Exterior Lighting Increases Safety and Attracts Customers to Your Business

Exterior lighting can make a huge difference for your business, church, or school. Not only will appropriate outside lights create a safer environment, they also make your building more visible: attracting people to your business or building. Although installing and maintaining tall parking lot and exterior lights may seem like a huge hassle, qualified commercial electricians can easily install these lights and provide upkeep services as well. With all the reasons for outside lighting, there is no reason not to install it today!

Crime Reduction

Adding lights outside your business, educational institution, or place of worship is a cost-effective way to prevent criminal activity. Numerous statistics show that when lighting is increased, incidences of vandalism, robbery/theft, and violent crime like assault decrease. And, unlike costly crime prevention strategies such as surveillance and security staff, lights are relatively inexpensive. When criminal activity is high, you have the double disadvantage of people avoiding your property and the monetary and psychological detractors of the crime itself. Installing a few lights is really all it takes to eliminate these problems!

Safety

In addition to preventing crime, exterior lights help reduce the number of car accidents that take place in parking lots. Additional lights make it easier to see other cars, obstacles, and pedestrians. And while avoiding fender-benders is important, it is even more important to cut down on pedestrian-related accidents, especially those involving children. According to the international organization Safe Kids, approximately 2,500 U.S. children per year (2001-03) were taken to the ER with injuries from being struck in a parking lot or driveway. Sadly, an average of 229 of these children did not survive. Schools, churches, and businesses catering to children especially need to ensure adequate lighting levels to help cut down the number of child-car collisions in this country. With the help of your local electrician, you can increase the safety of your parking lot and reduce the number of accidents that take place there.

Visibility

Lights also make your building easier to see. This increased visibility attracts customers (or parishioners/students, as the case may be) and makes your building more appealing. Unlike expensive advertising and marketing campaigns, lights are an affordable way to raise the profile of your business. Simply directing more attention to the building itself will dramatically increase the number of people it attracts!

If you’re ready to capitalize on the numerous benefits of additional lights, contact your local commercial electrician. These experts will be able to design, implement, and maintain any type of exterior lighting system from tall pole lights to building-mounted lights. Many even have bucket trucks for quick and easy repairs! Don’t consider lighting installation a hassle; your electrician can handle the work so you can sit back and enjoy the benefits! Exterior lights are highly recommended for:

• Car dealerships
• Churches and places of worship
• Event halls
• Parking lots
• Parks and playgrounds
• Schools
• Shopping centers