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Commercial Outdoor Bollard Lighting Improves Your Business Security

May 9th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Did you know that commercial outdoor bollard lighting can be used as a security measure and to improve safety for individual businesses? They are available in different shapes and sizes to meet your needs. I would say that the most common are about three feet high with a diameter of three to 6 inches. Commercial outdoor bollard lighting is becoming more and more popular, you can use them to provide deterrent lighting and it provides illumination for security patrols.

There are some features of commercial outdoor bollard lighting that make them a great addition to a company’s property, serving as parking lot lane guides after dark as well as marking the boundaries of the lot to prevent cars from venturing onto the lawn. Typically, commercial outdoor bollard lighting will house a 25 watt bulb and operate on 12 Volt power driven by a transformer, similar to pathway lights that may line a residential walkway or driveway. Most companies will use the bollard lighting fixtures to offer a small degree of security while reducing light pollution around the building.

It is very common to see large companies using commercial outdoor bollard lighting. They usually surround their perimeter with them, first it serves to light sidewalks and doors but the main purpose is to enhance the degree of security. Placing commercial outdoor bollard lighting outside windows and doors will deter crime and force thieves to go to other less protected building.

Various Materials Fit Your Landscaping

In addition to round, oblong and square commercial outdoor bollard lighting fixtures, they are available in a variety of materials. In addition to steel and stainless steel they can be found made of cast aluminum as well as fiberglass. Placement of the lights can be important in more ways then simply providing illumination for walkways and doors.

They should be protected from potentially hazardous traffic patterns. Despite the fact they are illuminated after dark, during the day they may be difficult to see and could be damaged by vehicles straying from the normal driving areas.

Some commercial outdoor bollard lighting fixtures can also be used for lane numbering or designating with the light showing through a translucent material on square fixtures. Usually about 24 inches tall, the six inch by six inch fixture is bolted into the base with a changeable number or letter on two sides to mark the lane, such as those used in parking lots.

They are multiple designs from which to choose from square, circle to elaborately decorated devices. Whatever models you choose make sure you pick one that will be able to withstand the conditions in which they will be operated.