Whilst it is true that most electrical contractors will be involved in the installing of lighting fittings, it is also probably the case that most will not necessarily have the lighting design knowledge to specify the right luminaires in the right places for efficiency and performance.
Some lighting companies, including Ecolighting, have their own in house electrical installation team which is an invaluable service to electrical contractors. The team not only manufactures luminaires but more importantly has its own experience of electrical installations and maintenance which helps them to understand the electrical contractors’ position in the practical application for projects.
When you choose Ecolighting for your lighting installation, you can relax in the knowledge that everything will be done properly, as we have demonstrated in over a 600 prior installs. We have a full time staff of experienced project managers, qualified electricians and dedicated administrators to ensure that our customers benefit from a truly complete turn-key service.
How does the lighting design process work?
Electrical contractors wishing to take on bigger and more profitable lighting projects can approach Ecolighting for lighting design help. Here, the Relux lighting programme is used to accurately produce 3D renderings of lighting plans, produced from dimensional drawings with CAD which determine which luminaires to use and how many are needed to achieve required lighting levels and the placement of these in the building. Our in house electrical installation team also provides energy savings, CO2 savings and return on investment (ROI) on projects, and where appropriate the capital allowance benefit.
With MJC Electrical in Manchester, Ecolighting did the lighting design from drawings supplied from MJC Electrical’s consultants who then overlaid the scheme onto CAD drawings for presentation to their client. Mark Carpenter, Managing Director of MJC Electrical says, “When we dealt with Ecolighting we found the experience very efficient and a seamless process. Ecolighting always meets the budget requirements and we find their luminaires outperform other manufacturers’ so we are delighted with the whole process.”
And Richard Williams, Managing Director of RAW Electrical in Devon comments, “We found the whole experience with Ecolighting to be really brilliant. We sent them our drawings, they sent back the lighting design scheme priced up with proposals for our customer and we won the job! We really can’t fault the service we received, deliveries are good and the backup is excellent.”
Working with companies like Ecolighting gives electrical installation and maintenance firms a foot in the door and the back-up of a serious, well established lighting company with its own in house electrical installation team. All the incentives are then there for the electrical contractor’s customers to invest in LED lighting schemes which not only make huge reductions in energy and carbon footprint but also attract Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) with some 19% against corporation tax which can be reclaimed in the first year, something that most company directors and accountants rather like.