Has your insurer asked for an Electrical Installation Condition Report? We carry out EICRs for commercial premises, rented property and homes across Birmingham and the Midlands, with the coded report and remedial work your insurer needs to see.
Many commercial insurers make a current, satisfactory EICR a condition of cover, or ask for one at renewal or after a claim. If a fire is traced back to electrics that haven't been inspected, a claim could be reduced or refused.
We provide a full EICR, explain anything your insurer will be concerned about, and give you a fixed price to put it right. Once the work is done, we confirm it in writing so you can send it straight to your insurer or broker.
We test commercial and rented properties across the West Midlands and beyond, including:
Most businesses can't switch the power off during the day. We plan the work around you, test one circuit at a time and leave everything as we found it.
Every type of commercial, public and rented building, from a single unit to a multi-site estate.
Offices, business centres and managed units, tested out of hours with servers and IT kept running.
Factories, machine shops and fabricators with three-phase plant, tested at weekends or during planned shutdowns.
High-bay lighting, racking, loading bays and long escape routes, tested zone by zone around your operations.
Shops, showrooms and trade counters, tested overnight or before opening so customers are never affected.
Pubs, restaurants, hotels, gyms and venues, tested before opening or overnight, with emergency lighting certified.
Rented homes, HMOs and flats, with access arranged with tenants or your letting agent and reports sent straight to you.
An EICR checks the condition of the fixed electrical installation in your building: switchgear, distribution boards, cables, sockets, lighting circuits, earthing and bonding. Every defect is coded by urgency, so you know exactly what needs doing and when, and you have the report your insurer and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 call for.
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.
When the power fails, staff, pupils, residents and customers need a clear, 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, facilities managers, schools and landlords ask us before booking.
Electrical faults are one of the most common causes of fires in commercial buildings. An EICR shows the insurer the installation has been properly inspected and maintained, which reduces their risk.
Usually the insurer will want any C1 and C2 observations put right within a set time. We can do the work quickly and efficiently, and give you written confirmation for your insurer.
Yes. We often carry out a thermal imaging survey during the working day and the EICR out of hours, with one combined report pack.
Typically every five years for offices and shops and every three years for industrial premises, but some insurers set shorter intervals. Check your policy schedule.
No shutdown is needed. In fact the survey only works while your equipment is running under load. An infrared camera shows heat building up at loose or corroded connections, overloaded cables and failing components. You receive a report with thermal and standard photos and a priority for each finding.
Yes, and it's usually the best value. One visit plan, one set of RAMS and one report pack, with a single list of any repairs. Thermal imaging runs while you're operating, and the tests that need isolation are done out of hours.
Yes. Facilities managers and managing agents use us as a single contractor for EICR, emergency lighting and thermal surveys. That means RAMS issued in advance, SafeContractor accreditation, consistently formatted reports and quotes broken down by observation code.
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. the local 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 the West Midlands, and can arrange access with tenants or your agent.
Anything dangerous is made safe before we leave. You then get a clear explanation of each C2 and FI observation with a fixed price per item. As part of Able Electric, who have carried out electrical installations and repairs since 2009, our electricians can do the repairs and issue the paperwork to show it's been put right.
Call 0121 296 6430 (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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