Expert Lighting solutions for Business Spaces
- Nick Knoops
- Jul 1
- 3 min read
In today’s ever-changing world, looks seem to matter. This is especially true when it comes to the face of your business and what the space where you work presents itself. The right kind of lighting can make a huge difference to your business.

From freshening your work space with solar lights to transforming your business image. Lighting upgrades & electrical solutions add an integral part to your commercial lighting enhancing productivity & morale.
A proper lighting plan for your commercial or industrial premises should integrate any available sources of natural light together with ambient, accent and task lighting options to reflects the unique needs of your space and its overall interior design.
If you’re moving into new premises, expanding, or changing floor plans, call us at Next Electrical so that we can help you assess your lighting & your power, data, and phone point requirements in one comprehensive plan, meeting all your current and future needs.
Commercial lighting ideas such as recessed lighting, spotlights, LED strip lighting and floor lighting can transform and personalise different areas of a business' premises, changing the feel from cold to cosy, or simple to sophisticated as required.
Task Lighting & feature lights:

Lighting and lighting fixtures are a key factor in creating the best possible aesthetic in any interior space. This can add a sense of interest to a space, almost sttracting a client or purchasers to enter your premises. A feature light can influence emotions and the way people approach their work, making lighting as much an art as it is a science.
This used to be a focus in residential spaces, but task lights & feature lights can add focus to a certain work space while adding a bit of glamour & aesthetic to a particular space.
LED lighting
An inexpensive way to transform a space is through led lighting.
This can simply be done by swapping outdated fluorescent panels to led panels that have 3 different setting in colour, which can give that warmth or natural look to the same space.
Outdated or poorly planned lighting is constantly seen through older work spaces. This can also have very costly implications to your commercial space. Retrofitting obsolete fluorescent, halogen or other old lighting systems with LED lighting can:
Reduce your energy use drastically by almost 50 %.
Reduce maintenance bills as they last
Minimise your carbon footprint.
Cut air conditioning expenses.
Improve ambience & functionality of the space. Lighting. customers.

Solar Lights.
One of the newest features we have found is taking numerous spaces by storm are solar lights. These are a perfect addition to commercial spaces where often natural light is not accessible in all parts of a building. These solar lights come in a variety of sizes & shapes. They are controlled by a solar panel that sits on the rooms. And like a solar well, it brightens and shines with the sun. Being easy to install and a great option to natural light, these solar lights can transform any space.
Smart lighting
Today, businesses are no longer restricted to the traditional 9-to-5 routine. People with flexible hours means one has to consider other options that try to save wastage of energy &
Intelligent lighting systems can deliver huge efficiency by ensuring lights are only used when and where needed. They can automatically reduce artificial light levels to take advantage of natural daylight, resulting in optimised performance.
Lighting can also be intelligently managed as a function of staff movements, time of day, sensors or can be controlled remotely.
Soaring energy bills
With Victorian businesses paying more for electricity every year, it is simply good business to minimise your organisation’s energy costs. Without an energy reduction strategy in place, the chances are that every minute of operation is costing you money unnecessarily.

Our Next Commercial lighting experience can help you in every avenue of your business needs: From intelligent lighting to three-phase electrical upgrades, across factories & shops, office & work spaces our experience and practical expertise can improve any workplace.
We can install all types of commercial lighting, including:
LED lighting
Intelligent lighting management systems
Office lighting
Factory and warehouse lighting
Shopfront and retail lighting
Outdoor lighting
Feature lighting
Emergency and exit lighting





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