Commercial EICR and fixed wire testing, emergency lighting certification and thermal imaging surveys for Dudley's manufacturers, retailers, offices, schools and landlords. Testing is planned around you, including evenings, nights and weekends.
Dudley is at the heart of the Black Country's industrial story. Netherton forged anchors and chains, and Brierley Hill was built on iron and glass. Today the borough is a mix of manufacturing on estates such as Pensnett, retail and offices around Merry Hill and Brierley Hill, and busy town centres in Dudley, Halesowen and Sedgley.
Factories with heavy plant, shopping and leisure venues with thousands of visitors, offices, schools and rented homes all need regular EICR testing. Emergency lighting certification is vital wherever the public gather, and thermal imaging protects sites that can't afford a breakdown.
We test commercial and rented properties across the borough, including:
We plan isolations with you in advance and test one circuit at a time. Shops stay open, production keeps running and visitors never notice we've been.
From a unit on Pensnett to a shopping centre store.
Manufacturers and engineering firms on Dudley's trading estates, tested at weekends or during planned shutdowns.
Stores, food outlets and units in and around Merry Hill and the town centres, tested overnight before opening.
Leisure venues, gyms, hotels and attractions, where emergency lighting and safe evacuation are essential.
Offices and business parks around Brierley Hill and Dudley, tested out of hours with IT kept running.
Schools, academies, nurseries, care homes and surgeries, tested in holidays or quiet periods.
Rented homes, HMOs and flats across the borough, with access arranged with tenants or your agent.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a full inspection and test of your fixed wiring, from the incoming supply and distribution boards through to every final circuit. It confirms whether your installation is safe to keep using, and gives you the report insurers, landlords and auditors expect under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
Problems found on test? As part of Able Electric, our electricians can carry out the repairs. Electrical installations & repairs since 2009.
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 insurer, or the condition and use of the installation, may call for shorter intervals.
In a busy store, factory or leisure venue, a power cut must never leave people in the dark. Staff, customers and visitors need a lit route to a safe exit. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must make sure emergency lighting is maintained and tested, and BS 5266-1 sets out how.
Failed fittings or batteries? We replace and retest them, and can upgrade old fittings to LED. Repairs carried out by Able Electric.
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 switchgear, distribution boards, busbars and machinery connections while they run under full production load, with no shutdown and no lost output, and find faults before they cause a breakdown or a fire.
Hotspots found? Our electricians can fix the fault and rescan to confirm. Find out more about Able Electric.
Illustration. Your report includes the actual thermal images from your site.
EICR Testing is part of Able Electric, who have been carrying out electrical installations and repairs across the Midlands since 2009. When your EICR, emergency lighting test or thermal survey finds a problem, the same NICEIC-approved team can fix it. There's no second contractor to find and nobody to re-brief.
What businesses, retailers, facilities managers and landlords across the borough ask us before booking.
The whole borough, including Dudley town, Brierley Hill, Halesowen, Kingswinford, Sedgley, Netherton, Gornal, Coseley, Wordsley, Pensnett, Lye and Quarry Bank. We're NICEIC Approved and SafeContractor Accredited.
Yes. Retail and leisure premises are usually tested overnight or early in the morning, so customers are never affected. We isolate one circuit at a time to an agreed plan, keeping tills, refrigeration, security and alarms live wherever possible.
Yes. We test manufacturing and engineering sites with three-phase machinery, compressors and extraction, usually at weekends or during planned shutdowns. Site-specific RAMS are issued before we attend, and we work to your site rules and permits.
The maximum recommended interval is five years for shops, offices and schools, three years for industrial premises and one year for leisure facilities such as swimming pools. Insurers may set shorter intervals, and the report recommends your next test date.
Most premises open to the public need emergency lighting, as identified in their fire risk assessment. It has to be tested and certified to BS 5266-1. For busy stores, gyms and venues, where many people are unfamiliar with the building, it's one of the most important safety systems you have.
No. Thermal imaging has to be done while the installation is under normal load, so there's no shutdown. We scan switchgear, distribution boards and connections for loose terminations, overloading, unbalanced phases and failing breakers, and report each hotspot with thermal images, temperatures and a priority rating.
Yes. Thermal imaging is done during the working day while you're running, with the EICR and emergency lighting duration test that evening or weekend. You get one set of RAMS, one contact and one combined list of any remedial work.
Yes. We provide site-specific RAMS before attendance, SafeContractor accreditation for supplier approval, testing programmed across all your sites, consistent reports, and remedial quotes itemised by observation code for budget sign-off.
Private landlords in England must have rented homes inspected and tested at least every five years, give tenants a copy of the report within 28 days, and give it to new tenants before they move in. Dudley Council can ask for a copy, which must be supplied within 7 days. Any remedial work must be completed within 28 days. We test single lets, HMOs and portfolios across Dudley, and can arrange access with tenants or your agent.
Immediate dangers (C1) are made safe on the day. Everything else is explained in plain English and priced item by item. EICR Testing is part of Able Electric, carrying out electrical installations and repairs since 2009, so our own electricians can complete the work, out of hours if needed, and confirm it in writing.
Call 01384 389151 (answered 24/7) or use the quote form below. Tell us the type of premises, roughly how many distribution boards or emergency light fittings there are, and any times to avoid, and we'll send you a fixed price.
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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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