15 Fun Facts About Halloween

Since Halloween in an exciting time for many children in the area, as they get to dress up and collect candy trick-or-treating, we decided to make it fun for the adults too! The best commercial electricians in Mid-MO want everyone to be able to enjoy this spooky, yet fun time of year. Provided below, by Advanced Lighting Service, are some fun facts about Halloween to get you into the holiday spirit!

1. The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips.

2. The word “witch” comes from the Old English wicce, meaning “wise woman.”

3. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

4. Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween, compared with 24% who prefer non-chocolate candy and 10% who preferred gum.

5. The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin.

6. Trick-or-treating evolved from the ancient Celtic tradition of putting out treats and food to placate spirits who roamed the streets.

7. “Halloween” is short for “Hallows’ Eve” or “Hallows’ Evening,” which was the evening before
 All Hallows’ Day or Hallowmas on November 1.

8. Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is thought of as a color that represents darkness and death.

9. Halloween is the second most commercially successful holiday, Christmas is the first.

10. Black cats were once thought to protect the power of witches.

11. It is thought if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.

12. Children used to have to sing and dance to get candy when trick-or-treating.

13. Owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.

14. Scarecrows, a popular Halloween fixture, symbolize the ancient agricultural roots of the holiday.

15. According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight.

Now that you have some fun facts about the upcoming holiday under your belt, you are prepared to have a good time, no matter what your Halloween plans consist of. Whether you are going to take to kids out to go door-to-door or you are partaking in spooky adult festivities of your own, your trusted commercial lighting company in Jefferson City, Missouri want you to be able to enjoy this festive holiday. Halloween is all about dressing up, having a good time, and maybe indulging in too much candy! Advanced Lighting Service wants to wish you and yours a happy and safe Halloween!

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What Sets Advanced Lighting Service Apart

Here at Advanced Lighting Service, we offer compressive service and maintenance for all of your commercial lighting needs. We pride ourselves on offering a high level of customer service and work hard day in and day out to make our customers happy. Aside from our great customer service philosophy, we stand out from our competition with a number of awards and memberships. Provided below, by the best commercial electricians in Mid-MO, is more information about our certifications and awards.

Ameren Missouri

We partner with Ameren Missouri to offer commercial incentives to our customers. Our business provides a free energy evaluation and the ability for our customers to receive a rebate or credit toward their electric bill. Most commercial businesses around the area like to save money on their electric expense, and we can help them.

Accredited Business

We are proud that our business has been awarded the Better Business Bureaus accreditation, which means the BBB has reviewed our business, and they have recommended us for quality customer service and good faith effort to resolve any customer complains. The BBB continually monitors the business they have given accreditation to, to ensure the standards are still being met.

NALMCO 

NALMCO® is an organization that establishes and promotes the highest professional standards for lighting management professionals and has been the standard for lighting management quality since 1953. The organization has a number of values, including education, representation, networking, ethics, professionalism, financial stability, information, and environment. Quality lighting is the cornerstone of the organization in which we are involved. NALMCO® is committed to promoting quality lighting through the education of members and the business community on the benefits of quality lighting as managed by a professional management company.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Through our outstanding customer service and high quality work, we offer a satisfaction guaranteed to our customers. We have a high expectation of our company to offer the best work, all while giving our customers great service.

Now that you know more information about our business, and our high standard of customer service, you can trust us with your commercial electrical needs. Whether you are in need of interior lighting or new parking lot lights for your business, Advanced Lighting Service has the experience to handle all of your lighting projects. For one of our experienced lighting technicians in Mid-MO to check out your commercial property, call (573) 746-7997.

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4 Ways to Protect Your Commercial Property at Night

Business owners and managers will often stay up at night worrying about their commercial property. Specific light placement and maintenance can actually help to protect your commercial building after dark. Advanced Lighting Service has provided a few options to help deter criminals from breaking into your commercial space after hours. The best commercial electricians in Mid-MO want to help you better protect your business at night.

