Electrical Lifecycle Testing

An accurate picture of the condition of the low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) power systems serving your building. Standard practice relies on non-intrusive surveys that typically recommend wholesale replacement on indicative age; we test the actual condition of the asset before any replacement decision is made.

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Turnkey — one team, end to end

One accountable team from strategy to maintenance — maximum return, minimum CapEx.

Strategy
Decarbonisation roadmap & business case
Engineering Design
Technical design & system optimisation
Install
Project delivery & technology installation
O&M
Operations & maintenance services
Asset Management
Performance, optimisation & lifecycle value

The Difference

Intrusive testing compared with standard surveys

Non-intrusive (standard survey)
External, visual — enclosures stay closed
Grade assigned from age & appearance
Life-expectancy tables used raw, against publishers’ own instructions
Output: a replacement year — and often a seven-figure programme
TI intrusive lifecycle testing
Safe isolation — panels opened & dismantled
Measured: insulation, contact resistance, partial discharge, protection, oil/DGA
Grade based on actual condition & duty
Output: evidence, priorities, and remedials delivered by the same team
The principle: electrical infrastructure replaced based on advice from CIBSE Guide M — not based on age only. Ofgem, CIBSE, BEAMA and the HSE are all on record that age alone is not a basis for replacement.

Our Process

Our process

1
Asset data review
What records actually exist.
2
On-site intrusive testing
Compliance and testing carried out on site by electrical engineers — LV and HV. Open, measure, evidence.
3
Condition assessment report
Every intervention prioritised: critical / high / medium / low.
4
Remedial works
Delivered against agreed priorities — by the same team that tested.

The Numbers

Replace on evidence, not on age

AssetIndicative Life (Guide Tables)Achievable with Testing
Transformer25–30 yrs60+ yrs
LV panels20–25 yrs35+ yrs
Switchgear25–30 yrs40+ yrs
Guide-table figures are indicative — the publishers say so themselves. Reference: CIBSE Guide M, indicative economic life expectancy. BS 7671 Amendment 4 changeover deadline: October 2026.
 

Every decade of extended life defers seven-figure replacement CapEx.

One survey, two returns: avoided replacement CapEx today — verified headroom for electrification tomorrow. The gap between the guide table and the tested reality is where the money is; one intrusive survey tells you where your assets actually sit.

Discuss your power requirements

We begin with a desktop review of your connection agreements, load data and asset plans, and set out where the capacity and the value sit.

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We are ready for the challenge