We carry out inspections and testing on portable electrical appliances for people in Durham, in order to provide you with a PAT testing Certificate. 

We specialise in PAT testing Durham electrical equipment commonly found in office based businesses, shops, salons, schools, doctors surgeries etc and used by mobile DJ’s, bands and home-workers.

Electrical equipment provided for use in any workplace should always be safe, not just for the good of the user, but to comply with Health and Safety regulations. Regular portable appliance testing (also known as PAT testing) is regarded as the best method to ensure safety levels are maintained.  

PAT Testing in Co. Durham

We are based in Newcastle upon Tyne, and cover County Durham. 

All appliances will be tested in-situ; there is no need for you to be moving equipment, we’ll work around you, crawl under desks if necessary whilst doing our best to minimise disruption to you and your team. 

We understand that you may not want the hassle of appliance testing, or even know why you’re getting it done, but we’ll do our best to help you understand whilst taking away the pain with a painless process, that doesn’t include unnecessary tests. We’ll manage things moving forward for you, putting in place HSE recommended re-test periods, meaning no more annual visits when they’re not needed, and help you improve safety at work by carrying out necessary repairs and recommending improvements. 

We like to work with our clients, build rapport and help them long term; most of our clients have been with us for 2 years or more – some since we started.  

If you work from home, or do a job like a mobile disco or entertainer, we can help you too – we’ll come to your home and test your equipment on your kitchen table if necessary! 

We also do regular work for Landlords and letting agents, checking appliances provided as part of the tenancy agreement continue to be safe. 

When our job is done, we’ll download the results and present them to you in a neat document which we supply as a PDF via email, including itemised results for each appliance, separated into locations and a PAT testing certificate. 

To enhance the service we can offer you just that little bit further, if we need to change a broken plug or put in the correct fuse we won’t charge you to do it; we’ll check microwave ovens aren’t leaking excessive emissions and take thermal images of servers (and other equipment) that can’t be unplugged. 

“DRA PAT (provide a) thoroughly professional service, great communication throughout and a very pleasant engineer conducting the testing. Would use again for further PAT”.

Testimonial from North Tyneside Council