Festive Lighting

Bring your town centre to life with Lightways’ festive lighting. We deliver turnkey programmes – from BS7671‑compliant surveys and infrastructure to design, installation, maintenance, removal, and secure storage – managed by our dedicated East Kilbride facility. Trusted for complex, multi‑site projects, we handle traffic management and heavy logistics, keep displays running whatever the weather, and maximise your investment with safe, reliable, show‑stopping results.

Festive Lighting Transforming Scotland's Communities

Lightways Contractors' dedicated festive and decorative lighting division delivers comprehensive seasonal illumination services across Scotland, combining decades of technical expertise with creative design capabilities and exceptional project management. From major town centre installations to community facility displays, supply, infrastructure assessment, installation, ongoing maintenance, safe removal, and secure year-round storage.

What distinguishes our festive lighting services is integrated capability spanning technical infrastructure through creative execution. We don't simply hang decorative lights – we conduct full electrical infrastructure surveys including inspections and testing to BS7671 standards, install or repair necessary infrastructure, manage complex multi-site projects, and maintain comprehensive testing, maintenance, and repair facilities ensuring displays remain safe and operational throughout seasonal periods.

Specialist Facilities & Comprehensive Capabilities

Our 1.5-acre East Kilbride premises houses Scotland's most comprehensive festive lighting facility. The 10,000 square foot warehouse features custom-built racking designed exclusively for festive lighting storage, protecting client investments and ensuring display components remain in optimal condition between seasonal deployments. Our extensive surfaced yard accommodates large bespoke installations with unrestricted access for heavy vehicles including low loaders and cranes, enabling efficient logistics for major town centre and commercial projects.

This dedicated infrastructure supports our complete service offering: full infrastructure surveys and BS7671 compliance testing, eyebolt installation and load testing up to 20kN, infrastructure installation and repair, project management and installation of all display types, comprehensive supply of festive lighting products, ongoing testing and maintenance throughout display periods, professional repair services, and secure year-round storage protecting substantial client investments.

Community Impact Through Festive Lighting Excellence
Beyond commercial and municipal projects, our festive lighting expertise creates meaningful community impact. Through our "Illuminating Communities" programme, we provide complete festive lighting services to Strathcarron Hospice, Kilbryde Hospice, and Camelon Sensory Centre – transforming these facilities into winter wonderlands that bring joy, comfort, and seasonal magic to patients, residents, families, and staff during the darkest months.
These partnerships demonstrate how technical expertise can deliver social value. The comprehensive services we provide – professional design, specialist equipment, expert installation, ongoing maintenance, safe removal, and secure storage – represent substantial financial value whilst enabling charitable organisations to focus limited resources on core care services rather than seasonal decoration costs.
Technical Excellence Meets Creative Vision
Successful festive lighting installations require both technical competence and creative execution. Our teams combine electrical expertise ensuring safe, compliant installations with design sensibilities creating visually stunning displays that capture seasonal atmosphere whilst meeting client objectives. We manage complex logistics including road closures, traffic management, crane operations, and coordination with multiple stakeholders, ensuring installations proceed efficiently with minimal public disruption.
Our project management capabilities handle installations ranging from single-location displays through coordinated multi-site town centre programmes involving dozens of individual installation points. We maintain detailed installation records, conduct regular safety inspections throughout display periods, and provide rapid response maintenance ensuring displays remain operational regardless of weather conditions or technical faults.
Whether delivering major municipal Christmas lighting programmes, creating stunning commercial building illuminations, supporting community facility displays, or managing complex multi-site decorative installations, Lightways combines technical excellence, creative design, comprehensive logistics, and absolute reliability – delivering festive lighting solutions that illuminate Scotland's communities whilst exceeding client expectations for safety, quality, and professional service delivery.

Our Services

Design & Consultation

Infrastructure Assessment & Installation

Supply & Installation

Maintenance & Emergency Response

Removal & Storage

Our Festive Lighting Facility

Why choose Lightways for Festive Lighting?

45+ Years Specialist Experience
Technical electrical knowledge ensuring safe, compliant installations meeting all regulatory requirements.
Design & Installation
Recognised excellence in creating stunning festive displays across Scotland's town centres and communities.
Complete Turnkey Service
Integrated design, supply, installation, maintenance, removal, and storage eliminating multiple contractor coordination.
Purpose-Built Storage Facilities
10,000 sq. ft. warehouse with custom racking protecting client investments year-round.
Community Impact Experience
Proven track record supporting hospices, care homes, and community organisations through dedicated programmes.
Comprehensive Project Management
Expert coordination of complex logistics including road closures, traffic management, and multi-site installations.
BS7671 Compliance
Full electrical testing and certification ensuring installations meet rigorous safety standards.
Emergency Response Capability
Rapid fault response and repair services maintaining display integrity throughout seasonal periods.

Our Clients

Municipal & Public Sector

Local authorities and town centre partnerships
Community councils
Public facilities and civic buildings
Parks and public spaces

Commercial Sector

Retail centres and shopping destinations
Hotels and hospitality venues
Corporate headquarters and business premises
Entertainment and leisure facilities

Community & Charitable

Hospices and healthcare facilities
Care homes and residential facilities
Community centres and sensory facilities
Youth organisations and charitable groups