NICEIC Approved Domestic Installer

What are the benefits using an electrician who is an NICEIC Approved Domestic Electrical Installer?

 
If you are looking for an electrician for your domestic installations, it’s always recommended that you select an NICEIC Approved Domestic Electrical Installer. The NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting) are one of only a few providers who have been granted Government approval to offer Competent Person Schemes, to oversee electrical work carried out in the electrical industry. The NICEIC regulate the training and work of electricians in the UK.
 
The NICEIC Domestic Installer Scheme registers installers as either ‘Full Scope’ or ‘Defined Competence’ for domestic electrical installation work, in adherence to Part P Building Regulations. The scheme covers a wide range of areas, including the design, installation, inspection and testing and certification of electrical work in domestic dwellings (i.e. non-business locations that are intended to operate at low or extra low voltage).
 
Full Scope means that the scope of work covers the full range of domestic electrical installation work i.e. those companies who complete domestic electrical installations as their main business. To become registered as full scope, the company must provide ‘level A’ work examples for assessment, covering all domestic electrical installation possibilities. Defined Competence means that the scope of work is limited to ‘Level B’ work – i.e. work in connection with, or supporting, other non-electrical work. You should always check that your electrician is fully covered for the work that you need completing.
 
If you use an NICEIC Approved Domestic Electrical Installer, you will have the peace of mind that the electrician you are using is competent, that the quality of their work has been recognised, and that their domestic installations are accepted by Local Building Control Departments, as being in compliance with the Building Regulations (Part P). As a customer of a registered contractor, you will also receive a number of other benefits:
  • Acceptance of Building Compliance Certificates by local authorities without costly Building Control inspection fees.
  • Confidence that the work performed is in compliance with the Building Regulations.
  • Peace of mind, as NICEIC has an independent Complaints Procedure and Insurance Backed Warranty Scheme if any problems should arise.
To become an NICEIC Approved Domestic Electrical Installer, an electrician must pass a number of adherence tests. These measures are in place to ensure that any domestic electrical work that they undertake for you will be of a very high quality, and that it adheres to industry standards.
 
So if you are in the process of selecting an electrician in Peterborough for your domestic electrical work please make sure you keep yourself safe by choosing a contractor who is registered with the NICEIC domestic installer scheme.