TES Compliance carries out Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) for businesses across Winchester and the surrounding Hampshire area. Our NICEIC-approved engineers test portable and fixed appliances at your premises and provide full asset registers and pass and fail labelling on the day.
Every employer in Winchester has a legal duty to maintain electrical appliances in a safe working condition. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 place that obligation on every duty holder, and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 extends it further to cover the overall safety of the working environment. PAT testing, which stood for Portable Appliance Testing, recently changed name to Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) to cover both portable and static equipment, and is the standard method used to demonstrate that appliances have been inspected and assessed against current safety standards. Winchester is Hampshire’s county town and the seat of Hampshire County Council, with an economy built on retail, hospitality and professional services around the historic Cathedral Quarter, alongside a growing software and digital sector and a significant care and health workforce across the district. The University of Winchester and Winchester College add a further layer of teaching, IT and residential catering equipment to the mix. Each of these environments, from a council office to a college kitchen to a High Street shop during the Christmas Market season, carries the same appliance testing obligation regardless of size or sector. TES Compliance also carries out full Electrical Installation Condition Reports across Winchester and the surrounding area, and many clients choose to combine both services in a single compliance visit.
TES Compliance covers the wider Winchester district, scheduling testing efficiently across the Winnall trading estate and out to Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, New Alresford, Stockbridge and Twyford. We work around your operational requirements and provide full pass and fail labelling and a digital asset register on the day.
Every appliance we test is added to a digital asset register showing its unique ID, pass or fail result and next test date. You receive this alongside your certificate, giving you a complete, searchable record for insurers, auditors and your own compliance file.
Every appliance that passes receives a dated label on the day of the visit. Failed items are clearly identified and removed from use, giving you immediate visibility of your appliance inventory and its compliance status.
Winchester’s economy is built on sectors that place real demands on electrical equipment. The University of Winchester and Winchester College between them run teaching spaces, IT suites and halls of residence kitchens that all need testing without disrupting term-time schedules. Hampshire County Council and the other public sector offices based in the city have large fleets of office IT equipment on rolling replacement cycles. Retail and hospitality businesses around the Cathedral Quarter and the High Street see a seasonal spike in appliance use during the Christmas Market, when temporary stallholders and extended trading hours add extra load to existing installations. Professional and financial services firms with growing software and digital teams need their equipment tested with minimal disruption to client-facing work.
Winchester district’s PAYE employment stands at around 58,100, and the claimant unemployment rate of 2.1% is among the lowest in the South East, reflecting a stable and growing local economy across retail, hospitality, professional services and care work. The HSE reports around 1,000 electricity-related workplace accidents every year in the UK, underlining why routine appliance testing is not something businesses can afford to defer regardless of how low-risk their environment appears. UK Data
Many Winchester clients also combine appliance testing with a full Electrical Installation Condition Report to cover their fixed wiring at the same time, or extend their programme to include electrical thermal imaging surveys to identify hidden faults in panels and distribution boards without any shutdown required. For businesses across the wider region, we also carry out PAT testing in Basingstoke and PAT testing in Southampton, as well as a full range of electrical testing services across Hampshire.
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They carried out a massive testing job for us on a very active, complex building. It’s hard to find people who are willing to tackle the big technical stuff but still happy to help out with the smaller bits too. The engineers are great and continue to support us with our compliance and installations. 10/10.
The team at TES were great in arranging, managing and performing PAT and EICR reports that was urgently required. I would highly recommend them for their prompt and efficient service
The legal obligation to test electrical appliances applies to every Winchester employer, regardless of sector or size. TES Compliance carries out PAT testing for the University of Winchester and Winchester College, Hampshire County Council and other public sector offices in the city, retail and hospitality businesses around the Cathedral Quarter and High Street, care homes and care providers across the district, professional and financial services firms with city centre offices, and industrial and warehouse occupiers at the Winnall trading estate.
Winchester’s position on the M3 gives it strong connectivity with both Basingstoke and Southampton, and the A34 provides a route north towards Newbury and Oxford, so many businesses in the district manage sites across more than one of these locations. TES Compliance can plan a testing programme that covers all of your Hampshire premises efficiently in a single coordinated schedule. Many clients also combine their fixed wiring testing protocols with a full Electrical Installation Condition Report to address both fixed wiring and portable appliances at the same time, and for those requiring a more detailed picture of their electrical installation, we also carry out electrical thermal imaging surveys across Winchester and the wider area. For businesses with sites further afield, we also carry out PAT testing in Basingstoke and PAT testing in Portsmouth, as well as a full range of electrical testing services across the South.
PAT stands for Portable Appliance Testing, but the name recently changed to cover both portable and static equipment. Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) is now the term used, and the compliance obligation and the documentation produced are equivalent regardless of which name is used.
There is no single fixed interval for PAT testing. The IET Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment recommends a risk-based approach, so the right frequency depends on the type of appliance, how often it is used and the environment it is used in. Workshop tools and catering equipment at Winnall trading estate typically need testing every 3 to 12 months, while low-risk office equipment such as monitors and printers in a city centre office might only need checking every 2 to 4 years. We assess your equipment and environment on the first visit and recommend a suitable retesting schedule from there.
There is no law that names PAT testing directly, but the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 place a legal duty on every employer and duty holder in Winchester to keep electrical equipment in a safe condition, and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 extends that duty to the wider working environment. PAT testing, or Electrical Equipment Testing as the name, is the standard, recognised way to demonstrate that this duty has been met. Insurers, landlords and enforcing authorities generally expect to see up-to-date testing records and certification as evidence of compliance.
Yes. Alongside Winchester city centre, Basingstoke and Portsmouth, we regularly carry out PAT testing across the wider Winchester district, including Eastleigh, Chandler’s Ford, New Alresford, Stockbridge, Twyford and Bishop’s Waltham. If you have sites across several of these locations we can schedule one coordinated visit to cover all of them.
