Lighting your warehouse - what are your options?

Quality lighting is essential in your warehouse, but it can be a drain on your resources and impact the environment. You may feel that it’s time to update your warehouse lighting, or you want to cut down on costs, we’ll look at the various options for lighting your warehouse in this blog.

What are your lighting needs?

Before you commit to a warehouse lighting option you need to consider your lighting needs. There are a few factors that will influence this, such as the size of your warehouse and its main function. Do you have packers or automated machines in your warehouse? Which requires higher levels of lighting or can you reduce the lighting in some areas? This will influence the type of lighting and wattage you need.

LED lighting solutions for your warehouse

LED lighting is the future of industrial lighting. Its many features offer great benefits especially in warehouse operations. But is LED lighting a suitable option for your warehouse? We would say yes, regardless of the size or function of your warehouse, there are many advantages to installing LED lighting in your warehouse. Traditional halogen bulbs are cheaper by the unit but do offer fewer advantages.

Save energy, save costs

It’s difficult to find ways to bring down costs in warehouse operations and logistics. You’ll be happy to know that LED lights, once installed can save you up to 80% on your electricity bills. LED lights are designed to be directional so they supply light in one specific direction. This means you only pay for energy that you need, rather than like halogen bulbs that emit light in every direction.

Halogen bulbs have a shorter life than LED lights which means a higher cost in replacing. If this is at the top if a tall ceiling, it’s a disruptive process to replace a lightbulb.

What type of LED lighting is suitable for your warehouse?

There are different fixtures for LED lights, each of which will suit a different purpose. For warehouses High Bay LED lights are the best due to their fixed, directional nature. Our LED High Bay Light HBL1 can be fixed in any location and placed at the optimum angle in your warehouse.

When planning new lighting in your warehouse you’ll need to take into account where the lighting will need to be angled in order to achieve maximum light efficiency. This process shouldn’t be hurried and if you are in doubt, do consider getting a qualified consultant to help.

LED lights start at 40w and go up to 240w which means you can find the ideal level of light to suit your warehouse. You could even choose a range of wattages for a bespoke lighting to suit your warehouse.

White light or yellow light?

If you think of a warehouse you’ll probably imagine a yellow lit space with dark shadows. LED Lights produce a white light that is clearer and is actually easier on the eyes. The white light produced by LED lights are especially useful in warehouse spaces as it can help workers to clearly identify stock and avoid any injuries in places that previously may have been quite dark.