3 Benefits of Adding Outdoor Lighting to Your Commercial Location

Adding outdoor lighting to your commercial property can benefit tenants, business owners, customers, staff, and property managers alike. Plus, there are critical aesthetic, safety, and promotional reasons to incorporate strategic external lighting at your commercial location.

Here are some of the most significant advantages of adding outdoor lighting to your business or property.

Benefit 1: Enhanced Aesthetics

Using outdoor lighting to illuminate landscaping and building facades is a great way to add style to your property. LED or solar-powered lights are a great way to incorporate fashionable lighting systems without your energy bill skyrocketing. Illuminating statues, water features, trees, or any other unique aspect of your property’s landscape is also great for highlighting these features.

String lights are also a stylish way to light commercial buildings that house restaurants, shops, and offices that operate after dark. They can also add style and charm to archways and walkways while also increasing visitors’ safety by making paths more visible.

Benefit 2: Improved Safety

Adding outdoor lighting to your commercial property makes your location safer for patrons, staff, and clients. For example, parking lots, walkways, and external stairways need to be well-lit to ensure visitors’ safety.

You can choose to set lights directly into walkways to illuminate paths without obstructing the walkway. Overhead lights can also be used to increase visibility. Just as with lighting used for aesthetics, LED lights can improve safety without using too much energy.

In addition, any outdoor shops used for automotive repair, artisan or crafting work, or any other purpose need to be well-lit to avoid workplace accidents. Loading docks and other exterior spaces used for your business’ operations need ample lighting to ensure productivity and safety.

Dusk-to-dawn lights can also be beneficial in protecting your business from damage or loss. Making sure that your business is not sitting dark while unoccupied at night is important. Properties lit throughout the night are less likely to be burglarized or vandalized—saving you and your tenants money down the line by investing in proper external lighting.

Finally, emergency, battery-operated lights and floodlights are great features for ensuring additional safety at your property.

Benefit 3: Increased Promotion

Illuminating signs, driveways, parking areas, walkways, and entrances to your commercial location will help increase traffic to your business. Potential customers and clients need to be able to see your branding and recognize how to enter your property to visit your location. In addition, patrons will be more likely to visit if parking lots and walkways are well-lit for their safety and convenience.

Even if your business doesn’t operate after dark, illuminating your signs is a great way to increase your advertising and promote your business—even while you sleep.

Upgrade Your Outdoor Lighting with Synergy Electric

At Synergy Electric, we specialize in commercial and industrial electrical installations, providing a full range of services, including repairs, service upgrades, routine maintenance, and more.

Contact us today to work with experienced electricians who can implement all of your outdoor lighting needs at your commercial location!