Emergency lighting
Emergency lighting must light escape routes if the mains supply fails. It needs a short functional test every month and a full rated-duration test once a year, with results kept in a log book.
Detection, alarms and lighting
What it costs
Typical UK prices for emergency lighting. Firms price against the details in your job, so your quotes will depend on your building and the scope.
| Typical job | Guide price ex VAT |
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| Annual duration test and certificate, up to 30 fittings | £150 – £400 |
| Replacement self-contained fitting, supplied and fitted | £60 – £150 per fitting |
| New installation | £90 – £200 per fitting |
What affects the price
Including these in your job helps you receive accurate, comparable quotes.
- Number of fittings
- Self-contained or central battery
- Access equipment needed for high ceilings
Who needs it
Any premises where people would need to find their way out in the dark.
How often
Monthly functional test, annual full-duration test.
The law
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, articles 14 and 17
Standards
- BS 5266-1
- BS EN 1838
- BS EN 50172
How it works
You don’t need to find or call anyone. Post the job once and the firms come to you.
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Describe the job
Answer a few questions about the building and the work. It takes about three minutes, and you can add photos, floor plans or a previous report.
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Vetted firms quote
Verified firms that offer emergency lighting and cover your area quote a fixed price against your brief, with a start date and what is included. Quoting stays open for 14 days.
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Compare and choose
See price, availability, accreditations and reviews side by side, and message firms with questions. Only the firm you accept gets your address and phone number.
Emergency lighting by region
Verified firms offering emergency lighting in each part of the UK. Your job goes to every firm covering the building’s postcode.
- London No firms yet
- South East No firms yet
- South West No firms yet
- East of England No firms yet
- East Midlands No firms yet
- West Midlands No firms yet
- Yorkshire and the Humber No firms yet
- North West No firms yet
- North East No firms yet
- Wales No firms yet
- Scotland No firms yet
- Northern Ireland No firms yet
Questions
About emergency lighting.
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Get quotes for emergency lighting
Free, takes about three minutes, and your contact details stay private until you choose a firm.