Lighting & Electrical across Holborn (WC1, WC2). Commercial lighting and electrical services — LED upgrades, emergency lighting, small power distribution, data containment and BMS interface. NICEIC-certified installation with full EICR reporting.
Lighting & Electrical across Holborn (WC1, WC2) is delivered by our in-house commercial team with current estate approvals and compliance records on file. We have completed works in or adjacent to Sea Containers House, One New Oxford Street, Holborn Viaduct House, Warwick Court, Kingsway Tower among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via Holborn (Central, Piccadilly), Chancery Lane (Central), Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), Russell Square (Piccadilly), Farringdon (Elizabeth line, Thameslink). Every project is run by a named project manager reporting weekly with photographs and programme RAG. Out-of-hours loading, estate permit-to-work and managing-agent liaison are included in the prelims — not charged as variations.
The Holborn market is dominated by top-tier law firms (magic-circle, silver-circle and mid-tier), media and publishing (guardian, warner bros), higher education (lse, soas proximity), each with distinct lighting & electrical requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered lighting & electrical in trophy buildings including Sea Containers House, One New Oxford Street, Holborn Viaduct House, Warwick Court.
Midtown spans the Inns of Court (legal), Gray's Inn Road (media — Guardian, Warner Bros Discovery), Kingsway and Holborn itself. Modern Grade A around Chancery Lane sits alongside period stock in Bloomsbury and around the Inns.
Camden and Westminster both restrict noisy works to 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–13:00 Sat. Inns of Court buildings have additional sitting-term restrictions during legal terms. Kingsway is a red route — loading is permitted only in booked bays outside peak hours. Gray's Inn Road and High Holborn bays fill early; we book through Camden/Westminster parking services 48 hours ahead.
Existing system survey and EICR
Lighting calculation (Relux / Dialux) to BCO/CIBSE standards
Design package — fittings schedule, small power layout, control strategy
Installation with NICEIC certification
Commissioning and EICR sign-off
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| LED swap-out | £12–£22 per sqft | Like-for-like LED replacement of existing fluorescent |
| Full LED scheme | £24–£42 per sqft | New fittings, DALI control, emergency compliance |
| Premium / bespoke | £45–£95 per sqft | Architectural lighting, decorative pendants, feature lighting |
| Full electrical re-wire | £45–£85 per sqft | Distribution, small power, lighting, controls |
This area sits outside the core trophy-tower premium zone — programme and pricing typically sit at the mid-range of the bands below. Figures are guide ranges — we provide a fixed quote after survey.
LED upgrade — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Full re-wire — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Emergency lighting — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
DALI controls — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Wireless lighting — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Containment — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Small power — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Data cabling — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Camden (north of High Holborn) and Westminster (south) split the area, with Bloomsbury Conservation Area, Gray's Inn Conservation Area and Kingsway Conservation Area all engaging. Listed buildings in the Inns of Court require LBC; Kingsway's Grade II*-listed facades restrict any external alteration.
Reference list available on request under NDA.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days, including M&E, fabric and compliance review.
Scope capture workshop with stakeholders — occupier, landlord, managing agent, FM team.
Stage 3 design package with space plan, M&E schedules, specification and CAT A/B split.
Lump-sum price against the design package. All prelims transparent.
CDM notification, RAMS, permit-to-work, landlord licence-to-alter, estate approvals.
Weekly client reports with photos, programme RAG, variation log, compliance status.
O&M manuals, as-built drawings, building-regs sign-off, 12-month defects period.
Lighting & Electrical in modern grade a (kingsway, holborn) — 10,000–25,000 sqft plates is typically specified to led swap-out level — like-for-like led replacement of existing fluorescent. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Lighting & Electrical in period refurbished stock (gray's inn road, bloomsbury) is typically specified to full led scheme level — new fittings, dali control, emergency compliance. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Lighting & Electrical in inns of court chambers buildings is typically specified to premium / bespoke level — architectural lighting, decorative pendants, feature lighting. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Lighting & Electrical in listed victorian and georgian terraces is typically specified to full electrical re-wire level — distribution, small power, lighting, controls. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Live-environment electrical works proceed under permit-to-work with trading-floor isolation slots booked with the occupier and managing agent. Main tests and commissioning typically require overnight isolation; final certification is issued within 24 hours.
Camden and Westminster both restrict noisy works to 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–13:00 Sat. Inns of Court buildings have additional sitting-term restrictions during legal terms. Kingsway is a red route — loading is permitted only in booked bays outside peak hours. Gray's Inn Road and High Holborn bays fill early; we book through Camden/Westminster parking services 48 hours ahead.
All Holborn occupiers benefit from a PPM framework covering L8 water hygiene, EICR, emergency lighting, F-Gas registers and fabric maintenance. For a scoped PPM package in Holborn see Office Maintenance in Holborn or Commercial Maintenance in Holborn.
Anonymised project outlines from our Holborn and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.
Scope · 28,000 sqft
Budget band · £480k
Programme · 8 weeks nights
Full LED with DALI, 12-year ROI on Cat B wiring
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 9,200 sqft
Budget band · £260k
Programme · 5 weeks
Architectural lighting with Casambi wireless
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 15,000 sqft
Budget band · £85k
Programme · 3 weeks
BS 5266 upgrade across 4 floors
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Yes — LED swap-out using existing circuits is common where the existing wiring is sound (post-EICR). Typical ROI on energy savings is 2–4 years.
Yes — we install Tridonic, Lutron, Casambi and Helvar systems, with commissioning and training for the FM team.
Yes — lighting is typically the largest single electrical load in an office. An LED upgrade with controls can lift an EPC from D/E into B/C territory.
Yes — annual full-duration discharge testing and monthly flick tests are offered under a PPM contract. Certificates to BS 5266 provided.
Yes — we have delivered refurbishment works in chambers buildings across Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, operating within the Inn's own permit and fabric-protection regimes and around sitting terms.
Interior fit-out is generally unaffected, but any external alteration, signage or shopfront change engages conservation area consent. Our architects handle the applications.
8,000 sqft: 10–12 weeks. 15,000 sqft law-firm full CAT B with library and mediation rooms: 14–18 weeks.
Yes — our heritage team handles LBC applications for internal reversible fit-out, with conservation officer pre-application consultation built into the mobilisation programme.
Yes — Savills, Knight Frank, CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers all hold our compliance pack on file.
Full commercial refurbishment for occupied and vacant offices — CAT B fit-out, finishes, M&E upgrades.
CAT A and CAT B fit-out for new leases, HQ relocations and floor consolidations.
Reactive and planned maintenance (PPM) for commercial offices — single trade or full FM cover.
Renovation of existing office space — modernising finishes, layout and services without full strip-out.
Suspended ceiling grids, tiles, rafts, exposed-services finishes.
In-depth articles on commercial fit-out, compliance and market strategy.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days. Fixed-price quote within 10. Estate approvals on file.