Commercial electrical contractors · Manchester and the North West

Electrical contracting for buildings that can't close

Fit-out, distribution, lighting, life safety and testing for offices, warehouses, schools, shops and surgeries, planned around your operating hours and handed over with as-fitted drawings and a certificate for every circuit.

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  • One named project manager from site visit to handover
  • Out-of-hours and phased working as standard
  • As-fitted drawings and certificates with every project
Two Marlow & Reed electricians in hi-vis on a podium, fixing cable tray into an open office ceiling behind a barrier and a permit board, while staff keep working at their desks beyond.

Trusted on projects for

  • Your client hereMain contractor
  • Your client hereFacilities management
  • Your client hereCommercial landlord
  • Your client hereMulti-academy trust
  • Your client hereHealthcare estate
  • Your client hereLogistics operator

Project record

Scope, value band, programme and the constraints we worked around, with what the client said.

Spinningfields, Manchester£400k to £500kCommercial fit-out14 weeks

Cat B fit-out across three occupied floors

Handed over seven days ahead of the client's move date, with no unplanned shutdown of the landlord's supply and not one complaint from another tenant.

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  • 7 daysahead of the client's move date
  • 0unplanned shutdowns of the landlord's supply
  • 260workstations powered and commissioned

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Sectors we work in

The building's use decides the hours, the access, the vetting and the paperwork. We plan for that before we price.

What we take on

Each delivered around your operating hours, and handed over with drawings and certificates.

  1. 01Commercial fit-outComplete electrical fit-outs for offices, retail and light industrial, from containment and distribution to commissioning and handover.
  2. 02Distribution and containmentNew LV distribution, sub-mains and the containment that carries them, from switchroom to final board.
  3. 03Lighting and controlsLED upgrades and lighting controls that cut energy use, with the payback worked out before you commit.
  4. 04Emergency lightingEmergency lighting designed, installed and tested to BS 5266-1, with the monthly and annual tests logged for you.
  5. 05Fire detection and alarmFire detection and alarm systems installed, extended and serviced to BS 5839-1, to the category your fire risk assessment sets.
  6. 06Testing and inspectionFixed wire testing, thermographic surveys and PAT across your estate, scheduled around how each building is used.
  7. 07Planned maintenancePlanned preventative maintenance with reactive cover, response times in the contract and every visit recorded.

Every service in detail

Planned maintenance and testing

Every test your buildings need, on one schedule

One contract, one calendar and one portal for every building in your estate.

Response times, written into the contract

  • EmergencyWithin 4 hours24 hours a day, 365 days a yearLoss of power, a dangerous fault, a failed fire alarm
  • UrgentNext working dayWorking hoursA circuit down, or emergency lighting failed on a route
  • RoutineWithin 5 working daysWorking hoursRemedials, small works and additions

An estate portal for every client

Every building in your estate on one page, with its certificates, what's due and the remedials waiting for your approval.

  • Every building's certificates and reports, kept for as long as you need them
  • What's due in the next three months, and what's overdue
  • Remedials priced item by item, approved online against your order number
  • A page for each building you can share with its landlord or insurer
  • A reminder before every test is due

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Accreditations and insurance

Checked by somebody else first

Every accreditation with its number, the date it runs to and a link to check it yourself. One that lapses is taken off this page automatically.

  • NICEIC Approved Contractor No. 604117 Valid to Apr 2027 Check
  • ECA member No. E-21983 Valid to Dec 2026 Check
  • Constructionline No. Gold · 00284731 Valid to Feb 2027 Check
  • CHAS No. Premium Plus · 129055 Valid to Nov 2026 Check
  • ISO 9001 quality management No. Cert. GB-QMS-40921 Valid to Mar 2028
  • ISO 45001 health and safety management No. Cert. GB-OHS-40922 Valid to Mar 2028
  • Public liability insurance £10,000,000 Valid to May 2027
  • Employers' liability insurance £10,000,000 Valid to May 2027

Every accreditation, policy and insurance

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