What we do and who it is for
Three-phase power installation, alterations, fault diagnosis and compliance work from fixed-price quotes. Based in Maidstone and covering surrounding towns and developments across the borough. Work is guaranteed to meet BS 7671 with electrical installation certificates, schedules and test results issued.
Typical jobs
Typical three-phase work we carry out in Maidstone and nearby neighbourhoods such as Barming, Allington, Loose, Fant, and Penenden Heath includes new and upgraded supplies for light-industrial workshops on Grove Green Road, commercial kitchens in the town-centre high street restaurants around Earl Street and Gabriel’s Hill, EV chargepoints for semi-detached and terraced houses in Park Wood and the predominantly 1960s housing of Langley, plant and machinery for agricultural and trade premises on the outskirts near Bearsted and larger residential developments in the Mill Street/Bearsted Road areas.
On sites across Maidstone — whether an early-Victorian terraced house in the Town Centre, a 1930s semi in Loose Valley Road, a 1960s council-built maisonette in Park Wood or a modern apartment block in Allington Lock — we assess the existing intake, distribution equipment, earthing and load requirements before specifying compliant alterations. Where we upgrade plant equipment in industrial units on Barker Road or perform panel maintenance for a 1970s concrete-framed office block in Fant, our work may involve isolation planning, phase balancing, protective-device checks and clear circuit identification.
- In Maidstone we coordinate safe shutdowns with local business owners and residential managers so operations in places such as the Earl Street catering kitchens and the light-industrial units on Barker Road can restart with confidence.
- We install or alter distribution arrangements to support equipment without overloading existing circuits in specific property types — for example, fitting a dedicated three-phase supply for bakery ovens in a town-centre commercial kitchen, adding a new shop supply for a retail unit on Malling Road, or upgrading the communal distribution for a 1960s Park Wood block of flats.
- For properties in Maidstone we provide appropriate certification and records for the actual site — certificates for a terraced house conversion in Gabriel’s Hill, landlord safety records for a shared house in Barming, or commissioning documents for a new EV chargepoint installation in a semi on Loose Road — giving you reassurance for the Maidstone Borough Council inspections, local insurers and future maintenance.
When working in Maidstone we also consider building fabric, access routes and whether work affects shared areas or sensitive period features typical of the town — for example, conserved façades and sash windows in parts of the Town Centre and older cottages in Penenden Heath. Where the local network operator’s involvement is required for properties in Maidstone (for example, when a new three-phase service is needed for a development off Bearsted Road), we’ll identify that requirement early and plan our electrical work to align with UK Power Networks’ local procedures.
What it costs
Three-phase installations and maintenance are quoted after a free site survey so we can confirm supply, isolation and any distribution or testing requirements before issuing a fixed written price. Below are standard job rates; final quotes state included work and VAT.
| Job | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Labour (per hour) | £80 | Site labour, testing and certification as specified in the written quote (VAT included) |
| Day rate | £600 | Full-day site labour, testing and certification as specified in the written quote (VAT included) |
| Emergency attendance (per hour, first hour minimum) | £120 | Emergency call-out labour and initial assessment, testing and certification as specified in the written quote (VAT included) |
Not included: DNO supply-upgrade charges, asbestos removal, scaffold/access equipment, plaster repairs and decoration.
How the work is planned
We begin with a free site survey to verify the incoming supply, DNO equipment, existing distribution, load requirements and safe isolation arrangements. We identify whether the proposed three-phase capacity requires DNO alterations, assess cable routes, containment, earthing and the position of new distribution equipment. We also confirm Site access, working hours, delivery restrictions and any requirements affecting occupied premises.
We then prepare a sequenced programme that separates DNO works, installation activities and final connections. Phased scheduling helps us maintain essential services where practicable, particularly for businesses, shared buildings and properties with critical equipment. Before attendance, we agree isolation windows, access responsibilities, temporary power needs and reinstatement requirements. Our fixed written quotation defines the agreed scope, enabling you to plan expenditure and operations before work starts.
Compliance and documentation
Compliance work will include checking that the proposed three‑phase installation is designed and carried out with regard to BS 7671, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and any applicable DNO requirements; we will confirm supply arrangements, protective measures, earthing, isolation, labelling and test provisions before energisation. Our risk assessments will identify hazards associated with the installation, connected equipment and foreseeable maintenance activities.
On completion we will issue an appropriate Electrical Installation Certificate (or other relevant certification), provide schedules of inspection and test results, circuit information and any DNO correspondence relating to the altered supply; these documents record the inspections and tests carried out against the applicable standard but are not in themselves a guarantee of continued compliance.
The Electricity at Work Regulations require that electrical systems are maintained so as to prevent danger. Commercial EICR intervals are not fixed by law (the commonly quoted office/industrial/annual periods are guidance rather than statutory requirements); we recommend inspection frequencies based on risk, insurer requirements and client needs, and can advise on record retention and review dates.
Minimal disruption and out-of-hours working
To limit disruption, we’ll plan three-phase work around your operating hours, isolating only the circuits and equipment necessary for each stage where the installation permits. Our site surveys establish access arrangements, supply characteristics, distribution routes, shutdown dependencies and safe segregation requirements before works are scheduled.
We’ll provide a written programme identifying proposed isolations, testing periods and reinstatement checks. Where continuity is essential, we can arrange work out of hours, subject to safe access, agreed permits and the availability of the distribution network operator where required. We’ll sequence containment, cabling, terminations and testing to reduce downtime, maintaining clear exclusion zones and housekeeping controls. Before energisation, we’ll complete inspection, testing and functional checks, then confirm that affected equipment is safely returned to service. Any changes to the agreed scope or shutdown plan will be documented and approved before proceeding.
Premises and sites around Maidstone
Across Maidstone we encounter three-phase requirements that differ between Maidstone town centre shops and offices around Week Street and Bank Street, light-industrial units on the Courtenay Road industrial estate, workshops in the Barming and Shepway areas, and larger residential or mixed-use conversions in the riverside parts of Allington and near the Lockmeadow/Waterside Quarter. We assess the existing supply at each specific site — for example the Victorian terraces and interwar semi-detached properties in Loose and Tovil, the 1960s estate housing off Heath Road and the more recent mixed-use developments by the River Medway in Allington — and inspect the distribution equipment, earthing arrangements, typical load profiles and available capacity before specifying alterations. This lets us determine, for a specific Maidstone address, whether a new circuit, a distribution board upgrade or an application for additional supply capacity to UK Power Networks is required.
On the Parkwood and Courtenay Road industrial estates we often need to provide for machinery, ventilation and commercial kitchen services where small manufacturers and food-processing units operate; in those locations we ensure clear isolation and labelling arrangements suited to multi-occupier units. Riverside warehouses in the Allington and Lockmeadow areas require particular attention to equipment location, cable routes and flood-risk implications for installations close to the River Medway and its tributaries.
For town-centre and mixed-use premises in Maidstone — including landlord-managed retail units in Week Street, shared supplies serving flats above shops in the High Street conservation area, and mixed residential/commercial conversions in Lower Fant and Shepway — we consider landlord boundaries, shared supplies, tight access constraints on historic streets and continuity of essential services for occupants. We design and carry out work for each Maidstone property in accordance with BS 7671, record the site-specific inspection and test results, and provide the appropriate electrical installation certificate and landlord/occupier copies on completion.