Warehouse lighting in North Yorkshire

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 North Yorkshire, including York, Middlesbrough and Harrogate.

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

Warehouse lighting work in North Yorkshire

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

Warehouses around North Yorkshire 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.

What's included

Loading bay, dock leveller and yard lighting
LED high bays or narrow-beam aisle fittings matched to racking heights
Replacement of metal halide and sodium fittings and their control gear
Lift and scaffold access planned around your operation

Guide prices in North Yorkshire

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

Guide prices in North Yorkshire
Item	Guide budget (ex VAT)	Basis
LED high bay	£145 – £390	per fitting, supplied and fitted
LED batten (complete luminaire)	£80 – £195	per fitting, supplied and fitted
Presence (PIR) sensor	£40 – £80	per sensor, installed
Scissor or boom lift hire	£145 – £290	per day

Example: 60 LED high bays in a 3,000 m² warehouse, with 3 days of lift hire, about £9,150 – £24,150 excluding VAT.

Rules that apply in North Yorkshire

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 North Yorkshire

Warehouse lighting FAQs for North Yorkshire

What energy rules apply to new lighting in North Yorkshire?

Approved Document L sets the efficiency that new lighting in North Yorkshire must meet. We check fittings against it at design stage and keep the evidence for building control.

How are prices set in North Yorkshire?

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 North Yorkshire