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Sudlows Celebrates 100 Years of Success
20 Feb 2012
Sudlows looks to forward to the year with a celebration of its 100 year history. Sudlows was founded by Manchester entrepreneur, Albert Edward Sudlow in 1912. Albert was a Victorian gas engineer who was quick to champion a new alternative technology known as “electricity”. As one of the oldest electrical firms in Manchester and a founding member [...]
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Sudlows Double Nomination For The Green IT Awards
16 Feb 2012
Sudlows have been named as finalists in both the ‘Environmental Project of the Year for companies with over 100 Employees’ and ’ Environmental Project of the Year in the Public Sector’ categories at the Green IT Awards. Both projects involved the design and build of new energy efficient data centres on behalf of The Co-operative Group and Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council, respectively. Now in their [...]
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Manufacturing Technology Centre Appoints Sudlows For New Server Room
6 Feb 2012
Sudlows have been awarded the contract to design and fit out a new server room for The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). The new server room will provide essential support for the MTC’s global manufacturing research projects. Andy Hirst, Global Projects Director for Sudlows commented; ‘The new server room at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) will be [...]
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Sudlows Celebrates 100 Years of Success
Electrical Inspection & Testing
Periodic Inspection and Testing, often referred to as Fixed Wire testing, is now a mandatory requirement.
It is a prerequisite under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 that electrical installations are inspected and tested.
Many organisations may also require that an Inspection & Test programme is implemented including; Insurance Companies, Mortgage Lenders, Licensing Authorities, Public Bodies and Landlords. If this is not undertaken it may void a Company’s insurance policies.
The fundamental reason for Periodic Inspection and Testing of an electrical installation is to determine whether existing installations are safe to remain in service until the next inspection is due. A periodic inspection is required to assess the condition of the electrical installation and compliance with BS 7671.
All installations are subject to wear and tear, corrosion excessive loading and other environmental issues. Any of these can lead to major electrical breakdowns if they are not observed and rectified at regular intervals.
It is also an ideal opportunity to update any existing electrical drawings and distribution board schedules on to CAD drawings, making future fault finding and circuit identification much faster process.
The periodic inspection is to include the following operations:
- Visual inspection of the installation
- Inspection of continuity of protective conductors (including equipotential bonding conductors)
- Continuity of ring circuit conductors
- Polarity
- Earth fault loop impedance test
- Insulation resistance test
- Operation of devices for isolation and switching
- Operation of residual current circuit breakers
We will also label all socket outlets, switches and isolators with the correct circuit reference number.
