Electrical compliance testing for facilities managers, schools, commercial premises, landlords and home movers. Planned around your building, reported clearly, with any remedial work carried out by the same team.
Whether you manage one site or fifty, run a school or are buying your first home, we plan testing around you, not the other way round.
One contractor for EICR, emergency lighting and thermal surveys across your estate. RAMS issued before attendance, consistent reports and remedial quotes itemised by observation code.
Commercial testing →Testing scheduled in school holidays, after hours or at weekends, so lessons are never interrupted. Clear records for estates teams, governors and audits.
Emergency lighting →Offices, shops, hotels, restaurants, warehouses and industrial units. Isolations planned for evenings, nights or weekends to keep your business trading.
Thermal imaging →EICRs for single lets, HMOs and portfolios to meet the private rented sector regulations. We liaise with tenants and agents to arrange access.
Landlord EICRs →A standard survey doesn't test the wiring. An EICR before you buy, or when you move in, tells you exactly what you're taking on, in plain English.
Home buyer EICRs →An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a full inspection and test of the fixed wiring in your building. It shows whether the installation is safe to keep using and what needs attention, and gives you the paperwork your insurer, landlord or auditor will ask for.
Any C1, C2 or FI means an "Unsatisfactory" report. We explain each one and quote to put it right.
Maximum recommended intervals based on IET Guidance Note 3. Your inspector may recommend a shorter interval depending on the installation's condition and use.
If the power fails, your emergency lighting has to guide everyone out safely. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for the building must make sure it is tested and maintained, and BS 5266-1 sets out how.
Short functional test. A brief check that each fitting switches to battery. Usually done in-house; we can show your staff how.
Full rated-duration test. Usually 3 hours on battery. Carried out and certified by us.
Log book kept up to date. Fire officers and insurers will ask to see it.
A thermal camera shows heat the eye can't see. We scan your distribution boards, switchgear and connections while they're running under normal load, with no shutdown and no disruption, and find faults before they cause a breakdown or a fire.
Illustration. Your report includes the actual thermal images from your site.
The same NICEIC-approved testing, for rented properties and for the home you're about to buy.
In England, private landlords must have the electrics in rented homes inspected and tested at least every five years under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector Regulations 2020.
A homebuyer survey looks at the building, not the wiring. An EICR before you exchange shows exactly what condition the electrics are in, so there are no costly surprises once you've moved in.
An "Unsatisfactory" EICR doesn't mean your building has to close. It means some items need attention. Here's what happens next, and you won't need to find another contractor.
Anything coded C1 (danger present) is made safe before we leave, with your agreement, so nobody is put at risk.
We go through every C2 and FI observation in plain English: what it is, why it matters and how urgent it is.
A fixed price for each item, so you can see exactly what's needed to reach a satisfactory result.
Our own electricians carry out the work, out of hours if needed, and you get written confirmation and certificates for your records.
Remedial or further investigation work must be completed within 28 days, or sooner if the report says so. You then have 28 days to send written confirmation to your tenants and the local authority. We'll work to those deadlines.
Fittings or batteries that fail their duration test are replaced and retested, and your log book and certificate are updated.
Hotspots are investigated and repaired, whether that's a loose terminal, an overloaded circuit or a failing breaker, then rescanned to confirm.
Able Electric has been carrying out electrical installations and repairs across Birmingham and the Midlands since 2009. When your report needs remedial work, the same NICEIC-approved team that tested your installation can put it right, from a single circuit to a full rewire.
A simple process, whether it's one flat or a multi-site estate.
Property type, size, number of boards and fittings, access and any times we must avoid.
A fixed quote, then risk assessments and method statements issued before we attend commercial sites.
Daytime, evenings, overnight or weekends, with isolations planned to keep you running.
Your report and certificates, every finding explained, and a quote for any work needed.
Our work is regularly assessed by the UK's leading electrical regulatory body.
Health and safety credentials already verified, which speeds up approval for facilities and procurement teams.
Site-specific risk assessments and method statements for every commercial job.
Evenings, overnight and weekends by arrangement, so your staff, pupils and customers aren't disrupted.
Ring any time and speak to a person. Out-of-hours calls go straight to one of our directors.
The engineers who test your installation can fix it too. No second contractor and no re-briefing.
Based in Tamworth and testing across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
We'll schedule EICR, emergency lighting and thermal testing across your whole portfolio, on one programme.
For most offices, shops, hotels and schools the maximum recommended interval is five years. Industrial premises are usually every three years, and leisure facilities such as swimming pools every year. Your insurer, or the condition of the installation, may require shorter intervals.
Yes. EICR testing involves switching circuits off, so we regularly test in the evening, overnight or at weekends to avoid disrupting staff, pupils or customers. Thermal imaging needs no shutdown at all.
BS 5266-1 recommends a short functional test every month and a full rated-duration test, usually three hours, every year. Results should be recorded in a log book. We carry out and certify the annual test, and can show your staff how to do the monthly checks.
It finds components running hotter than they should, such as loose or corroded connections, overloaded circuits, unbalanced phases and failing breakers. These can then be repaired before they cause a breakdown or fire. The survey is carried out while the installation is live, with no shutdown.
Any C1, C2 or FI observation makes the report unsatisfactory. Immediate dangers (C1) are made safe on the day. We explain every finding and provide an itemised quote for the remedial work, which our own electricians can carry out.
Yes. In England, private landlords must have the electrical installation in rented homes inspected and tested at least every five years, give a copy of the report to tenants, and provide it to the local authority on request.
We recommend it. A standard homebuyer survey doesn't test the wiring. An EICR before you exchange tells you the condition of the electrics and the likely cost of any work, which can help when negotiating.
Yes. We provide full risk assessments and method statements for all commercial work, issued before we attend site. We are also SafeContractor accredited.
Tell us about the site and what you need tested. We'll come back to you with a clear, fixed quote.
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