Inspection and Testing

South West Electrics is capable of performing building inspections and testing on a number of fixed wiring installations, prioritising safety and minimising disruption to your day-to-day. This includes the following compliance checks:

• Ensuring any new or existing work meets building compliance regulations in line with current government legislation, acquiring certification of compliance for both safety and energy efficiency standards.
• Compliance testing of emergency lighting for commercial building use, performed annually or as required by government legislation.
• Portable appliance testing (PAT) to evaluate the safety of electrical equipment – performed at regular intervals and taking into consideration the nature and frequency of work.
• Performing thermographic surveys to receive comprehensive thermal imaging evaluations of housed electrical equipment. This involves a thermal camera non-disruptively investigating a site in order to identify potential overheating issues, such as faulty distribution boards and circuit breakers.
• Extensive power quality management evaluations, identifying concealed problems with energy supply and the connected appliances or machinery. Monitoring energy in this way allows for increased safety and cost-efficiency on industrial sites.
• General consultancy within a project, including newly introduced legislation and up-to-date compliance and safety procedures.

Safety and reliability are at the core of every project we undertake, and we take immense pride in the thorough nature of the inspections and tests we carry out – whether that’s whilst we’re on site or long after an initial installation is completed – we work with a business to keep checks to a minimum disruption time without compromising on safety.

Notably, our engineers are also qualified to carry out power factor correction (PFC) maintenance – servicing which should be carried out at least once per year on capacitors to monitor their efficiency. These checks can produce substantial savings in electricity bills, and are just one example of the quality of life services South West Electrics can provide.