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Carrying out electrical work on a farm is a specialised task for a suitably experienced electrical contractor. Working around animals and machinery takes a great deal of care, as does working at height or outdoors in challenging conditions. Furthermore, electrical work carried out on farms often needs to be completed within a very tight timeframe, to enable the farmer to get on with his seasonal jobs or animals to be fed etc.
Farms present their own set of problems arising from the general farm environment and possibly unusual circumstances, such as legacy 460/480v split phase electricity supplies which were often installed to farms and rural locations after the Second World War to save on copper. We have experience in a wide variety of agricultural electrical work and have found solutions in the past for most of the particular challenges presented.
These days farm diversity is an essential part of the agricultural world, we have been involved in such projects as on farm waste to power anaerobic digestion, wind power and other renewable energy projects in the past and are well placed to help you with any project you may be planning.
Of course, farms have the same general duties and obligations to safely maintain electrical equipment and installations as any other business, and we offer a full range of electrical services to enable compliance with your duties under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Employers are responsible for maintaining electrical equipment and ensuring the safety and health of their employees and also the public, if they are at risk from work activities. In order to comply with regulations all electrical equipment, fixed installations and portable appliances must be maintained in a safe working condition and it must be possible to demonstrate that this has been the case by maintaining records of maintenance and inspections carried out by competent persons.
You’ll find our tradesmen to be mature, responsible and respectful of your property and your requirements. All of our electricians are experienced in working with agricultural clients so you can rest assured you will have an electrician who has dealt with projects like yours before. We aim to provide the same high standard of workmanship on all our projects.