Our PAT testing electrical services help businesses across the North East and the UK achieve the highest standards of electrical health and safety compliance, ensuring that your staff and your business aren’t harmed by faulty electrical equipment.
Regular portable appliance testing, carried out by a PAT Testing Expert is essential for protecting your North Eastern workplace against electrical faults. Every routine service should be carried out in accordance with the appropriate IET code of practice by an experienced company, like ourselves.
We’re proud to be one of the most trusted pat testing companies in the North East, so whether you’re based locally or nationwide we’re confident that we’re the right PAT Testing experts to support the needs of your business.
Located in Newton Aycliffe, the heart of the North East of England, we can offer you the most complete PAT Testing package available, covering all corners of the trade, carried out by qualified experts along with excellent customer service.
If you’re located in the North East of England, including places like Durham, A visual inspection, carried out by our PAT Testing experts can determine a range of electrical faults, making it a vital part of the portable appliance testing process in the North East. The ‘user’ is the individual who is most familiar with the electrical equipment and is most likely to know if the equipment is in a safe condition and working properly or not.
This electrical testing procedure requires one of our PAT Testing Experts to carry out a formal visual inspection of the electrical equipment, which is to be recorded in a suitable form.
This electrical inspection can only be carried out by a PAT Testing expert and results should be formally recorded, for the safety of your North Eastern property. In-services testing requires functional checks, an earth continuity test on Class 1 equipment, and insulation resistance testing.
Based in Newton Aycliffe, North East England, we are one of the most experienced and trusted national PAT testing companies in the North East, with fully qualified PAT Testing experts. Between our reliable team, we have over 150 years of experience in portable appliance testing services, making us one of the top electrical compliance companies in the UK.
All of our expert technicians are qualified for at least C&G 2377. Over the years, the company has developed strong links to major PAT testing manufacturers, giving us superior insight and knowledge of the equipment used in the industry, allowing us to be some of the most trusted PAT Testing experts in the North East of England.
Having serviced some of the biggest industrial and high street names, we have a proven record of offering a trusted and professional PAT testing service, here in the North East, that adheres to the highest standards of portable appliance testing and the IET code of practice.
If you’re interested in our expert PAT Testing services then don’t hesitate to get in touch and we can tell you more about how our bespoke services can support your business.
It is required by the Electricity at Work Regulations of 1989 that any electrical equipment that has the potential to cause injury is maintained in a safe condition. Although, the Regulations do not outline exactly what needs to be done, how often, or who needs to do it.
electric drills, PCs, monitors, printers, kettles and larger pieces of equipment such as photocopiers and vending machines, make up a list of equipment that should be PAT tested.
Portable equipment such as extension leads should be tested every 2 years. Handheld and more frequently used and transported equipment should be tested every 12 months due to the increased risk of damage, whereas Class 1 equipment (general IT equipment) should be tested every 4 years.
Maintaining portable electrical equipment in offices
Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
Maintaining electrical equipment safety
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