01 / Design
Highways & infrastructure
Section 38, Section 278 and strategic-road lighting, from early design to technical support.
Highway & exterior lighting consultants
Lighting expertise.
Built around your project.
Highways. Places. Infrastructure.
Specialist design, assessment and lighting products.
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Design-led consultancyTechnical heritage since 1994UK-wide project supportSelected lighting products
Organisations our team has worked with
01 / Your project, our expertise
More than a
lighting calculation.
We connect lighting design with planning, electrical infrastructure and the practical demands of delivery. Start with the support your project needs.
02 / Assess
Planning & environment
Lighting impact assessments, sensitive receptors and practical mitigation.
03 / Coordinate
Specialist projects
Coordinated lighting and electrical design for complex sites and infrastructure.
04 / Supply
Lighting products
Solar and mains-powered products with technical advice and project quotations.
02 / Case studies
Real projects. Proven experience.
See how lighting expertise supports real development and infrastructure projects.
Special Projects
Sizewell C Park and Rides
HDS Lighting was appointed to undertake the electrical and lighting design for the proposed Sizewell C Park & Ride facility, supporting one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects.
Section 278 Lighting Design
Tarbock Island M62
Lighting and underground electrical design for the widening of Tarbock Island on the M62.
Section 38 Lighting Design
Woodford Garden Village
Highway lighting design for a major residential regeneration scheme, coordinating new streets and public spaces.
03 / From brief to delivery
Good lighting starts
with the right questions.
A new road. A sensitive boundary. A complex electrical connection. We join the detail together so your lighting fits the wider scheme.
Lighting + electrical infrastructure + coordination- 01 / Understand
Define the brief.
Site layout, project stage, programme and authority requirements.
Discuss your brief ↗ - 02 / Assess
Read the site.
Existing assets, sensitive receptors, supply arrangements and constraints.
Surveys & assessment ↗ - 03 / Design
Connect the detail.
Lighting calculations, coordinated drawings and electrical information.
Design & coordination ↗ - 04 / Support
Keep work moving.
Technical responses, design updates and handover support within the agreed scope.
Reporting & support ↗
04 / Lighting products
The right product.
The right application.
Explore the catalogue, discuss the technical requirements and request pricing for your project.
Solar powered
Puerso solar bollard ↗
An off-grid bollard option for paths, landscaped areas and selected public-realm applications. Suitability depends on the site’s solar exposure, required lighting level and operating profile.
Solar powered
EcoRay solar lantern ↗
A solar lighting option for selected external routes, parking and development settings. HDS can assess the proposed arrangement and advise on the information needed for a project-specific quotation.
Mains powered
Pathfinder 2 mains bollard ↗
A mains-powered illuminated bollard for paths, landscaping and public-realm schemes requiring a permanent wired supply. Coordinate the lighting layout, electrical design and controls around the project’s needs.
05 / People & experience
Specialists you can speak to.
Design, infrastructure and product knowledge, brought together in one team.
06 / Technical Knowledge Centre
Behind every layout,
an informed decision.
Explore the principles behind highway approvals, lighting classes, environmental assessment and product selection. Practical starting points for developers, engineers and project teams.
01 / Approvals
Section 38 & new roads
Understand adoption requirements, authority coordination and the information needed for new residential roads.
02 / Highway design
Section 278 & existing roads
How lighting ties into alterations to the existing highway and the wider engineering submission.
03 / Design criteria
Lighting classes & calculations
Explore how the lighting task informs class selection, calculation areas and performance checks.
04 / Environment
Obtrusive light & sensitive boundaries
Consider light beyond the site, nearby properties, environmental zones and practical mitigation.
05 / Sensitive sites
Ecology & lighting
Understand why early ecological advice, dark corridors and a coordinated strategy matter.
06 / Product specification
Solar or mains for your project?
Assess winter operation, shading, energy balance, maintenance and the availability of a wired supply.
Need project-specific advice? Send the site layout, intended use and any authority or planning requirements.
Discuss the technical briefLet’s define the next step
What does your
project need?
Design advice, an assessment or a product quotation.
Start with the details you have.