Emergency lighting for Chester buildings
The North West has seen some of the fastest growth in tall residential buildings in the UK, especially in Manchester, Salford and Liverpool, together with large HMO markets and a strong industrial base.
When the mains supply fails, emergency lighting has to light escape routes, exits, changes of direction and firefighting equipment for long enough for everyone to leave. For most buildings that means three hours.
We design layouts from a survey, install maintained or non-maintained fittings, and carry out the monthly functional tests and annual full-duration tests that BS 5266-1 expects. For larger sites, self-test and addressable emergency lighting systems cut testing time and give you an automatic record.
The rules that apply in Chester
In England, fire safety in non-domestic premises and the common parts of blocks of flats is governed by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as amended by the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. Higher-risk residential buildings are also covered by the Building Safety Act 2022, which is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator.
What is included
- Emergency lighting survey and design
- Installation of escape route, open area and high-risk task lighting
- Illuminated exit signage
- Monthly functional tests
- Annual full rated-duration tests
- Self-test and central battery systems
- Certificates and logbook records
Buildings we work on in Chester
- Offices and retail
- Blocks of flats
- HMOs
- Warehouses
- Schools
- Hotels and care homes
Areas we cover from Chester
From Chester we also cover Birkenhead (15 miles), Liverpool (15 miles), Warrington (18 miles), St Helens (19 miles) and Crewe (20 miles). Elsewhere in Cheshire we work in Warrington, Crewe and Macclesfield. If your building is not in a listed town, we still cover it: every enquiry for emergency lighting in North West England is handled the same way.