Commercial electrical work for Durham buildings
The North East combines student cities, riverside apartments, older terraces let as HMOs, and established industrial estates and trade parks across Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Northumberland.
Fire safety and electrical safety overlap more than most people expect. Faulty wiring is a common cause of fires, cable installations can break compartment lines, and plastic cable clips in escape routes can drop cables during a fire and trap firefighters. Since 2019, BS 7671 has required wiring systems in escape routes to be supported against premature collapse.
Our electricians clear EICR remedials, upgrade distribution boards, replace landlord supplies in blocks of flats, fire-stop service penetrations they have created, and install fire-rated containment. Every job comes with the right BS 7671 certificate.
The rules that apply in Durham
Private landlords in England must have the electrical installation inspected and tested at least every five years under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, and give tenants a copy of the report.
What is included
- EICR remedial works
- Consumer unit and distribution board upgrades
- Landlord supply and communal lighting works
- Fire-resisting cable supports in escape routes
- Fire stopping of new service penetrations
- Electrical installation and minor works certificates
Buildings we work on in Durham
- Commercial landlords
- Managing agents
- Facilities managers
- Retail and hospitality
- Industrial estates
Areas we cover from Durham
From Durham we also cover Washington (9 miles), Sunderland (12 miles), Gateshead (12 miles), Newcastle upon Tyne (14 miles) and Hartlepool (16 miles). Elsewhere in County Durham we work in Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool. If your building is not in a listed town, we still cover it: every enquiry for commercial electrical work in North East England is handled the same way.