
- Moray
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
- Scottish Borders
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
Related services
Lighting controls
Presence detection, daylight dimming and DALI systems.
Commercial lighting design
Lux calculations, layouts and specifications for any commercial space.
Emergency lighting installation
Escape route lighting and exit signs designed to BS 5266-1.
Architectural and facade lighting
Facade washing, uplighting, canopies and landscape lighting.