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What Equipment Needs to be PAT Tested? – Everything your business needs to know
As a business it is vital that you understand what equipment needs to be PAT tested and how often. With costs tight for everyone right now, having an effective PAT testing program for your business can minimise the cost of PAT testing whilst still ensuring that you...
PAT Testing – What failures should you be looking for in your workplace?
Every employer has a duty of care to their employees to provide a safe working environment. Health and Safety legislation states that all electrical equipment in an office or workspace needs to be PAT tested to ensure it is safe. With so many appliances in all...
Do you know the requirements for emergency lighting testing?
Emergency lighting is lighting that operates in the event of a mains power failure, often as the result of a fire or power cut. The sudden darkness that can occur as a result of a mains power failure could lead to panic and physical danger for the occupants of a...
How does having a poor power factor affect my energy costs?
Energy costs are rising rapidly. These extra costs will affect businesses finances significantly, eating into profits. Now more than ever it is important to be running all your electrical equipment in the most cost effective manner.. Power factor is the measure of how...
How we carry out fire hydrant testing
Fire Hydrants are a vital tool in fire safety so it is vital they are working correctly. Maintenance of fire hydrants on private land is the responsibility of the owner of the site. Commercial properties such as retail parks, warehouses and hotels are likely to have...
Five Reasons Why You Need to Service your Power Factor Correction Equipment
All electrical equipment, irrespective of the quality of design and manufacture, doesn’t last forever. Wear is inevitable and regular servicing and maintenance are required to maintain reliability and maximise service life. Servicing is particularly important for...
Everything you need to know about EV home charging
Electric Vehicles are growing in popularity. With people more aware of their carbon footprint, owning an electric car is a good way to help cut emissions. A major consideration with any Electric Vehicle (EV) is charging. You need to be able to charge your vehicle...
Everything you need to know about air quality in the workplace
Good air quality in your workplace has always been important but in the last 2 years, providing a work environment with good ventilation and air flow has been vital to reduce the possible spread of viruses, such as COVID-19 in buildings. Now more than ever, employees...
Review of the year 2021
Well, here we are at the end of another year! COVID 19 has again been a dominant presence which has presented us and our clients with certain challenges. Despite this we have adapted and changed some of our processes to meet and surpass these challenges. Now as 2021...
How to carry out simple visual checks on your electrical equipment
We all have electrical equipment around us. Whether in our workplace as employees or employers, as students in student accommodation or just visitors to a premises. it is important that this equipment is safe for us to use and be near. Would you know how to check your...
Do you understand the UK fire safety laws?
Fire Safety law in the UK applies to any place (though there are a few exceptions, including domestic premises). They exist to help reduce the risk of fire and ensure the safety of people from harm cause by fire. It is vital that every business and building owner...
Keeping your employees safe – PAT testing and working from home
During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in June 2020, 30% of adults in the UK were working from home. Even now, nearly a year later many workers continue to work outside the office environment. The pandemic was the first taste of home working for countless people...
