Electrical and technical services

Electrical work on a managed building has to do two things at once. It has to be done properly, and it has to be evidenced — because when a resident, an insurer, a funder or an auditor asks, a verbal assurance is not an answer. A certificate, a schedule of findings and a record of what was remedied is.

Calcon carries out electrical work across housing association, local authority and commercial property. The work is delivered by our own qualified electricians, and the paperwork is treated as part of the job rather than something that follows it.

EICR testing and certification

An Electrical Installation Condition Report records the condition of a fixed electrical installation at the time it is inspected. It identifies deterioration, damage, defects and anything that does not meet the current standard, and classifies what it finds so that the urgent is separated from the advisory.

What you receive:

• The report itself, with observations classified C1, C2, C3 or FI
• A schedule of inspections and a schedule of test results
• A clear statement of whether the installation is satisfactory or unsatisfactory
• A quotation for any remedial work arising, itemised so it can be prioritised rather than taken as a single figure

How often an EICR is required

It depends on the building and on who holds the duty. The position below is set out so you can check it against your own portfolio.

Rented homes — private and social

Electrical installations in rented homes in England must be inspected and tested at least every five years, under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, as amended in 2025 to extend the same duties to registered providers of social housing.

Alongside the inspection itself, the regulations require that:

• The report is given to an existing tenant within 28 days, and to a new tenant before they occupy the home
• Remedial work identified as necessary is completed within 28 days, or sooner if the report specifies a shorter period
• Written confirmation of completed remedial work goes to the tenant and the local authority within 28 days of the work finishing
• Social landlords also have electrical equipment they supply under the tenancy checked at least every five years, with a written record kept

These regulations apply to the let dwelling. Communal areas are not covered by them — stairwells, corridors and landlord supplies in shared parts sit under other duties instead, including the Housing Act 2004, and are still enforceable. A compliance programme that covers only the flats and stops at the front door leaves a gap.

Commercial and other non-domestic premises

There is no fixed statutory interval. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require electrical systems to be maintained so as to prevent danger so far as is reasonably practicable, and leave the duty holder to decide how. In practice that decision is evidenced by risk assessment and by inspection at the intervals recommended in BS 7671 and the associated IET guidance — commonly up to five years for offices and shops, and three years for industrial premises, shorter where the installation or the environment warrants it.

Anyone quoting you a single legal interval for a commercial building is oversimplifying. We will tell you what the guidance recommends for your type of installation and why, and the interval is then yours to set and to record.

Remedial works

A report that identifies defects and stops there creates work rather than removing it. Where an EICR returns observations, we quote the remedial work item by item, so you can see what must be done now, what can be planned and what is advisory.

Completed remedials are recorded and certificated, and the installation can be re-inspected so the file shows the position before and after rather than only the problem.

Installations and projects

From small works through to large-scale projects — distribution boards, rewires, containment, communal lighting, supplies for new plant — delivered by qualified electricians with appropriate certification on completion.

On larger works, scope, programme and cost are agreed before anyone starts, and progress is reported as the job runs rather than summarised at the end.

Inspection, fault-finding and testing

Thermographic surveys

Thermal imaging of distribution boards and switchgear identifies loose connections and overheating components before they fail, which is usually cheaper than attending after they have.

Emergency lighting

Inspection and testing of emergency lighting, with findings recorded and remedial work quoted where systems do not perform as they should.

Fault-finding

Intermittent faults, nuisance tripping and failures that have already been looked at more than once. These are diagnosed properly rather than repeatedly patched.

Accreditation

Calcon holds NICEIC Approved Contractor status, CHAS Elite, SafeContractor and Constructionline Gold. Current certificates are available on request, and we would expect any contractor working on your building to be able to produce them.

Where we work

Calcon is based at Challenge House in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, and works across Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and the surrounding counties, with project work further afield where the client relationship warrants it.