Emergency Lighting Servicing and Maintenance

Emergency lighting exists for one moment: when the mains power fails. In a fire emergency or power failure, your emergency lighting system – or emergency escape lighting- is the standby lighting that provides the emergency illumination, lighting escape routes and guiding occupants to safety.

The importance of emergency lighting is why regular servicing and maintenance is a legal duty, not a discretionary cost: in a fire or power outage, functioning emergency lighting must keep escape routes visible. An unserviced system cannot be proven to work – and it fails fire safety audits, jeopardises insurance, and exposes the Responsible Person to enforcement.

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42% of fire safety audits in England were unsatisfactory in the year to March 2025– the lowest compliance rate since 2011. Emergency escape routes and exits, which depend on working emergency lighting, were among the most commonly recorded failures (10,323 breaches logged). Source: Home Office, Fire Prevention and Protection Statistics, England, year ending March 2025.”

An AJK contract delivers the maintenance and servicing your system needs – planned preventative maintenance (PPM): a fixed schedule of professional servicing, tests and inspections that keeps your emergency lighting system in working order, tailored to your premises and risk profile.

We fix what fails, on the visit. Where practical, our technicians replace emergency light batteries, lamps, failed luminaires and illuminated safety signs during the same visit, rather than booking a return. Larger remedials are quoted separately.

The Responsible Person and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, every non -domestic premises has a Responsible Person – usually the employer, owner or facilities manager – who must keep emergency lighting in efficient working order. The maintenance of emergency lighting is a legal requirement, and failing to provide it is an offence.

BS 5266 -1:2025, BS 5266 -8 and BS EN 50172

Compliant emergency lighting is governed by the British Standard BS 5266 and its companion standards. AJK maintains to all three, on the current edition:

How maintenance supports your fire risk assessment

Your fire risk assessment identifies emergency lighting as a control measure within your fire safety plan; servicing keeps that control valid. A maintained, certificated system is the evidence auditors and insurers want. As a BAFE -registered firm, AJK keeps your system maintained to the highest standards, ensuring compliance with UK fire safety regulations and keeping your premises safe and compliant.

Offices, hotels, retail, industrial and public -sector premises

Offices, hotels, retail, warehouses, industrial sites, schools and public -sector buildings – wherever emergency lighting protects an escape route, we service it. The emergency lighting of premises like these is exactly the work AJK has delivered for 35+ years.

HMOs and landlord common areas

Landlords and managing agents carry a specific duty in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Emergency lighting in HMO common areas – stairwells, corridors, shared exits – must meet BS 5266 -8. We maintain HMO emergency lighting to those requirements.

Maintained, non -maintained, self -contained and central battery

How your system is built shapes the visit. We maintain whatever you have, regardless of the original emergency lighting design:

Few providers bring AJK’s combination of accreditation, credential breadth and track record:

• BAFE SP203 -4 registered for Emergency Lighting Maintenance – the kingmaker accreditation; independent proof of competence. About our BAFE SP203 -4 accreditation.
• 35+ years in business – a family – led building services contractor that competes on doing it right, not on price.
• A full credential stack – NICEIC, FIA, NSI, BAFE SP203 -1 for fire alarms, SafeContractor and Constructionline.
• Trusted on regulated estates – MOD – approved contractor and Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) signatory, with work for Formula 1 teams and the NHS.
• Tailored, clear scope – built around your emergency lighting needs, scoped to your premises and risk profile, agreed before you commit.
• UK – national from a Wiltshire base – searching “emergency lighting maintenance near me”? We work nationwide from Tidworth.

AJK delivers professional emergency lighting maintenance by accredited technicians.

Maintenance is the final stage of the emergency lighting lifecycle – design, installation, commissioning, then maintenance. AJK delivers all of it: our emergency lighting installation and emergency lighting testing services sit alongside this one.

Emergency lighting and fire detection are rarely managed alone. On the same contract we keep the rest of your fire safety equipment compliant – fire alarm systems and evacuation alert systems, fire extinguishers, fire doors, fire protection and fire training. Where you need fire alarm and emergency lighting maintenance together, we deliver both under one combined contract – one team for the testing and maintenance of all your fire equipment.

How often should emergency lighting be serviced and maintained?

A monthly functional (“flick”) test and an annual 3 -hour duration test as a minimum under BS 5266 -1; many sites add a six -monthly inspection.

Is emergency lighting maintenance a legal requirement?

Yes – under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Responsible Person must keep it in working order. Failing to is an offence.

Who is responsible for emergency lighting maintenance?

The Responsible Person – usually the owner, employer or facilities manager. In an HMO, the landlord or managing agent.

What’s included in an emergency lighting maintenance contract?

Scheduled tests, on -the -spot component replacement, logbook upkeep, an annual compliance certificate and out -of -hours call -out.

What’s the difference between maintained and non -maintained emergency lighting?

Maintained luminaires are lit at all times; non -maintained ones illuminate only when the mains power fails.

Do you cover emergency lighting in HMOs?

Yes – HMO common areas to BS 5266 -8, helping landlords meet their duty.

What happens if we miss a service or test?

Your system may fail when needed and you can’t prove compliance. We’ll get you back on schedule.

Do you replace failed batteries and luminaires on the visit?

Where practical, yes – batteries, lamps and luminaires replaced during the visit; larger remedials quoted separately.

Can you maintain our fire alarm and emergency lighting together?

Yes – we hold BAFE SP203 -4 (lighting) and BAFE SP203 -1 (fire alarms), so both sit on one contract.

Do you maintain both central battery and self -contained systems?

Yes – self -contained, central battery, maintained and non -maintained, from a single fitting to a whole estate.

How often should emergency lighting be tested?

Monthly functional tests and an annual 3 -hour duration test. Our emergency lighting testing page covers testing in full.

Arrange your emergency lighting service with a BAFE SP203 -4 accredited team. Speak to Kevan Pollard, our Fire & Security Contracts Manager, for a contract scoped to your premises.

Kevan Pollard – Fire & Security Contracts Manager

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