School and education lighting in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire

School lighting covers classrooms, halls, corridors, sports halls and external areas. We cover Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, including Glasgow, Bearsden and Newton Mearns.

Empty modern classroom lit by recessed LED panels

School and education lighting work in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire

Schools in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire are often lit for long days plus evening lettings, so LED and corridor sensors pay back faster than in many offices.

We plan Glasgow and Dunbartonshire school projects around half-terms and the summer holiday, with sports halls and corridors first.

What's included

Sports hall high bays with impact protection
Corridor and toilet presence detection
Holiday-period programmes and DBS-aware site practices
External and car park lighting

Guide prices in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire

Typical budgets for Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, supplied and installed, excluding VAT. Your fixed price follows a free survey.

Guide prices in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire
Item	Guide budget (ex VAT)	Basis
LED panel (600×600)	£50 – £150	per fitting, supplied and fitted
LED batten (complete luminaire)	£80 – £200	per fitting, supplied and fitted
Presence (PIR) sensor	£40 – £80	per sensor, installed
Daylight sensor	£60 – £120	per sensor, installed

Example: 120 LED panels across eight classrooms and corridors, about £6,000 – £18,000 excluding VAT.

Rules that apply in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire

For buildings in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, the duty to provide adequate emergency lighting where escape routes need it, and to keep it tested, sits with the responsible person under the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

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.

Towns we cover in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire

School and education lighting FAQs for Glasgow and Dunbartonshire

What energy rules apply to new lighting in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire?

Section 6 of the Scottish building standards sets the efficiency that new lighting in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire must meet. We check fittings against it at design stage and keep the evidence for building control.

Which towns in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire do you cover?

All of Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, including Glasgow, Bearsden and Newton Mearns. See the towns list on this page for local pages.

Can the work be done during term?

Most of it is planned for half-terms and the summer break. Smaller items can be done after school hours.

How bright should a classroom be?

Long-standing BS EN 12464-1 tables give 300 lux for classrooms, with 500 lux commonly designed where work is more detailed or for older pupils. The current edition adds adjustments for task and context, so we confirm the target on survey.

School and education lighting in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire