Warehouse lighting in the Highlands and Islands

Warehouse lighting means high-mounted LED luminaires, usually high bays or linear aisle fittings, that light racking, aisles, loading bays and picking areas. We cover the Highlands and Islands, including Inverness, Stornoway and Fort William.

Large warehouse with rows of LED high bay lights above pallet racking

Warehouse lighting work in the Highlands and Islands

Aisle-by-aisle presence sensing works well in Highlands and Islands warehouses where some aisles are only visited a few times an hour.

Warehouses around Highlands and Islands often still run 400 W metal halide or sodium high bays that take minutes to strike up. LED comes on instantly and usually uses less than half the power.

We cover the Highlands and Islands by arrangement. Because of travel and access, visits are usually grouped with other work in the Highlands and Islands, so please allow more time for a survey and tell us about any ferry or access constraints.

What's included

Loading bay, dock leveller and yard lighting
LED high bays or narrow-beam aisle fittings matched to racking heights
Lift and scaffold access planned around your operation
Lux checks after installation against the agreed design

Guide prices in the Highlands and Islands

Typical budgets for the Highlands and Islands, supplied and installed, excluding VAT. Your fixed price follows a free survey.

Guide prices in the Highlands and Islands
Item	Guide budget (ex VAT)	Basis
LED high bay	£150 – £400	per fitting, supplied and fitted
LED batten (complete luminaire)	£80 – £200	per fitting, supplied and fitted
Presence (PIR) sensor	£40 – £80	per sensor, installed
Scissor or boom lift hire	£150 – £300	per day

Example: 60 LED high bays in a 3,000 m² warehouse, with 3 days of lift hire, about £9,450 – £24,900 excluding VAT.

Rules that apply in the Highlands and Islands

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.

Warehouse lighting by town in the Highlands and Islands

Warehouse lighting FAQs for the Highlands and Islands

What energy rules apply to new lighting in the Highlands and Islands?

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

How are prices set in the Highlands and Islands?

Our guide prices are adjusted for regional labour costs. After a survey you get a fixed price for the agreed scope.

Do you need to shut the warehouse?

No. We plan lift access around your picking routes and usually work at night, at weekends or across quieter shifts.

How much can LED high bays save?

Replacing metal halide with LED often cuts lighting load by around 50–70%. One common example is a 400 W lamp drawing about 430 W with its gear, replaced by a 150 W LED fitting.

Warehouse lighting in the Highlands and Islands