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The Yates garden lighting scheme after dark
About us

Perfectionists in one field

We stopped doing everything so we could be the best at one thing. Twenty-five years later, garden lighting is still all we do.

Dave King, founder of Kingson Garden Electrical
Our story

From Lucas Aerospace to the bottom of your garden

Dave Follett began a five-year engineering apprenticeship at Lucas Aerospace at sixteen and stayed on for another four years. In 1985 he started an electrical business in Hemel Hempstead doing domestic work, then moved into commercial contracting — shopfitting, offices, schools and main-dealer garages.

The decision that shaped the company came next: stop doing everything, and specialise. Gardens were the choice, and the reasoning was simple — most garden lighting is unreliable because it is installed by people who do not do it often enough to be good at it. We believe we are now the best garden lighting installers in the country, and that is only possible because it is the only thing we do.

What we care about

The standards we hold ourselves to

Safety, without exception

ECA standards throughout, with real emphasis on testing. Our clients are insured through the scheme. We do not take chances with that.

Integrity and reputation

The best materials, the best equipment, the best products. No shortcuts, because the shortcuts are exactly what fails three winters later.

Investing in our people

We help our engineers progress and develop, show them the standard and hold them to it. Familiar faces, job after job.

Our work

A selection of gardens

Work with us

Tell us about your garden

The first visit is free and there is no obligation at the end of it.