Warehouse lighting in Kent

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 Kent, including Saint Peters, Maidstone and Gillingham.

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

Warehouse lighting work in Kent

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

Many Kent sites run two or three shifts, so lighting hours are high and LED payback is quick, often inside three years.

What's included

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

Guide prices in Kent

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

Guide prices in Kent
Item	Guide budget (ex VAT)	Basis
LED high bay	£160 – £430	per fitting, supplied and fitted
LED batten (complete luminaire)	£85 – £215	per fitting, supplied and fitted
Presence (PIR) sensor	£45 – £85	per sensor, installed
Scissor or boom lift hire	£160 – £320	per day

Example: 60 LED high bays in a 3,000 m² warehouse, with 3 days of lift hire, about £10,100 – £26,650 excluding VAT.

Rules that apply in Kent

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.

Warehouse lighting by town in Kent

Warehouse lighting FAQs for Kent

How are prices set in Kent?

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

Which towns in Kent do you cover?

All of Kent, including Saint Peters, Maidstone and Gillingham. See the towns list on this page for local pages.

What lux level does a warehouse need?

It depends on the task. BS EN 12464-1:2021 examples include 100 lux for stores and stockrooms, 150 lux at the floor of rack storage, 200 lux for open storage and loading, and 300 lux for packing and grouping.

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 Kent