1. Exterior Lighting

A commercial property should have well illuminated entrances and windows. This can help steer a thief away from your building, for fear of being seen breaking into your commercial space. Adding light to the exterior of your business can keep your property from becoming a target. In addition to exterior lighting, you should also safely secure all exits with a deadbolt lock system, for a stronger hold.

2. Illuminate the Parking Lot

Add and maintain adequate lighting in the parking lot of your commercial space. Just like exterior lighting, an illuminated parking lot can keep criminals away from your space, fearing that they may be caught trying to break into your building. If you do have lights in your parking lot, ensure they are working properly and staying lit up all night is important.

3. Participate in the Night Watch Program

We offer a program in which we will come to your commercial space after hours, once a month. We will notify you if any of your lighting is not functioning properly, which can in turn help deter a criminal. After we perform our inspection, you will receive a report. Another benefit of our Night Watch program is prompt scheduled maintenance. It is important to maintain your lighting system to ensure all lamps will be illuminated, especially after dark. Advanced Lighting Service offers timely service and emergency repairs for businesses who are Night Watch participants.

4. Interior Light Placement

At night, strategic interior lighting is just as important as exterior lighting. Many times if lights are on inside, someone on the outsides does not know if someone is there or not. This can deter a break in attempt if they think someone may be present inside the commercial space. Try to keep a light or two on near a window or door, so it may seem that there is a person inside. We know it can be costly to leave all of your interior lights on all night, but leaving a few illuminated may help prevent a break in.

A break in can impact a commercial property in a number of negative ways. To help keep your business safe and deter a thief from breaking in, consider focusing on your lighting efforts. A well illuminated building has a less chance of being targeted from a criminal. The experienced electricians in Mid-MO are here to help better protect your commercial space. Give us a call today for a free consultation to find out how you can improve your business lighting system, for a safer environment at night.

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3 Benefits of a Commercial Sign for Your Business

A business sign outside of your location can benefit your company in a number of ways. From gaining exposure to helping potential customers find your location, a commercial sign is an important part of your marketing plan. Advanced Lighting Service offers a number of signage installation and maintenance options to help your company. Your expert commercial electricians in Mid-MO are here to point out some of the major benefits that go hand in hand with putting a sign outside of your business location.

Benefit #1 – Location

The ability for customers to locate your business is key for running a profitable and successful venture. A sign can help your paying customers to find your location in order to receive your product or service. Whether you have a sign on the exterior of your building or in your parking lot, it can help direct people where to go when searching for your business.

Benefit #2 – Attention

Many times a potential customer will not be actively searching for your product, but may be drawn in by your business sign. As passive customers drive by your location, a sign can give a subliminal message about your business. They may not be in need of your product or service that day, but now you have gained their attention and will more likely be top of mind when your goods are needed. A well-lit sign with eye-catching colors can attract people into your business. A sign not only gains exposure for your business, but helps to build attention for your company’s commercial location.

Benefit #3 – Branding

Often a sign is the first impression a potential customer has of your business, ensure you are doing your business justice by having a quality sign that is in good condition. Many people will draw a conclusion about your company by your signage. Ensure you are representing your business well with a sign that shows off the commercial location you have worked so hard to establish and maintain.

How We Can Help Your Business

Advanced Lighting Service can help you start reaping the benefits of a sign outside of your commercial building. Through the installation of a sign on the exterior of your building and/or a sign in the parking lot, Advanced Lighting Service can help your business.  We also offer cleaning and maintenance services for your exterior signage. This can help ensure your business is represented with a clean, well-maintained sign to showcase your company. We have a number of bucket truck and man lift vehicles to install and repair an exterior sign at your business location. If your sign needs to be cleaned, we can also lift a person up to safely reach and clean the sign as well.

