Cardiff has the densest commercial office-roof and let-property stock in Wales, which makes electrical testing — EICRs, fixed-wire testing and emergency-lighting testing — a constant requirement across the central business district and the Bay. Many of those buildings also fall under non-domestic MEES obligations driving an EPC Band B target by 2030, so condition reporting and remedial works are increasingly tied to lettability, not just safety.
FLD is an NICEIC Approved Contractor with directly-employed engineers and a real Cardiff track record: we delivered the Cardiff Crown Courts electrical refurbishment (entrance and foyer, Cat6a structured cabling, fire-alarm interfacing and emergency lighting to BS 5266) under a single accredited sign-off. That same discipline — one contractor for the test, the report and the remedials — is what we bring to every Cardiff commercial and landlord EICR.
Testing services we provide in Cardiff
EICR / fixed-wire testing
Full BS 7671 Electrical Installation Condition Reports for Cardiff offices, retail and industrial premises, with C1/C2/C3/FI coding and a separately-priced remedial schedule. Commercial intervals are typically five years for offices and retail, three years for industrial.
Landlord EICRs
Under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act and the Fitness for Human Habitation (Wales) Regulations 2022 (mandatory since 1 December 2022), every Welsh rental on an occupation contract needs a valid EICR — at least five-yearly — and the landlord must give the contract-holder a copy within 14 days of occupation and within 14 days of any re-test. Without a valid EICR the property can fail the fitness-for-human-habitation standard. We issue NICEIC certification accepted by every Welsh council and managing agent.
Emergency lighting testing
BS 5266 Part 1 monthly function and annual three-hour discharge testing for Cardiff offices, HMOs, retail and multi-tenant buildings.
PAT & periodic inspection
Portable appliance testing and scheduled periodic inspection to keep Cardiff commercial and rental premises compliant between full EICR cycles.
Indicative pricing
| Property type | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Commercial office / retail | priced per distribution board |
| Domestic / landlord EICR | from £150 |
| Industrial / multi-board | fixed quote after a free scope |
| Portfolio / multi-site | programme pricing for agents & landlords |
Every quote is fixed and confirmed after a quick scope — no call-out surprises. Remedial works identified in an EICR are always priced separately so you stay in control.
Covering Cardiff and the CF postcodes area
We test across the Cardiff commercial districts — Capital Waterside and Cardiff Bay, the Cardiff Central Enterprise Zone, Cardiff Business Park at Llanishen, Celtic Business Park, Cardiff Gate and Callaghan Square — as well as the private-rental stock in Cathays, Roath, Canton and the Bay apartments. We handle single certificates and full portfolio programmes for Cardiff letting agents, managing agents and commercial landlords, with reports in your required format.
- Cardiff Crown Courts electrical refurbishment — FLD reference project (Cat6a, fire alarm, BS 5266 emergency lighting)
- Densest commercial office-roof stock in Wales — MEES EPC-B-by-2030 driving demand
- Capital Waterside & Cardiff Bay commercial estate
- Cardiff Central Enterprise Zone & Callaghan Square offices
- Cardiff Business Park (Llanishen), Celtic Business Park & Cardiff Gate
- Private-rental stock across Cathays, Roath, Canton & the Bay (CF10/CF11/CF24)
Why FLD
- NICEIC Approved Contractor — certificates accepted by every Welsh council, letting agent and insurer
- Directly-employed engineers, not subcontractors, on every job
- Same contractor for the remedials — we fix and re-certify C1/C2 issues under one sign-off
- Swansea-based since 1991 — fast local response and fixed pricing
