Commercial electrical services in Eastleigh
Need a commercial electrician in Eastleigh? MCI Electrical provides fixed wire testing, distribution work, lighting upgrades and electrical repairs for local business premises.
“I have worked on commercial premises across Eastleigh and Southampton since 2009. I quote the job, do the work and sign it off myself, so you always deal with the person who knows your building.”
Electrician in Eastleigh
- MCI Electrical is a commercial electrical and data firm covering Eastleigh, from Barton Park and Chickenhall Lane across to Leigh Road and Bishopstoke.
- Units on Barton Park and Chickenhall Lane still run three phase boards from the 1960s with no ways left.
- Care homes and schools around Bishopstoke and Fair Oak call when the emergency lighting log book falls due.
- Town centre units have been converted so often that the schedule on the board no longer matches the circuits.
Eastleigh buildings and the wiring inside them
- The town divides into old industrial yards, airport edge workshops, converted shops and care buildings, and each one brings different jobs.
- Yard dust settles inside the original pan assembly boards, so a new compressor usually means a board change.
- The heavier sheds still light their aisles with sodium and ageing fluorescent, and failed lamps are the common reason to ring.
- Workshops beside Southampton Airport shake glands loose and fill fittings with grit, which shortens the sensible gap between inspections.
Other electrical work in Eastleigh
One booking can take in wiring tests, repairs off a report, escape lighting, appliance testing, a new board, three phase, machine feeds, LED, charge points, cabling, cameras or a shop refit.
What happens on the day
A booked Eastleigh visit runs in the same order whether the address is a Chickenhall Lane unit or a Fair Oak care home.
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Arrival and walk round
We meet whoever has the keys, find the incoming supply, and walk the floors, stairs and plant with them. Machines, escape fittings, data racks and anything that cannot be switched off get written down first. On the airport edge units we allow for grit in the enclosure and for vans moving past the door before the cover comes off. Nothing is isolated until the person on site knows which parts of the building will go quiet and for how long.
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Testing or installation
Where the booking is a test, circuits come off one at a time, get measured, and each reading is written against the way it came from. Where the booking is a board change, a machine supply, lighting, a charge point, cameras, cabling or a shop refit, only the ways needed come off and the rest of the unit keeps trading. Older Eastleigh boards often hide a borrowed circuit feeding next door, so that gets traced before anything new lands on the bar.
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Certificate and handover
Power goes back on, the site contact is walked through whatever changed, and the certificate or test sheet is handed over the same day. Anything that failed is written down by location, so a shop owner on Leigh Road or a site manager at Bishopstoke can read it without a code book. Follow-on work is priced in writing before it is booked and managed by MCI Electrical.
Why customers choose MCI Electrical
The figure goes on paper before anything is switched off, and the NICEIC registration sits behind the commercial and data work done here.
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Recent work from MCI Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by MCI Electrical; they are not all presented as jobs completed in Eastleigh.
Towns we cover from Eastleigh
Work goes out in every direction from here: west into Chandler's Ford, south through Botley and Hedge End, east as far as Segensworth and Whiteley, then down to the port.
Eastleigh, Whiteley, Chandler's Ford, Hedge End, Southampton
Electrician in Eastleigh questions
These are the questions Eastleigh occupiers and landlords ask before booking.
How much does fixed wire testing cost in Eastleigh?+
Fixed wire testing, which is the commercial version of an EICR, is an inspection and test of the wiring and the board it comes from. The starting figure is £195 for a small unit. Larger premises with several boards are priced once we have counted them. Anything the report says needs repairing is charged at £65 an hour on top, and you can take that list elsewhere if you would rather.
Do you test emergency lighting in Fair Oak and Bishopstoke?+
Yes. Emergency lighting is the battery backed lighting that comes on when the mains drop, and care homes and schools around Bishopstoke and Fair Oak keep a log book an inspector will read closely. Testing with the certificate begins at £145. Where a corridor or stair has a dark gap, putting new fittings in begins at £195. Failed fittings are written down by the room they hang in.
Can you replace a full three phase board on Chickenhall Lane?+
Yes. Replacing or upgrading a distribution board is priced from £950. Many Barton Park and Chickenhall Lane units still sit on their original pan assembly with every way used, so squeezing another breaker in is not an option and a new board is the honest answer. Three phase power for a bigger machine is a separate job priced from £1,400 once the incoming supply has been measured.
What does PAT testing cost for an Eastleigh workshop?+
Portable appliance testing, which covers kettles, hand tools, extension leads and bench kit, is priced from £95. Wide Lane and Woodside Avenue workshops move equipment between benches and vans all week, so the flexes take more punishment than an office ever does. Every item that passes gets a dated mark and every item that fails is tagged and taken off the floor before we leave the unit.
How much is a workplace EV charger in Eastleigh?+
Fitting a workplace charge point, including the grant backed kind, is priced from £1,250 for one unit on a board with a suitable spare way. Yards on Peacock Trading Estate and PowerPark usually have the parking for it. Where a firm wants several bays for overnight vans, depot charging is charged at £75 an hour because the cable run changes with every yard we walk.
Do you do shop electrical work on Leigh Road?+
Yes. A full shop refit, covering lighting, counters, shutters and till points, is priced from £2,400. Smaller jobs sit under that: swapping an office ceiling to LED is priced from £480, running Cat6 or Cat6A data cabling from £420, and cameras from £1,450. Because Leigh Road units have changed hands so often, the existing circuits get tested first so the new work does not land on a neighbour's way.
What does an out of hours callout cost?+
Coming out after the unit has closed is charged at £105 an hour. Tracing a fault during the working day is £75 an hour. The phone is answered at any time, and booked work such as testing or a board change sits in opening hours so the building can be walked with your staff. Anything found on a night visit is made safe first and priced properly afterwards.
Are you NICEIC registered?+
Yes, MCI Electrical is NICEIC registered, and no other scheme is claimed. MCI Electrical prices the job, turns up for it and signs what is left behind, so there is no second firm to chase when a question comes up six months later. Notifiable work is certificated under that registration and the paperwork goes to whoever booked the visit.
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Electrical or data work at an Eastleigh unit, shop or care building can be booked in here.