If you’re a homeowner or a landlord, there are a range of electrical safety considerations that you need to bear in mind – especially so if you are renting your house out in Wales, and need to comply with Rent Smart Wales rules. Landlord Responsibilities As a landlord,...
The average home in the United Kingdom now uses 13 electronic appliances, according to Money Supermarket – which is a huge leap from 30 years ago, when the average was 4, according to the Energy Consumption in the UK 2017 report. Interestingly, energy use is about the same as...
Without a doubt, under cupboard lighting can change the atmosphere of a room from plain to striking – and it could be simple for you to make that change as well. Before you decide to go for it, there are two questions that we’d ask you to think about: What is your goal for the...
On March 23rd 2020, we were instructed by the UK Government to work from home, if we could. So thousands of people across the country moved their offices home – whether that was just a laptop, or the whole outfit – the majority of the country is now working from the safety of...
Following on from the Prime Minister’s address on the 23/03/2020 we have made the decision to close temporarily effective as of 5pm on the 24/03/2020. We understand that you as our client may have questions, hopefully the content below will provide sufficient information. Why...
We were delighted in January to receive acknowledgement of achieving phase 2 of BS 8555:2016, and a Certificate of Environmental Management. Since taking over the business, ensuring we’re as environmental as possible has been really important, and we’re delighted to continue...
You may already know that we work with Rolec as approved electric vehicle charge point installers, so we’re naturally interested in electric bikes (or e-bikes) too! We’ve already worked with Ceredigion County Council as a sub-contractor installing 11 charging points for e-bikes...
We know that many of our customers get confused when trying to choose a new lamp (also referred to as a bulb) for their lighting, and if you’ve gone to a supermarket, with all of the options from lumens, kelvins and watts, how do you decide? Let’s help. Lumens The lumens of a...
Here at Electrical Estimates we'll be closing for 2 weeks over the festive season, and with that in mind, we've been looking at our plans and aims for 2020. The end of the year is always a great time to plan the next few months, and we're really excited about what 2020 (and...
With the Christmas Light Switch On event on the 30th November in Aberystwyth, and Christmas seemingly everywhere on the highstreet already, it seemed fitting to write an article about keeping safe this festive season. Who doesn’t love the twinkling lights, the excuse to throw...
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