Commercial

The Service We Provide

We can help you identify electrical risks in your workplace and provide a free quotation for correcting them.

We provide a high quality and reliable service in all types of commercial electrical work. All our work is carried out to the current version of BS7671 - the IET wiring regulations.

The range of services we offer to businesses in the commercial sector include:

inspection, testing, periodic inspections and certificates (EICR)*
PAT testing
new installations
Indoor / outdoor lighting design
consumer unit / distribution board replacement
full rewire
fault finding and repair
adding or removing electrical fixtures
smoke alarms and fire protection
security cameras and network setup
upgrading to current standards
appliance inspection and repair

We are also happy to carry out any plumbing, plastering, fitting, filling and patching up (within reason) that is required to complete the job.

We are approved by NICEIC for certifying installation work under Part P of the building regulations.

*Electrical installations in domestic property should be inspected and tested at least every 10 years. For rental property it should be at least every 5 years or change of occupancy. For commercial property it could be even more frequent. Failure to have a current electrical certificate can affect your insurance (e.g. if a fire was caused by a fault in the electrical system or a tenant received an electric shock).

Your Legal Responsibilities

Contact us to find out what your obligations are with regards to electrical safety and how we can help you fulfil them. Failure to have a current electrical certificate can affect your insurance (e.g. if a fire was caused by a fault in the electrical system or a customer received an electric shock). You can read about the current guidelines and your responsibilities here.

PAT Testing

By law employers, community halls, schools, owners of care homes etc. are required to ensure that any electrical equipment they provide is 'safe, well-maintained and suitable for the purpose for which it is being used'.

The only effective way to prove that equipment continues to comply with this is by Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). Additionally, some liability insurance requires that PAT testing is done regularly.

What equipment needs a PAT test?

Generally, anything that has a standard 3-pin plug and that is not built in. Note that for equipment that connects using a detachable 'IEC' lead such as computers / monitors etc. the lead is tested as a separate item. Extension leads also count as items that need testing.
For laptops and other extra-low voltage equipment that connects with a power adapter, only the adaptor needs testing.

What does testing involve?

Each item of equipment is switched off, disconnected and tested. This typically only takes a few minutes per item. If the item is suitable for continued use a pass label is affixed and it can be used again. If it is unsafe a fail label is affixed and the item must not be used. If the fault can be corrected easily (e.g. replace a fuse, rewire a plug) then this can be completed on site and the item can be used again.

What does it cost?

A site visit costs £40 which includes the first 25 items tested, each item thereafter costs an additional £1. Each item repaired on site incurs an additional charge up to £2 depending on the fault.