In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (PAT testing) for landlords, offices, hospitality and small businesses across Crewe and Cheshire — fixed-price, per-item pricing, and a clean asset register you can hand to your insurer.
Portable Appliance Testing (technically 'In-Service Inspection and Testing' under the IET Code of Practice) is a formal visual inspection and electrical test of every portable and moveable electrical appliance in a property or workplace. Each item is labelled with a pass/fail sticker and logged on a certificate.
Landlords with furnished lets, offices with kettles, monitors and printers, cafes and restaurants with kitchen equipment, salons, tradespeople with tools, and any employer with a duty of care under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
Frequency depends on the environment — office kit annually or every two years, construction tools every three months, hire equipment before every hire. We advise on the correct interval as part of the first visit.
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require employers to maintain electrical systems and equipment so far as reasonably practicable. Landlord obligations under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System put similar expectations on rented properties.
The reason to book proper work now — instead of putting it off — comes down to what happens when you don't.
House fires or business fires traced back to an untested appliance are routinely declined. The £60 test would have saved a five-figure claim.
Where an employee is injured by a faulty appliance, the Electricity at Work Regulations put the burden of proof on the employer. Without a test register, defence is difficult.
Supplying appliances to tenants creates an ongoing duty. A tenant-injury claim against a landlord who never tested is a claim that succeeds.
Untrained staff running through a checklist with a shop-bought tester is not compliance. Formal certification from a qualified contractor is.
We agree a time that works around business hours or tenancy — most sites are done in a single visit.
Every appliance visually inspected — plug, cable, casing, fitness for use.
Every item tested for earth continuity, insulation resistance and (where relevant) polarity and functional operation.
Pass or fail sticker applied to the plug or lead, item logged with make, model, serial number, location and test result.
Full asset register and pass/fail summary emailed as a PDF, with recommendations on repair or disposal for any failures.
A proper asset register, formatted as insurers and enforcement officers expect, delivered as a PDF the same day.
We advise on the correct retest interval per environment — no over-testing, no under-testing.
No hidden minimums or 'complexity surcharges' on the day. You know the number before we arrive.
Landlord PATs delivered alongside routine EICRs at a discounted combined rate.
New tenancy on Friday, new corporate insurer needing sight of the register on Monday — we work to your deadline where the diary allows.
Where an appliance fails on a fixable defect (worn plug, exposed inner conductor at strain relief) we tell you how to repair rather than just condemning.
Free written quote within 24 hours. Fully insured to £10m. Workmanship guaranteed.
PAT testing is the least glamorous but often most cost-effective piece of compliance we do. A modest per-item price, a clean written record, and a strong defence against liability in the event of any incident.
The IET Code of Practice defines four broad classes of equipment — Class I earthed appliances (kettles, computers, most kitchen kit), Class II double-insulated (chargers, small tools, most consumer electronics), Class III extra-low-voltage (rare in the workplace), and IT equipment. Each has different test criteria — earth continuity tests apply to Class I; insulation resistance tests to all classes; leakage current tests to specific categories.
Office equipment (computers, printers, kitchen appliances in offices) — every one to two years. Construction site tools — every three months. Portable tools in workshops — every six months. Hire equipment — before every hire. Hospitality kitchen equipment — every six to twelve months. We recommend the correct interval on the first visit against the IET Code of Practice.
There is no strict legal requirement to PAT test in a private tenancy — but the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System both put a duty on landlords to keep supplied appliances in good working order. In practice, testing at every change of tenancy (or annually on longer lets) is the standard we recommend, and it takes any liability question off the table.
Under HMO management regulations, landlords must supply and maintain safe electrical appliances. PAT testing at every change of tenancy is best practice and expected by most managing agents. We bundle HMO PATs with the fire alarm and EICR servicing to keep everything on one visit.
Our test reports include a full asset register — item, make, model, serial, location, test date, next due date, and test result. Ideal for insurers, procurement audits and internal facilities management. We retain copies for seven years so you can always request a duplicate.
Anything else? Give us a call — we'll talk it through in plain English.
07886 780653From £60 for a small landlord property (up to about ten items). Larger sites priced per-item — quoted on request. Same-day certificate emailed on completion.
Around one to two minutes per item. A small office with 30 items — typically an hour on site. Larger sites planned to fit around your day.
Not significantly — we work around live equipment, taking items out for one to two minutes at a time. Most offices barely notice.
We label the item as failed, log the reason on the report, and recommend either repair (if the fault is fixable) or removal from service. No obligation for us to carry out the repair.
Depends on environment — annually for most offices, more frequently for construction, hospitality and hire environments. We recommend intervals on the first visit.
Yes — testing carried out by a qualified engineer under the IET Code of Practice, using calibrated test instruments. Full traceability on request.
Yes — discounted combined rate for landlords testing the fixed installation and appliances in one visit.
Yes — a full PDF asset register plus a summary certificate, emailed the same day. Insurers accept it on first submission.
Based in Crewe — covering every town within a 20-mile radius. Not sure if we cover you? Call and we'll tell you straight.
Free written quote within 24 hours. NICEIC-approved. Backed by our workmanship guarantee.
