Office lighting in Longsight
Glare-free LED lighting for desks, meeting rooms and receptions. Offices in Longsight range from older suspended-ceiling floors with 600×600 fluorescent panels to newer exposed-soffit spaces where suspended linear LED looks and works better.
Local office lighting in Longsight
Many Longsight office landlords upgrade lighting between tenancies, because LED with presence sensing helps the EPC and leaves the next occupier with lower running costs.
If your Longsight office has window bays, daylight sensors can dim the perimeter row of fittings on bright days without anyone noticing.
Longsight sits within Greater Manchester. We work throughout the M12, M13 and M14 postcode districts and surrounding places, including Manchester, Manchester City Centre and Droylsden.
Longsight at a glance
What's included
- Layouts that hit around 500 lux on desks with low glare on screens
- Daylight dimming along window bays
- Presence detection in meeting rooms, toilets and stores
- Out-of-hours installation so desks stay usable during the working day
Guide prices in Longsight
Typical budgets for Longsight 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 Longsight
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.
Longsight FAQs
Do you remove the old fittings in Longsight?
Yes. Old fittings are removed, and fluorescent tubes are recycled as hazardous waste through an authorised route, with paperwork for your records.
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.
Which rules apply to lighting work in Longsight?
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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