What we do and who it is for
We design, build and test control panels for domestic, landlord and commercial properties at fixed prices confirmed in writing. Based in Maidstone, we serve ME14 and surrounding areas. Work is guaranteed and fully certified, with documented design, labelling, testing records and safety audits to support inspection, maintenance and handover.
Typical jobs
We work across Exeter, focusing on control-panel jobs in neighbourhoods such as Heavitree, St Thomas, Exwick and Topsham. Typical sites include Victorian and Edwardian terraced homes in Heavitree and St Thomas, 1930s semi‑detached houses in Exwick, and modern riverside apartments and converted Victorian warehouses around Topsham. Our work also extends to small commercial premises on Fore Street and light industrial units in the Marsh Barton area.
Typical control‑panel work in Exeter includes pump and ventilation controls for cellar and loft installations in older terraced houses in Heavitree, heating and plant‑room panels for 1930s semis in Exwick, lighting controls for flats above shops on Fore Street, gate and access equipment for riverside properties in Topsham, and small industrial or commercial machinery interfaces for units in Marsh Barton. Before we alter any controls we assess the existing installation on site — for example, checking ageing knob‑and‑tube or outdated fabric‑insulated wiring often found in Edwardian terraces off Sidwell Street, looking for moisture issues in ground‑floor cellars of older properties in St Thomas, and planning for operational downtime at busy Fore Street shops.
- In Heavitree and St Thomas we handle switchgear upgrades where the capacity, circuit‑protection or isolation arrangements in older houses (many dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries) need improvement.
- For Exwick semis and the converted Victorian warehouses around Topsham we build or modify control assemblies with clear panel labelling, wiring identification and circuit schedules tailored to the property type and era.
- We support fault finding, replacements and documented alterations for pumps serving cellar or attic tanks in terraced homes, for fans and heaters in 1930s semis, and for access systems on commercial premises along Fore Street and in Marsh Barton.
On each Exeter job we identify interfaces with existing supplies, emergency stops and interlocks specific to the property — for example, historic meter and fuse arrangements in Heavitree terraces or modern distribution boards in Marsh Barton units — and we record the scope and test results for that address. Where relevant for properties in Devon we provide appropriate certification and retain the documentation so the homeowner or premises manager in Exeter can manage future maintenance safely. Our local, site‑specific approach helps reduce disruption across the city while keeping responsibilities, risks and changes clearly evidenced for each neighbourhood.
What it costs
We provide a fixed written price for Maidstone control-panel work so you know cost, scope, testing and certification in advance; the final bill will not exceed the quoted amount. Quotes include materials, labour, test results, certificates and VAT and list safety‑critical items or uncertainties before work begins.
| Job | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | £80/hour | Hourly labour for standard work, testing and certification |
| Day rate | £600 | Up to one full working day of labour, testing and certification |
| Emergency work | £120/hour (first hour minimum) | Emergency response labour with a one‑hour minimum, testing and certification |
| Fault finding | £80/hour | Diagnostic time for locating faults, testing and report |
| Control-panel work | Quoted per job after a free survey | Fixed written quote covering materials, labour, tests, certificates and VAT |
Not included: plaster/decoration repairs, asbestos removal, DNO supply‑upgrade charges, and scaffold or specialist access equipment.
How the work is planned
Once the fixed scope and price are agreed, we plan the control-panel work around the installation’s supply, load requirements, circuit protection, enclosure location and any operational constraints. Our site survey confirms access routes, available isolation points, cable paths, earthing arrangements, environmental conditions and space for safe installation and future maintenance.
We identify risks that could affect continuity, including critical equipment, shared supplies, restricted working hours and occupied areas. Stakeholder coordination then sets responsibilities, access arrangements and a practical sequence for isolations, installation and reinstatement. Where the premises remain operational, we plan work in stages to reduce disruption and prevent unintended effects on connected systems.
Before attendance, we confirm required materials, enclosure dimensions, protective devices and interfaces with existing equipment. This helps us arrive prepared, manage changes properly and maintain a controlled, safe programme from start to completion.
Compliance and documentation
For every control-panel installation, we document the design, installation and verification work carried out to demonstrate compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and relevant requirements of BS 7671, and we provide records of circuit details, protective measures, test results, inspection findings and any departures or limitations identified during the work.
Your completed documentation supports safe operation, future maintenance and informed fault-finding. It also provides dutyholders with evidence that reasonable steps have been taken to maintain electrical systems and to help prevent danger; the primary legal duty is for dutyholders to ensure systems are maintained so as to prevent danger, rather than a strict statutory requirement to hold any particular document.
There is no statutory fixed interval for commercial EICRs. IET Guidance Note 3 gives commonly used recommended frequencies — for example, around five-yearly for typical offices, three-yearly for some industrial premises and annually where conditions indicate closer oversight — but these are recommendations rather than legal obligations; dutyholders should assess the condition and use of their premises and follow insurer or landlord requirements where applicable. We maintain secure documentation storage and monitor regulatory and guidance updates.
Minimal disruption and out-of-hours working
To minimise disruption to your Maidstone premises, we plan control-panel work around operational constraints, isolate only affected circuits where safely practicable, and record agreed shutdowns, temporary arrangements and reinstatement checks. Before attendance, we’ll confirm access, permit requirements, emergency contacts, risk controls and the approved programme in writing.
Where continuity is critical, we can propose phased shutdowns and off peak scheduling, subject to safe isolation, testing requirements and your operational approval. Out of hours work may reduce interference with staff, customers or production, while maintaining clear supervision and site-security arrangements. We apply noise minimisation measures, manage cable routes and keep work areas controlled, signed and tidy. Following energisation, we verify functions, document test results and confirm that temporary controls have been removed or formally retained.
Premises and sites around Maidstone
Across Maidstone we build and modify control panels for commercial units in the town centre, light-industrial units and workshops in Tovil, and office and retail units within the Distillery Fields and Lockmeadow developments. In the suburbs around Grove Green, Vinters Park, Park Wood and Shepway we work on panels for estate-based operations such as community centres, small manufacturing units and local-business terraces. In Maidstone’s older residential areas around Barming and Bearsted — where many houses date from the late Victorian and interwar periods — we also replace or adapt consumer units for ground-floor flats and converted properties.
Before we start on any Maidstone site we assess local access and isolation arrangements specific to the location: for example, limited rear-access lanes typical of Tovil workshops, permit-to-work and estate-management procedures used by industrial landlords on sites off White Horse Lane, or the tight service cupboards found in late-19th-century town-centre buildings around Week Street. We record the existing distribution arrangements found on that site and identify operational risks specific to the property type and age before agreeing a scope of works. On industrial estates such as those off Hermitage Lane and the industrial areas adjacent to the A229 we coordinate directly with site management, confirm their permit-to-work procedures and log cable identification, protective-device ratings and test results for the specific units involved.
Where River Med crossings, local flood exposure along the River Len or low-lying plant areas near the Loose Valley affect a Maidstone site, we select enclosure ratings and equipment locations appropriate to those locations and plan safe reinstatement following any water ingress. For riverside buildings at Pope Street and properties in areas of known surface-water run-off in Park Wood we specify IP-rated enclosures and localised protection measures rather than generic solutions.
For every Maidstone job you’ll receive a clear written scope referring to the named site or street, a fixed price for the agreed works and the certification and test documentation relevant to those specific installations. We also maintain records of the alterations, updated labels and circuit information for each named property so your facilities or maintenance team in Maidstone can manage future maintenance, fault-finding and compliance responsibilities with confidence.