Scotland (as well as the rest of the UK) is home to a huge number of distilleries – each of which are an important part of our economy. In recent decades the number of distilleries being built has increased exponentially, including the facilities to support their output, like bonded warehousing, aging facilities, malting operations, and bottling facilities.

The distillation of spirits is a unique process – and from a lighting perspective, a complicated one. Thanks to the raw ingredients it’s in part agricultural. It involves alcohol and therefore hazardous. And its industrial – requiring facilities at scale for each part of the production process. We’re ideally placed to support distilleries across the UK with their lighting systems, thanks to our far-reaching expertise with the industry’s best and brightest.

Why choose Ecolighting Systems?

We’ve worked with renowned distilleries like Ardgowan, Rosebank, Chivas, Bruichladdie, and Simpson Malt, in each case delivering a variety of lighting systems for different production spaces. Whether your facilities require new build or retro fit LED technology lighting, Zone 1 and Zone 2 solutions, high temperature, or moisture resistant fittings, we’ll deliver a solution that adheres to industry regulations and stands the test of time.

Our experience

The complexities of lighting Whisky Distilleries are numerous – but the most compelling complexity is caused by the Angel’s Share. This is a proportion of spirit that evaporates into the air, at various stages of whisky production. Alcohol is obviously highly flammable.

Highly flammable vapour in the air means that all lighting needs to adhere to numerous regulations, to ensure each space is safe and operational. At Ecolighting systems, we provide ATEX lighting for Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas, Hazardous Area Lighting, and wider industrial lighting for non-hazardous areas like visitor’s centres.

Our lighting for Whisky Distilleries and storage includes:

• Still rooms
• Ageing warehouses
• Malting facilities
• Grain storage
• Visitors Centres
• Exterior locations
• Industrial units
• Bottling Plants

To discuss the detail of your project please get in touch with our team.