--- title: "Emergency lighting installation — MCI Electrical" description: "Emergency lighting installation in Eastleigh, Southampton and Whiteley by MCI Electrical. Clear pricing for escape route luminaires and exit signs." canonical: "https://mci-electrical.co.uk/services/emergency-lighting-installation" last_updated: "2026-08-11T12:10:56.913Z" --- # Emergency lighting installation — MCI Electrical > Emergency lighting installation in Eastleigh, Southampton and Whiteley by MCI Electrical. Clear pricing for escape route luminaires and exit signs. Need emergency lighting installed or upgraded in a commercial property? MCI Electrical designs the fitting positions and escape route coverage, installs the luminaires and controls, then tests the completed system. The work covers offices, shops, warehouses and industrial premises across Eastleigh and the surrounding business areas. ## How this is priced The price follows the number of fittings and how far the cable has to run, so I quote after walking the route with you. Work outside your normal opening hours is charged at a different rate, agreed up front. - Emergency lighting installation: £195 for up to 1 fitting, then £155 per additional fitting. - Initial installation covers fitting, connection to the local lighting circuit and functional testing. - Cable runs requiring new containment or fire rated cabling over long distances are surveyed prior to work. - Work requested outside normal operating hours is charged at a different rate. ## What gets installed, and where Emergency fittings go where the escape route needs them: above final exit doors, at changes of direction, at stairs and by firefighting equipment. I walk the route with you first, so we agree every position before anything is drilled. - **Commercial offices and business parks:** In corporate suites across Solent Business Park in Whiteley and Hampshire Corporate Park in Chandler's Ford, escape route signage and recessed LED exit indicators are installed to ensure safe egress through corridors and stairwells. - **Industrial units and distribution sheds:** In warehouses and workshops along Peacock Trading Estate in Eastleigh or Segensworth East, surface mounted emergency twin spot units illuminate large open floors and machinery zones when main lighting circuits trip. - **Care homes and educational facilities:** Around Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Botley, care facilities and community buildings require continuous, clear directional lighting along internal corridors and final exit doors to support orderly evacuation. ## What is and is not included It covers mounting the fittings, wiring them in, the test switches, the first charge and a full switchover test. Long cable runs needing new trunking are surveyed and quoted first. ### Included - Mounting LED emergency luminaires, exit boxes or emergency twin spot units - Wiring fittings into the relevant local lighting final circuit - Installing key operated test switches adjacent to local distribution boards or switches - Initial charge cycle setup and full functional switchover test - Provision of emergency lighting commissioning documentation and log book ### Not included - Asbestos removal or structural alterations required to route cables - Mains distribution board replacements unless arranged separately - Ongoing monthly or annual duration testing contracts - Fire alarm system integration or control panel wiring ## Before I arrive I need access to the escape routes and to the local lighting circuits, plus room to work safely at height. If the date stops suiting you, rescheduling is free. 1. **Clear access to fitting locations:** Ensure floor areas directly beneath proposed light fittings, exit doors and key switch points are clear of stock, furniture or temporary barriers. 2. **Locate consumer units and distribution boards:** Identify the distribution boards supplying power to existing lighting circuits so key switches can be wired into the correct local supply. ## What you are left with You end the day with the lighting installed, tested, switched over once already and written into your log book. You also get a reminder when the next test falls due. - **A commissioned system:** All installed emergency lights, exit signs and twin spots are wired into their local circuits, fully charged and verified to switch to battery power upon mains interruption. - **The certificate:** You receive electrical installation documentation detailing circuit parameters, installation methods and test results for every fitted luminaire. - **A live log book:** A dedicated emergency lighting log book is provided on site to record all future monthly functional checks, annual duration tests and maintenance events. - **A test calendar:** A written testing schedule outlining monthly manual check routines and required annual three hour duration inspection dates for site staff. ## Questions I get asked The questions I get asked most about putting emergency lighting in. ### How do I know where emergency lights should be installed? I look at your exit routes, corridor intersections, changes in floor level and final exit doors. In units across Eastleigh trading estates and Southampton docks, fittings must clearly illuminate exit paths and safety equipment. ### Can emergency lights be wired into existing lighting circuits? Yes. I wire self contained luminaires into the local lighting circuit so that if power to the main lights in that zone fails, the emergency fitting instantly switches to battery power. ### What is the difference between lights that stay on and lights that only come on in a power cut? Maintained fittings are lit all the time and stay lit on battery when the power fails. The other kind stays dark until the lighting circuit fails, and then the battery brings it on. ### Do new emergency light installations require a test switch? Yes. Key operated switches are fitted on the supply line to allow routine monthly checks without turning off general lighting circuits across the entire floor. ## Where the rules come from The official rules behind this work, straight from the source. - [Workplace fire safety responsibilities](https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities): Government guidance detailing employer duties for maintaining escape routes, lighting and safety equipment in commercial premises. - [HSE electrical safety at work](https://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/): Health and Safety Executive advice on maintaining safe electrical installations and systems across workplace environments. ## Business facts - Based: 1 The Drove, Horton Heath, Eastleigh, SO50 7NX - Service area: Eastleigh, Whiteley and Segensworth, Chandler's Ford, Hedge End and Botley, Southampton and the docks - Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:00–17:00 - Phone: +447366896562 - Email: team@mci-electrical.co.uk - Years of experience: 17 - Pricing rules: Fixed wire testing is priced on the number of boards and circuits, not by the hour.; Emergency lighting is priced per light, and the three hour test is priced separately.; Repairs are priced item by item off the report, so you choose what to do and when.; Work outside your trading hours costs a different rate, and I tell you what it is before I set off.; Quotes are free, rescheduling is free, and there is no callout fee. ## Request a quote - [Start a request](https://mci-electrical.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and postcode to MCI Electrical. ## Related pages - [Emergency lighting testing](https://mci-electrical.co.uk/services/emergency-lighting-testing): Emergency lighting testing and certificates. - [LED lighting upgrade for offices](https://mci-electrical.co.uk/services/led-lighting-upgrade-offices): LED lighting upgrade for offices. - [Fixed wire testing](https://mci-electrical.co.uk/services/fixed-wire-testing): Fixed wire testing and commercial EICR. - [Full sitemap](https://mci-electrical.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.