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Lighting poles and masts are the supporting structures of outdoor lighting β from low garden poles, through street and park columns, to tall masts that floodlight squares and industrial sites. We bring both solutions together in one place because, although they're often confused, they answer different needs. This guide helps you quickly work out what you're really after.
Put simply: a pole lights along a line (a road, path or car park), while a mast floodlights a large area from a single high point. Answer the question "line or area?" and the right category is settled.
Lighting poles and lamp posts are the usual choice for gardens, housing estates, car parks and streets. They carry a single luminaire at 2.6 to 6 m and are set in a rhythm along a route. Available in steel (hot-dip galvanised) and aluminium, as garden, park and street types β ready for LED, post-top or on a bracket.
Lighting masts are tall, fixed structures that evenly floodlight large, open areas from one point. On a shared head (crown) they carry several floodlights, so one mast replaces a dozen luminaires β fewer foundations, less cabling.
Note: these are fixed masts on a foundation, not portable masts with a generator or battery.
Two materials dominate both categories: hot-dip galvanised steel (strongest, in the widest height range) and aluminium (lighter, corrosion-resistant, elegant). Low garden poles are often dug in; taller poles and masts sit on a pre-cast foundation with an anchor cage. For roadside and tall structures, EN 40 and the wind-load class apply.
A pole usually carries one luminaire and lights a road or path along a line. A mast is taller, carries several floodlights on one head and floodlights a large area from a single point.
For gardens, paths and driveways, lighting poles at 2.6β4.5 m are the right fit.
For large, open areas, lighting masts with several floodlights on the crown work better.
Hot-dip galvanised steel is the toughest, while aluminium resists corrosion best and looks smarter in a garden. Both, well protected, last for many years.
Know what you're after? Head to lighting poles or lighting masts and narrow the range with the height and material filters.