Call Advanced Lighting Service For Your Signage Needs

The benefits of adding a sign to your commercial location can help people find your business, raise awareness, and increase your branding efforts. We can assist with your signage efforts with installation and maintenance options to ensure your sign represents your business well. If you are in need of installation, maintenance, and repairs for your business signage, we can help you out. For commercial signs in Mid-Missouri, contact us at (573) 746-7997 for an estimate. 

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What is Group Relamping?

The illumination of a commercial building is imperative to keep production rolling and to promote a safe environment for both employees and customers. A light bulb burning out can cause a number of distractions, and even a dangerous space inside or outside of your business. Group relamping can help to prevent an untimely burn out of a light bulb. Your trusted commercial electricians in Mid-MO are here to help clarify about group relamping, and the benefits of such maintenance. The professionals at Advanced Lighting Service have provided further information below about group relamping.

Group Relamping:

A regular maintenance check and bulb replacement schedule, known as group relamping, offers a number of benefits to your business. An experienced lighting company in Missouri can come into your commercial space and quickly change out your lights. Let an experienced professional replace your lights on a regular schedule to maximize efficiency and save money for your business.

The Benefits:

A major benefit of group relamping is the fact that it saves money over time. Not only does replacing lamps before they burn out maximize energy efficiency, it can also save from slowed or halted production if a lamp is no longer illuminated. A professional with the proper equipment and knowledge of lighting systems can quickly relamp your entire facility, which would take you or your employees much longer to accomplish. When a business invests in the maintenance of their lighting system, less distractions are presented for employees. Keep your workers on tasks instead of worrying about a burnt out light, or taking time away to replace a bulb during work hours. A lamp that is no longer illuminated creates a distracting environment for both employees and customers. Many times an employee cannot see accurately if a burn out does occur, causing production to slow or even come to a stop. A customer can be deterred from spending time or shopping in a certain area of your business, if a light is burnt out. A safer environment is created when all lights in your system are functioning properly. Help your business remain safe by investing in a group relamping schedule for your employees and customers.

Contact Advanced Lighting Service to Schedule Your Group Relamping Session:

To help ensure your business does not experience a lamp burn out situation, schedule regular maintenance checks and replacement sessions throughout the year. Advanced Lighting Service offers a regular group relamping service in which we check your bulbs and replace them before a burn out occurs. Your professional electrical team in Mid-MO would be pleased to assist in making your commercial space better for all that enter. To help promote a safe environment, and save money over time, schedule a relamping session today! Give us a call at (573) 746-7997 for a quote to get your business signed up for our group relamping service.

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Benefits and Uses of Our Bucket Truck Service

Throughout the state of Missouri, there are a number of businesses that could benefit from the use of a bucket truck, at one point or another. Whether your business is installing exterior signage on your commercial building, or replacing a faulty parking lot light bulb, the ability to safely reach high up in the air is helpful. The professional team of commercial electricians in Mid-MO can help you and your business check a number of tasks off of your to do list. Our team is equipped with six bucket and man lift trucks for a number of services that Advanced Lighting Service offers our customers. 

BENEFIT

Cost Savings- Many times utilizing our bucket truck service is cheaper than renting a lift or similar vehicle for a business owner or manager. When renting from a company for your own use, you have to rent for multiple hours, or even an entire day at a time, which can add to the rental price. 

Time Efficient- It usually saves quite a bit of time for a company to hire us for their bucket truck needs. You will not have to take the time to go rent a lift truck. If you utilize a professional for your hard to reach projects, it can help keep your employees on task, therefore saving them time. 

Added Safety- The use of a bucket or lift truck is much safer than having yourself or an employee climb a ladder up in the air. Help keep your workplace a safe environment by hiring Advanced Lighting Service for your hard to safely reach tasks. 

OUR SERVICES

Exterior Lighting Installation- If your business is in need of exterior lighting, we can safely wire and install them with our bucket or lift trucks. A professional should always help with your wiring and lighting services, to ensure your commercial building is up to code. 

