mortgage inspections

Many mortgage lenders, insurers and surveyors often now require a confirmation that an electrical system is safe. Our service for inspecting and reporting on properties for sale are well proven to be convenient, efficient and have been popular with estate agents, vendors and buyers for many years. Please feel free to call us for further information including our current fee structures. more information >>>

NICEIC Certificates

An NICEIC Certificate is the most widely recognized means of assurance that an electrical system is safe. All of our services and reports come complete with a compliant certificate produced using our latest NICEIC validated software giving clear, accurate and well presented information - the days of hand written and sometimes difficult to read and understand documents are happily behind us! please call us for more information.

property rewiring

If an electrical system is more than 10 years old it may require improving, if it is over 30 years old it may need rewiring and renewing. Our considerable expertise is no better reflected in the quality and precision of our highly experienced and properly qualified installation engineers, our training programs are set to the industries highest standards giving our customers and assurance that every installation is safe and of the highest quality. Call for more information and details of our references.

upgrades & repairs

Many electrical systems can be cost effectively repaired in order to bring them largely in line with BS7671:2001 and therefore qualifying for a satisfactory certificate. Many insurers, local authorities and other bodies require NICEIC Certification and upgrading & repairing can often be the most efficient route to achieving this, naturally our strict quality control measures remain in place as always. please call us for more information.

Landlord Certificates

Legislation now in force requires that a Landlord or managing agent shall ensure that electrical equipment and the wiring system supplying it shall be in a safe condition. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 states that a Landlord is responsible .... "to keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the dwelling house for the supply of water, gas and electricity...." more information >>>

reports

Reports are produced as a result of detailed inspections undertaken in accordance with our regulations - BS7671:2001. The information produced is clear, accurate and well presented, any defects which may be found are coded 1 to 4, where code 1 items require urgent attention a code 4 items while not complying with current standards may not necessarily be unsafe or require rectification more information>>>

Regulations at Work

The Electricity at Work Regulations, Health & safety at Work Act 1974, The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 and BS7671:2001 all collude to place responsibilities on all employers and employees to ensure that any electrical system, installation or item of equipment is verified as being safe, Inspections, reports and PAT testing are effective ways of ensuring your obligations are satisfied more information>>>

PAT Testing

The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 require that equipment be safe and in conformity with the principle elements of the safety objectives for electrical equipment set out in section 3 of the Regulations. In service testing of portable, electrical apparatus is carried out by our experienced electricians (not a semi skilled pat test machine operator) ensuring expertly considered and useful outcomes are produced. more information>>>

Fire Alarms

Bailey & Birch Ltd have many years experience in servicing, maintaining and installing fire alarm systems to BS5839. All types are included from the smallest smoke alarm system for dwellings to substantially sized fully addressable digital systems. Unlike many of our competitors Bailey & Birch Ltd is NICEIC Approved giving a cast iron assurance of conformity with the requirements of local authorities and insurers. Call for more information.

Emergency Lighting

We often include emergency lighting tests and certification to BS5266 while maintaining and installing fire alarm systems All types are included from small self contained systems with one or two lights to large central battery systems often found in cinemas and hotels. Once again Bailey & Birch Ltd include proper software produced certificates with all servicing & testing. Please call us for more information.

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