Office lighting in Oban
Glare-free LED lighting for desks, meeting rooms and receptions. Meeting rooms are where Oban offices waste most light. Presence detectors that switch off after a set time pay back quickly in rooms that sit empty for half the day.
Local office lighting in Oban
If your Oban office has window bays, daylight sensors can dim the perimeter row of fittings on bright days without anyone noticing.
For office lighting in Oban we design to about 500 lux on desks, as BS EN 12464-1 suggests, and keep glare off screens by choosing the right optics rather than simply adding more light.
Oban sits within Argyll and Bute. We work throughout the PA34 postcode district and surrounding places, including Lochdon.
We cover Oban by arrangement. Because of travel and access, visits are usually grouped with other work in Argyll and Bute, so please allow more time for a survey and tell us about any ferry or access constraints.
Oban at a glance
What's included
- Layouts that hit around 500 lux on desks with low glare on screens
- Emergency lighting checked and integrated with the new layout
- Daylight dimming along window bays
- LED panels, linear suspended fittings or downlights to suit your ceilings
Guide prices in Oban
Typical budgets for Oban premises, supplied and installed, excluding VAT.
| Item | Guide budget (ex VAT) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| LED panel (600×600) | £50 – £150 | per fitting, supplied and fitted |
| Presence (PIR) sensor | £40 – £80 | per sensor, installed |
| Daylight sensor | £60 – £120 | per sensor, installed |
| DALI dimming and control | £50 – £150 | per luminaire, on top of the fitting |
Example: 60 LED panels with presence sensing in a 600 m² open-plan office, about £3,600 – £10,200 excluding VAT. Fixed price after a free survey.
Rules that apply in Oban
Standard 6.5 of the Scottish building standards covers efficient, controllable lighting. The non-domestic guidance uses 95 luminaire lumens per circuit-watt for general lighting, or LENI.
In Great Britain, including Scotland, common T8 fluorescent tubes were caught by ecodesign rules from 1 September 2023 and the mercury exemptions for ordinary T5 and T8 lamps ended on 1 February 2024.
Oban FAQs
Can you work out of hours in Oban?
Yes. Evening, weekend and phased working is common for Oban offices, shops and warehouses, so the business keeps running.
Which rules apply to lighting work in Oban?
Fire safety duties come from the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006. For new lighting, Section 6 of the Scottish building standards sets the energy efficiency requirements. We design and certify work to BS 7671 and, for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1.
How quickly can you survey in Oban?
Most surveys in Oban can be booked within a few working days. Tell us about any deadlines, such as a lease end or a fire risk assessment action, and we will try to fit around them.
How many lux does an office need?
BS EN 12464-1:2021 gives 500 lux maintained on the task area for writing, reading and data processing. Surrounding areas, corridors and break-out spaces can be lower. The standard also sets limits for glare and uniformity.