Office lighting in Atherton
Glare-free LED lighting for desks, meeting rooms and receptions. If your Atherton office has window bays, daylight sensors can dim the perimeter row of fittings on bright days without anyone noticing.
Local office lighting in Atherton
Many Atherton office landlords upgrade lighting between tenancies, because LED with presence sensing helps the EPC and leaves the next occupier with lower running costs.
Meeting rooms are where Atherton 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.
Atherton sits within Greater Manchester. We work throughout the M46, M29 and BL5 postcode districts and surrounding places, including Tyldesley, Westhoughton and Leigh.
Atherton 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 Atherton
Typical budgets for Atherton premises, supplied and installed, excluding VAT.
| Item | Guide budget (ex VAT) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| LED panel (600×600) | £50 – £145 | 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 – £145 | per luminaire, on top of the fitting |
Example: 60 LED panels with presence sensing in a 600 m² open-plan office, about £3,550 – £10,000 excluding VAT. Fixed price after a free survey.
Rules that apply in Atherton
Approved Document L (2021 edition, with 2023 amendments) asks for new general lighting to average at least 95 luminaire lumens per circuit-watt, or to use the LENI method. The 2026 edition raises this to more than 105 for work under it from 24 March 2027.
In Great Britain, 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.
Atherton 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 Atherton?
Yes. We work across Atherton and the M46, M29 and BL5 postcode districts, plus nearby places such as Tyldesley, Westhoughton and Leigh.
Which rules apply to lighting work in Atherton?
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 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.
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