Power Testing Ltd.
Who we are
Power Testing are leading specialists in electrical engineering and maintenance of LV & HV power systems. We are committed to delivering on our promise of providing our customers with the highest quality work at value for money on each and every project, with safety at the forefront of our minds at all times. With over 50 years in the industry, our expertise is trusted and depended upon by global blue-chip organisations, utility companies and facilities groups amongst many others.
We provide a complete range of services, from installation and maintenance of new assets to testing, commissioning, outage prevention and electrical emergency services. Whether you work with high or low voltage power systems, require maintenance works or a full installation project, in the UK or abroad, contact us to discuss how we can start working together.
33 Hanbury Road
CM1 3AE
Chelmsford, Essex
United Kingdom
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Power Testing Launch Charity Partnership with Havens Hospices
Power Testing are extremely proud to announce a charity partnership with Havens Hospices. Havens is an Essex based charity dedicated to ‘Making every day count’ for people who are terminally ill.
As a company, we have first-hand experience of the wonderful work they do and It gives us immense pride that we will be involved in raising money to help them support and care for children, young adults and adults and their families at the most distressing time of their lives.
The response from our people so far has been amazing and we will continue to keep you posted with the latest news, events and updates as we are busy working on numerous events across the year to get involved in and show our support, starting with the Race4Business in June.
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Power Testing win 2019 RoSPA Gold Award
For the 2nd year in a row, Power Testing have won the RoSPA Gold Award for our ongoing commitment to raising health and safety standards within the company.
The RoSPA award is internationally renowned as one of the most prestigious health and safety awards, and is the longest – running industry award scheme in the U.K.
We are extremely proud to have received this award again and credit goes to all our people, who continue to demonstrate a great awareness and understanding of the importance of health and safety within the company.
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ATLAS Certified!
After around 8 months and a lot of training, auditing and documentation, we have finally been certifiedby the Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists (ATLAS).
This will enable us to tender for future lightning protection works and we will now also be exploring all other potential lightning protection works with our existing clients.
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Britvic Soft Drinks - Chelmsford, Essex: Installation & Commissioning
Scope of works:
- Low voltage upgrade for efficiency and environmental efficiency.
- Substation design and construction.
- Extra protection for adjacent areas.
- Project management with a number of sub-contractors.
- Flexible, on-going planning and specification.
- Protection Grading Study.
- Traffic management.
- Flexible planning and development of a specification throughout the project in close consultation with all stakeholders.
- Replacement of three existing 1000 kVA transformers for new 1250kVA low loss models.
- Design and construction of a substation.
- Cable design and specification using a mathematical model.
- Tracing, excavation, removal and replacement of all cabling.
- Production of a discrimination study to ensure correct fuse/trip operation.
- Commissioning of all equipment and cabling.
- Energisation of new transformers.
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QinetiQ - MOD Shoeburyness: Principal Contractor for LV & HV Infrastructure Upgrade
Scope of works:
- Management of works in line with CDM requirements.
- Over 10,000m of cable laying.
- Installation of new switchgear and disinvestment of old equipment.
- Civil works including cable trenching and construction works for new substations.
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CBRE - Towers 1 and 2 Harbour Exchange, Isle of Dogs, London
Scope of works:
- Installation & Commissioning.
- Tight power outage constraints on essential circuits.
- Reconfigure Landlords / Tenants maintained LV Supplies.
- Upgrade Transformer / HV Supply monitoring system.
- Work in conjunction with other contractors, upgrading the LV Distribution Panels.
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Harrods (Creatside), Knightsbridge: Installation, Testing & Commissioning / Cables and Transformers
Scope of works:
Tight power outage constraints due to department store working times.
Replacement of multiple transformers and high voltage transformer feeder cables.
Extensive High voltage A.C. and D.C. testing prior to removal and de-energising of old equipment.
Advise Customer of test sequences, test voltages and test results to confirm equipment integrity.
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Morgan Stanley: Maintenance, Testing & Defect Repairs
Scope of works:
- Annual contract (since 2010).
- Works to be completed out of hours – Easter weekend.
- Maintenance of High Voltage & Low Voltage switchgear & transformers.
- Protection of relay testing.
- Protection relay replacement.
- Earthing system testing.
- Defect repairs.
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British Airways Project: Installation & Commissioning, Heathrow Airport Block C, London
Scope of works:
- Containment design and installation.Removal of a high voltage network.
- Replacement of multiple low voltage switch-rooms.
- Installation of over 10,000m of LV cable.
- Project management with 3rd parties.
- Tight power outage constraints on critical circuits.
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CBRE - 5 Canada Square: Maintenance, Testing & Installation
Scope of works:
- Annual contract since 20113 weekend shutdowns across each year
- Maintenance of High Voltage & Low Voltage switchgear & transformers
- Installation of remote switching panel for VMX switchgear
- Installation of Ultra TEV Monitoring System
- Protection relay testing
- Integral Protection relay replacement
- Defect repairs
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