Most security installs need real electrical work behind them — containment, power, certification, sometimes a fresh EICR. We coordinate it all through our trusted electrical partner so you don’t juggle two trades.
Every meaningful security install needs an electrician. New cable routes, fused spurs for the controllers, mains power for gate motors, a Part P certificate for the new circuit. Run it as two separate contracts and you end up scheduling around two diaries, paying two mobilisation charges, and refereeing the argument about who fits the back box.
We coordinate the electrical works through a qualified electrical partner we’ve worked with for years. One quote covers both sides of the job. One project lead manages the sequencing. One team on site. The customer signs one contract and gets one set of paperwork at the end.
We’re not electricians ourselves — and we won’t pretend to be. The certification, the Part P registration, the EICR work are all carried out by the partner. We design the installation, they energise it, both teams sign off what they did. You get genuine accountability instead of a single trade pretending to do both jobs.
Trunking, conduit, tray, fire-rated penetrations — designed and installed to the same standard as the rest of the electrical works. Not stuck to the wall with cable clips.
Fused spurs at the right rating, in the right places, with properly-sized cable. Backed by certification, not a hand-wave. UPS sizing where the system genuinely needs it.
New motors, replacement motors, gate safety edge wiring, force testing, and the certification that goes with it. Done properly so the gate passes a Machinery Directive risk assessment.
If the survey turns up unsafe wiring or a long-expired EICR, we’ll flag it and the partner can quote the remedial work. Optional — you’re not forced into anything — but you get a proper view of what the building actually needs.
New circuits, board work and notifiable work all certified and registered to a competent person scheme. The paperwork lands with the customer at handover, alongside the security as-installeds.
We sequence the work so neither team is waiting on the other. First fix runs with the cable pulls. Second fix runs with the equipment install. One site mobilisation, not two.
Fresh containment, fresh circuits, fresh certification. Designed as one system from day one rather than retro-fitted in two passes.
Motor power, safety wiring, force testing and certification all under one project. Required by law on commercial gates — not a nice-to-have.
Older buildings with patchy wiring. We survey both sides — security needs and electrical condition — and quote what the building actually needs.
Same install spec across multiple addresses. Same electrical standard, same paperwork, same handover pack per site. Predictable for the customer.
No. If you have your own electrician you’d rather use, we coordinate with them instead. We’ll provide the schematics, the load requirements and the sequencing notes — whoever carries out the work, the install gets done properly. The partner option exists because it’s simpler for the customer, not because we’re forcing a referral.
Yes — properly. Our partner is registered with a competent person scheme and certifies the work to Part P. You get the certificate at handover alongside the security paperwork. Nothing is signed off by us pretending to be a sparky.
Usually less. One mobilisation, one survey, one set of attendance charges — not two of each. Where one job’s scheduling dovetails the other (first fix with cable pulls, for example), we save the customer days of site time, not just hours.
We’ll flag it honestly — in writing, not buried in the quote. You then choose whether to have the remedial work done as part of this project, defer it, or get a separate opinion. We don’t inflate findings to push extra work.
Yes — they take their own work directly. If your security install reveals a wider electrical need, or you’ve got unrelated electrical work going on, we’ll happily introduce you. No commission, no markup, just a working relationship that benefits everyone.
With Ackle, for the security side. Either with Ackle or directly with the partner for the electrical works — we’ll recommend the option that’s cleanest for your situation. Either way you get one project lead managing both contracts so you’re not in the middle.
Most electrical works we coordinate sit alongside one of the security installs below.
Two ways in — book a free site survey for commercial work, or send a quick description and we’ll come back with a ballpark.