Signs- An exterior business sign can help draw potential customers to your location, and bring awareness to your business or brand. We offer sign installation and repair services. Whether the sign is on your building or on a pole in the parking lot, a bucket truck makes it much easier and safer to work on installing and repairing a sign up in the air. 

Lighting Repair- If your exterior lights have a malfunction, a bucket truck is often needed to easily repair the light. A lift can help safely bring our technicians up to light level to investigate the issue and fix the light that is not working at your business location. 

OTHER SERVICES

A number of contractors use Advanced Lighting Service’s bucket trucks and man lifts to perform tasks they are contracted to do. We have provided a few examples of other services that can be performed with our lift vehicles.

Paint Building- It can be dangerous to climb a ladder to paint the exterior of a building. A solid platform can help make the job go quicker, and much safer. A painter can perform a better quality job if their feet are stabilized. 

Clean Window- Windows, like painting, can present a dangerous situation up in the air. Keep your feet on a stable surface through the use of one of our bucket trucks or man lifts. 

High Installation- A number of installations take place high up in the air in homes or businesses. Contractors are often hired to hang Christmas lights on a high peak or work on the exterior of a building up high. Complete these tasks that need to be performed up in the air safely with the use of our lift services. 

There are a number of tasks that should be performed from the safety of a bucket truck, versus a tall ladder. Help to keep your employees and yourself safe by utilizing the services offered by the best commercial lighting company in Mid-MO. We know that you are busy with the everyday tasks that your business must accomplish, let Advanced Lighting Service help out with any of your hard to reach exterior projects. Our bucket trucks are stocked with a wide variety of bulb and ballasts, ready to help take on your next lighting install or repair. If you are in need of an exterior sign repair, window cleaning, or a number of other services, contact us at (573) 746-7997.

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Benefits of LED Emergency and Exit Lighting For Your Business

An important safety feature in many businesses is emergency and exit lighting. Aside from being required in many commercial buildings to pass building code, emergency lights can help promote a safe environment for your employees and customers. Your trusted commercial electricians in Mid-MO can help update or install LED lights in your business’s emergency system. Advanced Lighting Service has provided some of the benefits LED lighting can offer your business when it comes to emergency and exit lights.

What is Emergency Lighting?

An emergency light system will help illuminate your commercial building if it should lose power. If a business has issues with power causing the lights go out, it can be dangerous for customers and employees to navigate their way around the space. Whether there is a storm or issues with the electric supply, back up emergency lights are important in keeping your business occupants safe.

Longevity

LED lights last much longer than alternative light bulb sources. They do not rely on the filament to burn in order to generate light, which can help them last as long as 50,000 hours more than an alternative light source. As technology continues to progress, LED lights are being used more and more in emergency lighting systems.

Efficiency

The heat put off from a traditional light is a sign of inefficiency. Most of the energy is being put into heat instead of illumination. LED lights operate in a similar method, but they are thinner and lighter which makes them more efficient. For a more energy efficient emergency light system, consider transitioning to a LED light source.

Illumination

Brightness is important when it comes to an emergency light, especially if that is the only light source your business will have if the power goes out. LED is a much brighter light source for optimal viewing of a dark building. To help your customers and staff navigate and exit your building successfully, consider using LED lights in your emergency system for best illumination.

Maintenance of Your Emergency System

Regularly checking your emergency lights is important for the safety of those inside your commercial building. As a business, you will want to ensure the lights will not fail, if the power does go out to your building. When it pertains to safety, emergency lights and exit lights are an imperative piece of your business plan.

If you are interested in improving the safety inside your commercial building, consider updating your emergency and exit lighting system to LED lights. The professional commercial electricians in Mid-MO can help you evaluate what is best for your business, when it comes to emergency lights. Advanced Lighting Service can assist your business in making updates to your current emergency system. Contact us at (573) 746-7997 for a free quote for lighting maintenance and service in Missouri. 

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