If you think outdoor lighting options for your landscape is just a feature for homes, you couldn’t be more wrong. Businesses, both large and small, have made use of landscape lighting for many years. If you own a business that features some landscape, consider adding some LED lighting to your property. There are quite a few benefits to your business having a well-lit exterior. Here are just a few of them:
Visual Appeal
The exterior of your business is often among the first impressions a customer has of your company – make it a positive one. Properly designed and installed landscape lighting can enhance not just the outside of your building, but the landscaping you likely invested quite a bit of money in.
Safety
Unfortunately, there’s always a chance your business becomes the target of vandals, thieves, or other criminals at some point in the future. But quality landscape lighting can help you cut down on the likelihood of that happening. Lights being on when the business is closed has been shown to deter crime. In fact, insurance companies sometimes reduce rates for businesses that have landscape lighting.
Meanwhile, if you’re business is open after dark, landscape lighting can show customers that you’re still open and provide an inviting presence to them. Darkness on the outside might indicate to a customer that the business is closed, or it may just make them feel unsafe.
Save Money and Help the Environment
If you’re a business owner who was already planning to add landscape lighting to the exterior of your building, you may be wondering why this article is highlighting LED lighting in particular. Well, there are some benefits to LED outdoor lights as compared to other lighting options. First, they use less energy than incandescent bulbs and other types of lighting. This will save you money in the long run as your utility bill will be lower and you’ll buy fewer bulbs. As an added bonus, they give off fewer carbon emissions and create less waste in the form of burnt-out bulbs.
If you’re looking to add LED landscape lighting to your Greater Orlando Area business and you’re not sure where to start, Illuminations USA has you covered. We can help design your landscape lighting and then install it as well. Give us a call at 407-880-0700 to learn more about our services today!